Olney Hymns · Character
Stephen
The first Christian martyr, who saw Jesus standing at the right hand of God.
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First appearance: book i on select texts of scripture
Stephen shows up with force in The Death of Stephen. The page is where that presence becomes real.
The faithful martyr who, undismayed, faces the malice of the Jews and sees Jesus in glory.
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Character groups
- Divine Judgment and Mercy
- Faith and Redemption Figures
- Protagonist
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
The emotional peak occurs in stanza V, where the speaker’s hope is violently extinguished as Satan obscures ev…
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See Stephen in book i on select texts of scripture