The Life of Our Lord Audiobook By Charles Dickens cover art

The Life of Our Lord

Written for His Children During the Years 1846 to 1849

 Preview

Get 30 days of Standard free

Auto-renews at $8.99/mo after 30-day trial. Cancel anytime
Try for $0.00
More purchase options

The Life of Our Lord

By: Charles Dickens
Narrated by: David Aikman
Try for $0.00

$8.99 a month after 30 days. Cancel anytime.

Buy for $9.37

Buy for $9.37

"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.

Public Domain (P)2011 Oasis Christianity Ministry & Evangelism

People who viewed this also viewed...

The Life of Our Lord Audiobook By Charles Dickens cover art
The Life of Our Lord By: Charles Dickens
Beautiful Storytelling • Accessible Presentation • Simple Explanation • Heartwarming Narrative • Timeless Classic

Highly rated for:

All stars
Most relevant
I stumbled across this book when looking for an accessible way to begin reading Charles Dickens. It was not only that but gave me insight into the way of Jesus Christ. The production quality is excellent. I have reread this book several times and highly recommend it.

Well done

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
This work is a pleasant rendition of the Gospel. I recommend this work to any and all…..

Wonderful

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
Loved how easy it was to belive in Jesus. Facts are all there. Making you want to learn more about Him.

Very fast listen!

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
It was very interesting to hear of Dickens’ faith in Christ in his own words. I’ve always enjoyed his books and suspected such a faith, but I had no idea how deep it went!

So glad to find this gem!

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
THE LIFE OF OUR LORD by Charles Dickens is a short version of the Gospel as Dickens wrote it to his children. It definitely shows where Dickens was coming from in his other writings --doing good works and helping the poor will get you to Heaven. That was done very well in this little book. If he had acknowledged the complete divinity of Christ, and the necessity of salvation ONLY through Him, I would give this 5 stars. ( John 10:30- "I and my Father are one." & John 14:6 "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." Amongst other verses). Unfortunately, he did ignore this most necessary truth. But if you acknowledge this additional necessary truth to this little book, it was quit a nicely done summary of the Gosples.

Definitely Dickens version of the gospel

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
See more reviews