John Bunyan

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The Pharisee And Publican

Beschreibung

""The Pharisee and Publican"" is a Christian allegory written by John Bunyan, the author of ""The Pilgrim's Progress."" The story is based on the parable of the Pharisee and the tax collector from the Gospel of Luke. In the book, Bunyan tells the story of two men who go to the temple to pray. The first man is a Pharisee, a member of a Jewish sect known for their strict adherence to religious law. The second man is a tax collector, a despised figure in Jewish society. The Pharisee begins his prayer by thanking God that he is not like other men, including the tax collector. He boasts about his own righteousness and religious observance. The tax collector, on the other hand, stands at a distance and beats his chest, confessing his sins and asking for God's mercy. Through the allegory, Bunyan emphasizes the importance of humility and repentance in the Christian life. He also warns against the dangers of pride and self-righteousness. ""The Pharisee and Publican"" is a short but powerful work that has been widely read and appreciated by Christians for centuries. Its simple yet profound message continues to resonate with readers today.Men must not be judged, or justified, according to what themselves do think, but according to the verdict and sentence that cometh out of the mouth of God about them. Now, the sentence of God is, ""All have sinned:"" ""There is none righteous, no, not one;"" Rom. iii. It is no matter, then, what the Pharisee did think of himself.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

Autor

John Bunyan (baptised 30 November 1628 - 31 August 1688) was an English writer and Puritan preacher best remembered as the author of the Christian allegory The Pilgrim's Progress, which also became an influential literary model. In addition to The Pilgrim's Progress, Bunyan wrote nearly sixty titles, many of them expanded sermons.Bunyan came from the village of Elstow, near Bedford. He had some schooling and at the age of sixteen joined the Parliamentary Army during the first stage of the English Civil War. After three years in the army he returned to Elstow and took up the trade of tinker, which he had learned from his father. He became interested in religion after his marriage, attending first the parish church and then joining the Bedford Meeting, a nonconformist group in Bedford, and becoming a preacher. After the restoration of the monarch, when the freedom of nonconformists was curtailed, Bunyan was arrested and spent the next twelve years in prison as he refused to give up preaching. During this time he wrote a spiritual autobiography, Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners, and began work on his most famous book, The Pilgrim's Progress, which was not published until some years after his release.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Kessinger Publishing, LLC
• Seitenzahl: 124
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. Juni 2004
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 191mm x 7mm
• Gewicht: 248g
• ISBN-13: 9781419177125
• ISBN-10: 1419177125
• Artikelnr.: 21950787