Reading The Sacred Scriptures

Author : Stephen Westerholm,Martin Westerholm
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Page : 480 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2016-02-08
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781467445511

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Reading Sacred Scripture by Stephen Westerholm,Martin Westerholm Pdf

A rich display of the Christian tradition’s reading of Scripture Though well-known and oft-repeated, the advice to read the Bible “like any other book” fails to acknowledge that different books call for different kinds of reading. The voice of Scripture summons readers to hear and respond to its words as divine address. Not everyone chooses to read the Bible on those terms, but in Reading Sacred Scripture Stephen and Martin Westerholm (father and son) invite their readers to engage seriously with a dozen major Bible interpreters — ranging from the second century to the twentieth — who have been attentive to Scripture’s voice. After expertly setting forth pertinent background context in two initial chapters, the Westerholms devote a separate chapter to each interpreter, exploring how these key Christian thinkers each understood Scripture and how it should be read. Though differing widely in their approaches to the text and its interpretation, these twelve select interpreters all insisted that the Bible is like no other book and should be read accordingly.

Author : Michael Cameron
Publisher : LiturgyTrainingPublications
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2016-02-16
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781618331786

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Unfolding Sacred Scripture: How Catholics Read the Bible by Michael Cameron Pdf

Unfolding Sacred Scripture: How Catholics Read the Bible invites readers into the Catholic practice of reading Scripture. In the first part, the book introduces insights from the tradition, from its early days to its present teachings, showing what makes the Catholic approach distinct from other ways of reading the Bible. The author explains the Catholic understanding of the Bible as the revealed and sacred Word of God and discusses how Catholics set about interpreting the Bible. In the second part, he offers a guided tour through the major parts and essential themes of the Bible.

Author : Piotr Roszak,Jörgen Vijgen
Publisher : Brepols Publishers
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Bible
ISBN : 2503562272

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Reading Sacred Scripture with Thomas Aquinas by Piotr Roszak,Jörgen Vijgen Pdf

Thomas Aquinas is still most widely known for his works in systematic theology (Summa theologiae) and as a commentator of Aristotle. Recent decades, however, have seen a revived interest in Aquinas as a biblical scholar. The essays gathered in this volume explore the richness of his biblical commentaries by analyzing the hermeneutical tools employed in his reading of Scripture and investigating the contemporary relevance of his biblical exegesis. Its goal is to familiarize the contemporary reader with an indispensable dimension of his scholarly activity: as a master in Sacred Scripture (magister in sacra pagina) Aquinas taught theology as a form of speculative reading of the revealed Word of God and hence the reading of the various books of the Bible constituted the axis of his scriptural didactics. Altogether, the nineteen contributions in the volume offers an up-to-date analysis of Aquinas's contribution to medieval biblical exegesis and points to ways in which it can enrich contemporary debates on the relation between exegesis and systematic theology.

Author : Daniel L. Smith-Christopher,J. Patrick Mullen
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1594711712

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Sacred Scripture by Daniel L. Smith-Christopher,J. Patrick Mullen Pdf

(©2013) The Subcommittee on the Catechism, United States Catholic Bishops, has found that this catechetical high school text is in conformity with the Catechism of the Catholic Church and fulfills the requirements of Elective Course A of the Doctrinal Elements of a Curriculum Framework for the Development of the Catechetical Materials for Young People of High School Age.Sacred Scripture: A Catholic Study of God's Word presents the Bible to students as a living source of God's Revelation to us. It gathers the two covenants of Scripture and the seventy-two books of the Bible under the umbrella of Church teaching, which holds that in Sacred Scripture, "God speaks only one single Word, his one Utterance in whom he expresses himself completely" (CCC, 102).This introduction to the biblical texts is both a companion for prayerful study and a survey of the context, message, and authorship of each book. It also provides students with a plan for reading and studying the Bible in concert with the Holy Spirit and Church teaching.The text provides historical context for biblical literature and its analysis is mindful that Scripture must be read within the living Tradition of the Church; in so doing, the text examines the relationship between Scripture and the doctrines of the Catholic faith. While modern historical-critical scholarship is not ignored, the text is balanced by emphasis on the multiple senses of Scripture: literal, spiritual, allegorical, moral, and anagogical.

