The Beatitudes through the ages
Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Foreword by Dale C. Allison Jr. -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Reception history: what is it and why do it? -- The limits and possibilities of "meaning" -- Historical context -- The wider context of Scripture -- The co...
| Summary: | Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Foreword by Dale C. Allison Jr. -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Reception history: what is it and why do it? -- The limits and possibilities of "meaning" -- Historical context -- The wider context of Scripture -- The contexts of our lives: our loves, our neighbors -- Premodern comfort with multiplicity -- Nuts and bolts: read me first -- 1. Meet the Beatitudes: Some Basic Questions -- Are Matthew's and Luke's Beatitudes the same, or different? -- Who are the Beatitudes for? -- Are the Beatitudes countercultural, or the highest form of human wisdom? -- Are the Beatitudes demands or descriptions? Reversals or rewards? -- How many beatitudes are there? -- When are they for? -- 2. The Tangled Skein of Our Lives: A Whirlwind Tour through History -- Early trajectories: steps and septenaries -- Personal spirituality and social justice -- What's the role of grace? -- 3. Drained of All Other Waters: The Poor in Spirit and the Poor -- Humility -- Crushed in spirit: the oppressed -- Resistance to blessing all poor -- Blessed are those who help the poor -- Woe to the rich! The dangers of wealth -- Inheriting the kingdom -- Conclusion -- 4. By Trials Furrowed: Those Who Mourn and Weep -- Weeping, mourning, and the prophet Isaiah -- Penitence: the sorrow of repentance -- Reformation transition: additions -- Eschatological mourning: grief over the fallen world -- They will be comforted / They will laugh -- 5. Yield Your Ground: The Meek -- Jesus as meek -- The meek as the poor in spirit -- Psalm 37 and Greek literature -- Submission to God (Psalm 37) -- tremble at my words (Isa 66:2) -- They shall inherit the earth -- Meekness and power -- 6. Our Daily Bread: The Hungry and Thirsty (for Justice) -- Actual hunger -- Longing for God-spiritual food. |
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| ISBN: | 146746127X |