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The Bible and Marriage The Two Shall Become One Flesh John S. Bergsma A CATHOLIC BIBLICAL THEOLOGY OF THE SACRAMENTS Timothy C. Gray and John Sehorn, series editors
In The Bible and Marriage , Catholic teacher and 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 suit - able for classroom use and parish ministry. 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. 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. “This book is something of a rarity: a comprehensive yet clear and compact scholarly examination of the covenant of marriage across the canonical Scriptures. Bergsma offers a thorough biblical-theological synthesis on marriage and communicates his findings with economy and clarity. ” —SCOTT W. HAHN, Franciscan University of Steubenville
NOVEMBER 2024 • 288 pp. • paper • $24.99 • 9781540961846
John S. Bergsma (PhD, University of Notre Dame) is professor of theology at Franciscan University of Steubenville and Vice Presi - dent for Biblical Theology and Mission Effectiveness at the St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology. He speaks regularly on Catholic radio and at conferences and parishes nationally and internationally. Bergsma has written more than twenty books on Scripture and Catholic faith.
CONTENTS
1. Introduction 2. "Male and Female He Created Them": Marriage in Eden 3. “They Knew They Were Naked”: Marriage after the Fall 4. “Say You Are My Sister”: The Marriages of the Patriarchs 5. “That He May Make His Wife Happy”: Marriage in the Mosaic Covenant 6. “That I May Grow Old with Her”: Marriage in the Historical Books 7. “I Hate Divorce,” Says the L ord: Marriage in the Prophets 8. “Rejoice in the Wife of Your Youth”: M arriage in the Wisdom Literature 9. “Rejoicing at the Bridegroom’s Voice”: C hrist as Bridegroom in the New Testament 10. “What God Has Joined Together”: Marriage in the Gospels 11. “This Is a Great Mystery”: Marriage in the Epistles 12. Conclusion: The Symphonic Witness of Scripture to the
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