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Jesus
of Nazareth
Holy Week: From the Entrance Into Jerusalem To The Resurrection
ISBN:
9781586175009
Author: Pope Benedict XVI
Length: 384 pages
Edition: Hardcover
Code: JN2-H
Price: $24.95
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For
Christians, Jesus of Nazareth is the Son of God, who died for the sins of the
world, and who rose from the dead in triumph over sin and death. For non-Christians,
he is almost anything else--a myth, a political revolutionary, a prophet whose
teaching was misunderstood or distorted by his followers.
Jesus of Nazareth is the Son of God, and no myth, revolutionary, or misunderstood
prophet, insists Benedict XVI. He thinks that the best of historical scholarship,
while it can't "prove" Jesus is the Son of God, certainly doesn't
disprove it. Indeed, Benedict maintains that the evidence, fairly considered,
brings us face-to-face with the challenge of Jesus--a real man who taught and
acted in ways that were tantamount to claims of divine authority, claims not
easily dismissed as lunacy or deception.
Benedict XVI presents this challenge in his new book, Jesus of Nazareth: Holy
Week: From the Entrance into Jerusalem to the Resurrection, the sequel volume
to Jesus of Nazareth: From the Baptism in the Jordan to the Transfiguration.
Why was Jesus rejected by the religious leaders of his day? Who was responsible
for his death? Did he establish a Church to carry on his work? How did Jesus
view his suffering and death? How should we? And, most importantly, did Jesus
really rise from the dead and what does his resurrection mean? The story of
Jesus raises many crucial questions.
Benedict brings to his study the vast learning of a brilliant scholar, the passionate
searching of a great mind, and the deep compassion of a pastor's heart. In the
end, he dares readers to grapple with the meaning of Jesus' life, teaching,
death, and resurrection.
"Only in this second volume do we encounter the decisive sayings and events
of Jesus' life . . . I hope that I have been granted an insight into the figure
of Our Lord that can be helpful to all readers who seek to encounter Jesus and
to believe in Him."
-Pope Benedict XVI
"Working from Scripture, the Church Fathers and contemporary scholarship,
Benedict XVI deftly brings together the historical and theological dimensions
of the gospel portraits of Jesus. This is a splendid, penetrating study of the
central figure of Christian faith; a learned and spiritual illumination not
only of who Jesus was, but who he is for us today."
+Charles J. Chaput, O.F.M. Cap., Archbishop of Denver
"What better guide could you find than Benedict XVI to lead you on the
bracing adventure of exploring the historical Jesus and discovering, under the
tutelage of this most sage successor to Peter, the inner meaning of Jesus‘
death and resurrection. Faith and reasonare the two wings Benedict XVI takes
up to lead us to astonishingly fresh spiritual perspectives and dizzying heights.
This book often takes ones breath away, while infusing in the reader the God-breathed
Word, which is the Gospel."
- Tim Gray, Ph.D., President , Augustine Institute
"As is his first volume of Jesus of Nazareth, so, once again, in his second
volume Pope Benedict XVI has authored a marvelous book, this time on the passion,
death and resurrection of Jesus. What makes this study so attractive is the
depth of its biblical insight, its attention to historical issues, its keen
theological acumen, and its lucid and precise expression. Moreover, as with
the first volume, it is written in a serene and prayerful manner - a serenity
and a prayerfulness that is conveyed to the heart and mind of the reader. This
book fulfills Pope Benedict's ardent desire - that it would "be helpful
to all readers who seek to encounter Jesus and to believe in him."
-Thomas G. Weinandy, O.F.M., Cap., Executive Director for the Secretariat for
Doctrine, United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
"On the Day of Pentecost, Peter sought to explain to the assembled multitude
what God had done through Jesus of Nazareth, crucified and risen. Peter's successor,
Benedict XVI, here undertakes the same urgent task, in fruitful dialogue with
the historical-critical biblical scholarship that dominates contemporary academic
study of Jesus. Charting the path of the new evangelization, Pope Benedict XVI
uncovers for us the living source of Peter's evangelizing mission: Jesus, in
whom God gives hope to the world."
-Matthew Levering, Ph.D., Co-Editor, Nova et Vetera, and Co-Director, Center
for Catholic-Evangelical Dialogue
"This theological masterpiece courageously confronts head-on two centuries
of historical exegesis and establishes a fresh way of reading the Gospels as
both biography and theology in a coherent way. The author explains, "I
set out to discover the real Jesus, on the basis of whom something like a Christology
from below would then become possible. The quest for the historical Jesus, as
conducted in mainstream critical exegesis in accordance with its hermeneutical
presuppositions, lacks sufficient content to exert any significant historical
impact. It is focused too much on the past for it to make possible a personal
relationship with Jesus."
