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The author of such works as "Oliver Twist" and "A Christmas Carol" retells the story of Jesus Christ for his own children.
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LibraryThing member scheibe
I think that Dickens misses the whole point of the life of Christ. He defines Christianity as doing your best to earn God's forgiveness. While I agree that it is good, noble, right, etc. to be kind to others, that is not the essential component to Christianity. I also was struck with what appeared
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to be antisemitism (Jesus vs. the Jews). That idea ignores the fact that Jesus and his 12 disciples were Jews themselves. Show Less
LibraryThing member wktarin
Diluted by the re-telling.
LibraryThing member tkcs
This is a nice book to read each year as a reminder of the reason for the Christmas season.
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IBBY Honour Book (2000)
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English
Original publication date
Written: 1849
Published: 1934