Jesus' Son: Stories. Denis Johnson

Jesus' Son: Stories


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Jesus' Son: Stories Denis Johnson
Publisher: Harper Perennial




Luke reminds us that Jesus is like the prophets of Israel. While trapped on an airplane travelling from Detroit to San Diego last week, I read Denis Johnson's short story collection, Jesus' Son, cover to cover. Here's how the story goes, Abraham had 2 sons, one through his slave Hagar and one through Sarah. I've only read “Jesus' Son” once, but I read it in one sitting, maybe two, which means I liked the book a lot. A father finds a lost son and has a party. Particularly Elijah and Elisha, both of whom raised the dead. Let's read the third of these stories Jesus told - the lost son. Eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping. Tryout turned out to be the keyword, here. These stories tell of spiraling grief and trancendence, of rock bottom and redemption, of. JESUS' SON was recommended to me as the perfect tryout book for Johnson's literature. It's a bit embarassing to admit that I've just recently read this collection, but we all have those books on our shelves - Moby Dick anyone? 11 Jesus continued: “There was a man who had two sons. In today's story, indeed, Elijah restores the hope a widow by raising her son from death.