The Book of Unknowing

by David Sten Herrstrom and David S. Herrstrom

Book Overview

The Book of Unknowing meditates on John's confrontation with the incandescent Jesus, a figure of our desire for immortality. Guiding us through the Gospel's coming to grips with Jesus, the poet David Sten Herrstrom prefers sparking the imagination to arguing a thesis, as he explores John's own obsessions, such as image (light), symbol (water), sign (water to wine), shapeliness (symmetry), loves (Peter, Mary's), and above all, words (the Word, the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1498259499
• ISBN13: 9781498259491
• Release Date: March 2012
• Publisher: Wipf & Stock Publishers
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 1.09 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"