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This is my commandment, Jesus said, putting before us a single ideal, That you love one another, as I have loved you (John 15:12). The simplicity and force of this statement take away the breath.

Jay Parini

This is my commandment, Jesus said, putting before us a single ideal, That you love one another, as I have loved you (John 15:12). The simplicity and force of this statement take away the breath.

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About Jay Parini

Jay Parini (born April 2, 1948) is an American writer and academic. He is known for novels, poetry, biography, screenplays and criticism. He has published novels about Leo Tolstoy, Walter Benjamin, Paul the Apostle, and Herman Melville.