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Usually ships in 1 business days | | Only 4 left in stock, order soon! | | | | | | A spirited retelling of the Gospel story in a Germanic setting, the ninth-century A.D. Old Saxon epic poem The Heliand is at last available in English in Ronald Murphy's graceful new translation. Representing the first full integration and poetic reworking of the Gospel story into Northern European warrior imagery and culture, the poem finds a place for many Old Northern religious concepts and images while remaining faithful to the orthodox Christian teaching of the Gospel of St. Mark. Accessible to students of medieval and comparative literature, Murphy's introduction and notes provide valuable insight and a cultural context for this unique masterpiece. | | | |
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| | Product Details | | Paperback: | 238 pages | | Publisher: | Oxford University Press, USA | | Publication Date: | August 27, 1992 | | Language: | English | | ISBN: | 0195073762 | | Product Width: | 137.5 centimeters | | Product Height: | 205.25 centimeters | | Product Weight: | 0.69 pounds | | Package Length: | 8.21 inches | | Package Width: | 5.5 inches | | Package Height: | 0.77 inches | | Package Weight: | 0.76 pounds | | Average Customer Rating: |  based on 3 reviews |
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The Gospels in a mirror Feb 04, 2011
By Margaret Tassey
My husband is an artist and to check his painting, he looks at it in a mirror because he can see problems that are invisible when you look at it the regular way. I found the Heliand to be like that.
My original aim was to see how distorted the message was to the Saxons. It is distorted, but I found it to be extremely powerful for that very reason. It makes you think. When Mary wraps the infant in clothes and precious jewels, it makes you stop short. It couldn't have been like that. But it should have been; Jesus was that precious. I loved the poetic images like the meadows of heaven. And there is great joy and feeling in the telling that are pretty well missing from the traditional gospels. This is a story told by a master storyteller.
We are almost as far removed from the warrior society of the Saxons as we are from the even more distant world of Jesus. Reading the story transposed from one culture to another makes you look at the changes and think about what is important and what is just details. Like looking at your painting through a mirror.
Outstanding glimpse of religion in a specific culture Jan 11, 2011
By Hearth
I loved this book. As an Saxon history buff, this book opened a wonderful new portal into their lives and cultures. The author's notes are not intrusive, in the way that some academic footnotes can be. They enlighten and enliven the text. The translation is clean, clear, whimsical and readable.
Highly recommended for historical reference, as well as for church groups or bible study. I plan to use it with my high school classes.
Well done, Father Murphy!
3 of 12 found the following review helpful:
A Fresh Take on the Gospels Jan 05, 2006
By Nancy Butler
"LadyPastor"
You know how the Message paraphrase helps you think about what the gospels really mean? The Heliand, a harmony of the gospels written by missionaries to the Saxons, does the same thing as well as giving you an insight into their culture. This was required reading in my Church History course, but I have given the book to many lay people who loved it too.
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