The Discourses of Controversy: Meditations on John 6-12 Volume 2

by Adrienne von Speyr

The mystic von Speyr continues her reflections on the Gospel of John, concentrating here on the discourses of Jesus in chapters 6-12. The various other events included by Saint John in these chapters are seen primarily by him as the occasion for new confrontations between Jesus and his disputants. These reflections present the moment in which the limited, self-satisfied standpoint of Christ's hearers must let itself be burst open into the unlimited,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 089870412X
• ISBN13: 9780898704129
• Release Date: February 1993
• Publisher: Ignatius Press
• Length: 445 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.7" x 8.4"