"A hard saying" : the Gospel and culture / Francis J. Moloney.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Moloney, Francis J. (Francis James), 1940-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bible. New Testament--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bible.

Bible. New Testament.

Bible. Gospels--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bible. Gospels.

Christianity and culture.

Physical Description:

xiv, 297 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Collegeville, Minn. : Liturgical Press, [2001]

Summary:

"A Hard Saying": The Gospel and Culture examines how the Christian Churches inevitably domesticate the message of the Gospel as they shape their own cultures and how the Gospel always acts as a "thorn in the side" to such domestication. Studies of the gospel message on women, discipleship, marriage and celibacy, literary criticism, the Eucharist, health care, resurrection, and the Spirit, allow the living voice of the Gospel to be heard.

Contents:

Part 1 The Synoptic Gospels

1. Jesus and Women 3

2. Matthew 19:3-12 and Celibacy: A Redactional and Form-Critical Study 35

3. The Vocation of the Disciples in the Gospel of Mark 53

4. Narrative Criticism of the Gospels 85

Part 2 The Gospel of John

5. When Is John Talking about Sacraments? 109

6. John 18:15-27: A Johannine View of the Church 131

7. The Gospel of John: A Story of Two Paracletes 149

8. "God so loved the world." The Jesus of John's Gospel 167

Part 3 The New Testament and Contemporary Culture

9. Jesus Christ: The Question to Cultures 183

10. The Eucharist as Jesus' Presence to the Broken 211

11. Life, Healing, and the Bible: A Christian Challenge 237

12. Adventure with Nicodemus: An Exercise in Hermeneutics 259.

Notes:

"A Michael Glazier book."

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

0814659535

OCLC:

45029151