
The Life of Our Lord
Written for His Children During the Years 1846 to 1849
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Narrated by:
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David Aikman
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By:
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Charles Dickens
"I am very anxious that you should know something about the History of Jesus Christ. For everybody ought to know about Him. No one ever lived who was so good, so kind, so gentle, and so sorry for all people who did wrong, or were in any way ill or miserable, as He was.”
Charles Dickens wrote The Life of Our Lord around the same time he was finishing up David Copperfield, but to listeners raised on a diet of Dickensian wit and indignation, his rendering of Jesus' life may come as something of a surprise. You won't find even the shadow of a Micawber or a Mrs. Gamp anywhere in this brief volume; no Pecksniffs, Podsnaps, or Mulberries, either. Instead, Dickens approaches his subject with simple reverence, retelling the New Testament in a manner suitable for his own young children – who were, in fact, his only intended audience. Indeed, he strictly forbade publication of The Life of Our Lord during his lifetime and begged his sister to make sure that they "would never even hand the manuscript, or a copy of it, to anyone to take out of the house." It wasn't until the death of Dickens's last living son that the manuscript was finally published in 1934.
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Wonderful
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Well done
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Definitely Dickens version of the gospel
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story of Jesus Christ explained so well
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So glad to find this gem!
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Very fast listen!
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What did you love best about The Life of Our Lord?
The theology was simple so that a child could understand. Jesus came to help all people and he loves all his children.What did you like best about this story?
It was faithful to the Bible account of the story.What does David Aikman bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?
He was an excellent narrator. I could have envisioned Charles Dickens reading this to his children.Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
Yes, and I did.Wonderful way to share the story of Jesus
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Christmas and Easter Story for Children
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No mention of Mary’s divine conception.
The angels apparently told the shepherds to just go look at the child.
Jesus would grow to be so good and kind that God would love him ‘like’ a son.
We should use Jesus’ name in prayers because God would like that.
All the eye rolls for this book, I can’t bring myself to waste the next 1hour 25 minutes on it. Not at this point in my life. Maybe one day I’ll revisit it. Not today.
So theologically incorrect, I was gobsmacked
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