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Mimesis is a fundamental and pervasive human concept, but has
attracted little attention from Johannine scholarship. This is
unsurprising, since Johannine ethics, of which mimesis is a part,
has only recently become a fruitful area of research. Bennema
contends that scholars have not yet identified the centre of
Johannine ethics, admittedly due to the fact that mimesis is not
immediately evident in the Johannine text because the usual
terminology for mimesis is missing. This volume is the first
organized study on the concept of mimesis in the Johannine
literature. The aim of the study is to establish that mimesis is a
genuine Johannine concept, to explain its particulars and to show
that mimesis is integral to Johannine ethics. Bennema argues that
Johannine mimesis is a cognitive, creative process that shapes the
believer's identity and behaviour within the context of the divine
family. Besides being instrumental in people's moral
transformation, mimesis is also a vital mechanism for mediating the
divine reality to people
In Paul and Scripture, an international group of scholars discuss a
range of topics related to the Apostle Paul and his relationship(s)
with Jewish Scripture. The essays represent a broad spectrum of
viewpoints, with some devoted to methodological issues, others to
general patterns in Paul's uses of Scripture, and still others to
specific letters or passages within the traditional Pauline canon
(inclusive of the disputed letters). The end result is an overview
of the various ways in which Paul the Apostle weaves into his
writings the authority, content, and even wording of Jewish
Scriptures.
Writing in an anecdotal and approachable style, Tom Wright helps us
to see the great sweep of the letter to the Romans. This
long-awaited two-volume addition to the hugely popular For Everyone
series will be ideal for daily Bible study, a preaching aid or for
those readers who are looking to deepen their understanding of this
classic NT book. Tom Wright has a rare gift for communicating his
understanding and enthusiasm to non-specialists. He is one of the
few people alive today capable of undertaking a project such as the
For Everyone guides. When complete, this series will include a new
translation of the entire New Testament by Tom Wright. Section by
section, the translation is accompanied by his eye-opening comments
on each passage.
Writing in an accessible and anecdotal style, Tom Wright helps us
to approach the rich and many-sided story of the book of Acts.
Wright shows how the book builds on Luke's gospel, laying out the
continuing work and teaching of the now risen and ascended Jesus in
the power of the Spirit. His writing captures the vivid way in
which Luke's work draws us all into the story, while leaving the
ending open and challenging, inviting Christians today to pick up
and carry on the story as we in turn live our lives in the service
of Jesus. Tom Wright has undertaken a tremendous task to provide
guides to all the books of the New Testament, and to furnish them
with his own fresh translation of the entire text. Each short
passage is followed by a highly readable discussion, with
background information, useful interpretation and explanation, and
thoughts as to how it can be relevant to our lives today. No
knowledge of technical jargon is required. The series is suitable
for personal or group use. The format makes it appropriate also for
daily study.
The apostle Paul makes clear the central truths of Christianity.
But sometimes he leaves us puzzled. As Peter said so long ago,
Paul's "letters contain some things that are hard to understand."
Is the law good? Is it better to be single or married? Is God
really just? What wil happen to the Jews? Should women be allowed
to teach? Seldom have the questions become easier over time.
Manfred Brauch, drawing on years of pastoral experience and
biblical study, takes on forty-eight hard sayings of Paul and
offers the kind of help we need. By supplying background and
putting these sayings in the context of the whole of Paul's
teaching, he helps us not only to understand them but to see their
importance for Christian living today.
Writing in an approachable and anecdotal style, Tom Wright helps us
to understand from the beginning of the letter that something
unexplained yet terrible had happened. We feel the pain of Paul
from the very opening lines, as he confronts dreadful issues of
sorrow and hurt, emerging with a clearer picture of what it meant
to say that Jesus himself suffered for us and rose in triumph. The
letter itself moves through tragedy and from there leads into the
sunlight. Each short passage is followed by a highly readable
discussion, with background information, useful interpretation and
explanation, and thoughts as to how it can be relevant to our lives
today. No knowledge of technical jargon is required. The series is
suitable for personal or group use. The format makes it appropriate
also for daily study.
How can one reconcile the political nature of Jesus with his
disinclination to power? Moore's argument comes in three stages.
Part one answers the question 'Was Jesus Political?' by examining
Jesus' words and actions that have political import. Part two
addresses the issue 'How was Jesus Political?' It concentrates on
Mark 10:32-45 as a real articulation of Jesus' political praxis
that is consistent throughout Jesus' ministry and teaching. Part
three, 'Why did Jesus not openly announce his political role?'
examines Jesus' treatment of the Jewish kings of the past,
particularly why Jesus, 'meek and mild,' could claim to surpass
them in honor. It is argued that Jesus' disinclination to associate
himself with other rulers is not a rejection of a political role.
