Scripture Matters: Essays on Reading the Bible from the Heart of the ChurchPopular author and scholar Dr. Scott Hahn has released a collection of essays on the study and interpretation of Scripture from a Catholic perspective. Aptly titled Scripture Matters: Essays on Reading the Bible from the Heart of the Church, Dr. Hahn takes a penetrating look into the depths of Scripture, showing the reader how to uncover its many layers of meaning and inspiration. Scripture Matters serves both as an instructional guide to reading the Bible and as a delightful meditation on the grandeur of God's Word. Dr. Hahn effectively illustrates his discussion with the writings of Saint Thomas Aquinas, Saint Josemaría Escrivá, Cardinal Ratzinger, and other exemplary scholars of Scripture who truly speak "from the heart of the Church." |
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... ancient Israel were foreshadowings of the one sacrifice of Jesus Christ and its re-presentation in the liturgy: “And the offering of fine flour . . . which was prescribed to be presented on behalf of those purified from leprosy, was a ...
... ancient Israel were foreshadowings of the one sacrifice of Jesus Christ and its re-presentation in the liturgy: “And the offering of fine flour . . . which was prescribed to be presented on behalf of those purified from leprosy, was a ...
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... ancient tradition, one can distinguish between two senses of Scripture: the literal and the spiritual, the latter being subdivided into the allegorical, moral, and anagogi- cal senses. The profound concordance of the four senses ...
... ancient tradition, one can distinguish between two senses of Scripture: the literal and the spiritual, the latter being subdivided into the allegorical, moral, and anagogi- cal senses. The profound concordance of the four senses ...
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... ancient tradition of the Church, these four senses make up the integral meaning of Scripture. The literal sense focuses on the Bible's historical events. Discerning the literal sense demands the intensive use of the scholar's reason ...
... ancient tradition of the Church, these four senses make up the integral meaning of Scripture. The literal sense focuses on the Bible's historical events. Discerning the literal sense demands the intensive use of the scholar's reason ...
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... ancient Church. The excesses of Alexandria, on the other hand, tended toward the gnostic heresy, overly spiritualizing the biblical texts, even to the denial of their literal-historical meaning. In the later patristic period, Church ...
... ancient Church. The excesses of Alexandria, on the other hand, tended toward the gnostic heresy, overly spiritualizing the biblical texts, even to the denial of their literal-historical meaning. In the later patristic period, Church ...
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... ancient times had to be thought of as hyperbole . . . must now be taken literally,” particularly since “[t]he paschal event, the death and Resurrection of Jesus, has established a radically new historical context, which sheds fresh ...
... ancient times had to be thought of as hyperbole . . . must now be taken literally,” particularly since “[t]he paschal event, the death and Resurrection of Jesus, has established a radically new historical context, which sheds fresh ...
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