About the Book

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Pull Up Your Stake is a journey through the Four Gospels and life of Jesus using the English translation of the Codex Sinaiticus. The Codex was written around 325 AD, discovered in 1844, and contains the oldest complete copy of the New Testament. It is considered one of the most important Greek texts of the New Testament. However, because of its later discovery, none of todays’ bibles use the Codex as their original source material.

The English translation of the Codex for the book was taken from Henry Tompkins Anderson. He wrote it in verse form and it had to be changed into storyform. In some places he didn’t use a word for word translation and those had to be changed using the original Greek word and/or meaning. Some words were also updated using the modern equivalent. For instance, publican was replaced using tax collector. 

The intent of this book is to give you the experience of the Four Gospels in the way it would have been read centuries ago with a modern revision. My hopes are that in just four short stories you will gain a better understanding of who Jesus is and the life that He lived. Share His story with family, friends and strangers, and most importantly, enjoy your time that you spend here with Him.

Blessed are the poor in spirit. Theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

Blessed are the meek. They will inherit the earth.

Blessed are they that mourn. They will be comforted.

No one sews a piece of unfilled cloth on an old garment. Otherwise, that which fills up takes from it, the new from the old, and a worse tear is made.

If anyone will come after me, let him deny himself, pull up his stake daily and follow me. Whoever will save his life, will lose it. But whoever may lose his life for my sake, will save it. 

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things came into being through Him, and without Him came into being not one thing.