The a conversation on the ways that Jesus is the way Peterson, Eugene H. 1932- creator text bibliography miu Grand Rapids, Mich William B. Eerdmans Pub. 2007 monographic eng

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xii, 289 p. ; 24 cm. Introduction : "the purification of means" -- Jesus : "I am the way--". Metaphor ; Discernment ; Temptation ; Ways -- Abraham : climbing Mount Moriah. Faith ; Sacrifice ; Testing -- Moses : on the plains of Moab. Moses and the Five Books ; Every idle word-- ; A congregational language ; "Gospel me to the Garden" -- David : "I did not hide my iniquity". The narrative ; The prayers -- Elijah : "hide yourself by the Brook Cherith". Ahab ; The widow ; Baal ; Yahweh ; Naboth ; Ahaziah -- Isaiah of Jerusalem : "The Holy". "In the year that King Uzziah died--" ; "I saw the Lord sitting upon a throne--" ; Midian and Patmos ; "And he touched my mouth--" ; Holy God and holy stump ; The non-negotiable holy -- Isaiah of the exile : "how beautiful on the mountains". Exile ; Your God ; My servant ; Beauty -- The way of Herod. Jesus and Herod ; The Pharisees ; Jesus and the Pharisees ; Praying on the way with Mary -- The way of Caiaphas. Jesus and Caiaphas ; The Essenes ; Jesus and the Essenes ; Praying on the way with Thomas -- The way of Josephus. Jesus and Josephus ; The Zealots ; Jesus and the Zealots ; Praying on the way with the resurrection Christians -- Appendix : some writers on discerning the way. Eugene H. Peterson. Includes bibliographical references and indexes. Jesus Christ Example Criticism, interpretation, etc Christian life Christianity and culture Apologetics BT304.2 .P48 2007 232 080282949X (cloth : alk. paper) 9780802829498 (cloth : alk. paper) 2006036408 DLC 061030 20160802154053.0 76140854