The Complete Sayings of Jesus...

While cruising here and there on the WWW, a week or so ago...I came upon a nifty little book written back in 1927 by Arthur Hinds.  It's description follows.....

THE COMPLETE SAYINGS OF JESUS

THE KING JAMES VERSION

OF

CHRIST'S OWN WORDS

WITHOUT INTERPOLATIONS AND DIVESTED OF THE CONTEXT, EXCEPTING THE BRIEF PORTIONS OF THE GOSPEL NARRATIVES RETAINED TO ESTABLISH THE PLACE, TIME, OR OCCASION, OR A QUESTION THE REPLY TO WHICH IS THE MASTER'S OWN ANSWER

Assembled and Arranged in Sequence by

ARTHUR HINDS in  1927

The Compiler's Purpose

THE shelves of the libraries and of the bookstores bend beneath the tomes of the sayings, the bare sayings, of all the other great men; but one will not find in library or bookstore, in any published book, the complete sayings of Jesus, the bare sayings in simple sequence, Christ's own words, separate.

¶This compiler's purpose has been to enable any reader, whether confirmed Christian or inquiring pagan, or a frankly detached, to get him a book of CHRIST'S OWN WORDS, "divested," so runs the title page, "of the context, excepting those brief portions of the gospel narratives retained to establish the place, the time, or occasion, or a question the reply to which is the Master's own answer."

Forward by Norman Vincent Peale

¶This book gives a panoramic concept of the thoughts and teachings of Jesus. And so grand and noble is the impression made upon the mind that the reader has an enhanced understanding of the purpose of this the greatest life ever lived. For mental stimulation, heartfelt comfort, and soul satisfaction, The Complete Sayings of Jesus is unique.

 

Quite a while ago, I remember a discussion we had on EU about the need for a compilation of the saying of Jesus.  How better to become a "red letter" Christian than to have the words of Jesus at our fingertips.  We mused what a good idea it would be to actually "author" such a book.  Well, little did we know it, but someone beat us to it years ago....

Check out The Complete Sayings of Jesus on a site with infinite potential for spiritual reading and wondering and pondering and learning called The Internet Sacred Text Archive.