Women and the Cross [Large Print]

by Ian Andrew Norman and J. Clontz

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• Format: Paperback
• Large Print: Yes
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0965809749
• ISBN13: 9780965809740
• Release Date: January 1997
• Publisher: PFPA
• Length: 241 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.4" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

An embarassment for us men!

Yes, the author is my brother. But this is a fascinating book anyway. Essentially, this is a harmony of the gospels (from the Revised Standard Version) with a series of questions placed by the author in strategic places. In the gospels, main characters like Peter and John have their stories repeated three or four times, while many of the women or apostles (such as Andrew) are mentioned only once or twice. But in a harmony, the repetitions are fused together, and the women and "lesser" players become far more visible. What becomes even more apparent is that in almost every failure the men made, the women did better. The men doubted the resurrection and the women were the first to proclaim it. Only one man followed Jesus to the cross, but a number of women did. The examples are far too many to ignore once they are brought to light, and every Christian would benefit from this book -- especially Christians from a conservative background. The author does not give opinion. Instead, he gives you the text and asks the reader the right questions. The conclusions are inescapable, because readers are forced to make the conclusions for themselves. It is very sad that it took nearly two thousand years for someone to present something so simple, and so obvious, now that Jerry Clontz has pointed it out.