{"product_id":"the-poems-of-jesus-christ-9780393347265","title":"The Poems of Jesus Christ","description":"Jesus Christ, whose teachings have been on the lips of millions for two millennia, is revealed here as one of the greatest poets of all time. What happened to deafen us to the poetic nature of his words? In migrating from Aramaic speech into written Greek translation, and later into English translation, the lyrics got locked up as prose.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In \u003cem\u003eThe Poems of Jesus Christ\u003c\/em\u003e Willis Barnstone unveils the essential poetry of the Gospels by taking the direct speech of Jesus from Mark, Matthew, Luke, and John, and lineating and titling Jesus's words as individual poems. Jesus's poems are wisdom lyrics and narrative parables, rich with garden, animal, and nature imagery. Austere and poignant, they carry the totality of the Gospels' message through the intensity of a single voice--the Gospel of Jesus.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Material:\u003c\/b\u003e Paper\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBarnstone, Willis:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Willis Barnstone, professor, poet, and scholar, is the author of eighty volumes, including The Restored New Testament, The Gnostic Bible, The Poems of Jesus Christ, The Poetics of Translation, and Mexico in My Heart: New and Selected Poems. He lives in Oakland, California, and Paris.","brand":"W. W. Norton \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50914038186258,"sku":"9780393347265","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_ba866467-d5fe-4f3c-8e83-073232fa90aa.jpg?v=1738803220","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-poems-of-jesus-christ-9780393347265","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}