Stories from the Life of Jesus

by Lottridge, Celia Barker; Wolfsgruber, Linda

• ISBN13: 9780888994974
• ISBN10: 0888994974
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2004-02-24
• Publisher: Groundwood Books

Summary

In this beautiful book, award-winning author and storyteller Celia Barker Lottridge provides a powerful retelling of the events in Jesus' life and the stories he told, focusing not on interpretation but on the stories themselves as they might have been heard in Jesus' own time.

Author Biography

Celia Barker Lottridge is a storyteller and cofounder of Storytellers School of Toronto. As a writer she has won international recognition for her children's books. Born in Iowa, Celia now lives in Toronto Linda Wolfsgruber's highly original works have been exhibited throughout Europe as well as in Japan, New York and San Diego. Her books have been translated into fifteen languages and she has won many prizes

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. 8
Elizabeth and Mary	p. 11
Jesus Is Born	p. 18
The Magi Come to Bethlehem	p. 23
Passover in Jerusalem	p. 27
John the Baptist and Jesus	p. 31
In the Wilderness	p. 34
Gathering the Disciples	p. 38
The Wedding at Cana	p. 42
The Sermon on the Mount	p. 45
The Samaritan Woman	p. 50
Take Up Your Bed and Walk	p. 54
Calming the Storm	p. 57
Jairus' Daughter	p. 60
Jesus Instructs the Disciples	p. 63
The Man Who Helped a Traveler	p. 66
The Lost Sheep and the Lost Coin	p. 70
The Lost Son	p. 73
Knock and the Door Will Be Opened	p. 77
The Death of John the Baptist	p. 80
Loaves and Fishes	p. 84
Walking on Water	p. 87
The Transfiguration	p. 91
Mary and Martha and Lazarus	p. 94
Zacchaeus the Tax Collector	p. 97
Jesus Heals a Blind Man	p. 100
The Good Shepherd	p. 104
Entry into Jerusalem	p. 106
Jesus in the Temple	p. 110
The Last Supper	p. 114
In the Garden of Gethsemane	p. 118
Peter	p. 121
The Trial and Crucifixion of Jesus	p. 124
The Burial and Resurrection of Jesus	p. 129
On the Road to Emmaus	p. 133
The Risen Jesus	p. 136
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