Neil douglas klotz biography of christopher columbus

Neil douglas klotz biography of christopher columbus: 40 years' personal study of Jewish,

There are many ways of knowing. A thoroughly trained academic, with training in hermeneutics and somatic psychology, Klotz's work has centered on unpacking the teachings of Jesus in Aramaic--the language of many original texts of Jesus' words were written in. Through these uncoverings, Klotz reveals himself as a poet whose work allows the layers of well known biblical text to be peeled away.

It is not the revelation of a new meaning, but the multiple revelations of multiple meaning that take your breath away. So, a well known line like "Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven" becomes a treasure trove with the following real possibilities:. Blessed are those who realize that breath is their first and last possession; theirs is the "I Can" of the cosmos.

Klotz's work is not about alternative interpretations of the text. On a more profound level, his work is a reminder that our static understandings of biblical texts are actually meaning equivalent of Biblical "Cliff Notes. And it is through this exploration of multiple meanings of text that we glimpse the linguistic realities of the shamanic quality of Jesus' teaching.

Klotz is dedicated to returning a "sense of place" to Jesus' teachings, that is, affirming that Jesus was a "native Middle Eastern person" whose "mind and message arise from the same earth as have the traditions of Jewish and Muslim sisters and brothers. Vera: There is a lovely density to your work.