Tell it slant : a conversation on the language of Jesus in his stories and prayers / Eugene H. Peterson.
Publication details: Grand Rapids, Michigan : William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2008.Description: ix, 287 p. 23 cmISBN:- 080286886X
- 9780802868862
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| BT375.3 B62i 2012 Interpreting the Parables / | BT375.3 C83 2007 Economic parables : the monetary teachings of Jesus Christ / | BT375.3 F69 2016 The Parables of Jesus and the problems of the world : how ancient narratives comprehend modern malaise / | BT375.3 P44t 2008 Tell it slant : | BT375.3 P61 2014 Exploring parables in Luke : | BT375.3 P61 2014 c.2 Exploring parables in Luke : | BT377 St3i An introduction to the parables of Jesus / |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
I. Jesus in his stories -- Jesus in Samaria: Luke 9:51 - 19:27 -- The neighbor: Luke 10:25-37 -- The friend: Luke 11:1-13 -- The barn builder: Luke 12:13-21 -- Manure: Luke 13:6-9 -- Table talk: Luke 14:1-14 -- The lost brothers: Luke 15 -- The rascal: Luke 16:1-9 -- The invisible man: Luke 16:19-31 -- The widow: Luke 18:1-8 -- The sinners: Luke 18:9-14 -- The minimalist: Luke 19: 11-27 -- II. Jesus in his prayers -- Keeping company with Jesus as he prays: Six prayers -- Jesus prays with us: Matthew 6:9-13 -- Jesus prays in thanksgiving: Matthew 11:25-26 -- Jesus prays in anticipation of the end: John 12:27-28 -- Jesus prays for us: John 17 -- Jesus prays the agony of Gethsemane: Matthew 26:39, 42 -- Jesus prays from the cross: the seven last words -- Praying in Jesus' name: acorns into oak trees.
"Eugene Peterson explores how Jesus used language, particularly in his parables and prayers. His was not a direct language of information or instruction but an indirect, oblique language requiring a participating imagination -- 'slant' language." -Back cover.
