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This is another in the Baker Academic series titled the “Catholic Commentary on Sacred Scripture.”
Like the others in the series (Gospel of Mark, Titus/1&2 Timothy), the commentary is structured as a passage by passage commentary, followed by the author’s remarks and commentary. There are cross-references to the Catechism, Old and New Testament, and to the Lectionary.
Williamson (STD from the Pontifical Gregorian University) is a professor of theology at Sacred Heart Major Seminary.
At 204 pages plus notes, this is a very interesting, inspiring, educational, and revealing look at the epistle to the Ephesians.
I am so scripturally illiterate, that this commentary was a 3D and technicolor explanation of this epistle, about which I was otherwise clueless. Williamson pulls apart the verses to highlight the breadth and depth of their meaning.
The first part of the epistle deals with the Christian faith, and particularly how essentially unified are Christ and the Church. The second part of the epistle deals with Christian conduct, and it revolves totally around the idea that “in Christ” we should submit to one another. It sounds so trite but Williamson rolls this out in considerable detail to show how it is the essential Christian calling.
Eph 5:22 ( Wives should be subordinate to their husbands as to the Lord.) sounds so politically incorrect in the 21st century, but Williamson spends a lot of time explaining why this is NOT incorrect, and that it is the basis of mystery of the spousal relation of Christ and the Church. He goes so far as to point out what either we never think of or perhaps take for granted, that in marriage, husband and wife would best have the “disposition of a disciple.”
This book is well-worth the investment of time and money. It is easy to read not only in the effectiveness of the author’s presentation but also in the organization of the material that allows the reader to take frequent breaks for meditation.
(this book is mentioned in other threads)
Like the others in the series (Gospel of Mark, Titus/1&2 Timothy), the commentary is structured as a passage by passage commentary, followed by the author’s remarks and commentary. There are cross-references to the Catechism, Old and New Testament, and to the Lectionary.
Williamson (STD from the Pontifical Gregorian University) is a professor of theology at Sacred Heart Major Seminary.
At 204 pages plus notes, this is a very interesting, inspiring, educational, and revealing look at the epistle to the Ephesians.
I am so scripturally illiterate, that this commentary was a 3D and technicolor explanation of this epistle, about which I was otherwise clueless. Williamson pulls apart the verses to highlight the breadth and depth of their meaning.
The first part of the epistle deals with the Christian faith, and particularly how essentially unified are Christ and the Church. The second part of the epistle deals with Christian conduct, and it revolves totally around the idea that “in Christ” we should submit to one another. It sounds so trite but Williamson rolls this out in considerable detail to show how it is the essential Christian calling.
Eph 5:22 ( Wives should be subordinate to their husbands as to the Lord.) sounds so politically incorrect in the 21st century, but Williamson spends a lot of time explaining why this is NOT incorrect, and that it is the basis of mystery of the spousal relation of Christ and the Church. He goes so far as to point out what either we never think of or perhaps take for granted, that in marriage, husband and wife would best have the “disposition of a disciple.”
This book is well-worth the investment of time and money. It is easy to read not only in the effectiveness of the author’s presentation but also in the organization of the material that allows the reader to take frequent breaks for meditation.
(this book is mentioned in other threads)