Goicoechea presents his third volume in a series on agape. In this book he shows in four ways how the agape of Jesus fulfills the ahava and hesed of the Hebrew Bible. First, he shows existentially how he learned and lived this for six years in a Benedictine Minor Seminary and then for three years in a Sulpician Major Seminary. Second, he demonstrates how ahava or our love for God and neighbor and hesed or God's love for us develop through the Hebrew Bible. Goicoechea argues that St. Matthew's Gospel explains the fulfilment of ahava and hesed with Jesus' agape. He concludes by drawing attention to how Levinas and Derrida, two Jewish postmodern philosophers, treat Jewish and Christian love.
Goicoechea presents his third volume in a series on agape. In this book he shows in four ways how the agape of Jesus fulfills the ahava and hesed of the Hebrew Bible. First, he shows existentially how he learned and lived this for six years in a Benedictine Minor Seminary and then for three years in a Sulpician Major Seminary. Second, he demonstrates how ahava or our love for God and neighbor and hesed or God's love for us develop through the Hebrew Bible. Goicoechea argues that St. Matthew's Gospel explains the fulfilment of ahava and hesed with Jesus' agape. He concludes by drawing attention to how Levinas and Derrida, two Jewish postmodern philosophers, treat Jewish and Christian love.
David L. Goicoechea presents his fourth volume in a series on agape. The book focuses on the complementarity of agape (Christian love) and bhakti (Hindu love). First, he shows how the Jesuit Spirituality at Loyola in Chicago and the Franciscan Spirituality at St. Francis in Joliet, Illinois, helped him to appreciate mystical love. Secondly, he shows how agape with all nine of its characteristics is central to the Gospel of Mark. Then, especially with the help of the work of Dr. Raj Singh, he shows how bhakti developed throughout the history of India. Finally, Goicoechea shows how Georges Bataille, especially with the help of St. John of the Cross, looks deeply into the Inner Experience of the Mystical Ways.
Goicoechea explains Nietzsche's thesis that the agapeic love of Jesus is humankind's highest affirmation, even for sinners like the author's father, Joe Goicoechea, who lived it out existentially. Already before the Q scholars, Nietzsche saw this love as the essence of the Sermon on the Mount and based his philosophy upon it. Throughout the Catholic tradition agape fulfilled the affection of Empedocles, the eros of Plato, the friendship of Aristotle, and the agape of Plotinus. While, as Anders Nygren shows, modernists protested such syntheses, now postmodernists once again let agape and the four loves contribute to one another.
Those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary; they will walk and not be faint. (Isaiah 40v31, NIV) You were created to be an eagle soaring with divine revelation, an athlete running races for God, and a pilgrim walking this earth on your way to a glorious future. This weekly devotional based on Isaiah 40v31explores what it means to be Gods eagle, athlete and pilgrim and interweaves with this theme the stories and testimonies of people with diverse backgrounds and from different countries. This book will inspire, encourage, exhort and teach you to view your circumstances and to live your life from a Biblical perspective. This is a fine collection of real peoples stories; their challenges, their successes and their failures, and ultimately their encounters with a gracious, powerful God who has an incredible plan for each one of us. Haide Sanchez intertwines the stories with scriptural insights and challenges in a masterful way. A serious weekly devotional that will inspire the reader to truly soar, run and walk with God. Marcus Mosey, Lancaster, England (Pastor, Christians Alive Church) This is a beautifully constructed book, with detailed and well-researched scriptural references. I believe it will be a blessing and an inspiration to the reader, and will be instrumental in bringing many closer to God. Mire Byrne, Dublin, Ireland (proof-reader and blog site moderator) This book is awesome, insightful and timely. It is one of the most interesting devotional books I have ever read especially because of the stories or testimonies of real people of our decade from a wide swathe of nations and Christian denominations. The one per week devotion is very helpful to busy people for reflection and personal application. Gayle Haffner, Michigan, USA (author of Hands With a Heart: The Personal Biography of Actress ZaSu Pitts c.2011, Biography First Place, International Book Awards)
Written in a variety of disciplines, these essays rethink canonical texts through Harry Fox's rubric, contributing to the understanding of historical and textual moments of embarrassment and embracement. Contributors include Yaakov Elman, Paul Heger, Tirzah Meacham, Yosef Tubi, and the late Chana Safrai, as well as many students, colleagues, and friends of Professor Fox.
This book can make you dramatically happier, wealthier, more prosperous and more successful. If you apply the teachings in this book to your life, you will have a happier life with more peace, love, and joy. The principles in this book have been taught by men like Jesus, Buddha, and Mohammad. This book can make a tremendous, dramatic difference in your life for the better. A huge difference in your everyday quality of life. A large part of this book / manuscript is available free on ‘www.hadar123.com.’ If you obey and live the teachings in this book, this book can be worth more to you than its weight in gold.
All of the extant authentic sayings and teachings of Yeshua remembered in the earliest oral Jesus traditions and collections compiled by his Jewish disciples A.D. 30-50 before they were rendered into Greek, misunderstood, and Christianized in the later Gospels. •Translated in terms of the original Hebrew/Aramaic vocabulary and idioms used by Yeshua •Explained in the context of Second Temple messianic haggadah, Merkabah, prophetic, and wisdom traditions •Organized and presented as a coherent body of exquisite spiritual teaching that was lost and forgotten in Christianity.
In this thoughtful exploration of a sensitive issue, Tom Horner considers all the references to homosexuality in the Bible--the stories of Sodom and Gibeah, David and Jonathan, Ruth and Naomi, and passages from Deuteronomy, Leviticus, Romans, I Corinthians, and I Timothy. He includes an important discussion of the words and actions of Christ in their biblical and historical context, to determine what conclusions can validly be inferred about Jesus and sexuality. This book contains suggestions for further reading and a complete list of biblical references to homosexuality. Teachers, students, and anyone open to reconsidering homosexuality in the light of the Scriptures will profit from this clearly written work.
