Word of the Lord : Problems in Liturgy's Use of Scripture

by POWER DAVID N.

• ISBN13: 9781570753978
• ISBN10: 1570753970
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-11-01
• Publisher: Orbis Books

Summary

Takes the reader to the heart of the question, "How is the Bible to be interpreted in the liturgy in the new millennium?"

Table of Contents

Preface	vii
Part One READING THE SCRIPTURES IN THE LITURGY
The Word of the Lord	3	(16)
The Word of the Lord	5	(4)
The Church's Hearing of the Word	9	(5)
Open to the Word	14	(3)
Conclusion	17	(2)
Life of a Text	19	(28)
The Liturgical Transmission of Biblical Texts	20	(16)
Transmission and Social Setting	36	(8)
Summary Plan of the Life of a Text	44	(3)
What Is Written, Is Written	47	(28)
Validating a Reading	48	(4)
Hearers of the Word	52	(2)
Texts Revisited: The Paschal Vigil	54	(13)
Ethical Validation	67	(7)
Conclusion	74	(1)
Echoes of the Word at the Cusp of the Millennium	75	(28)
Life-Reflection	77	(3)
Text and Life-Interest	80	(5)
Response in Context	85	(8)
Response in the Light of Cultural Heritage	93	(6)
Conclusion	99	(4)
Part Two OF SCRIPTURES, PRAYERS, AND ROOT METAPHORS
Memorial, Memory, and Biblical Imagery	103	(28)
Some Liturgical Examples	104	(3)
Breakdown of the Scriptual Paradigm of Sacrifice	107	(2)
Unwholesome Memories Made Whole?	109	(10)
The Roman Liturgy Revisited	119	(10)
Conclusion	129	(2)
A Liturgy Nourished from Gospel Roots	131	(32)
The Pasch of Christ and of the Christian	133	(2)
Lutheran Liturgy	135	(5)
Book of Common Worship	140	(3)
The Root Metaphor of Kenosis	143	(10)
The Paschal Vigil Revisited	153	(7)
Conclusion	160	(3)
Index	163