The essays in this volume aim to contribute to the newly developing academic subject of biblical spirituality. To Persevere In Love PDF Download Book Detail His theological reflection vivifies doctrine by seeking its roots in the words and actions of Jesus. Leiva uses linguistic analysis to aid the non-Greek reader with the literal meaning of the text numerous quotes from the Fathers and the liturgy of the church demonstrate the way the Tradition has lived and read the Word of God. He comments on the Greek text, demonstrating to the reader nuances in the text that defy translation into English without serious revision of the text. Leiva points to Matthew's gospel as being deeply ecclesial because it is first Christological. The goal of the book is to help the reader experience the heat of the divine heart/the light of the divine Word. The tone is very muchÊgustate et videte, quoniam suavis est DominusÊ-as it is 'friend, come up higher!'. Leiva's work is scholarly but eminently approachable by the non-technical reader. Each short meditation comments on a verse or two, pointing to some facet of the text not immediately apparent.

The lay reader can derive great profit from reading this. Erasmo Leiva here acts as our guide, showing Matthew's prose to be not terse so much as economical-astoundingly so given its depth. To the unstudied eye, Matthew's gospel can seem a terse narrative, almost a historical document and not the tremendously spiritual (and doctrinal) storehouse that it is. Taking an in-depth look at this complex man, his life, and the times that shaped him, Tucker's work appeals to history buffs as well as anyone interested in thoughtfully crafted American biographies.įire Of Mercy Heart Of The Word Vol 1 PDF Download Book Detail Tecumseh, already an accomplished warrior assumed the role of war chief to organize Indian nations into a confederation and then led the drive to preserve Indian lands and customs.Noted biographer GLENN TUCKER expands the scope of his earlier books by focusing exclusively on the intimate knowledge of his subject Tecumseh. When white settlers were pushing beyond into Indian territories as the state of Ohio joined the Union in 1803, angry Native Americans vowed to keep these settlers from taking more Indian land.

He came of age in an era of violence and cultural decay in which Indian tribes across the American continent expended their energy attempting to oust invading Europeans who were confiscating their land.

'The whites have driven us from the great salt water, forced us over the mountains.The way, the only way, to check and stop this evil is for all red men to unite in claiming a common equal right in the land.' -Tecumseh, quoted in Tecumseh: Vision of GloryThe legendary charismatic Indian chief Tecumseh was born nearly a decade before Columbus' discovery of the New World.

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