The Boyhood of Christ
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Yet later, when the hunger of piety seized the world, numbers of men of sanctity betook themselves to the duty, as they conceived it, of supplying miss- ing data. The second, third, and fourth centuries were prolific in such works. Saintly recluses en- livened the loneliness of their cells and caverns '"THEN THEY PURSUED ON FROM CITY TO CITY, CASTING OUT SATANS AS THEY WENT, AND HEALING LEPERS, AND THE SICK AND MISER- ABLE. ' " THE BOYHOOD OF CHRIST. 39 by writing and rewriting, each in a style... mod- elled more or less after the Scriptures, the legends of the Holy Family with which the Christian East abounded. Very often they resorted to downright invention, coloring the product with their pious inclinations. Seventy such screeds, all now lost, are known from mention in living books, and they must have been but a few of the many. Enough have survived to give us an idea of the assortment. The tale of Christ's descent into hell belongs to the class — a bold conception that may have had to do with Milton's great epic.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
Yet later, when the hunger of piety seized the world, numbers of men of sanctity betook themselves to the duty, as they conceived it, of supplying miss- ing data. The second, third, and fourth centuries were prolific in such works. Saintly recluses en- livened the loneliness of their cells and caverns '"THEN THEY PURSUED ON FROM CITY TO CITY, CASTING OUT SATANS AS THEY WENT, AND HEALING LEPERS, AND THE SICK AND MISER- ABLE. ' " THE BOYHOOD OF CHRIST. 39 by writing and rewriting, each in a style... mod- elled more or less after the Scriptures, the legends of the Holy Family with which the Christian East abounded. Very often they resorted to downright invention, coloring the product with their pious inclinations. Seventy such screeds, all now lost, are known from mention in living books, and they must have been but a few of the many. Enough have survived to give us an idea of the assortment. The tale of Christ's descent into hell belongs to the class — a bold conception that may have had to do with Milton's great epic.
What to read after The Boyhood of Christ?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Lew Wallace to read onlineMoreLess
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