Dictionary definition.
Mrs. Sykora, my high school English teacher said college bound
students needed a dictionary. She recommended Webster's Seventh
New Collegiate Dictionary.
Using graduation cash I bought the dictionary cited above.
I still have it. Tattered but open beside me at this moment.
Copyright 1963.
Why the background information? The 1963 dictionary defines Jesus
as follows: "the founder of the Christian religion."
My 1983, Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Ninth Edition started afresh:
"the Jewish religious teacher whose life, death and resurrection as
reported by the Evangelists are the basis of the Christian message
of salvation."
The 2003, Eleventh Edition kept these words.
What say you? Jesus: The Son of the Living God sent at just the right
time as above. Additional, we know a Good Book with a depth
of concrete details. We also have seen the heart of His followers.
WHAT A FRIEND WE HAVE IN JESUS.
ALL OUR SINS AND GRIEFS TO BEAR.
Words from a hymn lyrics by Joseph Scriven, 1855.
THE END - dlj - 25FEB14
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