Peculiar Treasures

by Frederick Buechner

Overview

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 figures are not who we thought they were. But they are — in their human dreams,ambitions, and imperfections — very much like us.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780060611415
Publisher:	HarperCollins
Publication date:	09/30/1993
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	224
Product dimensions:	5.31(w) x 8.00(h) x 0.51(d)

About the Author

Frederick Buechner, author of more than thirty works of fiction and nonfiction, is an ordained Presbyterian minister. He has been a finalist for both the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award and was honored by the American Academy of Arts and Letters. His most recent work is Beyond Words: Daily Readings in the ABC’s of Faith.

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Frederick Buechner is one of our finest writers.” — Annie Dillard

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Frederick Buechner is one of our finest writers.

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