Spirit & Life: Essays on Interpreting the Bible in Ordinary Time

Scott Hahn

Jan 2009 · Emmaus Road Publishing

About this ebook

The Bible and the liturgy were made for one another. To read Scripture in the heart of the Church is to read it with Eucharistic eyes. It is here that we see the great juncture of love: written Word and Incarnate Word.

Spirit and Life: Interpreting the Bible in Ordinary Time provides the reader with a greater appreciation of the Living Word. In nine informative and engaging essays, Dr. Scott Hahn draws readers' attention to central themes in Scripture, which make sense when read in the " natural and supernatural habitat" of the liturgy.

Topics include:

• Scripture as God's symphony
• Pope Benedict's Scripture-based teaching on the person and prayer of Jesus
• The connection of Scripture, liturgy, and the Church
• The "liturgical sense" of God's Word
• The theme of fulfillment in Matthew's Gospel
• Church authority within a scriptural context
• A biblical approach to the "Pentecostal" phenomena
• A paradox? Christ as Majestic Judge vs. Christ as the Lamb

Hahn convincingly demonstrates that Scripture is not a dead letter, but rather a great, living gift from God.

Ratings and reviews

Beautifully explained. It has given me the desire to re-read it and then by the full text

About the author

Scott Hahn, an internationally renowned Catholic lecturer & apologist, is a professor of theology at the Franciscan University of Steubenville. His books include "A Father Who Keeps His Promises", "Rome, Sweet Home", the best-selling story, coauthored with his wife, of their conversion to Catholicism, & most recently, "The Lamb's Supper". He lives in Steubenville, Ohio.