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is 95% done
I have read this book at a snail’s pace because, frankly, I have not enjoyed it. I do not find this representation of God to resonate with who He is in the Bible nor with Who I know Him to be.
The story is written in the first person and I find the perspective of the narrator egocentric. Also, the perspective is not definitely one of Judaism or Christianity (Catholic or Protestant) and has elements of Gnosticism.
— Jul 23, 2020 06:21AM
The story is written in the first person and I find the perspective of the narrator egocentric. Also, the perspective is not definitely one of Judaism or Christianity (Catholic or Protestant) and has elements of Gnosticism.
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Nan
is 49% done
It’s well written, engaging fiction. I’m dragging through, avoiding it. I need it to be more believable. The Jesus of scripture knew God was His Father by the time he was 12. He knew people’s thoughts. He healed people. He raised people from death. Sue Monk Kidd’s Jesus can’t do these things because he has limitations. The Jesus of scripture (my Jesus) is unlimited; He is God.
— Jul 08, 2020 08:43AM
