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The Sower of Question Marks ???

Author : Mark Eyskens
Publisher : Authorhouse UK
ISBN 13 : 9781665598286
Total Pages : 210 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (982 download)

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Download or read book The Sower of Question Marks ??? written by Mark Eyskens and published by Authorhouse UK. This book was released on 2022-06-22 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book was born out of a long-standing frustration, due to the observation that a societal silence prevails on existential questions, which we dare not talk about even in our highly interconnected world. As if an embarrassment has seized our interlocutors, struck by a certain metaphysical prudishness as soon as conversation turned to talking about life and death, the meaning of our existence, or fundamental values and their divine or human origin. "Is there life after death?" and "Is there life before death?" are questions that I have never heard raised at the Parliament bar or in a waiting room of the university faculties. This book is the result of a reaction to the deficit of essential questioning at a time when digital and other forms of media inundate society. This writing is not a philosophical essay, nor is it a theological treatise, a sociological manual, a novel, a collection of poems. The truth is that it is all of these at the same time. Hence, the reader must browse the pages of this book with caution and prepare to encounter divergent intellectual landscapes planted with many question marks. Furthermore, since I will thoroughly discuss transcendence and what is hidden behind the visible and in the heart of the homo sapiens, I had to appeal to allegories, metaphors, images, and poetry. Three allegories emerge most forcefully: that of the homo interrogans, the blind monk and that of the palimpsest, three symbolic stories that try to unravel some signals of the mystery of being. The first concerns the discovery made by an expedition of paleontologists in Africa of an anthropoid skeleton that, thanks to the arrangement of the bones, was buried in prehistoric times in the shape of a large question mark. The second allegory is about a blind monk, who knows the contents of all the books in the library and is apparently a visionary. The third one is the story of the discovery of an old parchment in Jerusalem, an enigmatic palimpsest the decoding of which could upset the understanding of our human condition. Moreover, a certain professor J.C Mortal appears who can be considered as the spiritual twin of the author. "Life is a mystery to be lived and not a problem to be solved," the sage Mahatma Gandhi taught us. Yet in order to grasp the mystery, it is necessary to ask the right questions.

The Sower of Question Marks ???

Author : Mark Eyskens
Publisher : AuthorHouse
ISBN 13 : 1665598271
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (655 download)

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Download or read book The Sower of Question Marks ??? written by Mark Eyskens and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2022-06-22 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book was born out of a long-standing frustration, due to the observation that a societal silence prevails on existential questions, which we dare not talk about even in our highly interconnected world. As if an embarrassment has seized our interlocutors, struck by a certain metaphysical prudishness as soon as conversation turned to talking about life and death, the meaning of our existence, or fundamental values and their divine or human origin. “Is there life after death?” and “Is there life before death?" are questions that I have never heard raised at the Parliament bar or in a waiting room of the university faculties. This book is the result of a reaction to the deficit of essential questioning at a time when digital and other forms of media inundate society. This writing is not a philosophical essay, nor is it a theological treatise, a sociological manual, a novel, a collection of poems. The truth is that it is all of these at the same time. Hence, the reader must browse the pages of this book with caution and prepare to encounter divergent intellectual landscapes planted with many question marks. Furthermore, since I will thoroughly discuss transcendence and what is hidden behind the visible and in the heart of the homo sapiens, I had to appeal to allegories, metaphors, images, and poetry. Three allegories emerge most forcefully: that of the homo interrogans, the blind monk and that of the palimpsest, three symbolic stories that try to unravel some signals of the mystery of being. The first concerns the discovery made by an expedition of paleontologists in Africa of an anthropoid skeleton that, thanks to the arrangement of the bones, was buried in prehistoric times in the shape of a large question mark. The second allegory is about a blind monk, who knows the contents of all the books in the library and is apparently a visionary. The third one is the story of the discovery of an old parchment in Jerusalem, an enigmatic palimpsest the decoding of which could upset the understanding of our human condition. Moreover, a certain professor J.C Mortal appears who can be considered as the spiritual twin of the author. "Life is a mystery to be lived and not a problem to be solved," the sage Mahatma Gandhi taught us. Yet in order to grasp the mystery, it is necessary to ask the right questions.

