Life of Jesus

Sophie Piper is the pseudonym of an in-house author. Illustrator, stage and set designer and film director, Angelo Ruta lives in Milan, where he studied scenography at the Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera. He has also studied illustration and cinema/television cinematography. He is currently working as an illustrator, graphic designer, film/theatre scriptwriter and director.

• Introduction 8 A Message from an Angel 10 The Birth of Jesus 12 Shepherds and Angels 14 The Wise Men and the Star 16 The Boy Jesus 18 Jesus is Baptized 20 The Work Begins 22 At Simon the Fisherman's Home 24 Jesus and the Fishermen 26 Preaching on the Hillside 28 How to Pray 30 The Two House Builders 32 Water into Wine 34 Nicodemus Asks a Question 36 The Hole in the Roof 38 The Sower and the Seed 40 Parables of the Kingdom 42 A Storm on the Lake 44 Jairus' Daughter 46 The Bread of Life 50 Who is Jesus? 52 The Light on the Mountain 54 Forgiving and Not Forgiving 56 The Good Samaritan 58 The Great Feast 62 The Lost Sheep 64 The Lost Son 66 The Pharisee and the Tax Collector 70 Jesus and the Children 72 The Rich Young Man 74 A Blind Man Healed 76 Lazarus and His Sisters 80 The Tax Collector and the Tree 84 Riding to Jerusalem 86 In the Temple Courtyard 88 The Tenants in the Vineyard 90 A Marked Man 92 A New Commandment 94 The Last Supper 96 The Garden of Gethsemane 98 A Dark Night for Peter 100 Trial at Night 102 Condemned 104 The Crucifixion 106 Death and Resurrection 108 The Stranger in the Garden 110 Thomas 114 By Lake Galilee 116 The Ascension 118 The Day of Pentecost 120 Where Jesus Lived 122 Index 124