The Bible
and
Reconciliation
Confession, Repentance, and Restoration
James B. Prothro
SERIES EDITORS |
Timothy C. Gray
John Sehorn
ALSO IN THE SERIES
The Bible and Baptism: The Fountain of Salvation
Isaac Augustine Morales, OP
The Bible and the Priesthood: Priestly Participation in the One Sacrifice for Sins
Anthony Giambrone, OP
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of the scriptures we might have hope.
Series Page ii
Title Page iii
Copyright Page iv
Dedication v
List of Sidebars ix
Series Preface xi
Acknowledgments xv
Abbreviations xvii
1. Confession and Reconciliation: An Encounter with Divine Mercy 1
2. Sin, Mercy, and Promise: Foundations in Genesis 1–11 23
3. Mercy, Penalty, and Mediation: The Patriarchs and the Exodus 36
4. Rebuke and Promise for Israel: Kings and Prophets 57
5. Confession, Restoration, and Penance: Psalms and Sages 74
6. Confessing in Hope, Awaiting the Messiah 94...
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About The Bible and Reconciliation: Confession, Repentance, and RestorationThis addition to 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. James Prothro offers a biblical theology of the sacrament of reconciliation—the restoration of the sinner through forgiveness and repentance. Prothro fleshes out the patterns in which God’s people in the Old and New Testaments approach the merciful God, confess, and are forgiven and called to reengage their relationship with God by growing in faith and love through God’s ministry of grace. Series editors are Timothy C. Gray and John Sehorn. Gray and Sehorn teach at the Augustine Institute Graduate School of Theology, which prepares students for Christian mission through on-campus and distanceeducation programs. Gray is also president of the Augustine Institute. |
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