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Gain immediate access to concise, accurate definitions of theological terms from “Abba” to “Zwinglianism,” written by two of today’s top Catholic theologians. In this third edition of A Concise Dictionary of Theology, Gerald O’Collins and Edward G. Farrugia identify 1,000 terms, providing necessary information about their origin, and their place in church history. This is not an edited work,...

10:29–37). The blind man’s plea to Jesus for mercy (Mark 10:47–48) has become part of Christian prayer life, especially in the East. One should aim at imitating the heavenly Father in one’s mercy, and, in turn, God will be merciful with those who exercise mercy (see Matt 6:12; 25:31–46; Luke 11:4). See Grace; Hesed; Jesus Prayer; Love. (Lat. “reward, recompense”). The goodness of some deed that entitles one to a reward. After Tertullian (ca. 160–ca. 220) introduced the term, medieval theologians
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