Here we find a compelling model for the presentation of the life of holy rabbi,
Hillel or Aqiba, in the same context as we account for the life of Jesus."
- Jacob Neusner, Distinguished Service Professor of the History and Theology
of Judaism; Senior Fellow, Institute of Advanced Theology - Bard College
"In Jesus of Nazareth Pope Benedict reflects on the Gospel witness to Jesus
in a way that "can indeed lead to personal encounter" with Him. Just
as Jesus' redemptive mission is universal, these reflections include every category
of human being: for Jews, dialogue with the Old Testament; for Greeks (all seeking
to know life's meaning), dialogue with reason; for Scripture scholars, approbation
of truthful insights, and corrections to whatever obscures the apostolic witness
to Jesus. For all men and women of all times, especially our own, who Jesus
is and what He lived is set forth as entirely for them, for us. By leading the
reader to discover this for us, Peter's Successor continues the ministry of
strengthening the faith of the Church (Lk 22:32) so that all my come to "believe
that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing you may have life
in his name" (Jn 20:31)."
-Douglas G. Bushman, S.T.L., Director and Associate Professor, Institute for
Pastoral Theology Ave Maria University
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Light
Of The World
The Pope, The Church and The Signs Of The Times
ISBN:
9781586176068
Author: Peter Seewald, Pope Benedict XVI
More by this author...
Length: 256 pages
Edition: Hardcover
Code: LIWO-H
Price $21.95
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Foreword by George Weigel
Never
has a Pope, in a book-length interview, dealt so directly with such wide-ranging
and controversial issues as Pope Benedict XVI does in Light of the World. Taken
from a recent week-long series of interviews with veteran journalist Peter Seewald,
this book tackles head-on some of the greatest issues facing the world of our
time. Seewald poses such forthright questions to Pope Benedict as:
What caused the clergy sexual abuse in the Catholic Church?
Was
there a "cover up"?
Have you considered resigning?
Does affirming the goodness of the human body mean a plea for "better sex"?
Can there be a genuine dialogue with Islam?
Should the Church rethink Catholic teaching on priestly celibacy, women priests,
contraception, and same-sex relationships?
Holy Communion for divorced-and-remarried Catholics?
Is there a schism in the Catholic Church?
Should there be a Third Vatican Council?
Is there any hope for Christian unity?
Is Christianity the only truth?
Can the Pope really speak for Jesus Christ?
How can the Pope claim to be "infallible"?
Is there a "dictatorship of relativism" today?
Twice before these two men held wide-ranging discussions, which became the best-selling books Salt of the Earth and God and the World. Then, Seewald's discussion partner was Joseph Ratzinger, head of the Vatican's chief doctrinal office. Now, Joseph Ratzinger is Pope Benedict XVI, the spiritual leader of the world's over one billion Catholics. Though Seewald now interviews the Pope himself, the journalist "pulls no punches", posing some of the thorniest questions any Pope has had to address. Believers and unbelievers will be fascinated to hear Benedict's thoughtful, straightforward and thought-provoking replies. This is no stern preachment or ponderous theological tract, but a lively, fast-paced, challenging, even entertaining exchange.
About the Authors:
Peter Seewald is a veteran German journalist who has done two other internationally best-selling book length interviews with Joseph Ratzinger (now Benedict XVI): Salt of the Earth and God and the World. He is also the author of Benedict XVI : An Intimate Portrait, and the photo-biography, Pope Benedict XVI: Servant of the Truth.
Pope Benedict XVI is the spiritual leader of over one billion Catholics, and a highly regarded theologian and the author of dozens of best-selling spiritual and theological books, including Jesus of Nazareth, Introduction to Christianity, and Spirit of the Liturgy.
"The
extraordinary personal and professional chemistry of Peter Seewald and Joseph
Ratzinger has proven itself over the years in previous book-length interviews.
Light of the World is Seewald's latest conversation with the man who is now
Pope Benedict XVI -- and arguably the most compelling. The Benedict XVI who
emerges from these pages is a man of profound faith and intellect, combined
with disarming simplicity, and willing to engage any issue frankly and without
rancor. For anyone interested in the future of the Church, this book is ‘must'
reading."
+Charles J. Chaput, O.F.M. Cap., Archbishop of Denver
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