Pope Benedict XVI’s second volume of his book Jesus of Nazareth is expected to challenge modern biblical scholarship and provoke readers into thinking more profoundly about Jesus.
That’s according to the president of Ignatius Press, the book’s appointed English-language publisher.
Mark Brumley told the Register July 30 that he expects the second volume, which will reflect on the passion, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, to provoke “a great conversation about modern biblical scholarship” not only within the Church, but also between Catholics and Protestants and Christians and Jews. “The Pope’s objective is to get people to think more deeply about Jesus,” he said. ...
Ignatius Press said it is planning several activities leading up to the book’s release aimed at fomenting discussions over the themes it addresses. “We really want to have this broader discussion, so we’re going to be working with Protestants, exploring this issue of biblical scholarship and the questions that it raises with respect to Gospel presentations of Jesus,” Brumley told the Register. “We’re excited about launching the book simultaneously, and we’re excited about the impact it will have on wider culture.”Ignatius will also be releasing a study guide to broaden these discussions, thereby offering parish groups, students and seminarians a springboard to talk about the issues raised in the book. Brumley said he expects to see “very sophisticated” discussions on a subject made “very accessible.”
Read the entire piece, "Jesus of Nazareth, Vol. 2".
Here is information about the first volume of Jesus of Nazareth (vol. 1) and the Jesus of Nazareth Study Guide:
Jesus of Nazareth: From the Baptism in the Jordan to the Transfiguration (paperback edition, with a new index)
Pope Benedict XVI
• Jesus of Nazareth Study Guide
In this bold, momentous work, Joseph Ratzinger--in his first book
written since he became Pope--seeks to salvage the person of Jesus from
recent "popular" depictions and to restore Jesus' true identity
as discovered in the Gospels. Through his brilliance as a theologian and
his personal conviction as a believer, the Pope shares a rich,
compelling, flesh-and-blood portrait of Jesus and invites us to
encounter, face-to-face, the central figure of the Christian faith.
From Jesus of Nazareth: "the great question that will be with us
throughout this entire book: What did Jesus actually bring, if not world
peace, universal prosperity, and a better world? What
has he brought? The answer is very simple: God. He has brought God! He
has brought the God who formerly unveiled his countenance gradually
first to Abraham, then to Moses and the Prophets, and then in
the Wisdom Literature--the God who revealed his face only in Israel,
even though he was also honored among the pagans in various shadowy
guises. It is this God, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, the
true God, whom he has brought to the peoples of the earth.
"He has brought God, and now we know his face, now we can call upon him.
Now we know the path that we human beings have to take in this world.
Jesus has brought God and with
God the truth about where we are going and where we come from: faith,
hope, and love." Continue reading...
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