A Sacrifice of Praise (Second Edition): An Anthology of Christian Poetry in English from Caedmon to the Mid-Twentieth Century Jewish Lights the Gospel of Thomas portrays

the Gospel of Thomas portrays Jesus as a wisdom-loving sage

Throughout history

or the mystique of ancient warriors

or they’ll disperse and pass on

A Sacrifice of Praise (Second Edition): An Anthology of Christian Poetry in English from Caedmon to the Mid-Twentieth Century Jewish Lights the Gospel of Thomas portraysThirteen Hundred Years of Christian Praise This collection of Christian poetry in English is compiled from a spectrum of poets who span thirteen centuries. Beginning with Caedmon (ca. 658680), the poetry is from the ancient, medieval, Reformation, and modern church periods and from Anglican, Roman Catholic, Protestant, and Orthodox poets, as well as mainline and evangelical traditions. Because poetry is a vehicle of praise and exhortation, mediation