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  • Tell it Slant

  • A Conversation on the Language of Jesus in His Stories and Prayers
  • By: Eugene Peterson
  • Narrated by: Grover Gardner
  • Length: 9 hrs and 59 mins
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars (2 ratings)

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By: Eugene Peterson
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Summary

Just as God used words both to create the world and to give us commandments, we too use words for many different purposes. In fact, we use the same language to talk to each other and to talk to God. Can our everyday speech, then, be just as important as the words and prayers we hear from the pulpit? Eugene Peterson unequivocally says "Yes!"

Tell It Slant explores how Jesus used language - he was earthy, not abstract; metaphorical, not dogmatic. His was not a direct language of information or instruction but an indirect, oblique language requiring a participating imagination - "slant" language. In order to witness and teach accurately in Jesus' name, then, it is important for us to use language the way he did. Part 1 focuses on Jesus' words in everyday contexts - his teachings to the crowds, the stories he told, his conversations with his disciples. Part 2 shifts the focus to Jesus' prayers - the words he spoke to God the Father.

Peterson's Tell It Slant promises to deepen our understanding of Jesus' words, strengthen our awareness of language as a gift of God, and nurture our efforts to make all of our speech convey a blessing to others.
©2008 Eugene H Peterson (P)2009 christianaudio.com
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Plenty of food for thought. I am more aware of story and find myself grappling with how I use language in the ordinariness of life. I do not think I would have persevered through reading this book but really got caught up in the listening. I will listen again.

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