In this brief and insightful blueprint for reading and appreciating the Gospel of Luke, noted scripture scholar Wilfrid J. Harrington, OP, guides the reader through the major themes of the gospel, including the infancy narratives, the ministry of Jesus, and the death and resurrection appearances. The book highlights Luke's focus on Jesus as the prophet, healer, and teacher whose good news is for the poor, the sinner, and a predominantly Gentile audience. Written for a general audience, Reading L...
Explores the Gospel of Mark with emphasis on why Mark tells the story the way he does. The author backs up his appreciation of the literary sophistication of Mark by outlining his technique and discusses the centrality of the cross to Mark's account of Jesus.
"Today, before we Christians begin to read a gospel, we already know the lines of the story. It was the same at the start. The first readers or hearers of each gospel knew the story as well as the evangelist. Each evangelist put a 'spin' on a familiar story. The reader will ask: why is he telling the story like this? One of the joys of studying the gospels is a growing appreciation of the literary sophistication of the evangelists."-From the introductionIn this popularly written, accessible book...
A brief and yet insightful blueprint for reading and appreciating the Gospel of Matthew that emphasizes two main points: he provides a "road map" through the Gospel by describing its structure; and he explains Matthew's focus on Jesus' teaching as the Messiah.
A brief and yet insightful blueprint for reading and appreciating the Gospel of Matthew that emphasizes two main points: he provides a "road map" through the Gospel by describing its structure; and he explains Matthew's focus on Jesus' teaching as the Messiah.
Using the "three worlds" of the historical background, the literary features, and the interpretive possibilities for the text, this book surveys the major divisions of the Bible and presents examples of how to interpret the Bible using contemporary methodologies.
An introduction to the writings of the New Testament, written by a prominent scholar who is able to communicate the main ideas and results with a clear and simple style. This third edition, although leaving intact the structure of the book, has been rewritten extensively, updating the information and adding the results of new biblical approaches and research. Includes new maps and illustrations.
"The most up-to-date, clearly written, carefully arranged, and comprehensive general introduction to the Old Testament." The Bible Today Can be used as a companion text to the Paulist Bible Study Program.
Author: Lawrence Boadt; Revised and Updated by Richard Clifford and Daniel HarringtonLawrence Boadt, CSP
Format: Paperback
Reading the Old Testament was recognized as a classic almost from its date of publication in 1984. Without in any way diminishing its famed clarity, judiciousness, and theological depth, two prominent scholars, Richard Clifford and Daniel Harrington, have brought the book into the twenty-first century.
Questions and answers that people ask today about the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls their contents, their significance, and recent developments about them written by an expert who has worked on the scrolls from the beginning.
Uses tools of biblical scholarship, prayer, reflection, and the insights of other women to explore the relationships of various women of both the Old and New Testament.
This book was designed to help individuals or groups who plan to read the entire book of Genesis, and who want to do so slowly and carefully, using study questions in conjunction with practical information from modern biblical scholarship.
A user-friendly guide to reading and understanding the last and enigmatic book of the New Testament, ideally suited for parish adult Bible study groups and college level inquiry.
An ideal Bible for anyone who desires to reflect on the individual stories and chapters of just one, or even all, of the biblical books, while being led to prayer through meditation on that biblical passage.
Author: <span style="font-family: "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial; font-size: 12px;">Raymond Brown, with new Introduction by Paul N. Anderson</span>Raymond Brown
Format: E-Book
This study in Johannine ecclesiology reconstructs the history of one Christian community in the first century, a community whose life from its inception to its last hour is reflected in the Gospel and Epistles of John. It was a community that struggled with the world and eventually among its own ranks, not unlike the Church of today. Pulling together twenty-five years of Brown's research into the Johannine corpus, this book explains why Brown called Johannine thought "the most adventuresome theo...
This book seeks to establish the properly oriented use of the historical-critical method as the mode of ascertaining the sense of the written Word of God.
Introduces the reader to the major texts and genres of rabbinic literature in which the Jews present their reading of the Bible through which every biblical verse discloses seventy different insights, all of them wise and true.
Understanding Paul and His Letters is a seminal text in that it traces the development of the main lines of Paul's theology and faith through each of his letters.
A solid, well-done introduction to the New Testament for undergraduates that explores teaching on faith issues, as well as the theology and spirituality of the New Testament. Reflections, study questions, charts, and indexes are included.
