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This interdisciplinary work aims to cast light on the words of Jesus by taking the author's semantic theory of "universal human concepts" - concepts which are intuitively understandable and self-explanatory across languages - and bringing it to bear on Jesus' parables and the Sermon on the Mount.

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This is an unusual book. The author is an internationally renowned linguist and a committed Christian. * Theology *

What did Jesus Mean Explaining the Sermon on the Mount and the Parables in Simple and Universal Human Concepts

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    View other formats and editions of What did Jesus Mean Explaining the Sermon on the Mount and the Parables in Simple and Universal Human Concepts by Anna Wierzbicka

    Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
    Publication Date: 5/10/2001 12:00:00 AM
    ISBN13: 9780195137330, 978-0195137330
    ISBN10: 0195137337

    Description

    Book Synopsis
    This interdisciplinary work aims to cast light on the words of Jesus by taking the author's semantic theory of "universal human concepts" - concepts which are intuitively understandable and self-explanatory across languages - and bringing it to bear on Jesus' parables and the Sermon on the Mount.

    Trade Review
    This is an unusual book. The author is an internationally renowned linguist and a committed Christian. * Theology *

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