Author : Richard N. Soulen
Publisher : Westminster John Knox Press
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2010-02-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781611641790

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Sacred Scripture by Richard N. Soulen Pdf

How did the Bible's sixty-six books become sacred Scripture? How have they been understood and interpreted over the last two thousand years? What was it that led to our acceptance of the Bible as the true word of God? For two millennia, Christians have accepted the importance of the Bible as sacred Scripture, and for as many years they have struggled to comprehend its meaning. Over the centuries the church has expressed the centrality of Scripture in numerous ways, and Christians have studied and interpreted the Bible in a wide variety of faithful approaches. Understanding that process is critical to our ability--and our willingness--to accept the Bible as sacred and true. To that end, Richard Soulen leads us through the history of how Christian understandings of the Bible have changed and developed throughout history.

Author : Thomas Weinandy,Daniel A. Keating,John Yocum
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2005-10-20
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0567084841

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Aquinas on Scripture by Thomas Weinandy,Daniel A. Keating,John Yocum Pdf

This text evaluates the biblical commentaries of St Thomas Aquinas for the modern age with each commentary examined by an expert. Each chapter focuses on the two or three major themes of its particular commentary and also relates the themes of the commentaries to Aquinas' 'Summa Contra Gentiles' and especially to his 'Suma Theologica'.

Author : August Hermann Francke
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 1813
Category : Bible
ISBN : HARVARD:AH4E82

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A Guide to the Reading and Study of the Holy Scriptures by August Hermann Francke Pdf

Author : Pontifical Biblical Commission
Publisher : Liturgical Press
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2014-11-15
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780814649046

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The Inspiration and Truth of Sacred Scripture by Pontifical Biblical Commission Pdf

In his 2009 post-synodal apostolic exhortation Verbum Domini, Pope Benedict XVI pointed out that “theological reflection has always considered inspiration and truth as two key concepts for an ecclesial hermeneutic of the sacred Scriptures” and that there is today the need “for a fuller and more adequate study of these realities, in order to better respond to the need of interpreting the sacred texts in accordance with their nature.” The Inspiration and Truth of Sacred Scripture: The Word That Comes from God and Speaks of God for the Salvation of the World is the contribution of the Pontifical Biblical Commission toward a more adequate understanding of the concepts of inspiration and truth that respects both the nature of the Bible and its significance for the life of the Church. Drawing on a close reading of the Scriptures themselves, the document focuses on three main aspects:1. The inspiration of Sacred Scripture and the exploration of its divine provenance2. The truth of the Word of God, emphasizing the message about God and his project of salvation3. Challenges that arise from the Bible itself, on account of certain aspects that seem inconsistent with its quality of being the Word of God Reading this document, formally approved by Pope Francis, will strengthen the reader to receive the word of God—in the liturgical assembly and in every other place—in its theological, Christological, soteriological, and ecclesiological context in a way that corresponds ever more closely to this unique gift of God whereby God communicates his very self and invites us into communion with him.

Author : Thomas Nelson Incorporated,Thomas Nelson Publishers
Publisher : Thomas Nelson Publishers
Page : 412 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Bible
ISBN : 0840731868

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Every Catholic's Guide to the Sacred Scriptures by Thomas Nelson Incorporated,Thomas Nelson Publishers Pdf

Author : Fiachra Long,Siobhán Dowling Long
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2017-07-14
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781134792498

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Reading the Sacred Scriptures by Fiachra Long,Siobhán Dowling Long Pdf

Reading the Sacred Scriptures: From Oral Tradition to Written Documents and their Reception examines how the scriptures came to be written and how their authority has been constructed and reinforced over time. Highlighting the measures taken to safeguard the stability of oral accounts, this book demonstrates the care of religious communities to maintain with reverence their assembled parchments and scrolls. Written by leading experts in their fields, this collection chronicles the development of the scriptures from oral tradition to written documents and their reception. It features notable essays on the scriptures of Hinduism, Judaism, Buddhism, Zoroastrianism, Confucianism, Daoism, Christianity, Islam, Sikhism, Shinto, and Baha'i. This book will fascinate anyone interested in the belief systems of the featured religions. It offers an ideal starting point from which undergraduate and postgraduate religious studies students, teachers and lecturers can explore religious traditions from their historical beginnings.