Parable of the Sower: A Graphic Novel Adaptation

Author : Octavia E. Butler
Publisher : Abrams
ISBN 13 : 1683356748
Total Pages : 284 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (833 download)

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Download or read book Parable of the Sower: A Graphic Novel Adaptation written by Octavia E. Butler and published by Abrams. This book was released on 2020-01-28 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 2021 Hugo Award Winner for Best Graphic Story or Comic The follow-up to #1 New York Times Bestseller Kindred: A Graphic Novel Adaptation, comes Octavia E. Butler’s groundbreaking dystopian novel In this graphic novel adaptation of Octavia E. Butler’s Parable of the Sower by Damian Duffy and John Jennings, the award-winning team behind Kindred: A Graphic Novel Adaptation, the author portrays a searing vision of America’s future. In the year 2024, the country is marred by unattended environmental and economic crises that lead to social chaos. Lauren Olamina, a preacher’s daughter living in Los Angeles, is protected from danger by the walls of her gated community. However, in a night of fire and death, what begins as a fight for survival soon leads to something much more: a startling vision of human destiny . . . and the birth of a new faith.

The Gospel According to Mark

Author : James R. Edwards
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780802837349
Total Pages : 596 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (373 download)

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Download or read book The Gospel According to Mark written by James R. Edwards and published by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing. This book was released on 2002 with total page 596 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This new Pillar volume offers exceptional commentary on Mark that clearly shows the second Gospel though it was a product of the earliest Christian community to be both relevant and sorely needed in today's church. Written by a biblical scholar who has devoted thirty years to the study of the second Gospel, this commentary aims primarily to interpret the Gosepl of Mark according to its theological intentions and purposes, especially as they relate to the life and ministry of Jesus and the call to faith and discipleship. Unique features of James Edwards's approach include clear descriptions of key terms used by Mark and revealing discussion of the Gospel's literary features, including Mark's use of the "sandwich" technique and of imagistic motifs and irony. Edwards also proposes a new paradigm for interpreting the difficult "Little Apocalypse" of chapter 13, and he argues for a new understanding of Mark's controversial ending.

The Greek Imperative Mood in the New Testament

Author : Joseph D. Fantin
Publisher : Peter Lang
ISBN 13 : 9780820474878
Total Pages : 422 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (748 download)

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Book Synopsis The Greek Imperative Mood in the New Testament by : Joseph D. Fantin

Download or read book The Greek Imperative Mood in the New Testament written by Joseph D. Fantin and published by Peter Lang. This book was released on 2010 with total page 422 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The imperative mood as a whole has generally been neglected by Greek grammarians. The Greek Imperative Mood in the New Testament: A Cognitive and Communicative Approach utilizes insights from modern linguistics and communication theory in order to propose an inherent (semantic) meaning for the mood and describe the way in which it is used in the New Testament (pragmatics). A linguistic theory called neuro-cognitive stratificational linguistics is used to help isolate the morphological imperative mood and focus on addressing issues directly related to this area, while principles from a communication theory called relevance theory provide a theoretical basis for describing the usages of the mood. This book also includes a survey of New Testament and select linguistic approaches to the imperative mood and proposes that the imperative mood is volitional-directive and should be classified in a multidimensional manner. Each imperative should be classified according to force, which participant (speaker or hearer) benefits from the fulfillment of the imperative, and where the imperative falls within the event sequence of the action described in the utterance. In this context, sociological factors such as the rank of participants and level of politeness are discussed together with other pragmatic-related information. The Greek Imperative Mood in the New Testament is a valuable teaching tool for intermediate and advanced Greek classes.

Mark

Author : Timothy J. Geddert
Publisher : MennoMedia, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 0836197976
Total Pages : 393 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (361 download)

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Download or read book Mark written by Timothy J. Geddert and published by MennoMedia, Inc.. This book was released on 2001-01-23 with total page 393 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Timothy J. Geddert views Mark as a profound theologian and accomplished writer, not a mere compiler of traditions. Mark’s text provokes careful reflection on its subtle and challenging message of hope and its call to faithfully follow Jesus on the way. Mark’s Gospel speaks plainly, yet sometimes in riddles, of God as revealed in Jesus of Nazareth, the Christ, the Son of God. Mark presents God’s reign, its present hiddenness and future glory, and its surprising way of coming. Mark is also about Jesus and his followers crossing barriers to pass God’s grace on to those formerly excluded. Mark’s resurrection message is open-ended. Readers supply their own ending, not just in words, but by following their resurrected Lord. Includes essays on themes useful for teaching, preaching, and Bible study; bibliographies; charts; two maps; and an index of ancient sources.

Parabolic Figures or Narrative Fictions?

