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by Anna Wierzbicka


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In this highly interdisciplinary work, linguist Anna Wierzbicka casts new light on the words of Jesus by taking her well-known semantic theory of "universal human concepts"- concepts which are intuitively understandable and self-explanatory across languages-and bringing it to bear on Jesus' parables and the Sermon on the Mount. Her approach results in strikingly novel interpretations of the Gospels. Written in dialogue with other biblical commentators, What Did Jesus Mean? is both scholarly rigorous yet accessible.

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3. Blessed are the poor in spirit, For their is the kingdom of heaven.

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  • Title What Did Jesus Mean?: Explaining the Sermon on the Mount and the Parables in Simple and Universal Human Concepts
  • Author Anna Wierzbicka
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition 1st Edition
  • Pages 528
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Oxford University Press, USA, 2001. 528p. Hardback. This is an unusual book. The author is an internationally renowned linguist and a committed Christian. T
  • Date 2001-04-05
  • ISBN 9780195137323 / 0195137329
  • Weight 2.09 lbs (0.95 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.32 x 6.12 x 1.51 in (23.67 x 15.54 x 3.84 cm)
  • Themes
    • Religious Orientation: Christian
  • Library of Congress subjects Semantics, Jesus Christ - Parables
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 00021159
  • Dewey Decimal Code 226.806

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  • Choice, 11/01/2001, Page 530
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