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This is a great set of essays by some very learned and reader friendly Theologians and Scientists. Though the subject is a very weighty and complex one, the essays are understandable, to the average person for the most part. They take the Christian claim of Resurrection seriously, and try to understand it from a perspective of a culture shaped by Science.
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Have you ever considered whether the resurrection of Jesus really happened? Rabbi Pinchas Lapide, a devout Orthodox Jewish man has not only thought about it, he sets out in this book to prove it. When an Orthodox rabbi says Jesus rose from the dead, you can expect some interesting discussion. The book does not disappoint. Lapide looks at the resurrection with Jewish eyes. Resurrection, he says, is a Jewish concept in the first place.
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The Shroud of Turin, which some claim to be the burial cloth of Jesus, has been surrounded in controversy, which this book is unlikely to settle. It will, however, provide an extensive, though not necessarily balanced, introduction to issues surrounding the Shroud. Attorney Antonacci reviews previous scientific investigations of the Shroud, examines the image embedded in it, and investigates theories that the image was produced by painting. He looks at archaeological artifacts and reviews scientific challenges to the issue of carbon dating. Antonacci concludes that Jesus emitted a kind of radiation "[that] did not harm [his] body or immediately affect his clothes. Interestingly, those are the same types of features that scientists have independently concluded could be the principal causes of the formation of all the unique features found on the body images and blood marks on the Shroud." Even if the Shroud is from the first century, it seems a bit of a jump to this reviewer that it actually draped Jesus. Nevertheless, patrons interested in this topic will find the book a very useful, interesting, and detailed presentation, and on that basis it is recommended.DDavid Bourquin, California State Univ., San Bernardino
Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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For much of Christian history the church has given no place to Holy Saturday in its liturgy or worship. Yet the space dividing Calvary and the Garden may be the best from which to reflect on the meaning of Christ's death and resurrection. This superb work by the late Alan Lewis develops on a grand scale and in great detail a theology of Holy Saturday.
The first comprehensive theology of Holy Saturday ever written, this book shows that at the center of the biblical story and the church's creed is a three-day narrative. Lewis explores the meaning of Holy Saturday—the restless day of burial and waiting—from the perspective of narrative, doctrine, and ethics. Along the way he visits as many spiritual themes as possible in order to demonstrate the range of topics that take on fresh meaning when viewed from the vantage point of Holy Saturday.
While writing this book Lewis experienced his own Holy Saturday in suffering from and finally succumbing to cancer. As a result his theology is uniquely moving and deeply rooted in Christian experience.
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This unique, richly illustrated, full-color book is an adaptation of the traditional Stations of the Cross encompassing scripture, reflection, poetry, prayer and illustration. Using a variety of media, the the book leads readers into an experience of the profound and transforming joy found in the risen Lord. The meditations help to redress the balance between Lent and Easter and to recapture for the Church something of the energy and grace experienced by the apostles. The 14 full-color illustrations are reproductions of some of the best-known and beloved works of art from the great masters. Here is an exquisite book for devotees of art, spirituality and beautiful books. It makes a wonderful present for the Easter season or for any occasion and is sure to be warmly received.
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