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Original Title: | Jesus the Son of Man |
ISBN: | 0394431243 (ISBN13: 9780394431246) |
Edition Language: | English |
Characters: | Jesus |
Setting: | Lebanon |

Kahlil Gibran
Hardcover | Pages: 216 pages Rating: 3.99 | 2191 Users | 194 Reviews
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Title | : | Jesus the Son of Man |
Author | : | Kahlil Gibran |
Book Format | : | Hardcover |
Book Edition | : | Special Edition |
Pages | : | Pages: 216 pages |
Published | : | February 21st 1995 by Knopf (first published 1928) |
Categories | : | Religion. Poetry. Philosophy. Fiction. Christianity. Spirituality. Literature |
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beautifully written, but of course...man...this is Kahlil Gibran :) he made me feel like there were thous of butterflies fluttered in my heart... ...i am seeing Jesus through the eyes of a poet: let me quote Jesus first encountered with Miriam:For mind you, my friend, I was dead. I was a woman who had divorced her soul. I was living apart from this self which you now see. I belonged to all men, and to none. They called me harlot, and a woman possessed of seven devils. I was cursed, and I was envied. But when His dawn-eyes looked into my eyes all the stars of my night faded away, and I became Miriam, only Miriam, a woman lost to the earth she had known, and finding herself in new places. And now again I said to Him, “Come into my house and share bread and wine with me.” And He said, “Why do you bid me to be your guest?” And I said, “I beg you to come into my house.” And it was all that was sod in me, and all that was sky in me calling unto Him. Then He looked at me, and the noontide of His eyes was upon me, and He said, “You have many lovers, and yet I alone love you. Other men love themselves in your nearness. I love you in your self. Other men see a beauty in you that shall fade away sooner than their own years. But I see in you a beauty that shall not fade away, and in the autumn of your days that beauty shall not be afraid to gaze at itself in the mirror, and it shall not be offended. “I alone love the unseen in you.” Then He said in a low voice, “Go away now. If this cypress tree is yours and you would not have me sit in its shadow, I will walk my way.” And I cried to Him and I said, “Master, come to my house. I have incense to burn for you, and a silver basin for your feet. You are a stranger and yet not a stranger. I entreat you, come to my house.” Then He stood up and looked at me even as the seasons might look down upon the field, and He smiled. And He said again: “All men love you for themselves. I love you for yourself.” And then He walked away. But no other man ever walked the way He walked. Was it a breath born in my garden that moved to the east? Or was it a storm that would shake all things to their foundations? I knew not, but on that day the sunset of His eyes slew the dragon in me, and I became a woman, I became Miriam, Miriam of Mijdel.
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Ratings: 3.99 From 2191 Users | 194 ReviewsNotice Of Books Jesus the Son of Man
Currently reading it. Gibran is extremely captivating and this is unlike anything I've read.I have read this book many times over the last 20 years--sometimes just certain passages. It is good for ME. It opens a door of understanding Jesus--His Words, His Deeds and why He was here. I was introduced to Khalil Gibran in college (a very long time ago) through his book The Prophet. He was like a Guru to me then and his words of inspiration have remained with me--as well as the well worn book.
Not bad - the premise is to write (muse on and turn into words) what many people might have thought about Jesus. All his Biblically named friends, as well as antagonists (Annas the high priest, Barabbas, etc) and some thoughts from 10, 20, 30 years later - Mary Magdalene, and even Kahlil, describing himself as "a man from Lebanon 19 centuries later."79 essays in all, from those on the margins, to those with status and power, those who interacted with Jesus, to those who saw changes in friends of

Gibran shaped the modern doctrine of Christianity with his writings and this book deserves to be in the new testament
One of the most powerful books I had ever read about Jesus, It shows the unique human side of Jesus, he is simple he is humble he can get sad or angry , having fun , he beloved from some people and hated by others .He is honest , tender, zealot , beautiful, female chauvinist, smart ... this book although there are some differences from the biblical version , it makes Jesus more close to people and to me as a reader, this experience that I couldn't find or feel in the Holy Bible itself . To be
This poetic re-rendering of the Gospel story really makes you think about who Jesus is/was by throwing the biblical text in a blender, chopping it up, and serving it back in a very different way from what we're accustomed to hearing. Gibran retells the story from literally a hundred different points of view, by giving voice to familiar biblical characters (Mary Magdalene, Peter, James, John, etc.), as well as others character types that would've peopled the multi-cultural world that was
I don't know how many times I've read this book. Maybe more than 10 times since the first time I read it in 2008, when I was still in college. Still, the book keeps me amazed until now. The words are beautifully crafted and it has strong power to depict My Lord, Jesus, from many views: beggar, His disciple, The Pharisees, a young shepherd, prostitute, His grandma, a bride, and many others.I always cry when reading story of Rafka, the bride from Kana, where Jesus did his first miracle: changing
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