God Makes Me Laugh: A New Approach to Luke - Couverture souple

Grassi, Joseph A.

 
9781606085653: God Makes Me Laugh: A New Approach to Luke
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 1606085654 ISBN 13 : 9781606085653
Editeur : Wipf and Stock, 2009

Synopsis

"God has made me Laugh and all who hear about it will laugh at me." These are the words of Sarah after she bore a child to Abraham when both were in advanced old age. Sarah named this child "Isaac" which means "laughter." Thus believers, as descendants of Abraham and Isaac are "children of laughter." Luke takes the theme of joy and laughter through his whole gospel. The angels at Jesus's birth announce "good news of great joy" to all the people. Jesus presents his teaching in the form of grace and surprise which prompt joy and laughter on the part of the gospel audience. Luke has before him the image of a "laughing Jesus." As a climactic story, Jesus visits Jericho near the Dead Sea. The chief tax collector for Rome, Zaccheus, a most unpopular man, small in stature and character as well, climbs a tree so he can see Jesus coming in spite of the crowds. Jesus spots him with laughter, and calls out, to the dismay of the crowd, "Zaccheus, hurry up and climb down, I'm going to have dinner at your house today." Luke's gospel presents Jesus as a comic contrast to many ultra-serious religious teachers by his concern for the outcast, strangers, and marginalized of society.

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À propos de l?auteur

Joseph Grassi did his graduate biblical studies at the Pontifical Biblical Institute in Rome. His scripture teaching has been at Maryknoll Seminary, Drew University Theological School, Marquette University and finally Santa Clara University. Now in retirement, as Professor Emeritus he teaches courses in Santa Clara's Osher Life-Long Learning program. The latest among his twenty five books was Jesus is Shalom: A Vision of Peace from the Gospels in 2006. He now enjoys team teaching wiht his wife Carolyn in classes about the Jesus of Laughter and the biblical spirituality of ageing.

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Éditeur
Wipf and Stock
Date d'édition
2009
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1606085654
ISBN 13 
9781606085653
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
152
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
gpsr@libri.de
gpsr@libri.de

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Autres éditions populaires du même titre

9780894535406: God Makes Me Laugh: A New Approach to Luke

Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  0894535404 ISBN 13 :  9780894535406
Editeur : Michael Glazier Inc, 1991
Couverture souple