Sea Fire: Tales of Jesus and Fishing
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| Rating | : | 4.55 (561 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0824521285 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 224 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-10-21 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
A rare gift book for every fisher-man and woman! An award-winning author, theologian, and Episcopal priest, Martin brings together her love of Bible study and fishing in this fascinating and unexpected encounter with the Jesus who was raised in a fishing culture.
"detective work, biblical studycultural critiquea thoroughly informative, original and entertaining read, for Christians, fishermen and even neither." -- National Fisherman, January 2004"new perspective on daily life infishing communities on the Sea of Galilee, and the disciplesrelationship with Jesus." -- Trek, Fall 2003
Douglas D. Rich said More Than Just a Fish Story. The author of this relatively short book is a remarkable person. She is both a careful historian--particularly of gillnet fishing on the Columbia River--and a provocative interpreter of Scripture. Her prose is clearly written and easy to follow without writing down to her readers. Born in England, raised in Canada and a resident of our United States for over 50 years, Irene Martin is both an Episcopal priest and fishing companion to Kent, her full-time fisherman and husband.I first met Irene Martin when I listened to one of her lectures on gillnet
Irene Martin has fished with her husband on the Columbia River, Willapa Bay, and Bristol Bay, Alaska. . She is the author of Beach of Heaven (WUS Press, 1997)