Reading the New Testament in the Church

Reading the New Testament in the ChurchInternationally respected scholar Francis Moloney offers a Catholic introduction to the New Testament that shows how to read it both faithfully and critically. The opening chapter and an epilogue directly address the theological requirements of, and historical challenges for, ecclesial reading. The remaining chapters give exemplary readings of the figure of Jesus and of the various divisions of the New Testament canon. Conceived as a resource for

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and it applies doctrine to Christian life and ministry

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The book concludes with a vision of the good life articulated in the form of a letter to his adult children

and integrates theological ethics with chapters on the Ten Commandments and the Lord's Prayer

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The final chapters introduce some of the methods used to study the Gospels