# Jesus — On the Art of Reading character guide

> Jesus in On the Art of Reading by Arthur Quiller-Couch.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0010-lecture-viii-on-reading-the-bible-i

## Who they are

Jesus Christ, discussed as a central figure in the Bible and Christian tradition.

## In the story

### [Lecture IV: Children's Reading (II)](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/on_the_art_of_reading_se/chapters/lecture-iv-children-s-reading-ii)

Quoted: 'I thank thee, O Father, Lord of Heaven and Earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes.'

### [Lecture VIII: On Reading the Bible (I)](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/on_the_art_of_reading_se/chapters/lecture-viii-on-reading-the-bible-i)

Referenced as the speaker of the Parables and Sermon on the Mount; his meaning, not his cadences, is what martyrs died for.

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