Many Religions - One Covenant: Israel, the Church and the World - Softcover

Ratzinger, Joseph

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0898707536 ISBN 13: 9780898707533

Publisher: Ignatius Press, 1999

Synopsis

In Many Religions, One Covenant, Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger spans the deep divides in modern Catholic scholarship to present a compelling biblical theology, modern in its concerns yet classical in its breadth. It is his classical mastery, his ressourcement, that enables the Cardinal to build a bridge.

Cardinal Ratzinger seeks to deepen our understanding of the Bible's most fundamental principle. The covenant defines religion for Christians and Jews. We cannot discern God's design or his will if we do not meditate upon his covenant.

The covenant, then, is the principle that unites the New Testament with the Old, the Scriptures with Tradition, and each of the various branches of theology with all the others. The covenant does more than bridge the gaps between these elements; it fills in the gaps, so that biblical scholarship, dogmatic theology, and magesterial authority all stand on common ground -- solid ground.

About this title

About the Author:

Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger is the Prefect of the Vatican Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith.

About this edition

• Publisher: Ignatius Press
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0898707536
• ISBN 13: 9780898707533
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 120