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The distinctions and similarities among Roman, Jewish, and
Christian burials can provide evidence of social networks, family
life, and, perhaps, religious sensibilities. Is the Roman
development from columbaria to catacombs the result of evolving
religious identities or simply a matter of a change in burial
fashions? Do the material remains from Jewish burials evidence an
adherence to ancient customs, or the adaptation of rituals from
surrounding cultures? What Greco-Roman funerary images were taken
over and "baptized" as Christian ones? The answers to these and
other questions require that the material culture be viewed,
whenever possible, in situ, through multiple disciplinary lenses
and in light of ancient texts. Roman historians (John Bodel,
Richard Saller, Andrew Wallace-Hadrill), archaeologists (Susan
Stevens, Amy Hirschfeld), scholars of rabbinic period Judaism
(Deborah Green), Christian history (Robin M. Jensen), and the New
Testament (David Balch, Laurie Brink, O.P., Margaret M. Mitchell,
Carolyn Osiek, R.S.C.J.) engaged in a research trip to Rome and
Tunisia to investigate imperial period burials first hand.
Commemorting the Dead is the result of a three year scholarly
conversation on their findings.
Biblical Foundations of Spirituality invites readers to "touch a
finger to the flame" of the Bible by offering guidance on what,
how, and why to read Scripture as a source of spiritual
nourishment. The second edition builds on Barbara Bowe's acclaimed
book with two new chapters by Laurie Brink and John R. Barker
introducing key theological concepts and exploring how biblical
spirituality was first experienced and expressed in early Christian
communities. The book begins by exploring the many meanings of the
word "spirituality," then leads readers through the Bible-from
Genesis to Revelation-to develop a biblically based spirituality
that can serve as a compass in the challenges of life. Updated to
reference the latest scholarship, this book helps make the Bible
more accessible and shows how it can be relevant to life today. The
book stresses the spiritual dimension of biblical figures' search
for God and shows how their insights about God-from successes to
dead ends-can reflect our contemporary searching and struggles.
Biblical Foundations of Spirituality reveals the spiritual wisdom
of the Bible, connecting it with everyday life and spirituality.
With a chronology, reflection questions, a glossary, and updated
notes and bibliography, as well as two new chapters, the second
edition of Biblical Foundations of Spirituality is ideal for
classroom, parish, or individual reading.
Biblical Foundations of Spirituality invites readers to "touch a
finger to the flame" of the Bible by offering guidance on what,
how, and why to read Scripture as a source of spiritual
nourishment. The second edition builds on Barbara Bowe's acclaimed
book with two new chapters by Laurie Brink and John R. Barker
introducing key theological concepts and exploring how biblical
spirituality was first experienced and expressed in early Christian
communities. The book begins by exploring the many meanings of the
word "spirituality," then leads readers through the Bible-from
Genesis to Revelation-to develop a biblically based spirituality
that can serve as a compass in the challenges of life. Updated to
reference the latest scholarship, this book helps make the Bible
more accessible and shows how it can be relevant to life today. The
book stresses the spiritual dimension of biblical figures' search
for God and shows how their insights about God-from successes to
dead ends-can reflect our contemporary searching and struggles.
Biblical Foundations of Spirituality reveals the spiritual wisdom
of the Bible, connecting it with everyday life and spirituality.
With a chronology, reflection questions, a glossary, and updated
notes and bibliography, as well as two new chapters, the second
edition of Biblical Foundations of Spirituality is ideal for
classroom, parish, or individual reading.
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