Reading the Bible As God's Own Story

by Kurz, William S.

• ISBN13: 9781593251017
• ISBN10: 1593251017
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-05-01
• Publisher: Word Among Us Pr

Summary

How should Catholics read the Bible? Beyond the history and literature of the Bible, Catholics need to discover Gods own storyand his way of looking at the world. Noted Scripture scholar William Kurz draws from the writings of two church fathers, Sts. Irenaeus and Athanasius, to show how we can read the Bible as the story of Godwith the passion, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ as its climax. Like a good mystery novel, when we know how the story ends, we can read it again from the beginning in order to search for important clues that will help us see Gods plan for the world and how we fit into that plan. Kurz examines passages from both the Old and New Testament to demonstrate that, as we approach the Bible in faith, we bring new life and meaning to Scripture.

Author Biography

William S. Kurz, Sj, is a professor of New Testament at Marquette University

Table of Contents

Introduction: Why Read Scripture as God's Own Story	p. 7
Responding to the Mandates of Vatican II	p. 21
Developing a Theological Approach to Scripture	p. 45
Reading Scripture Theologically with St. Irenaeus	p. 69
Reading Scripture Theologically with St. Athanasius	p. 89
Reading Old Testament Passages Theologically	p. 105
Reading New Testament Passages Theologically	p. 131
A Conversation about the Future of Catholic Biblical Scholarship	p. 167
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