Aesop and the Bible

Title

en_US Aesop and the Bible

Description

en_US Alison and Trevor Morrison

Creator

en_US Morrison, Alison J. See all items with this value

Date

2016-01-25T19:55:17Z

en_US 2008-09

en_US 1963

Date Available

2016-01-25T19:55:17Z

Date Issued

en_US 1963

Abstract

en_US This paperback offers fifty homilies, each about two pages in length. Each is built off of a single scripture verse, and each presents a fable. I have read the first seven and found them well done. They do not do violence to the fables. I look forward to using this book when I finally follow Larry Gillick's advice and put together a whole retreat using fables. I notice a different approach here to the story of the old man and his ass on 13. The old peasant here trusts no one and is thus forced to carry all his possessions with him. Thus his little ass is heavily laden. When armed men approach, it is not just that the ass will be exchanging masters and carrying the same level of burdens. In this version, The poor ass had carried so many burdens for so long that life had ceased to hold anything of hope, or joy, or peace for him (14). These sermons are clearly meant for children.

Identifier

en_US 6583 (Access ID)

uri

http://hdl.handle.net/10504/81904

Language

en_US eng

Publisher

en_US A.R. Mowbray and Company

en_US London

Subject

en_US BV4315 .M67 1963 See all items with this value

en_US Aesop See all items with this value

en_US Title Page Scanned See all items with this value

Type

en_US Book, Whole