The Book of God: The Bible as Novel
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| Rating | : | 4.82 (508 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B0000547PD |
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| Number of Pages | : | 259 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-07-12 |
| Language | : | English |
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Written by a born storyteller, it is the magnum opus of one of the most respected and beloved authors of our time.. Wangerin recreates the high drama, low comedy, gentle humor, and awesome holiness of the Bible story. Wangerin shows you human hands--Abraham raising the knife over his son Isaac on Mount Moriah, a priest offering incense in the temple at Jerusalem, Joseph the carpenter at work with his tools. Wangerin helps you understand what it was like for each person to be caught up in the events of a particular time and place--a time and pl
Easy read. Interesting Lisa C. Coburn This is the Bible written as a story; it is well written as a story. Easy read. Interesting. Holds your attention and you learn as you go. I'd highly recommend it. I am an English teacher; I teach AP Literature; it is a helpful read for AP Literature students or anyone interested in reading both the Hebrew (Old Testament) Bible and Christian Bible (New Testament). I bought an extra copy as a gi. Read the Real Bible Instead manndrake This book tries to humanize the stories of the Holy Bible by presenting them in novel form. What it boils down to, though, is a condensed version of the Bible. Every once in a while, a piece of good writing energizes the stories and the characters, but it is really just a rehash of what you've read in the Bible. Since there are no real insights into the story, it is more worthwhile to read the . "Excellent Read" according to Linda Day. I would recommend this book to everyone. Although it is fiction, I have a better understanding of what the early Ecclesia (the Greek word that was translated (CHURCH) because there was no English word for (ECCLESIA) meaning CHRIST CALLED OUT) went through. I am redeemed through Jesus's Blood, nothing more. I am a joint heir with Jesus ever since I first believed in Him. Thank you, God for sacri
Instead, he imagines the finer points of the tension between Sarah and her slave, Hagar; the words Isaac might have used in blessing Jacob; or the drama of Jesus's baptism by his cousin, John. He partitions the whole into eight parts: half focus on personalities (The Ancestors, Kings, Prophets, The Messiah), and half concern themselves with epic themes (The Covenant, The Wars of the Lord, Letters From Exile, The Yearning). In doing so, he also makes some curious inventions. But it is a novel featuring many of the Bible's most dramatic characters. Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc. Does Zechariah, the father of John the Baptist, become a justifiably more interesting character, for instance, if he is presented as willingly making nails for the evil ruler Herod to use in crucifixions? For adult readers who are intimidated by the sheer bulk of the Bible, or for those who desire a novelist's different perspective on s