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Word and Image

The Hermeneutics of the Saint John's Bible

By: Michael Patella

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Word and Image

The Hermeneutics of the Saint John's Bible

By: Michael Patella

The story of the creation of The Saint Johns Biblethe first commissioned, handwritten Bible in five hundred years and the first Bible of this magnitude written in English using a contemporary translationhas been told elsewhere. In Word and Image, Fr. Michael Patella focuses not on how it was made but on how, now that it is finished, it can be read, viewed, and interpreted. Patella considers the centuries-long tradition of illuminated Bibles and also the fascinating ways this Bible reflects third-millennium concerns. He seeks to rekindle interest in sacred art by allowing The Saint John's Bible to teach its readers and viewers how to work with text and image. As an accomplished Scripture scholar, a monk of the abbey that commissioned the Bible, and the chair of the Committee on Illumination and Text that provided the vision to the artists who created it, Patella may be the only one who could write this book with such insight, expertise, and love.

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Saint John's Bible Books

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081469196X

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9780814691960

The Gospel According to Luke, Part Two

By: Michael F. Patella

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The Gospel According to Luke, Part Two

By: Michael F. Patella

The Gospel of Luke demonstrates the universal nature of Jesus’ mission. In Part Two of this study (Luke 12:1-24:53), readers travel with Jesus from the region of Galilee to the city of Jerusalem where Jesus will enter into his passion and resurrection. Luke’s focus on God’s faithfulness will encourage you to trust.

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Liturgical Press

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081466394X

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9780814663943

Lord of the Cosmos

Mithras, Paul, and the Gospel of Mark

By: Michael Patella, OSB

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Lord of the Cosmos

Mithras, Paul, and the Gospel of Mark

By: Michael Patella, OSB

In Lord of the Cosmos, Patella demonstrates the ways in which the Roman Imperial religion imbues Paul's letter and subsequently Mark's Gospel. Mark resonated in the imperial capital and beyond because of its inherent participationist theology, a theology probably augmented by Paul and possibly introduced by him. In his own writings, Paul draws from Mithraic vocabulary and symbolism. Mithraism itself functions within the cosmic framework outlined in Plato's Timaeus. Pauline theology, with its Mithraic overtones, coheres with the Markan theme of Christ's cosmic victory over Satan; Paul and Mark share a similar view of Christ's salvific act. With the Bartimaeus pericope (10:46-52), the Markan Gospel demonstrates that believers, by their call to discipleship, participate in that victory. This whole process is signaled by the baptism with its divine communication and actions of descent and ascent, a strong Pauline concept. Patella shows that the Markan presentation of Jesus' death, the climax of the narrative, brings the act of divine communication full circle. At the baptism, God communicates to creation, and with Jesus' cry from the cross, creation replies in despair. Jesus' death is not the end of the story, however. The women at the tomb realize this fact and are awestruck at its significance, which is the reason that they do not tell anyone what they have witnessed. The notice to meet Jesus in Galilee is an affirmation of the resurrection. By moving from the area of the dead, that is the tomb, to the land of the living, Galilee, Mark echoes the cosmic theology in Paul, which moves from life to death, and back to eternal life.

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Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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0567305074

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9780567305077

The Gospel According to Luke, Part One

By: Michael F. Patella

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The Gospel According to Luke, Part One

By: Michael F. Patella

The Gospel of Luke demonstrates the universal nature of Jesus’ mission and the compassion of God. Part One of this study includes Luke 1:1-11:54, taking the reader from the infancy narratives of John the Baptist and Jesus to their births and then to the Galilean ministry of Jesus. Commentary, study and reflection questions, prayer and access to recorded lectures are included. 6 sessions.

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Liturgical Press

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0814663931

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Word and Image

The Hermeneutics of the Saint John's Bible

By: Michael Patella

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The Gospel According To Luke

Volume 3

By: Michael F. Patella

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The Gospel According To Luke

Volume 3

By: Michael F. Patella

Luke continues to challenge our lives. Focusing on Jesus and his earthly ministry among the early church, Michael, F. Patella, OSB, opens the Gospel of Luke to the 21st-century reader. Patella presents literary, textual, and historical criticism in a readable manner to give readers a solid background for the Lukan Gospel. A brief introduction informs reader of Luke's literary technique, Luke as an evangelist, and other historical data. Chapters are "The Prologue (1:1-4)," "The Infancy Narrative (1:5-2:52)," "Preparation for the Public Ministry (3:1-4:13)," "The Ministry in Galilee (4:!4-9:50)," "The Journey to Jerusalem (9:51019:27)," "The Teaching Ministry in Jerusalem (19:28-21:38)," "The Passion (22:1-23:56)," "The Resurrection (24:1-53)." Also includes questions for discussion.

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Liturgical Press

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081464757X

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Angels and Demons

A Christian Primer of the Spiritual World

By: Michael Patella

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Angels and Demons

A Christian Primer of the Spiritual World

By: Michael Patella

The supernatural world is prominent in many of today's movies, television shows, novels, and the popular imagination. But some of what is presented as grounded in a Christian worldview is in fact far from that. In Angels and Demons, Michael Patella, OSB, offers an accessible and fascinating look at supernatural realities as they really are presented in the Bible and Christian tradition. Among the topics Patella explores with a valuable combination of pastoral wisdom and academic rigor are: the role of angels in the ministry of Jesus the apocalyptic battle in Revelation the occult, possession, and the work of Satan what angels are and what they're not the Last Judgment: how? when? Readers will appreciate Patella's level-headed appraisal of the views of the supernatural world in the various sections of the Bible. They will be engaged by his lucid account of "Who's Who in Hell." They will be both comforted and inspired by his foundational conviction that Christ has claimed creation for the forces of good, evil is on the run, and there is no chance of the tide ever turning the other way, evil actions and human suffering notwithstanding.

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Liturgical Press

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0814632777

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9780814632772

What Does the Bible Say About Good and Evil

By: Fr. Michael Patella

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What Does the Bible Say About Good and Evil

By: Fr. Michael Patella

The award-winning What Does the Bible Say…? Series continues with this thoughtful examination of Good and Evil. Renowned scholar Fr. Michael Patella, a monk of Saint John’s Abbey, skillfully examines Sacred Scripture, telling the story of the covenantal relationship the Lord God has established with humankind through the incarnation of the Word, Jesus Christ. The Lord’s self-revelation to the People of God has established and made visible the Kingdom in which we dwell, a Kingdom which encompasses our workaday world in which we must judge, evaluate, and decide any number of moral actions on any given day. In its eight chapters, What Does the Bible Say About Good and Evil? addresses sin, divine law, violence, discernment, social responsibility, suffering, and love. Weaving stories from contemporary life with the stories of the Bible, Patella engages profound questions of good and evil with sensitivity and an abiding awareness of the depths of God’s love and goodness.

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New City Press

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1565485556

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The Gospel According To Luke

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Angels and Demons

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What Does the Bible Say About Good and Evil

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