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Things He Said

The story of the first Easter Day

Things He Said

The story of the first Easter Day

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Paperback / softback

£6.99

Publisher: SPCK Publishing
ISBN: 9780281061976
Number of Pages: 96
Published: 19/11/2009
Width: 12.9 cm
Height: 19.8 cm
The follow-up to the author's highly successful The Things He Carried, this book takes the post-resurrection sayings of Jesus as starting-points and uses the same reflection format. The meaning and significance of the resurrection, how it was first communicated and how it is communicated to us today, are explored by piecing together these sayings of Jesus. However, the content may not quite be what we imagine. Following the resurrection, we would expect the triumphant 'I have risen from the dead'. Yet Jesus' statements are so different, so apparently innocuous, that they are often overlooked. The Christian faith stands or falls on the resurrection of Jesus; without it, says St Paul, we are to be most pitied. In this revelatory book of surprising reflections, Stephen Cottrell's retelling of the Easter story encourages us to slow down and hear it properly - perhaps for the very first time.
Acknowledgements ix Introduction xi Part One: Early Morning 1 3 2 Why are you weeping? 11 3 Who are you looking for? 17 4 Mary 23 5 Do not cling to me 29 6 My God and your God 35 Part Two: Late Afternoon 7 What are you discussing as you walk along? 41 8 Was it not necessary that the Messiah should suffer? 51 9 Peace be with you 61 10 As the Father sent me, so I am sending you 65 Postscript: A biblical note - inhabiting the Scriptures 71 Discussion questions 77

The Most Revd and Rt Hon Stephen Cottrell

Stephen Cottrell is the Bishop of Chelmsford and was formerly the Bishop of Reading. He has worked in parishes in London and Chichester, as Canon Pastor of Peterborough Cathedral, as Missioner in the Wakefield diocese and as part of Springboard, the Archbishop's evangelism team.

A lively and original piece of work, which contains much to stimulate both thought and debate. * Church Times * An accomplished devotional writer, Cottrell brings a very lively approach to his work. The Things He Said is actually energizing to read, conveying the Easter story in imaginative and atmospheric writing. * The Church of Ireland Gazette *

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