Lazarus, Come Out

£7.50

Bonnie B. Thurston

ISBN: 978-0-7283-0295-2

LENGTH: 34 pages

Fairacres Publications 181

2017

This study regards the text from the perspective of a play in three acts with seven scenes, each focusing on one of the dramatis personae. It introduces the traditional Orthodox theology of the icon of the raising of Lazarus to illumine the text. Each Act closes with questions for prayer and pondering, making the monograph useful for a self-directed retreat. Of special liturgical interest in the Church’s preparation for Holy Week, this passage of Scripture is a timeless challenge to awaken us to awareness and aliveness. We are encouraged to leave behind what is dead and to respond to Christ’s call to liberation

This study by Bonnie Thurston regards the text from the perspective of a play in three acts with seven scenes, each focusing on one of the dramatis personae. It introduces the traditional Orthodox theology of the icon of the raising of Lazarus to illumine the text. Each Act closes with questions for prayer and pondering, making the monograph useful for a self-directed retreat. Of special liturgical interest in the Church’s preparation for Holy Week, this passage of Scripture is a timeless challenge to awaken us to awareness and aliveness. We are encouraged to leave behind what is dead and to respond to Christ’s call to liberation

Additional information

ISBN

978-0-7283-0295-2

Length

34 pages

Author

Bonnie B. Thurston

Book Size

140 x 210 mm

Author Bio

BONNIE THURSTON is a New Testament scholar and poet, and an experienced retreat leader. She is a founding member and past president of the International Thomas Merton Society. She is the author or editor of twenty-two theological books, including commentaries on Philippians, Colossians and Ephesians, and six collections of poetry.

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