What is it about a garden that has such strong attraction for so many of us? In this beautifully illustrated book, Sara Covin Juengst answers this question as she explores the way the metaphor of the garden is used in the Bible. She looks at how the various garden images are used to convey ideas of God's providential care, our responsibility to steward the earth, the discipline of the Christian life, what it means to bear fruit, and the harvest waiting for us in the "new heaven and earth." She also discusses ancient gardening routines, such as plowing, planting, and pruning, to shed light on the significance of the symbolism used in biblical passages that use these images.
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Sara Covin Juengst is the former Director of Continuing Education at Columbia Theological Seminary in Decatur, Georgia. Her books include Sharing the Faith with Children, Like a Garden, and The Road Home, all available from WJK.
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To garden is to take part in mystery. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
parched places, seven blessings, harvest home, good gardener Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Old Testament, New Testament, Feast of Booths, Feast of Weeks, Jesus Christ, God the Gardener, Near East, Song of Solomon, Song of the Vineyard, Feast of Unleavened Bread, Middle East New!
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To garden is to take part in mystery. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
parched places, seven blessings, harvest home, good gardener Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Old Testament, New Testament, Feast of Booths, Feast of Weeks, Jesus Christ, God the Gardener, Near East, Song of Solomon, Song of the Vineyard, Feast of Unleavened Bread, Middle East New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Meditations on a Rose Garden by Carolyn Huffman on page 62, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- The Last Battle by C. S. Lewis on page 95, and Back Matter
- Calvin: Institutes of the Christian Religion (2 Volume Set) by John Calvin in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- We Are Home: A Spirituality of the Environment by Shannon Jung on page 35, and Back Matter
- Institutes of the Christian Religion (Two Volumes in One) by John Calvin in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
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- Equipping the Saints: Teacher Training in the Church by Sara Covin Juengst in Front Matter
- Resources for Preaching and Worship---Year C: Quotations, Meditations, Poetry, and Prayers by Hannah Ward on page 287
- Psalms (Interpretation Bible Studies) by Jerome F. D. Creach on page 75
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