Peter's Triple Denial of Christ: "And the Lord Turned, and Looked upon Peter"

This article makes an attempt to study the Apostle Peter’s relationship with the Lord, particular attention being paid to Lk 22:61a. The two verbs “turned” and “looked” in juxtaposition are arresting. What kind of a “look” did the Lord give? Was it accusatory? scornful? Surprised? Or with a touch of amusement, of humour? The article suggests that it is perhaps the last, although hitherto generally seen as a look of sorrow in the light of Isaiah 53 where Christ is described as a “man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief.” However, Ezra Pound’s [1885-1972] poem ‘Ballad of the Goodley Fere’ based on the four Gospels depicts a Lord and Master who has other features as well. Written in 1909 when Ezra Pound was 24, the poem captures these aspects of Christ with keen insight.