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Peculiar Treasures

Name: Peculiar Treasures
ISBN: 9780060611415

Frederick Buechner

HarperCollins · Paperback · September 30, 1993

Reading lane: New Testament Biography

In this second book of his popular lexical trilogy, Frederick Buechner profiles more than 125 of the Bible's most holy and profane people -- and one whale.

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A compact, wry devotional read with room for thought between the lines.

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daily dip-in pacing
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Authors: Frederick Buechner
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: September 30, 1993
Format: Paperback
Theme: New Testament Biography · Old Testament Biography
Reading lane: New Testament Biography

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In this second book of his popular lexical trilogy, Frederick Buechner profiles more than 125 of the Bible's most holy and profane people -- and one whale. In his lively and witty prose, Buechner brings to life such moments from scripture as: - Adam's pangs of regret for a remembered Eden - Delilah's last glimpse of Samson as they dragged him away - Lazarus's first impressions upon rising from the dead To read Peculiar Treasures is to realize that many of these legendary fig...

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