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Working with the Word

Ed. by
Joyce Ann Zimmerman, et al.

Holy Thursday

Good Friday

Easter Vigil

Easter
Let the Scriptures Speak

Dennis
Hamm, SJ

Easter Vigil
Jesus' resurrection was not just about the body of one person. His resurrection was about world history.

Easter

Paul makes it clear that the risen body is not a mere return to biological existence.
The Word Embodied

John Kavanaugh, SJ

Good Friday

Even after Jesus was put on the cross, I thought the cavalry could have come in at the last minute.

Easter

Unfaithful, we stay cherished. Besotted, we will be purified.
Historical Cultural Context

John J. Pilch

Holy Thursday

The devil tests Judas’ loyalty to Jesus, and sadly Judas yields and proves disloyal

Good Friday

John's Passion Story illustrates the use of seven items in "concentric arrangement" similar to the musical device employed by Bach.

Easter

From a cultural perspective, a woman alone outdoors is an anomaly. Theologians believe that this is John’s way of highlighting the Magdalene’s special importance.

Thoughts from the Early Church

Holy Thursday

Severian of Gabala

Good Friday

Cyril of Alexandria

Easter Vigil

Hippolytus of Rome

Easter

Hesychius of Jerusalem

Scripture In Depth

Reginald H. Fuller

Holy Thursday

Good Friday

Easter Vigil

Easter

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