Fire of Mercy, Heart of the Word, Vol 2Ignatius Press, 1996 M01 1 - 800 pages To the unstudied eye, St. Matthew's gospel can seem a terse narrative, almost a historical document and not the tremendously spiritual (and doctrinal) storehouse that it is. In his second volume of meditations on Matthew (chapters 12-18), Erasmo Leiva shows Matthew's prose to be not terse so much as economical--astoundingly so given its depth. The lay reader can derive great profit from reading this. Each short meditation comments on a verse or two, pointing to some facet of the text not immediately apparent, but rich with meaning. |
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... incarnate Heart of the Word . It is by listening intently and untiringly to the human words spoken by Jesus and communicated to us by the Church in her Sacred Scriptures that we will have access to the living Word that he is . And ...
... incarnate . Most poignant , however , is the persistence of the love of Jesus ' disciples for him beyond his condemnation by Pilate and his death on the Cross . On this essential point Flavius Josephus happens merely to echo the 1We ...
... incarnate God is a Jew of first - century Palestine , born under the reign of Cæsar Augustus , emperor of Rome . This means that the one and only God has entered the world and taken on his person the real history of the world with all ...
... incarnate God can speak with truth , and we suddenly realize that everything between these two quotations - the promise and its everlasting fulfillment — is meant by Matthew to represent an unfolding of what it means for " God to be ...
... incarnate , the eternal Son and Wisdom of the Father in whom event and word , prayer and deed , are one . Christ Jesus is no mere brilliant teacher and itinerant prophet ; he is the divine Son made flesh , the person who , all at once ...
Contents
Picking Grain Unlawfully 1218 | 49 |
The Man with a Withered Hand 12914 | 64 |
Fulfilment of the Servant Prophecy 121521 | 83 |
Jesus and Beelzebul 122232 | 101 |
The Tree and Its Fruits 123337 | 123 |
The Sign of Jonah 123842 | 138 |
The Return of the Impure Spirit 124345 | 157 |
Jesus Mother and Brethren 124650 | 171 |
The Canaanite Woman 152128 | 425 |
Numerous Cures 152931 | 450 |
The Feeding of the Four Thousand 153239 | 469 |
Signs of the Messiah 1614 | 486 |
Negative Examples Pharisees and Sadducees 16512 | 497 |
Peters Profession of Faith and Commission 161320 | 508 |
First Announcement of the Passion 162123 | 532 |
Necessity of the Cross 162428 | 541 |
153 Overview | 185 |
The Parable of the Sower 1319 | 187 |
The Reason for Parables 131017 | 196 |
Explanation of the Parable of the Sower 131823 | 215 |
2430 | 236 |
FILLED THE COSMOS Parable of the Tiny Mustard Seed | 237 |
Parable of the Leaven 1333 | 252 |
Teaching in Parables 133435 | 258 |
Explanation of the Parable of the Weeds 133643 | 265 |
Parables of the Treasure the Pearl and the Net 134450 | 292 |
Conclusion Treasures Old and New 135153 | 321 |
Jesus Rejection by His Townsfolk 135458 | 331 |
Martyrdom of John the Baptist 14112 | 348 |
The Feeding of the Five Thousand 141323 | 356 |
Jesus Walks on the Lake 142433 | 370 |
Healings at Gennesaret 143436 | 392 |
The Pharisees Traditions and the Law of God 15120 | 401 |
Jesus Transfiguration 1718 | 549 |
The Coming of Elijah 17913 | 565 |
Healing of the Boy with a Demon and Second Announcement of the Passion 171423 | 574 |
Paying the Temple Tax 172427 | 590 |
Sermon on the Church 18135 | 602 |
Christs Little Ones 1815 | 603 |
The Gravity of Scandal 18610 | 615 |
Parable of the Lost Sheep 181214 | 622 |
The Brother Who Sins 181520 | 629 |
The Parable of the Unforgiving Servant 182135 | 642 |
APPENDICES | 657 |
ON TRANSLITERATING GREEK | 659 |
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LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS | 667 |