Chasing mystery : a Catholic Biblical theology / Carey Walsh.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Walsh, Carey, 1960-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

God--Biblical teaching.

God.

Bible--Theology.

Bible.

Theology.

Bible--Hermeneutics.

Hermeneutics.

Catholic Church--Doctrines.

Catholic Church.

Physical Description:

vi, 164 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Collegeville, Minn. : Liturgical Press, [2012]

Summary:

Why does God have to be so exasperatingly silent? Why can't we see him at least long enough to allay doubt? How does one grow deeper in love with God against the cultural currents of disdain and antagonism?

Chasing Mystery is an exploration into how the Bible negotiates the presence and absence of God in the hopes of forging a path in the modern situation where absences often seem more pressing than presences. Amid the prevailing skepticism and restlessness, says Walsh, we must relearn the skill of trust in reading Scripture. The aim is to experience God through holy writing.

Walsh offers a work in biblical theology that explores the liveliness of the God of the Bible. She insists that the pages of the Bible do not simply describe divine presence; they evoke it in the process of reading. Not all the time, certainly not predictably, but enough to warrant a trust. Her goal is to strengthen the heart's reading competency in order to facilitate our encounter with God. Book jacket.

Contents:

Chapter 1 Where Did God Go? 1

The Purpose of This Book 4

Biblical Theology 6

A Note on Absence 9

Methodological Perspectives 14

Deuteronomy's Choice 18

In the Beginning 20

Chapter 2 Mystery and Modernity 23

The Issue of Invisibility 23

Modernity's Worldview 25

The Numinous Mystery of the Divine 30

Incomprehensibility and Hiddenness of God 35

Chapter 3 Holy Text and Revelation 39

Access to the Bible 39

Jacob Wrestles with the Angel 42

Ask and Seek 43

Losing Jesus in the Temple 44

Wandering in the Desert 45

A Hermeneutics of Trust 49

Chapter 4 Torah and the Agility of Faith 57

Theophany 57

The Burning Bush 58

Mount Sinai 63

The Guidance of a Cloud 66

The Death of Moses 74

Chapter 5 Angels, Holy Sites, and Prophets 75

Angels 76

Holy Sites 78

Prophets 81

Chapter 6 The Problem with Omnipotence 85

The Contesting Theophanies of Wisdom 86

The Power Theophany of Job 87

Ecclesiastes' Search for the "Vanity of Vanities" 91

From Vanity to Vapor 93

Chapter 7 The Dilemma of Suffering 101

Job in Crisis 101

Theodicy in Christian Tradition 111

Varieties of Atheism 114

Faith after Desolation 120

Chapter 8 Jesus 123

God Made Visible 123

The Father's Silence 131

The Vanishing Jesus 133

The Road to Emmaus 138

Chapter 9 Real Presence 141

Remaining Present with God 141

Empirical Bias 143

Paradox of Faith 144

Real Presence 146.

Notes:

"A Michael Glazier book."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780814680698

0814680690

9780814680940

0814680941

OCLC:

793221297