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Type of bind: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 221.64
EAN num: 9780867167726
ISBN number: 0867167726
Label: Servant Books
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Page Count: 142
Printing Date: February 28, 2007
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I loved this book. It was hard for me to put it down. It has deep meaning explained in short and easy ways. The author gives you a taste for the connexions between new and old testaments and leaves you wanting more.
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This is an easy read with incredible insights into the old testament. Fr. Rich is a brilliant man and writes in a way that is fun and easy to read!
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This book is not just about "finding Christ in the Old Testament", it is about finding Christ at all, today, in our technical and scientific society where God supposedly has no more room or need to exist. More than everything that life can give us today, there is the need for happiness and significance to life. Without a proper answer to those needs, that only God can provide, our life remains senseless, a puzzle with all the pieces scattered. Christ, in person, alive, today, can be found by reading this book. Don't believe ? Just read it.
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Fr. Veras is a priest in the Archdiocese of New York who teaches high school religion. In this book, as in his classroom, he teaches Scripture by linking the Old and New Testaments as a way of acknowledging the presence of Christ "here and now in his mystical body, the Church." In Jesus of Israel, he applies this integrated approach to stories ranging from creation to the annunciation.
Addressing God's covenant with Abraham and his promise to Sarah, Veras draws our attention to the aged Sarah's laughing--to herself--when she hears that she will bear a son. God asks her why she laughed, she denies it, and God calls her on the both the lie and her doubts. "This one verse is perhaps the most important and revelatory in the Old Testament," Veras writes, signaling a God who is unlike the deity people had imagined. " Sarah's laughter is for everyone," he explains, "because Sarah has discovered that God fulfills his promise even when we are not worthy."
In Chapter 7, he reveals that the "most joyful" part of his Old Testament course is the story of Joseph (Genesis 37, 39-45) in which students are required to find parallels to the story of Jesus. Veras offers several examples, challenging readers to find their own and admitting that even though he has taught this material before, he still learns something new on his own or from his students every time. This, as the other 11 chapters, ends with reflection questions. Here they deal with people in our own lives through whom the resurrected Christ reveals himself, God's bringing good out of evil, and giving and receiving mercy.
Fr. Veras has written a book that is at once deeply spiritual, thought provoking, and fascinating.
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I enjoyed Fr. Richard Veras's book on "Finding Christ in The Old Testament".
He writes with an emotional vigour which is refreshing. Father Veras has a keen interest in the Old Testament and shares his enthusiasm with a writing style which will keep the reader interested as well. There is no boring prose here.
My favorite part of this book is Chapter Four:'God's Covenant with Abraham and His Promise to Sarah.' This chapter alone is worth the price of the book.
The reader will truly understand God's love for his people Israel and how He is always faithful! I particularly enjoyed Chapter Eleven: 'Elijah and Elisha and The Ascension'.
This book is a very good analysis of Old Testament theology from the Catholic perspective but all Christians would certainly do well by reading this book.
My impression is Father Veras has written this book primarily as an introduction to Old Testament studies for the young but he succeeds in communicating to all age levels!
This book would be helpful to new catechumens as well.
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