Resurrecting Easter : how the West lost and the East kept the original Easter vision

Book 2018

In this journey that is part travelogue and part theological investigation, John Dominic Crossan and his wife Sarah painstakingly travel throughout the ancient Eastern church, documenting through text and image a completely different model for understanding Easter's resurrection story, one that provides promise and hope for us today. Traveling the world, the Crossans noticed a surprising difference in how the Eastern Church considers Jesus' resur...

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ISBN:

9780062434180

Edition:

First edition

Description:

213 pages : colour illustrations ; 24 cm

Notes:

Includes indexes

Contents:

A tale of two visions
Travels in the realms of gold
"The guards told everything that had happened"
"The cave of the Anastasis"
"He did not rise alone"
"So that posterity might be amazed by the lavishness"
"The Anastasis, the joy of the world"
"Rise up, o Lord, do not forget the oppressed"
"From the holy mountain"
"Let now the angelic choir of heaven exult"
"The victory of so great a king"
"O dwellers in the dust, awake and sing for joy!"
"Declared Son of God in power by the Resurrection of the dead ones"
"So hope for a great sea-change"

LCCN:

2017019765

Control Number:

2476480

Other Authors:

Crossan, Sarah Sexton, author

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