The Beatitudes Through the Ages - Couverture souple

Eklund, Rebekah

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 080288492X ISBN 13 : 9780802884923

Editeur : William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2025

Synopsis

The Beatitudes are among the most influential teachings in human history. For two millennia, they have appeared in poetry and politics, and in the thought of mystics and activists, as Christians and others have reflected on their meaning and shaped their lives according to the Beatitudes' wisdom.

But what does it mean to be hungry, or meek, or pure in heart? Is poverty a material condition or a spiritual one? And what does being blessed entail?

In this book, Rebekah Eklund explores how the Beatitudes have affected readers across differing eras and contexts. From Matthew and Luke in the first century, to Martin Luther King Jr. and Billy Graham in the twentieth, Eklund considers how men and women have understood and applied the Beatitudes to their own lives through the ages. Reading in the company of past readers helps us see how rich and multifaceted the Beatitudes truly are, illuminating what they might mean for us today.

A propos du livre

À propos des auteurs

Rebekah Eklund is professor of theology at Loyola University Maryland, where she teaches Scripture, theology, and ethics. She is the author of The Beatitudes through the Ages and Jesus Wept: The Significance of Jesus' Laments in the New Testament; she is also coauthor, with Samuel Wells and Ben Quash, of the second edition of Introducing Christian Ethics.

Dale C. Allison Jr. is the Richard J. Dearborn Professor of New Testament Studies at Princeton Theological Seminary. His academic research focuses on the historical Jesus, the Gospel of Matthew, Second Temple Judaism, and the history of the interpretation and application of biblical texts. His numerous books include Interpreting Jesus, His numerous books include Constructing Jesus: Memory, Imagination, and History, The Historical Christ and the Theological Jesus, Encountering Mystery: Religious Experience in a Secular Age, and Interpreting Jesus.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
• Date d'édition: 2025
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 080288492X
• ISBN 13: 9780802884923
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 368
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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