The Reader-Friendly Life of Christ
A Singular and Interwoven Biblical Account
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The Reader-Friendly Life of Christ
draws from the four Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John in forming a singular, seamless and complete account of the events in the life of Jesus. A good example of this is at the empty tomb of Jesus following his crucifixion and burial, when an angel says to Mary Magdalene and other women, “He is not here, but is risen”:
“In the end of the Sabbath, as it began dawn toward the first day of the week, came Mary Magdalene and other Mary Matthew 28:1 …the mother of Joses, and Salome, [who] had bought sweet spices, that they might come and anoint him. Mark 16:1 And they said among themselves, who shall roll us away the stone from the door of the sepulchre? And when they looked, they saw that the stone was rolled away: for it was great. Mark 16:3-4
“And they entered in, and found not the body of the Lord Jesus. And it came to pass, as they were much perplexed thereabout, behold, Luke 24:3-4 …the angel answered and said unto the women, Fear not ye: for I know ye seek Jesus, which was crucified. Matthew 28:5 Why seek ye the living among the dead? Luke 24:5 He is not here, but is risen: remember how he spake unto you when he was yet in Galilee, Saying, The Son of man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and the third day rise again. Luke 24:6-7 …go quickly, and tell his disciples that he is risen from the dead; and, behold, he goeth before you in Galilee; there shall ye see him: lo, I have told you. Matthew 28:7
“And they remembered his words. And returned from the sepulchre (with fear and great joy Matthew 28:8), and told all these things unto the eleven, and to all the rest. It was Mary Magdalene, and Johanna, and Mary the mother of James, and other women that were with them, which told these things unto the apostles. And their words seemed to them as idle tales, and they believed them not. Luke 24:8-11
“Then she (Mary Magdalene)…cometh to Simon Peter, and to the other disciple, whom Jesus loved, and saith to them, They have taken away the Lord out of the sepulchre, and we know not where they have laid him. Peter therefore went forth, and that other disciple, and came to the sepulchre. So they ran both together: and the other disciple did outrun Peter, and came first to the sepulchre. And he stooping down, and looking in, saw the linen clothes lying; yet went he not in. John 20:2-5
“Then cometh Simon Peter following him, and went into the sepulchre, and seeth the linen clothes lie, And the napkin that was about his head, not lying with the linen clothes, but wrapped together in a place by itself. Then went in also that other disciple, which came first to the sepulchre, and he saw, and believed. For as yet they knew not the scripture, that he must rise again from the dead. Then the disciples went away again unto their own home.” John 20:6-10
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By use of a singular and seamless format, and organized into thirteen chapters of pure Scripture, The Reader-Friendly Life of Christ takes the complexity out of a reader’s attempt to get a clear, basic, yet thorough overview of Christ’s mortal life and teachings.
All of Christ’s major sermons, miracles, and parables are also identified and placed at a reader’s fingertips by use of an accompanying appendix.
When you finish reading this story, you may want to keep it close by for ready reference, and to experience again and again the simple, beautiful and powerful story of him who is worshipped by and inspires hundreds of millions. This is a complete, interwoven story not found in either one of Matthew, Mark, Luke, or John’s New Testament accounts alone.
Though purely Biblical, even a child can understand this book’s marvelous message.
“I have read (The Reader-Friendly Life of Christ)—A Singular and Interwoven Biblical Account … which was compiled by Sterling H. Redd.
I have found that this compilation of the four gospels … of the New Testament … has profoundly clarified and made extremely accessible and readable the mortal ministry of the Savior….
It is in a format that would enable children from about ten years of age and older to read the Scriptures as they are written with increased understanding and appreciation.”
—Garth G. Myers, MD—pediatric neurologist, retired
About the Author
Sterling Redd is a retired clinical social worker, former high school English teacher, published writer, and a father of five children. With a love of Scriptures, literature, music, and nature, and with a desire to share his deep gratitude for these things, he employs clarity and organized simplicity throughout his works.