CHRIST THROUGH ROMAN EYES

White Ribbon, Volume 29, Issue 345, 18 March 1924, Page 10

CHRIST THROUGH ROMAN EYES

The following is the only pen-picture of Christ, as seen in actual life, and is an exquisite piece of word-painting:. It was copied front an original letter of I'ubius Tent ulus at Home, to the Senate: — “There appeared in these our days a man of great virtue, named Jesus Christ, who is yet living amongst us, and of the Gentiles is accepted as a prophet of truth. He raises the dead, and cures all manner of diseases. A man of stature, somewhat comely, such as the beholder may both love and fear. His hair is of the colour of chestnut full ripe, plain to His ears, whence downward it is more orient and curling, waving about His shoulders. In the midst of His head is a seam and parti-

tion in the hair, after the manner of tin* Nazarites. His forehead plain and very delicate; His face without spot or wrinkle, i>eautiful with a lovely red. His nose and mouth so formed that nothin# can be reprehended. His l>eard is in colour like His hair, not very lon#, but forked. His look innocent and mature. His eyes grey, dear and quick and luminous. In reproving He is terrible, His eyes piercing, as with a two-edged sword, the greedy, the selfish, and the oppressor, but look with tenderest pity on the weak, the erring, and the sinful (’our Icons and fair spoken, pleasant in conversation. mixed with gravity. It cannot be remembered that any have seen Him weep. In proportion of body most excellent a man, for his singular beauty. surpassing the children of men.”