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Tell It Slant: A Conversation on the Language of Jesus in His Stories and Prayers

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Author Eugene Peterson

Format Hardcover

Publisher William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company

Category Theology

Just as God used words both to create the world and to give us commandments, we too use words for many different purposes. In fact, we use the same language to talk to each other and to talk to God. Can our everyday speech, then, be just as important as the words and prayers we hear from the pulpit? Eugene Peterson unequivocally says Yes! Tell It Slant explores how Jesus used language he was earthy, not abstract; metaphorical, not dogmatic. His was not a direct language of information or instruction but an indirect, oblique language requiring a participating imagination slant language. In order to witness and teach accurately in Jesus name, then, it is important for us to use language the way he did. Part 1 focuses on Jesus words in everyday contexts his teachings to the crowds, the stories he told, his conversations with his disciples. Part 2 shifts the focus to Jesus prayers the words he spoke to God the Father. Petersons Tell It Slant promises to deepen our understanding of Jesus words, strengthen our awareness of language as a gift of God, and nurture our efforts to make all of our speech convey a blessing to others.

Authors

Eugene Peterson

Additional Info

  • Release Date: 2008-10
  • Publisher: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
  • Format: Hardcover
  • ISBN: 9780802829542
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