Jacob: A Brief Theological Introduction - Couverture souple

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Green, Deidre

 
9780842500111: Jacob: A Brief Theological Introduction
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ISBN 10 : 0842500111 ISBN 13 : 9780842500111
Editeur : Neal A. Maxwell Institute, 2020

Synopsis

"What could I have done more for my vineyard?" In one of the Book of Mormon s most magisterial passages, the lord of a vineyard looks over his beloved olive trees with great sorrow and strives to redeem them. This allegory represents Jesus Christ s labor to save not only individual souls but an entire world. Perhaps more than any other Book of Mormon prophet, Jacob manifests the same divine anxiety, having been born in a wild wilderness and inheriting the task of uniting a divided people. In this brief theological introduction, Deidre Nicole Green presents Jacob as a vulnerable and empathic religious leader deeply concerned about social justice. As a teacher consecrated by his brother Nephi, Jacob insists on continuity between religious and social life. His personal experiences of suffering, his compassion for those in society s margins, and his concern for equality are inseparable from his testimony of Jesus Christ. Because of Christ, Jacob lovingly and mournfully seeks to nurture a f

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Éditeur
Neal A. Maxwell Institute
Date d'édition
2020
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0842500111
ISBN 13 
9780842500111
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
146
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