{"title":"Paul Nadim Tarazi","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"old-testament-introduction-vol-iii","title":"Old Testament Introduction, Vol. III: Psalms and Wisdom","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe psalms' importance to Christians cannot be overstated, since more of the church's services as well as private prayers are drawn from them than from any other part of scripture, yet, as Fr Paul Tarazi shows in this conclusion to hisåÊ\u003cem\u003eOld Testament Introduction\u003c\/em\u003eåÊtrilogy, it is impossible to understand them merely by reading English translations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFr Tarazi provides the reader with essential background in the language, history, and culture of those who first wrote, used, and edited these psalms, leading to sometimes surprising new understandings of common terms such as \"king,\" \"God,\" \"Lord,\" and \"righteousness.\" Along the way, he explains how and why the psalms were used in prayer, and what we can learn about prayer itself. His discussion of Wisdom literature illuminates the very concept of \"scripture,\" and that, in turn, leads to an in-depth explanation of how the Old Testament and the New Testament do, indeed, make up a single, unified Christian Scripture, in which the Old Testament has an essential role not inferior to the New Testament.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"St. Vladimir's Seminary Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":722344691,"sku":"9760881411074","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0494\/6593\/products\/old_testament_introduction_2.jpg?v=1403313994"},{"product_id":"the-new-testament-introduction-2","title":"The New Testament: Introduction, Vol. 2 - Luke and Acts","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe title \"Introduction\" does not do justice to the contents of this volume, for while it provides the historical background and overview expected of an introduction, it also delves into details one would expect to find only in a full-fledged commentary. The first section answers the broader questions of Luke and Acts: What prompted Luke to write his two-volume work and why did he write it in two volumes? Why did Luke, who knew and used Mark as a source, believe a second gospel was necessary? Why is the Holy Spirit so much more prominent in Luke-Acts than it was in Mark? What other sources - such as \"Q\" - did Luke use? After giving the reader a clear overall picture of Luke and Acts, Tarazi devotes the remainder of the book to detailed exegesis.Luke and Acts is no exception. The reader will find convincing explanations for the parable in Luke 16 where Jesus praises an \"unjust steward,\" Jesus' call for division rather than peace in Luke 12:51 and the apparently abrupt ending of Acts which has led many to suggest that the real ending was lost. Countless other features of the Biblical text are also discusses, including frequent corrections of misleading English translations and detailed explanations of how Luke used the written sources available to him. This is the second of a four-volume series that will cover John and Revelation in Volume III, and Matthew and the creation of the canon in Volume IV. The Rev. 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Specifically, Tarazi addresses the enigmatic Book of Revelation with its fantastical creatures, the significance of the numbers 666 and 144,000, the Millennium and so-called \"futuristic prophecy.\" Perhaps most interestingly, the author makes a case that the head of the Johannine school was none other than the evangelist Mark who fulfilled the perceived need to provide a written record for the Church as the apostolic age was drawing to a close.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePaperback.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"St. Vladimir's Seminary Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":722656083,"sku":"9780881412642","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0494\/6593\/products\/new_testament_introduction_3.jpg?v=1403363404"},{"product_id":"new-testament-introduction-the-vol-i-paul-and-mark","title":"The New Testament Introduction, vol. 1. - Paul and Mark","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis is the first of a four-volume New Testament Introduction series by Fr Tarazi, which presents never-before published results of the author's own research. Here we find the kind of perceptive exegesis of St Paul's epistles we would expect from the author of the groundbreaking commentaries on \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/secure.svspress.com\/product_info.php?products_id=64\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"http:\/\/secure.svspress.com\/product_info.php?products_id=64\"\u003eI Thessalonians\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/secure.svspress.com\/product_info.php?products_id=74\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"http:\/\/secure.svspress.com\/product_info.php?products_id=74\"\u003eGalatians\u003c\/a\u003e. But we also find the unexpected: a completely new thesis about the original purpose of Mark's Gospel, followed by a commentary that defends the thesis by showing how each part of the second Gospel was designed to serve that purpose.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFr Tarazi explains how the very concept of a New Testament \"scripture\" came into being, beginning with Paul's letters. Paul's death then left a void in the leadership of Gentile Christianity, which was still under attack by Jewish Christianity. In order to defend the faith as it was preached by Paul, some of his followers created what is now the Gospel of Mark. Their purpose was not to make a historical chronicle of Jesus' life or a systematic presentation of Christian doctrine, but rather to defend Paul's conception of Christianity from the remaining (Jewish) apostles. In writing the story of Jesus, they interpreted Jesus himself and the events of his life according to what they knew of the teaching s and life story of their own leader Paul.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"St. Vladimir's Seminary Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44308736835830,"sku":"978-0-881-41188-1","price":21.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0494\/6593\/products\/PB-NETETA-1__63206__47606.jpg?v=1661187613"}],"url":"https:\/\/holycrossbookstore.com\/collections\/paul-nadim-tarazi.oembed","provider":"Holy Cross Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}