Faith and vision through Mark's Gospel Burdon, Christopher Primary Author mixed material bibliography Grand Rapids WM B. Eerdmans 1990 monographic en English

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There are parables all about us, but so often we see without seeing and hear without hearing. Those who, like me, depend on glasses will know that when you remove them the light of a street-lamp or candle appears larger, more sparkling. Can it be that to perceive the reality hidden in the objects and happenings about us, to grasp the parables, we need to have the spectacles of our conventional vision dashed from us? Too often, Christians see the gospels through lenses which soften and diminish their impact. Christopher Burdon's imaginative but critical study of Mark's Gospel challenges us to let go of our comfortable fantasies, our lust for certitude, and our concern for "personal salvation." Concentrating especially on how disciples and strangers encounter the riddling and elusive Jesus, Burdon inspires us to let our imagination and intelligence loose on the Bible's words, to release the gospel story's terrible power to disturb and renew our lives. Mark's Gospel 234.20802804934 Transformatio Library Bandung Theological Seminary 234.2 Bur s E92011463 Non Fiction 234.2 Bur s E94017799 Non Fiction 234.2 Bur s-2 31VRd04au9L._AC_UF1000%2C1000_QL80_.jpg 39586 2014-11-27 11:54:25 2025-01-10 15:31:27 machine generated