“Heart and Mind: The Four Gospel Journey for Radical Transformation” by Alexander John Shaia

This book shed new light on the Gospels for me. Shaia suggests that the Gospels, in the order of Matthew, Mark, John and Luke reflect spiritually the seasons autumn, winter, spring and summer. He also suggests that the theological underpinning of the gospel reading cycle used by the early church has largely been forgotten.

Shaia explains the social and political context of each of the evangelist’s audiences and constantly refers to the way in which these audiences would interpret the stories in the Gospels. Frequently he also references contemporary issues that relate to our own spiritual journey. In this way he provides added richness to the texts.

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