This collection of stories recalls women such as Sarah and Hagar, the women of Exodus, and children such as those slaughtered at the time of the birth of Jesus. These true stories call for an examination of our lives both individually and collectively, and reveal an understanding of the good news that is dynamic and alive today.
In her first book, an acclaimed story-teller and scripture scholar turns to the overlooked and often unnamed people whose stories in the Hebrew and Christian scriptures reveal the depths of God's love, especially for the poor. The Gospel of Mathew recounts the feeding of the crowd of five thousand, "not counting women and children." McKenna muses that there could have been as many as five or six women and children for every man - an enormous number to go uncounted! Who were they? And what of the leftovers - who gathered them? who brought the twelve baskets that were filled? Who took them home?
As Not Counting Women and Children shows, when ordinary people studying the bible begin to discuss questions such as these, the results can be stunning and heart-changing.
Product Details
NOT COUNTING WOMEN & CHILDREN
Format: Paperback
Pages: 225
Product Weight: 0.57 lbs
Author: McKenna, Megan
Publication Date: 1994-01-01
Language: English
Publisher: ORBIS BOOKS
Dewey Decimal Classification: 220.830
Number of Units in Package: 1
ISBN: 9780883449462
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