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This book takes you back to Jesus' time so you can experience the Resurrection through the eyes of biblical witnesses.
Description: Christ's friends were utterly transformed by His resurrection. Their friendship, their work, and even their meals together took on a new meaning and purpose. The same can happen to us today.
Eugene Peterson, beloved pastor, scholar, and translator of The Message, takes you back to Jesus' time so you can experience the Resurrection through the eyes of biblical witnesses. You'll be a participant in the story, so its meaning and wonder can enliven your soul as never before.
Living the Resurrection
ISBN-13: 9781576839294
Trim Size: 5 1/2 x 8 1/4
Cover: Jacketed Hardback
160 Pages
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Challenging and Informative
Eugene H. Peterson has a unique gift of being able to take the most complex subjects and break them down into explanations that many can understand and relate to. His latest book, Living the Resurrection, is no exception. Peterson takes a central tenet of the Christian faith – Jesus’s resurrection – and explains it in a most enlightening manner. The book is broken down into three main sections to illustrate the concept of why the resurrection is about so much more than a historic event, but should be lived out by every believer, every day. These sections include experiencing the wonder of Christ, as well as sharing meals and relationships with other believers.
I found this book to be very insightful and challenging. It is no easy task to tackle such a well known (in religious circles) topic, and make it fresh and relevant. Peterson does just that. I particularly enjoyed how he incorporated each of the four gospel accounts of the resurrections using his Bible translation from the Message. This is not necessarily an easy read, but it is a very good one none the less.
I received a copy of this book for review purposes from NavPress. No other compensation was received.
Posted by C. Miley on 3/12/2010 9:52:51 PM
Excellent Book
Living the Resurrection: The Risen Christ in Everyday Life by Eugene Peterson
Eugene Peterson invites readers to look at the Resurrection as a life-changing event that impacts daily life. Too often daily life can take its toll and the wonder of the Resurrection fades. In this book, Peterson calls us to revisit the Resurrection and experience the Resurrection through the eyes of the first witnesses and he does so by inviting us to look at ‘Resurrection Wonder’, ‘Resurrection Meals’, and ‘Resurrection Friends’ with fresh eyes.
The shared experience of fear and wonder, added to the sharing of meals and through the Lord’s Supper ordinance brings us together as equals and friends in the presence of Jesus. Spiritual formation is not something that should happen as we check off the next item on our list of spiritual disciplines, rather it happens as we live the resurrection together.
While most Christians would say that Easter is one of the two most important days in the Christian calendar, most are not living as if Easter has any connection with their daily lives. After reading this book, I was challenged to allow the truth of this sacred day to be the center of spiritual formation in my life. Too often church leaders look at the ‘Easter Service-and-all-that-has-to-be-done-to-prepare-for-it’ rather than look to Jesus. I would highly recommend this book to those who are church leaders as well as believers seeking to look to Jesus.
Posted by Ricky Kirk on 3/11/2010 2:25:40 PM
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