Jesus of Nazareth : Holy Week: from the Entrance into Jerusalem to the Resurrection

by Benedict XVI, Pope Emeritus

• ISBN13: 9781586175009
• ISBN10: 1586175009
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2011-03-10
• Publisher: Ignatius Press

Summary

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: From His Transfiguration Through His Death and 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 these and other 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. Jesus of Nazareth: From His Transfiguration Through His Death and Resurrection challenges both believers and unbelievers to decide who Jesus of Nazareth is and what he means for them.

Author Biography

Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI (Joseph Ratzinger) is widely recognized as one of the most brilliant theologians and spiritual leaders of our age. As Pope he authored the best-selling Jesus of Nazareth; and prior to his pontificate, he wrote many influential books that continue to remain important for the contemporary Church, such as Introduction to Christianity and The Spirit of the Liturgy.

Table of Contents

Abbreviations	p. ix
Publisher's Note	p. xi
Foreword	p. xiii
The Entrance into Jerusalem and the Cleansing of the Temple	p. 1
The Entrance into Jerusalem	p. 1
The Cleansing of the Temple	p. 11
Jesus' Eschatological Discourse	p. 24
The End of the Temple	p. 28
The Times of the Gentiles	p. 41
Prophecy and Apocalyptic in the Eschatological Discourse	p. 45
The Washing of the Feet	p. 53
The hour of Jesus	p. 54
ôYou are cleanö	p. 57
Sacramentum and exemplum-gift and task: The ônew commandmentö	p. 61
The mystery of the betrayer	p. 65
Two conversations with Peter	p. 69
Washing of feet and confession of sin	p. 72
Jesus' High-Priestly Prayer	p. 76
The Jewish Feast of Atonement as Biblical Background to the High-Priestly Prayer	p. 77
Four Major Themes of the Prayer	p. 82
ôThis is eternal life …ö	p. 82
ôSanctify them in the truth …ö	p. 85
ôI have made your name known to them …ö	p. 90
ôThat they may all be one …ö	p. 93
The Last Supper	p. 103
The Dating of the Last Supper	p. 106
The Institution of the Eucharist	p. 115
The Theology of the Words of Institution	p. 125
From the Last Supper to the Sunday Morning Eucharist	p. 138
Gethsemane	p. 145
On the Way to the Mount of Olives	p. 145
The Prayer of Jesus	p. 152
Jesus' Will and the Will of the Father	p. 157
Jesus' Prayer on the Mount of Olives in the Letter to the Hebrews	p. 162
The Trial of Jesus	p. 167
Preliminary Discussion in the Sanhedrin	p. 167
Jesus before the Sanhedrin	p. 175
Jesus before Pilate	p. 183
Crucifixion and Burial of Jesus	p. 202
Preliminary Reflection: Word and Event in the Passion Narrative	p. 202
Jesus on the Cross	p. 206
The first of Jesus' words from the Cross: ôFather, forgive themö	p. 206
Jesus is mocked	p. 208
Jesus' cry of abandonment	p. 213
The casting of lots for Jesus' garments	p. 216
ôI thirstö	p. 217
The women at the foot of the Cross-the Mother of Jesus	p. 219
Jesus dies on the Cross	p. 223
Jesus' burial	p. 226
Jesus' Death as Reconciliation (Atonement) and Salvation	p. 229
Jesus' Resurrection from the Dead	p. 241
What Is the Resurrection of Jesus?	p. 241
The Two Different Types of Resurrection Testimony	p. 248
The Confessional Tradition	p. 248
Jesus' death	p. 251
The question of the empty tomb	p. 253
The third day	p. 257
The witnesses	p. 259
The Narrative Tradition	p. 260
Jesus' appearances to Paul	p. 263
The appearances of Jesus in the Gospels	p. 265
Summary: The Nature of Jesus' Resurrection and Its Historical Significance	p. 272
Epilogue: He Ascended into Heaven-He Is Seated at the Right Hand of the Father, and He Will Cone Again in Glory	p. 278
Bibliography	p. 295
Glossary	p. 309
Index of Biblical References	p. 331
Index of Proper Names and Subjects	p. 341
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