Reading Jesus
A Writer's Encounter with the Gospels
Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, Bible & Bible Studies, New Testament, Criticism & Interpretation, Reference, History
| Author: | Mary Gordon | ISBN: | 9780307378590 |
| Publisher: | Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group | Publication: | October 27, 2009 |
| Imprint: | Anchor | Language: | English |
| Author: | Mary Gordon |
| ISBN: | 9780307378590 |
| Publisher: | Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group |
| Publication: | October 27, 2009 |
| Imprint: | Anchor |
| Language: | English |
Reading Jesus is a personal journey through the fundamental Biblical stories. As celebrated author Mary Gordon ponders the intense strangeness of a deity in human form, unresolved moral ambiguities within the text, and the problem posed to her as an enlightened reader by the miracle of the Resurrection. What she rediscovers—and reinterprets with her signature candor, intelligence, and straightforwardness—is a rich store of overlapping, sometimes conflicting teachings that feel both familiar and tantalizingly elusive.
Reading Jesus is a personal journey through the fundamental Biblical stories. As celebrated author Mary Gordon ponders the intense strangeness of a deity in human form, unresolved moral ambiguities within the text, and the problem posed to her as an enlightened reader by the miracle of the Resurrection. What she rediscovers—and reinterprets with her signature candor, intelligence, and straightforwardness—is a rich store of overlapping, sometimes conflicting teachings that feel both familiar and tantalizingly elusive.
