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THE BIBLE AND MARRIAGE - The Two Shall Become One Flesh
— John S. Bergsma
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.
In The Bible and Marriage, leading Catholic teacher and popular speaker John Bergsma offers a biblical theology of marriage rooted in the Old and New Testaments that will be interesting and informative to the church catholic. This book shows the biblical basis for the teaching that marriage is a sacrament. It provides lay teachers with background and depth on a topic taught frequently in the parish, making it suitable for classroom use and parish ministry.
Series editors Timothy C. Gray and John Sehorn teach at the Augustine Institute Graduate School of Theology. Gray is also president of the Augustine Institute.
Table of Contents:
- Series preface
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Male and Female He Created Them: Genesis 1-2
- 3. “They Knew They Were Naked”: Genesis 3-11
- 4. “Say You Are My Sister”: The Marriages of the Patriarchs (Gen. 12-50)
- 5. “That He May Make His Wife Happy”: Marriage in the Mosaic Covenant
- 6. “That I May Grow Old with Her” (Tob. 8:7): Marriage in the Historical Books
- 7. “I Hate Divorce,” Says the Lord: Marriage in the Prophets
- 8. “Rejoice in the Wife of Your Youth”: Marriage in the Wisdom Literature
- 9. “Rejoicing at the Bridegroom’s Voice”: Christ as Bridegroom in the New Testament
- 10. “What God Has Joined Together”: Teaching on Matrimony in the Gospels
- 11. “This Is a Great Mystery”: Teaching on Matrimony in the Epistles
- 12. Conclusion: The Symphonic Witness of Scripture to the Dignity of Matrimony
- Suggested Resources
- Indexes
Paperback. 270 pages.