Jesus of Nazareth: From His Transfiguration Through His Death and Resurrection

217 Pages·2011·1 MB·English

by  Pope Benedict XVI

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PART TWO
Holy Week
From the Entrance into Jerusalem
to the Resurrection
by
Joseph Ratzinger
Pope Benedict XVI
English translation provided by the
Vatican Secretariat of State
IGNATIUS PRESS SAN FRANCISCO
Original German edition:
Jesus von Nazareth:
Zweiter Teil:
Vom Einzug in Jerusalem
bis zur Auferstehung
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Translated by Philip J. Whitmore
Front cover art (left):
Christ’s Passion: Descent from the Cross
and
Front cover art (right):
Christ’s Appearance Behind Locked Doors
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CONTENTS
Abbreviations
Publisher’s Note
Foreword
1 THE ENTRANCE INTO JERUSALEM AND THE
CLEANSING OF THE TEMPLE
1. The Entrance into Jerusalem
2. The Cleansing of the Temple
2 JESUS’ ESCHATOLOGICAL DISCOURSE
1. The End of the Temple
2. The Times of the Gentiles
3. Prophecy and Apocalyptic in the Eschatological Discourse
3 THE WASHING OF THE FEET
The hour of Jesus
“You are clean”
Sacramentum and exemplum—gift and task: The “new commandment”
The mystery of the betrayer
Two conversations with Peter
Washing of feet and confession of sin
4 JESUS’ HIGH-PRIESTLY PRAYER
1. The Jewish Feast of Atonement as Biblical Background
to the High-Priestly Prayer
2. Four Major Themes of the Prayer
“This is eternal life. . .”
“Sanctify them in the truth. . .”
“I have made your name known to them. . .”
“That they may all be one. . .”
5 THE LAST SUPPER
1. The Dating of the Last Supper
2. The Institution of the Eucharist
3. The Theology of the Words of Institution
4. From the Last Supper to the Sunday Morning Eucharist
6 GETHSEMANE
1. On the Way to the Mount of Olives
2. The Prayer of Jesus
3. Jesus’ Will and the Will of the Father
4. Jesus’ Prayer on the Mount of Olives in the Letter to the Hebrews
7 THE TRIAL OF JESUS
1. Preliminary Discussion in the Sanhedrin
2. Jesus before the Sanhedrin
3. Jesus before Pilate
8 CRUCIFIXION AND BURIAL OF JESUS
1. Preliminary Reflection: Word and Event in the Passion Narrative
2. Jesus on the Cross
The first of Jesus’ words from the Cross: “Father, forgive them”
Jesus is mocked
Jesus’ cry of abandonment
The casting of lots for Jesus’ garments
“I thirst”
The women at the foot of the Cross—the Mother of Jesus
Jesus dies on the Cross
Jesus’ burial
3. Jesus’ Death as Reconciliation (Atonement) and Salvation
9 JESUS’ RESURRECTION FROM THE DEAD
1. What Is the Resurrection of Jesus?
2. The Two Different Types of Resurrection Testimony
A. The Confessional Tradition Jesus’ death
The question of the empty tomb
The third day
The witnesses
B. The Narrative Tradition Jesus’ appearances to Paul
The appearances of Jesus in the Gospels
3. Summary: The Nature of Jesus’ Resurrection and Its Historical
Significance
EPILOGUE: He Ascended into Heaven—He Is Seated at the Right Hand of the
Father, and He Will Come Again in Glory
BIBLIOGRAPHY
GLOSSARY
ABBREVIATIONS
The following abbreviations are used for books of the Bible: Acts Acts of
the Apostles Amos Amos
Bar Baruch
1 Chron 1 Chronicles 2 Chron 2 Chronicles Col Colossians 1
Cor 1 Corinthians 2 Cor 2 Corinthians
Dan Daniel
Deut Deuteronomy Eccles Ecclesiastes Eph Ephesians
Esther Esther Ex Exodus
Ezek Ezekiel
Ezra Ezra
Gal Galatians Gen Genesis
Hab Habakkuk
Hag Haggai
Heb Hebrews
Hos Hosea
Is Isaiah
Jas James
Jer Jeremiah
Jn John
1 Jn 1 John
2 Jn 2 John
3 Jn 3 John
Job Job
Joel Joel
Jon Jonah
Josh Joshua
Jud Judith
Jude Jude
Judg Judges
1 Kings 1 Kings 2 Kings 2 Kings Lam Lamentations
Lev Leviticus Lk Luke
1 Mac 1 Maccabees 2 Mac 2 Maccabees Mal Malachi
Mic Micah
Mk Mark
Mt Matthew
Nahum Nahum
Neh Nehemiah
Num Numbers
Obad Obadiah
1 Pet 1 Peter 2 Pet 2 Peter Phil Phillipians
Philem Philemon Prov Proverbs Ps Psalms
Rev Revelation (Apocalypse) Rom Romans
Ruth Ruth
1 Sam 1 Samuel 2 Sam 2 Samuel Sir Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)
Song Song of Solomon 1 Thess 1 Thessalonians 2
Thess 2 Thessalonians 1 Tim 1 Timothy 2 Tim 2
Timothy Tit Titus
Tob Tobit
Wis Wisdom
Zech Zechariah Zeph Zephaniah The following abbreviations are also
used: CCSL: Corpus Christianorum, Series Latina. Turnhout,
1953—. This is a collection of critical editions of all the Latin
texts from the first eight centuries of the Christian era. By
February 200100, 194 volumes had been published.
PG: Patrologia Graeca, ed. Jacques-Paul Migne, 161 vols., Paris, 1857-1866.
This is a collection of ancient Christian sources in Greek.
PL: Patrologia Latina, ed. Jacques-Paul Migne, 217 vols., Paris, 1844-1855.
This is a collection of ancient Christian sources in Latin.
TDNT: Theological Dictionary of the New Testament, ed. G. Kittel and G.
Friedrich, 100 vols., Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1964-1976.
Publisher’s Note
The Revised Standard Version (RSV) is the preferred translation for scriptural
quotations within the text. In some instances, however, in order to reflect as
clearly as possible the verbal associations emphasized by the author, it has been
necessary to translate directly from the original biblical text.