Excerpt from Christ, the Teacher The following pages were written during the work of a busy itinerant life. During years of preparation for the ministry, and many years teaching in a Christian school, more and more the thought impressed itself that the true ideal was in the great Teacher. This thought is presented in the hope that many may be stimulated to learn of him. The Authorized Version of the Scriptures has been followed, mainly. Conscious of the fact that in relying thereon, many times we may be led into slight inaccuracies, owing to the fact that sometimes the translation introduces figures of speech not in the original, and at other times omits figures found in the original, yet it seemed best for the purpose, in the main, at least, to so do. Besides, to depend upon the Greek text, entirely, would require a textual criticism far beyond the scope and pretense of this volume. The work is intentionally primary, and is designed to lead to a more exhaustive study of the ideal Teacher as a model. It is sincerely hoped that the mingling of the didactic and hortatory styles may not prove objectionable, but, rather, instructive and inspiring. With a desire to enhance the interest of Christ's kingdom among men, and with a feeling akin to that of Justin Martyr, expressed in the saying, "Fain would I, O Son of Mary, have said something great of thee," this work is submitted to the public. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.