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Peculiar Treasures
Contributor(s): Buechner, Frederick (Author)
ISBN: 0060611413     ISBN-13: 9780060611415
Publisher: HarperOne
OUR PRICE:   $14.24  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: September 1993
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Annotation: Insightful and humorous profiles of more than 125 of the Bible's holiest and most profane people--and one whale--from the celebrated author of Listening to Your Life. "Frederick Buechner is one of our finest writers".--Annie Dillard. 107 line drawings.
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Religion | Biblical Reference - General
- Religion | Biblical Studies - Bible Study Guides
- Religion | Education
Dewey: B
LCCN: 92054775
Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.3" W x 7.9" (0.55 lbs) 224 pages
Themes:
- Theometrics - Mainline
- Religious Orientation - Christian
 
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc.
Publisher Description:
In this second book of his popular lexical trilogy, Frederick Buechner profiles more than 125 of the Bible's most holy and profane people -- and one whale. In his lively and witty prose, Buechner brings to life such moments from scripture as:

  • Adam's pangs of regret for a remembered Eden

  • Delilah's last glimpse of Samson as they dragged him away

  • Lazarus's first impressions upon rising from the dead

To read Peculiar Treasures is to realize that many of these legendary figures are not who we thought they were. But they are -- in their human dreams, ambitions, and imperfections -- very much like us.

Contributor Bio(s): Buechner, Frederick: -

Frederick Buechner, author of more than thirty works of fiction and nonfiction, is an ordained Presbyterian minister. He has been a finalist for both the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award and was honored by the American Academy of Arts and Letters. His most recent work is Beyond Words: Daily Readings in the ABC's of Faith.