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      Jeanne Guyon’s Interior Faith

      Her Biblical Commentary on the Gospel of Luke with Explanations and Reflections on the Interior Life

      Jeanne de la Mothe Guyon

      Introduction and Translation from the Original French by Nancy Carol James

      Foreword by William Bradley Roberts

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      Jeanne Guyon’s Interior Faith

      Her Biblical Commentary on Luke with Explanations and Reflections on the Interior Life

      Copyright © 2019 Nancy Carol James. All rights reserved. Except for brief quotations in critical publications or reviews, no part of this book may be reproduced in any manner without prior written permission from the publisher. Write: Permissions, Wipf and Stock Publishers, 199 W. 8th Ave., Suite 3, Eugene, OR 97401.

      Pickwick Publications

      An Imprint of Wipf and Stock Publishers

      199 W. 8th Ave., Suite 3

      Eugene, OR 97401

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      paperback isbn: 978-1-5326-5868-6

      hardcover isbn: 978-1-5326-5869-3

      ebook isbn: 978-1-5326-5870-9

      Cataloguing-in-Publication data:

      Names: Guyon, Jeanne Marie Bouvier de La Motte, 1648–1717, author. | James, Nancy Carol, introduction writer and translator. | Roberts, William Bradley, foreword writer.

      Title: Jeanne Guyon’s interior faith: her biblical commentary on Luke with explanations and reflections on the interior life / Jeanne Guyon, introduced and translated by Nancy Carol James.

      Description: Eugene, OR: Pickwick Publications, 2019 | Includes bibliographical references.

      Identifiers: isbn 978-1-5326-5868-6 (paperback) | isbn 978-1-5326-5869-3 (hardcover) | isbn 978-1-5326-5870-9 (ebook)

      Subjects: LCSH: Guyon, Jeanne Marie Bouvier de La Motte,—1648–1717 | Bible—Luke—Meditations | Bible—Luke—Devotional literature | Spiritual life—Catholic Church | Quietism

      Classification: BX4705.G8 A25 2019 (paperback) | BX4705.G8 (ebook)

      Manufactured in the U.S.A. 04/08/19

      Dedicated to my grandmother Priscilla Culbert James

      A musical woman filled with faith and wonder

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      Scripture quotations are from New Revised Standard Version Bible, copyright © 1989 National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.

      Foreword

      Nancy Carol James stands firmly at the forefront of Madame Guyon scholarship. This is in fact her eighth book either describing or translating the work of Madame Guyon. Being a seasoned scholar of Guyon allows James to write with the kind of penetrating insight only possible after years of exposure to her subject. Dr. James has lived with this fascinating mystic long enough that she can speak in Guyon’s voice, nearly anticipating what Guyon will say.

      What the reader craves in a translation is for the prose to flow as smoothly as if this were the first writing and the first tongue. In the case of James’ translation this is exactly what is offered: smooth, flowing sentences without oddly-placed prepositional phrases, jarring syntax, or stilted language.

      The reader quickly discovers the truth that both Guyon and James care deeply about the Bible. As unusual as this is in contemporary society, it was even rarer in Guyon’s day, especially for a woman, because women were frequently barred from education. This stricture was even more pronounced when it came to the study of sacred texts.

      Their love of holy writ—Guyon’s and James’s—arises not primarily from their love of scholarship, as ardent as that is. Instead, both author and translator share a deep passion for God as revealed in scripture, and this passion shines through their words, revealing hearts both devoted and consecrated.

      The writer of Luke asserts from the outset that several accounts have been written of the life of Jesus Christ. Since we know only three others in the biblical canon, one is intrigued to imagine what might be learned from access to the other witnesses. Perhaps our passion would be stoked by going deeper into the spirit, the psychology, and the life of this singular man. Guyon, through James, does lead us to a profound depth in the scriptural text.

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