Rather, he lived so consistently with his political praxis of
self-abnegation that these other rulers were not appropriate models
for Jesus to follow. Furthermore, the very claim to such titles was
antithetical to his political praxis which relinquished all
aggrandizement to God, who alone could exalt, abase, judge, and
rule.
"This well-written book fills a very important niche in our
appreciation of the Gospels. Healy combines literary sensitivity
with theological vigor, resulting in a reading of Mark that puts a
compelling face on the message of this Gospel."--Gary Anderson,
University of Notre Dame
"Mary Healy skillfully and insightfully moves her readers to
plumb the spiritual depths of Mark's Gospel. I have found her
commentary a boon in homily preparation. If the other volumes in
the Catholic Commentary on Sacred Scripture live up to the high
standard that Healy has attained, Catholic Christians will be
enriched and grateful."--Robert J. Karris, OFM, The Franciscan
Institute, St. Bonaventure University
Praise for the Catholic Commentary on Sacred Scripture
"Coinciding with the Bishops' Synod on 'The Word of God in the
Life and Mission of the Church, ' this seventeen-volume commentary
on the New Testament represents a much-needed approach, based on
good scholarship but not overloaded with it. The frequent
references to the "Catechism of the Catholic Church" help us to
read Holy Scripture with a vivid sense of the Living Tradition of
the Church."--Christoph Cardinal Schonborn, Archbishop of
Vienna
"This series richly provides what has for so long been lacking
among contemporary scriptural commentaries. Its goal is to assist
Catholic preachers and teachers, lay and ordained, in their
ministry of the word. Moreover, it offers ordinary Catholics a
scriptural resource that will enhance their understanding of God's
word and thereby deepen their faith. Thus these commentaries,
nourished on the faith of the Church and guided by scholarly
wisdom, are both exegetically sound and
spirituallynourishing."--Thomas G. Weinandy, OFM Cap, United States
Conference of Catholic Bishops
"The Catholic Commentary on Sacred Scripture is a landmark
achievement in theological interpretation of Scripture in and for
the Church. Everything about it is inviting and edifying, from the
format, photos, background notes, and cross-references to the rich
exposition of the text, quotations from the Church's living
tradition, and reflections for contemporary life. It is a wonderful
gift to the Catholic Church and a model for the rest of us. Highly
recommended for all!"--Michael J. Gorman, St. Mary's Seminary and
University, Baltimore
This book offers an ideal introduction to the Gospels and explains
why it is that scholars and lay people have such different
understandings of the person of Jesus. The first half of the book
looks at the main sources for the life of Jesus, principally the
Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, but also the so-called
apocryphal Gospels. The second half of the book begins with an
examination of the criteria employed by scholars to determine the
earliest and most reliable forms of the tradition. The third
edition interacts with developments in modern scholarship,
particularly the advance of memory studies. With study questions at
the end of each chapter, updated reading lists, and a new chapter
bringing scholarship up to date the third edition of this classic
text will provide a perfect companion for students coming to grips
with academic study of Jesus and the Gospels.
This engaging commentary on the Gospel of Matthew is the fifth of
seventeen volumes in the Catholic Commentary on Sacred Scripture
(CCSS), which will cover the entire New Testament. This volume,
like each in the series, relates Scripture to life, is faithfully
Catholic, and is supplemented by features designed to help readers
understand the Bible more deeply and use it more effectively.
Praise for the CCSS:
"These commentaries are both exegetically sound and spiritually
nourishing. They are indispensable tools for preaching, catechesis,
evangelization, and other forms of pastoral ministry."--Thomas G.
Weinandy, OFM Cap, United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
This commentary by Dr. Stephen Manley is the first volume within
the Acts series. Stephen has been studying the book of Acts since
late 1990s, and has been speaking, writing, and preaching the Word
since 1961.
This new commentary in the New Testament Library series is not a
systematic study of Pauline theology; rather, the aim of this study
is to trace Paul's theology as it unfolds in his letter to the
church at Galatia, and to attempt to illuminate, as far as
possible, how the Galatians likely comprehended it, at the time
they received it. The author asks readers to imagine themselves as
silent witnesses to Paul's dictation of the letter and to observe,
through a historical perspective, how the Galatian Christians might
have understood Paul's words.
This book extends scholarly debate beyond the analysis of pure
historical debates and concerns to focus on the associations
between Acts and the diverse contemporaneous texts, writers, and
broader cultural phenomena in the second-century world of
Christians, Romans, Greeks, and Jews.
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