Synopses & Reviews
Spirit and Life: Interpreting the Bible in Ordinary Time is the newest book by well-known and respected scholar and author Scott Hahn. Published by Emmaus Road, these nine essays provide fresh insights into important biblical themes. Topics in this volume include: Scripture as God's symphony Pope Benedict's Scripture-based teaching on the person and prayer of Jesus The connection of Scripture, liturgy, and the Church The "liturgical sense" of God's Word The theme of fulfillment in Matthew's Gospel Church authority within a scriptural context A biblical approach to the "Pentecostal" phenomena A paradox? Christ as Majestic Judge vs. Christ as the Lamb Hahn shows that Scripture is not a dead letter but rather a great, living gift from God. Indeed, it is "spirit and life" to those who will unwrap and embrace it. Spirit and Life: Interpreting the Bible in Ordinary Time provides the reader with a greater appreciation of the Living Word.
Table of Contents
Spirit: The word of God as a symphony -- The person and prayer of Jesus: reflections on the Biblical Christology of Pope Benedict XVI -- The hermeneutic of faith: Pope Benedict XVI on scripture, liturgy, and church -- Scripture's liturgical sense -- Life: The cathedral: where heaven and earth meet -- Matthew: Gospel of fulfillment -- The times of the signs: toward a Biblical approach of 'Pentecostal' phenomena -- Christ in majesty, scary Jesus -- 'My words are spirit and life': teachings from the scriptural and eucharistic heart of Jesus.