Eklund, Rebekah Ann,

The Beatitudes through the ages / Rebekah Eklund. - Grand Rapids, Michigan : William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2021. - xxi, 346 pages ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-336) and index.

Introduction -- Meet the Beatitudes: Some basic questions -- The tangled skein of our lives: A whirlwind tour through history -- Drained of all other waters: The poor in spirit and the poor -- By trials furrowed: Those who mourn and those who weep -- Yield your ground: The meek -- Our daily bread: The hungry and thirsty (for justice) -- Stretching out the hand: The merciful -- Such powerful light: The pure in heart -- The heart of God: The peacemakers -- Mischief-makers and bandits: The persecuted.

"A reception history of the Beatitudes, from the first century to the present day"--

0802876501 9780802876508

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2020046893


Beatitudes--Reader-response criticism.

BT382 .E357 / B433 2021

226.206