The Poems of Jesus Christ

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.

In The Poems of Jesus Christ 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.

About the author

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.

Summary

The words of Jesus Christ are restored to their original poetic form in this extraordinary volume.

Product details

• Authors: Willis Barnstone
• Assisted by: Willis Barnstone (Translation), Willis (Indiana University) Barnstone (Translation), Barnstone Willis (Translation)
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 10.01.2014
• EAN: 9780393347265
• ISBN: 978-0-393-34726-5
• Dimensions: 142 mm x 211 mm x 20 mm
• Weight: 243 g
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama > Poetry; Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Religious writings, prayers, songbooks, religious meditations; POETRY / General, Poetry by individual poets, Poetry / poems by individual poets