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"That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon and touched with our hands, concerning the word of life -- the life was made manifest, and we saw it, and testify to it ...." I John 1:1-2 (RSV)

"After his resurrection the disciples saw the living Christ, whom they knew to have died, with the eyes of faith (oculata fide)." Thomas Aquinas, Summa Theologica, III, 55, 2 ad 1, as quoted in D. M. Stanley, Jesus in Gethsemane (New York, Paulist Press 1980).

Tuesday, March 5, 2013

Pope Benedict 16 - Study with Jewish Thinkers

The Temple in Jerusalem was the center of spiritual life for the people of God for centuries.  Benedict 16  in his book, Jesus of Nazareth Part 2 - Holy Week:  From the Entrance into Jerusalem to the Resurrection (Ignatius Press 2011)  has a fascinating discussion on the  challenge of creating a new spiritual life and the need to read the Bible "anew" after the destruction of the Temple in 70 A.D. Chapter 2, pages 28-34.   He says:  "Temple and sacrifice lie at the very heart of the Torah."  Page 32.    He calls for Jewish and Christian Bible readers to study this subject together: 

 "After centuries of antagonism, we now see it as our task to bring these two ways of rereading biblical texts -- the Christian way and the Jewish way -- into dialogue with one another, if we are to understand God's will and his word aright." 
Page 33. 

 Now that would be a Bible study that I would enjoy.
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