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Fran Ferder takes familiar stories from Scripture and shows us what the significant events, or feasts, in the . And when we understand them, they can transform our lives.

Fran Ferder takes familiar stories from Scripture and shows us what the significant events, or feasts, in the great Christian story mean and how they continue to unfold in our lives - in ways we do not expect. These old stories are new stories. They are our stories. Enter the Story: Biblical Metaphors for Our Lives (9781570758850) by Fran Ferder.

Describes how the significant events, or feasts, in the great Christian story continue to unfold in life today. Offers readers a way of seeing that the everyday, ordinary events of their lives are part of the great mystery of holy stories that keep unfolding: annunciation, temptation, transfiguration, agony & resurrection.

Enter the Story: Biblical Metaphors for Our Lives. In this sense, the biblical stories are metaphors?events that may have occurred long ago among biblical characters, but also, the same dramas great and small that happen to believers today, every da. lt;br Fran Ferder takes familiar stories from Scripture and shows us what the significant events, or feasts, in the great Christian story mean and how they continue to unfold in. our lives - in ways we do not expect. But the theme of metaphors features consistently throughout. In some cases, the metaphors are overt, like in Jesus' parables for example. In other cases, the authors present metaphorical interpretations of passages and themes that are presented literally. This approach seems to be aimed toward agnostics and non-fundamentalist Christians, who do not believe the bible is literally true or inerrant, but don't discount it outright either. My only reservation about this book is that the authors interject too much of their own opinions and bias into the text.

Catholic nun, clinical psychologist, author. Most recent book is Enter the Story: Biblical Metaphors for Our Lives, 2010 by Orbis Press, NY. Oregon. Catholic nun, clinical psychologist, author.

Fran Ferder, FSPA, is a Franciscan sister, clinical psychologist, university professor, and author. Since 1985 she has been co-director of Therapy and Renewal Associates (TARA), a counseling and consultation resource in the Pacific Northwest. She is also an Adjunct Professor in the School of Theology and Ministry at Seattle University, where she teaches graduate courses in pastoral care skills and Christian sexuality.

A Biblical metaphor is a figure of speech that appears in the Christian . One problem with Biblical metaphors is that the Bible is often read in translation, and the original intention of many metaphors.

A Biblical metaphor is a figure of speech that appears in the Christian Bible or is otherwise associated with that text. Some metaphors are so deeply associated with the Bible that they are called Biblical metaphors even outside that document. There are many different examples of metaphor being used in the Bible, including many sustained metaphorical traditions. Parables are essentially metaphorical stories that use this figure of speech to make a point about a subject not addressed in the parable itself. One problem with Biblical metaphors is that the Bible is often read in translation, and the original intention of many metaphors has been lost historically.

Fran Ferder shows us how the significant events, or feasts, in the great Christian story continue to unfold in. .

Offers readers a way of seeing that the everyday, ordinary events of their lives are part of the great mystery of holy stories that keep unfolding: annunciation, temptation, transfiguration, agony & resurrection.