A Life of JesusPaulist Press, 1978 - 179 страница Shusaku Endo is considered one of Japan's greatest modern writers. Hisnovel Silence is acknowledged as a masterpiece and has been translated intomany languages. The Final Martyrs, published in English just before hisdeath in 1996, reinforced his reputation as a major literary figure.E ndo wasborn in 1923 and converted to Christianity as a boy. His stories and novelsattempt to integrate his religious faith with Japanese culture. Endorsements "This is the whole life of Jesus. It stands out clean and simple, likea single Chinese ideograph brushed on a blank sheet of paper. It wasso clean and simple that no one could ever make sense of it, and noone could produce its like." "Endo's graceful life of Christ ranks with that of Frarn;ois Mauriac as oneof the great volumes of its kind written in this century." "He knows the land. His descriptions of the Judean countryside and the littletowns that dot it, and of the incredibly bleak and empty desert, are amongthe most real and poetic I have ever read." "Endo is a consummate writer who, as a master photographer, brings intensesentiment, character, and movement out of the subtle light and shadows thathe focuses around his subject..." "...characterized by simple language, but reveals a profound perceptivity.The translation by Richard Schuchert deserves a special commendation." |
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Shūsaku Endō. A LIFE OF JESUS BY SHUSAKU ENDO Translated by Richard 4 Schuchort A LIFE OF JESUS A LIFE OF JESUS by Shusaku. Front Cover.
Shūsaku Endō. A LIFE OF JESUS by Shusaku Endo Translated from the Japanese by Richard A. Schuchert , S. J. This One QEK4-5G7 - E4U2 PAULIST PRESS New York / Mahwah Copyright 1973 by Shusaku Endo . English translation copyright ©
... Jesus somewhat at odds with the image they now possess . Jesus as I depict him is a person who lived for love and still more love ; and yet he was put to death , for he chose to live without violent resistance . My way of depicting Jesus ...
... Jesus as the One who fulfills the Jewish Old Testament . On this point I agree to the dissatisfaction expressed by ... Jesus touches on every aspect of his life . To express what is holy is impossible for a novelist . I have done no more ...
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PERILOUS BEGINNINGS | 29 |
SPRINGTIME IN GALILEE | 41 |
SPIES | 55 |
THE SON OF MAN HAS NOWHERE TO LAY HIS HEAD | 69 |
JESUS THE INEFFECTUAL | 79 |
JUDAS THE DOLOROUS MAN | 89 |
JERUSALEM JERUSALEM | 102 |
THE NIGHT OF THE ARREST | 113 |
MEN WHO SIT IN JUDGMENT | 129 |
INTO THY HANDS O LORD I COMMIT MY SPIRIT | 143 |
THE QUESTION | 156 |