Pioneering visionary Neil Douglas-Klotz reveals a very contemporary spiritual message by translating Jesus' sayings and stories directly from the Middle Eastern language Jesus actually spoke.
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0
primer for gnosis:
if you want to begin in Gnosis, this is a great place to start. I think this is way better than Foxes books on Creation Spirituality, because Klotz doesn't seem to tire in laboring over the nuggets that can be seen of the Gem in Christ. and make sure you get the Lords prayerin aramaic by that gal from Dead can't dance.. btw, the index of aramaic words is priceless.. get it, eat it, drink it.. does a subtle body good
Nothing New:
Three stars may be a bit generous. The author presents his alternate translations of the gospels as new and unencumbered by centuries of politically motivated clergy and scholars. However, there is nothing new, nothing ground breaking here. Douglas-Klotz would have us believe that scholars, both ancient and modern, have ignored the alternatives he proposes, and that the verdict of centuries of evolution in biblical translation and exegesis have it all wrong. He would also have us believe that modern... more info
Ancient renderings are suspiciously modern.:
All right, I admit it - I never finished this book, even after three tries. Why? Because the author's renderings of the New Testament Greek into the original Aramaic were so embarrassingly contrived to dovetail with modern New Age and feminist concepts that I just couldn't take it any more. Don't get me wrong - I am all for the effort to get behind the Greek to the (presumably) original Aramaic to see if new light can be shed on difficult, ambiguous, or controversial passages of the New Testament. But... more info
Beautiful!:
The only complaint that I have about this book, is the explanation (which is repeated at least once per chapter), that this is merely the author's own interpretation of Scripture, and he encourages his readers to do their own research. While I am no expert in the Aramaic language, I do have some understanding of the nuances of the Semitic languages, and how difficult it is to translate from one language to another. So this particular translation is merely one of many. This author's interpretation of the... more info
