Friday, February 10, 2012

The New Text

The transition from the Gita to the Crossan text is quite jarring. They are almost extremes in two directions. Where the Gita is a brilliant archetype for a poetic and religious text, the Crossan text is extremely academic, though it is aimed at popular audiences. I do rather enjoy the straight forward nature of this text though I miss the poetics.
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3 comments:

  1. Rebecca RyanFebruary 11, 2012 at 4:33 PM

    Are you super excited to learn all about Jesus? From this author's perspective, anyway.

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  2. AnonymousFebruary 16, 2012 at 2:08 PM

    Yes, very different reads in deed and both rather difficult in different ways.

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  3. Matt SillimanFebruary 17, 2012 at 12:54 PM

    There is eloquence in scholarship as well, and Crossan has an ear for poetry.

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