Original Sinners: Why Genesis Still Matters - John R. Coats - Bøker - Atria Books - 9781439102107 - 19. oktober 2010
Ved uoverensstemmelse mellom cover og tittel gjelder tittel

John R. Coats
Original Sinners: Why Genesis Still Matters

Pris
NOK 209

Bestillingsvarer

Forventes levert 5. - 19. nov
Julegaver kan byttes frem til 31. januar
Få varsel om nye utgivelser fra John R. Coats

Kundene våre sier:

14 dages returrett
Toppvurdering på Trustpilot
Legg til iMusic ønskeliste
eller

Ikke vurdert ennå

In this vivid, original interpretation of Genesis, former Episcopal priest John R. Coats takes readers on a journey through the ancient text, inviting them to see its characters in a new light, not as religious icons, but as people whose day-to-day concerns, triumphs, and failures are like our own.

In Coats?s telling, the relationships of Cain and Abel, Jacob and Esau, Rachel and Leah, and Joseph and his brothers take on stunning contemporary relevance as these characters find themselves confronted with extraordinary situations and circumstances that they?d neither asked for nor had anything to say about. Using stories from his life as well as the lives of people he?s known, Coats creates a rubric you can use to examine your own life and to discover aspects of yourself in the characters whose lives unfold in these primordial stories. How has Eve?s story shaped yours? Is your life reflected in Jacob?s evolution to wisdom? In Joseph?s youthful arrogance? Coats explores the strengths and weaknesses of the men and women in Genesis, pulling back the wrappings that have hidden their humanity to reveal the vibrant drama of these foundational narratives. "Different clothing, yes, and language, and customs, yet at the human level," he writes, "they were just as greedy and generous as we are, as gullible and crafty, as moronic and brilliant, as cowardly and brave. They are us, their stories, our stories, mirrors in which to see our best and worst selves."

Media Bøker     Pocketbok   (Bok med mykt omslag og limt rygg)
Utgitt 19. oktober 2010
ISBN13 9781439102107
Utgivere Atria Books
Antall sider 256
Mål 146 × 17 × 222 mm   ·   267 g
Språk Engelsk  

Mer fra samme **utgiver**

Se alt med John R. Coats