Author : Charles W. Hedrick
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1498224857
Total Pages : 327 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (982 download)

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Book Synopsis Parabolic Figures or Narrative Fictions? by : Charles W. Hedrick

Download or read book Parabolic Figures or Narrative Fictions? written by Charles W. Hedrick and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2016-06-10 with total page 327 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hedrick contends that parables do not teach moral and religious lessons; they are not, in whole or part, theological figures for the church. Rather, parables are realistic narrative fictions that like all effective fiction literature are designed to draw readers into story worlds where they make discoveries about themselves by finding their ideas challenged and subverted--or affirmed. The parables have endings but not final resolutions, because the endings raise new complications for careful readers, which require further resolution. The narrative contexts and interpretations supplied by the evangelists constitute an attempt by the early church to bring the secular narratives of Jesus under the control of the church's later religious perspectives. Each narrative represents a fragment of Jesus's secular vision of reality. Finding himself outside the mainstream of parables scholarship, both ecclesiastical and critical, Hedrick explored a literary approach to the parables in a series of essays that, among other things, set out the basic rationale for a literary approach to the parables of Jesus. These early essays form the central section of the book. They are published here in edited form along with unpublished critiques of a thoroughgoing literary approach and his response.

Jesus and the Oral Gospel Tradition

Author : Henry Wansborough
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0567514137
Total Pages : 470 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (675 download)

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Download or read book Jesus and the Oral Gospel Tradition written by Henry Wansborough and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2004-10-07 with total page 470 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of papers from two international symposia by such important scholars as Aune, Dunn, Gerhardsson, Meyer, Rordorf and Talmon. The articles share the conviction that the only way to break the deadlock in the Synoptic problem is to examine the oral tradition about Jesus which lay behind the Gospels, and to continue even beyond them. The book addresses such central issues as the characteristics of oral tradition: oral tradition in Judaism, in the teaching of Jesus (his aphorisms and the narrative meshalim) and in the Gospel narratives; and the relationships of John, Paul and the Didache to oral tradition. This volume should bring onto a new plane the discussion of the all-important oral stage of Gospel tradition.

Following God Through Mark

Author : Ira Brent Driggers
Publisher : Presbyterian Publishing Corp
ISBN 13 : 0664230954
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (642 download)

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Download or read book Following God Through Mark written by Ira Brent Driggers and published by Presbyterian Publishing Corp. This book was released on 2007-01-01 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ira Brent Driggers examines the character of God as portrayed in the Gospel of Mark, paying particular attention to the way God factors into the unfolding conflict between Jesus and his disciples. Arguing that Mark depicts God as acting in two logically opposite ways, both independently of Jesus (as a distinct character) and through Jesus (possessing him from his baptism), he adds a level of complexity to Mark's portrayal of Jesus and sheds new light on the most enigmatic feature of Mark's narrative: the consistent and troubling misunderstanding of the disciples.

A Rendezvous of Questions & Question Marks

Author : Joseph Warner
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 20 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (762 download)

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Download or read book A Rendezvous of Questions & Question Marks written by Joseph Warner and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Call to Follow Jesus: Studies in the Gospel of Mark

Author : Kim Laliberte
Publisher : WestBow Press
ISBN 13 : 1449795927
Total Pages : 217 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (497 download)

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Book Synopsis The Call to Follow Jesus: Studies in the Gospel of Mark by : Kim Laliberte

Download or read book The Call to Follow Jesus: Studies in the Gospel of Mark written by Kim Laliberte and published by WestBow Press. This book was released on 2013-06 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Call to Follow Jesus is a manual for kingdom living. This interactive book features nine weeks of looking into the life and times of Jesus by going through the Gospel of Mark verse by verse. In it you gain an understanding of how Jesus called, taught, led and changed His disciples. How they learned to "see" and "hear" transformed them into world-changers. It is the same process God uses in our lives today. Written as a companion for sermon study groups, small groups, women's studies or as a stand alone handbook and guide through the Gospel of Mark, this book will change you. This study explores topics such as Getting in touch with the gift of pain; The me I don't want to see; Faith concealed, revealed and rewarded; and When seeing malfunctions: Truth twisting.

Opening the Scriptures Bringing the Gospel of Mark to Life

Author : George Martin
Publisher : Our Sunday Visitor
ISBN 13 : 161278349X
Total Pages : 342 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (127 download)

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Book Synopsis Opening the Scriptures Bringing the Gospel of Mark to Life by : George Martin

Download or read book Opening the Scriptures Bringing the Gospel of Mark to Life written by George Martin and published by Our Sunday Visitor. This book was released on 2013-09-01 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jesus said to them, "Come after me." Mark 1: 17 The Gospel of Mark may be the briefest of the four Gospels, but it is the richest in detail, giving us descriptions of miracles and events in the life of Jesus found nowhere else in the Bible. In common sense language and easy-to-understand concepts, gifted Catholic writer George Martin brings Mark's words to life, focusing on its meaning in the time of its writing, as well as how this Gospel is meaningful for our lives today. Whether you practice prayerful reading (lectio divina), prepare homilies, lead or participate in Bible study groups, are a Scripture teacher or seminarian, you will find George Martin to be an enlightening and accessible guide to Mark's Gospel. "George Martin's expositions of the Gospels are written with admirable clarity. They interpret each Gospel in its first-century context, convey the best insights of modern scholars, and challenge readers to apply the text to their own lives." -- Daniel Harrington, S.J., Boston College School of Theology and Ministry

