Author: George Onsy (Illustrator) Otto F. A. Meinardus
Publisher: American University in Cairo Press
Dewey Decimal Number: 232.926
Publication Date: 1987-06-01
Reading Level: 69
Description: This book, first published in 1963, is the classica ccount of the traditions surrounding the flight of the Holy Family into and through Egypt. It has been compiles from both Eastern and Western sources, including bothe Muslim and Christian traditions, written and oral. The author has included an attempted reconstruction of the route taken by the Holy Family and retells the stories of their encounters along the way.
Description: Through an archetypal examination of the fool motif as it applies to Jesus in the Gospels,Jesus the Holy Fool develops the connections between holiness and folly. Offering new insights into Christology and exploring its practical pastoral ramifications, Jesus the Holy Fool presents Holy Foolishness as a paradigm for the Christian journey and as a new model of what it means for us to be church.
Description: A fascinating and original contribution to the exegesis of Biblical passages relevant to the current debate on women's roles in the Church and society.
