The Bible and Marriage: The Two Shall Become One Flesh

The Bible and Marriage: The Two Shall Become One Flesh

The Bible and Marriage: The Two Shall Become One Flesh

The Bible and Marriage: The Two Shall Become One Flesh

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Overview

The Catholic Biblical Theology of the Sacraments series provides readers with a deeper appreciation of God's gifts and call in the sacraments through a renewed encounter with God's Word.

In The Bible and Marriage, leading Catholic teacher and popular speaker John Bergsma offers a biblical theology of marriage rooted in the Old and New Testaments that will be interesting and informative to the church catholic. This book shows the biblical basis for the teaching that marriage is a sacrament. It provides lay teachers with background and depth on a topic taught frequently in the parish, making it suitable for classroom use and parish ministry.

Series editors Timothy C. Gray and John Sehorn teach at the Augustine Institute Graduate School of Theology. Gray is also president of the Augustine Institute.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781540961846
Publisher: Baker Publishing Group
Publication date: 09/24/2024
Series: A Catholic Biblical Theology of the Sacraments
Pages: 288
Sales rank: 734,410
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

John S. Bergsma (PhD, University of Notre Dame) is professor of theology at Franciscan University of Steubenville in Steubenville, Ohio, and serves as Vice President for Biblical Theology and Mission Effectiveness at the St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology. He speaks regularly on Catholic radio and at conferences and parishes nationally and internationally. Bergsma is the author of more than a dozen books on Scripture and Catholic faith, including Bible Basics for Catholics, Jesus and the Dead Sea Scrolls, and A Catholic Introduction to the Bible: Old Testament.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction
2. Male and Female He Created Them: Genesis 1-2
3. "They Knew They Were Naked": Genesis 3-11
4. "Say You Are My Sister": The Marriages of the Patriarchs (Gen. 12-50)
5. "That He May Make His Wife Happy": Marriage in the Mosaic Covenant
6. "That I May Grow Old with Her" (Tob. 8:7): Marriage in the Historical Books
7. "I Hate Divorce," Says the Lord: Marriage in the Prophets
8. "Rejoice in the Wife of Your Youth": Marriage in the Wisdom Literature
9. "Rejoicing at the Bridegroom's Voice": Christ as Bridegroom in the New Testament
10. "What God Has Joined Together": Teaching on Matrimony in the Gospels
11. "This Is a Great Mystery": Teaching on Matrimony in the Epistles
12. Conclusion: The Symphonic Witness of Scripture to the Dignity of Matrimony
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