Treasures Old and New (Pb) - Paperback
by Gail Ramshaw (Author)
InTreasures Old and NewGail Ramshaw illuminates forty primary images from the three-year lectionary. With each of the images she considers related terms, exploring a total of nearly two hundred words and phrases in light of biblical history, typological relationships, poetic nuances, metaphoric meanings, and liturgical year connections.
Sample constellations of images include:
Creation: beginning, creation, firstborn, new creation, virgin birth
Fire: ashes, burning bush, fire, tongues
Light: blindness, darkness, day, light, morning star, night, sight, star, sun
Treasure: gifts, gold-frankincense-myrrh, pearl, rich fool, treasure, widow's coin
Water: exodus, flood, Jordan, river, sea, water, well
Treasures Old and Newoffers a guide to rich symbolic speech for those who preach and teach, yet remains accessible and inviting to the reader seeking a resource for devotion and meditation on the scriptures. Extensively indexed to support the Revised Common Lectionary as well as the Roman Catholic lectionary.Made with care and unconditionally loved by our customers, this signature bestseller exceeds all expectations.
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