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Gospel In Brief
Tolstoy, Leo. Ed(S): Flowers, Flowers A., III
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Description for Gospel In Brief
Paperback. Offers an integration of the four biblical Gospels into a single account of the life of Jesus. This title explains that the author's goal is a solution to 'the problem of life', not an answer to theological or historical questions. It focuses on the words and teachings of Jesus, what the author regarded as the Church's distortions. Editor(s): Flowers, Flowers A., III. Translator(s): Hapgood, Isabel. Num Pages: 215 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRCG9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 254.
“Are you acquainted with Tolstoy’s The Gospel in Brief? At its time, this book virtually kept me alive. . . . If you are not acquainted with it, then you cannot imagine what an effect it can have upon a person.”—Ludwig Wittgenstein, in a letter to Ludwig von Ficker. The Gospel in Brief is Leo Tolstoy’s integration of the four biblical Gospels into a single account of the life of Jesus. Inspired in large measure by Tolstoy’s meticulous study of the original Greek versions of the Bible, The Gospel in Brief is a highly original fusion of biblical texts and Tolstoy’s ... Read more
“Are you acquainted with Tolstoy’s The Gospel in Brief? At its time, this book virtually kept me alive. . . . If you are not acquainted with it, then you cannot imagine what an effect it can have upon a person.”—Ludwig Wittgenstein, in a letter to Ludwig von Ficker. The Gospel in Brief is Leo Tolstoy’s integration of the four biblical Gospels into a single account of the life of Jesus. Inspired in large measure by Tolstoy’s meticulous study of the original Greek versions of the Bible, The Gospel in Brief is a highly original fusion of biblical texts and Tolstoy’s ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
215
Condition
New
Number of Pages
215
Place of Publication
Nebraska, United States
ISBN
9780803294325
SKU
V9780803294325
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Ref
99-1
About Tolstoy, Leo. Ed(S): Flowers, Flowers A., III
Isabel Hapgood (1850–1928), author of A Survey of Russian Literature, also translated works by Gogol, Turgenev, and Gorky. Her translation of this classic work has been edited and introduced by F. A. Flowers III, an appellate lawyer from Birmingham, Alabama.
Reviews for Gospel In Brief
"Are you acquainted with Tolstoy's The Gospel in Brief? At its time, this book virtually kept me alive... If you are not acquainted with it, then you cannot imagine what an effect it can have upon a person." Ludwig Wittgenstein, in a letter to Ludwig von Ficker.