"Paul, an Apostle, Neither from Men nor Through a Man," poetry

By Dan Lukiv

Revised Edition: LukivPress (Victoria, BC), 2022.

Introduction

Some Christians, influenced by Judaizers (who cling to the Mosaic Law) certainly need Paul's exhortation as found a Galatians 2:16: "A man is declared righteous, not by works of law [referring to adherence to the Mosaic Law], but only through faith in Christ Jesus." Paul, once a Pharisee, says, "I was making greater progress in Judaism than many of my own age in my nation, as I was far more zealous for the traditions of my fathers. But...God...thought good to reveal his Son through me so that I might declare the good news about him to the nations."-Galatians 1:14-15. In this sense, he helps Christians, especially Judaizers (no matter how crafty their arguments), to focus on "the law of the Christ" (Galatians 6:2).

An excerpt, chapter 3

In a thicket,
A horned ram,
On the altar,
Wood;
An able man,
Willing to die;
In Abraham's hand,
A knife-

Some stories
Repeat themselves.

The author

Dan Lukiv, published in 19 countries, is a poet, novelist, columnist, short story and article writer, and independent education researcher (hermeneutic phenomenology). As a creative writer, he apprenticed with Canada's Professor Robert Harlow (recipient of the George Woodcock Achievement award for an outstanding literary career), the USA's Paul Bagdon (Spur Award finalist for Best Original Paperback), and England's D. M. Thomas (recipient of the Cheltenham Prize for Literature, Orwell Prize [biography], Los Angeles Fiction Prize, and Cholmondeley award for poetry). He attended The University of British Columbia (creative writing department), the acclaimed Humber School for Writers (poetry writing program), and Writer's Digest University (novel writing program).

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B08LN5K95B
• ISBN13: 9798550749739
• Release Date: October 2020
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 28 Pages
• Weight: 0.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 8.5" x 11.0"