tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post6418706715365355967..comments2023-11-03T05:46:44.728-04:00Comments on RevGalBlogPals: RevGalBookPals: The Fourth Gospel: Tales of Jewish MysticStephanie Anthony/She Revhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10089531643725874239noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post-66381492967351476432013-07-30T14:36:48.069-04:002013-07-30T14:36:48.069-04:00Bishop Spong is indeed my Cousin Jack. Kathrynzj a...Bishop Spong is indeed my Cousin Jack. Kathrynzj and I got to hear him speak about the book last week when he gave a series of lectures near here. I haven't read it yet, so I can't comment about the writing, but hearing him lecture particularly on the lamb imagery in John's gospel was fascinating. I always find he pushes my thinking, and I go a long way with him, although I am a believer in the Resurrection in a different way than he expresses his impressions of it. From my point of view, he has a deep faith, but a very, very low Christology. Maybe that's why UCC folks like him so much; many of us have that, too. (But not me so much anymore. Presbyterian influences, I guess.)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08235049965406944684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post-63208434752299867622013-07-30T14:22:28.878-04:002013-07-30T14:22:28.878-04:00Wow. JSS always stretches me, and this one sounds ...Wow. JSS always stretches me, and this one sounds like a doozy. I have some other things of his I need to read first. It definitely goes on my list! Thank you!!!Mary Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02970052534402740820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post-11905225987999083832013-07-30T01:50:54.051-04:002013-07-30T01:50:54.051-04:00I remember one of my friends remarking that Jack S...I remember one of my friends remarking that Jack Spong doesn't 'show his work,' And sometimes Jack's sheer genius is because he does approach the whole of Christianity as a mystical faith. I wouldn't worry if you can't take all of his book in. But the point of all of Jack's books is to open us to something that we have never touched upon before. I am going to pick this one up fairly soon because I need something new to approach John with. Thanks for this review, Julia.Muthah+https://www.blogger.com/profile/10589837671378205837noreply@blogger.com