Publication
Imprint: New York, NY : HarperCollins, ©1991. Edition: First edition. Responsibility: Stephen Mitchell. OCLC Number: 23733961. Physical: Text : 1 volume : vii, 310 pages ; 25 cm. Features: Includes bibliography.
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GT-C / TX / Gospel
ISBN
006016641X / 9780060166410
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CSS Library Notes
Description: Chiefly commentary on biblical excerpts, compiling the teachings of Jesus into one text in a new translation from the Greek.
Table of Contents: The Gospel --
Commentary --
Baptism --
He begins to teach --
The first disciples --
At Capernaum --
First healings --
He heals a leper --
The Kingdom of God --
The inner light --
With the wicked --
The twelve --
He heals a paralytic --
The Beatitudes --
Fulfilling the law --
Charity --
Prayer --
Trust --
Providence --
You receive exactly what you give --
The narrow gate --
Hearing and doing --
Jesus' family --
Accusations of sorcery --
Two healings --
Rejection in Nazareth --
The Syrophoenician woman --
He heals a deaf man, a blind man --
An exorcism --
You must become like children --
Forgiveness --
The Good Samaritan --
The lost sheep and the lost coin --
The prodigal son --
The rich man --
Let the dead bury their dead --
First days in Jerusalem --
The tax to Caesar --
The greatest commandment --
The woman caught in adultery --
Gethsemane --
The arrest --
Peter's denial --
The trial before Pilate --
The crucifixion --
On Jesus --
On healing --
On miracles.
FY2018 /
Table of Contents: The Gospel --
Commentary --
Baptism --
He begins to teach --
The first disciples --
At Capernaum --
First healings --
He heals a leper --
The Kingdom of God --
The inner light --
With the wicked --
The twelve --
He heals a paralytic --
The Beatitudes --
Fulfilling the law --
Charity --
Prayer --
Trust --
Providence --
You receive exactly what you give --
The narrow gate --
Hearing and doing --
Jesus' family --
Accusations of sorcery --
Two healings --
Rejection in Nazareth --
The Syrophoenician woman --
He heals a deaf man, a blind man --
An exorcism --
You must become like children --
Forgiveness --
The Good Samaritan --
The lost sheep and the lost coin --
The prodigal son --
The rich man --
Let the dead bury their dead --
First days in Jerusalem --
The tax to Caesar --
The greatest commandment --
The woman caught in adultery --
Gethsemane --
The arrest --
Peter's denial --
The trial before Pilate --
The crucifixion --
On Jesus --
On healing --
On miracles.
FY2018 /
Physical description
vii, 310 p.; 25 cm
Description
Chiefly commentary on biblical excerpts, compiling the teachings of Jesus into one text in a new translation from the Greek.
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LibraryThing member jveezer
I have several of Mitchell's translations of sacred texts and really enjoyed this one. It attempts to peel away the dogma and hubris of two millennium to get at what Jesus actually said and taught. What would I have heard if I was there to hear him speak? It's about peace and love.
LibraryThing member werechick
Mitchell did well in general, but his mistranslation of "mamzer" irked me, especially considering that it was an easily corrected error. The closest English equivilent is "bastard," yes, that's true, but it's not exact, it's an approximation. Mamzer is, however, more specific, and only applied in
Still, his consolidation of Jesus' teachings was very good, and his introduction (longer than the rest of the book) was also, generally, well thought out.
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cases of a child concieved out of incest or adultery.Still, his consolidation of Jesus' teachings was very good, and his introduction (longer than the rest of the book) was also, generally, well thought out.
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LibraryThing member bordercollie
An inspiring scholarly look at the four synoptic gospels. The author succeeds in separating genuine Jesus accounts from the artificial "Jesus" stories inserted in the 400 years after his death by the early church. He notes the roots of institutionalized anti-Semitism added long ago, and the
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judgmental, condemnatory words that Jesus would not have uttered. Most poignant was his observation that people "believe" because they have not had the experience. Jesus had the experience of being one with God and tried to convey to others what he had felt. He taught the basic laws of the Torah: love for God and love for one's neighbor. The story of the good Samaritan was to illustrate that all are our neighbors. Much interwoven dialogue with Buddhist, Taoist, and Christian scholars make this a delight. Show Less
LibraryThing member margaretfield
attempts to remove all the parts of the gospels with which Jesus would not agree; what is left is actually quite powerful
LibraryThing member Elizabeth80
I like his way of integrating Buddha, Tao, history, and biblical interpretations. It seems an updated version of Leo Tolstoy's The Gospel According to Jesus -- or that of Thomas Jefferson. I read parts each night for about two months and mulled over the concepts as I slept.