Parable of the Sower

Author : Octavia E. Butler
Publisher : Grand Central Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1538765497
Total Pages : 350 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (387 download)

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Download or read book Parable of the Sower written by Octavia E. Butler and published by Grand Central Publishing. This book was released on 2023-03-28 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This acclaimed post-apocalyptic novel of hope and terror from an award-winning author "pairs well with 1984 or The Handmaid's Tale" and includes a foreword by N. K. Jemisin (John Green, New York Times). When global climate change and economic crises lead to social chaos in the early 2020s, California becomes full of dangers, from pervasive water shortage to masses of vagabonds who will do anything to live to see another day. Fifteen-year-old Lauren Olamina lives inside a gated community with her preacher father, family, and neighbors, sheltered from the surrounding anarchy. In a society where any vulnerability is a risk, she suffers from hyperempathy, a debilitating sensitivity to others' emotions. Precocious and clear-eyed, Lauren must make her voice heard in order to protect her loved ones from the imminent disasters her small community stubbornly ignores. But what begins as a fight for survival soon leads to something much more: the birth of a new faith . . . and a startling vision of human destiny.

Early Christian Ethics in Interaction with Jewish and Greco-Roman Contexts

Author : Jan Willem van Henten
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004242155
Total Pages : 315 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (42 download)

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Download or read book Early Christian Ethics in Interaction with Jewish and Greco-Roman Contexts written by Jan Willem van Henten and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2012-11-29 with total page 315 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Early Christian Ethics in Interaction with Jewish and Greco-Roman Contexts focuses upon the nexus of early Christian Ethics and its contexts as a dynamic process. The ongoing interaction with Jewish, Greco-Roman or early Christian traditions as well as with the social-historical context at large continuously transformed early Christian ethics. The volume proposes a dynamic model for studying culture and its various expressions in a society composed of several ethnic and religious groups. The contributions focus on specific transformations of ethics in key documents of early Christianity, or take a more comparative perspective pointing to similar developments and overlaps as well as particularities within early Christian writings, Hellenistic-Jewish writings, Dead Sea Scrolls and Jewish inscriptions.

Matthew and Mark Across Perspectives

Author : Kristian A. Bendoraitis
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0567655911
Total Pages : 237 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (676 download)

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Book Synopsis Matthew and Mark Across Perspectives by : Kristian A. Bendoraitis

Download or read book Matthew and Mark Across Perspectives written by Kristian A. Bendoraitis and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2016-02-11 with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The essays in this volume present a state-of-the-discipline snapshot of current and recent research into the Gospels of Matthew and Mark. The contributions showcase wide range of methods and perspectives on Gospels study. The Gospels are viewed from a traditio-historical perspective, and with an eye on history of interpretation. Literary and social-scientific analysis of the Gospels, as well as theological and spiritual readings are also presented. The collection presents chapters by experts in the field of Matthean, Markan, and Jesus studies that freshly examine the core texts. The list of highly distinguished contributors includes: James D.G. Dunn, Francis Watson and Donald Hagner.

The Matthean Parables

Author : Ivor H. Jones
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9789004101814
Total Pages : 622 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (18 download)

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Download or read book The Matthean Parables written by Ivor H. Jones and published by BRILL. This book was released on 1995 with total page 622 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A study of the figurative material in Matthew's gospel throws fresh light on the role of the Matthean parables and on the circumstances which led to the creation of Matthew's gospel.

Oral Tradition and the Gospels

Author : Barry Henaut
Publisher : A&C Black
ISBN 13 : 056735489X
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (673 download)

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Download or read book Oral Tradition and the Gospels written by Barry Henaut and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 1993-01-05 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The problem of oral tradition is well known, for without some theory of this medium no history of Jesus would be possible. This study examines Mark 4.1-34 in the light of three distinctive models of orality: Rudolf Bultmann's form-critical method, B. Gerhardsson's 'Memory and Manuscript' theory and the recent contribution of W. Kelber. The form-critically separate units in the test (allegory, parables and aphorisms) are examined on the basis of their attestation in various documents (Mark, Q, Thomas) to determine whether independent versions of these sayings can be identified and what they tell us about the oral phase and Jesus. This analysis suggests that the criteria for authenticity of 'distinctiveness' and 'multiple attestation' need to be re-examined in light of the folkloric understanding of orality.