Author : Pope Paul VI.
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 30 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 1965
Category : Religion
ISBN : PSU:000022603913

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Dogmatic Constitution on Divine Revelation by Pope Paul VI. Pdf

This document's purpose is to spell out the Church's understanding of the nature of revelation--the process whereby God communicates with human beings. It touches upon questions about Scripture, tradition, and the teaching authority of the Church. The major concern of the document is to proclaim a Catholic understanding of the Bible as the "word of God." Key elements include: Trinitarian structure, roles of apostles and bishops, and biblical reading in a historical context.

Author : Michael Casey
Publisher : Liguori Publications
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0892438916

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Sacred Reading by Michael Casey Pdf

Casey offers fascinating insights into how the prayerful experience of lectio divina can be sustained and invigorated by the techniques of sacred reading--techniques distilled from the author's deep acquaintance with the Bible and the ancient books of Western spirituality.

Author : V. George Shillington
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 333 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2002-12-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780567145345

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Reading the Sacred Text by V. George Shillington Pdf

A comprehensive manual for anyone wishing to become competent in reading and understanding the Scriptures of the Judeo-Christian tradition. The chapters of this book introduce the reader to all aspects of biblical studies. They guide the reader through the maze, from 'Venturing In' to 'Negotiated Reading'. There are sections on, for example, considering the self-consciousness of the reader/interpreter, the interaction of the tradition with the text of Scripture through the ages, the various literary genres together with the principal forms within the larger biblical documents, ways of reading the text in the modern and post-modern periods, how the academic reading of Scripture and the church reading interact, the relation between competent reading of the sacred text and the preparation and delivery of the sermon, the place of dialogue in the interpretive process. The conclusion sums up the discussion throughout the book and focuses the issues for a competent reading of the Bible and related writings. Student-friendly features include, at the end of each chapter: --An Objective, summarizing the content and objective of the chapter 12-14 lead questions with act as in-depth study exercises--Full bibliography and suggestions for further reading

Author : James P. Byrd
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2017-09
Category : History
ISBN : 9780190697563

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Sacred Scripture, Sacred War by James P. Byrd Pdf

Winner of an Award of Merit in the Christianity Today Book Awards, History/Biography category On January 17, 1776, one week after Thomas Paine published his incendiary pamphlet Common Sense, Connecticut minister Samuel Sherwood preached an equally patriotic sermon. God Almighty, with all the powers of heaven, are on our side, Sherwood said, voicing a sacred justification for war that Americans would invoke repeatedly throughout the struggle for independence. In Sacred Scripture, Sacred War, James Byrd offers the first comprehensive analysis of how American revolutionaries defended their patriotic convictions through scripture. Byrd shows that the Bible was a key text of the American Revolution. Indeed, many colonists saw the Bible as primarily a book about war. They viewed God as not merely sanctioning violence but actively participating in combat, playing a decisive role on the battlefield. When war came, preachers and patriots alike turned to scripture not only for solace but for exhortations to fight. Such scripture helped amateur soldiers overcome their natural aversion to killing, conferred on those who died for the Revolution the halo of martyrdom, and gave Americans a sense of the divine providence of their cause. Many histories of the Revolution have noted the connection between religion and war, but Sacred Scripture, Sacred War is the first to provide a detailed analysis of specific biblical texts and how they were used, especially in making the patriotic case for war. Combing through more than 500 wartime sources, which include more than 17,000 biblical citations, Byrd shows precisely how the Bible shaped American war, and how war in turn shaped Americans' view of the Bible. Brilliantly researched and cogently argued, Sacred Scripture, Sacred War sheds new light on the American Revolution.

Author : Thomas Merton
Publisher : Liturgical Press
Page : 98 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0814604080

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Opening the Bible by Thomas Merton Pdf

This book is to consider some of the special ques-tions and problems which surround the Bible itself--a book for which all blurbs are impossible.