"How marvelously illumined the Bible becomes in the light of this ancient lamp!" The lamp's flame is captioned with the words: "THE BLESSED HOPE OF OUR LORD'S RETURN". The writing on the lamp says: "FIRST CENTURY CHRISTIANITY". The man studying the Bible is E. J. Pace: it's a self-portrait!
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Originally published in The Sunday School Times between 1916 and 1925, this cartoon is one of over 400 works by E. J. Pace. You can now browse this historic collection, "The Lesson Cartoon for This Week," on the Internet Archive.

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