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Why priests? : A failed tradition
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- ISBN: 9780143124399 (pbk.)
- ISBN: 0143124390 (pbk.)
- ISBN: 9780670024872 (hc.)
- ISBN: 0670024872 (hc.)
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x, 302 pages ; 21 cm - Publisher: New York, New York : Penguin Books, 2014.
- Copyright: �2013
Content descriptions
| General Note: | First published: New York : Viking, 2013. |
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Introduction -- I. Priest power: the Eucharist. A priestless movement -- Holy men -- The Eucharistic miracle -- Explaining the miracle: Aquinas -- Explaining the miracle: Augustine -- II. Jesus the non-priest. Killer priests -- The Melchizedek myth -- Higher Melchizedeks -- Melchizedek and Jesus -- III. Letter to Hebrews. What is it? -- What does it mean? -- A new high priest -- IV. Jesus as sacrifice. Human sacrifice -- Who killed Jesus? -- V. Jesus as rescuer. The saving Trinity -- Christ as comrade -- VI. Monopoly on the sacred. Priestly imperialism -- The Lord's Supper(s) -- Envoi -- Appendix I. Translating Hebrews -- Appendix II. Letter to Hebrews |
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| Subject: | Transubstantiation Lord's Supper Catholic Church Lord's Supper Real presence Catholic Church Doctrines Lord's Supper Biblical teaching Priests Lord's Supper Miracles |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Kirtland Community College.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Kirtland Community College Library | BX 2220 .W55 2014 | 30775305466055 | General Collection | Available | - |
Why Priests? : A Failed Tradition
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Table of Contents
Why Priests? : A Failed Tradition
| Section | Section Description | Page Number |
|---|---|---|
| Key to Brief Citations | p. xi | |
| Introduction | p. 1 | |
| I | Priest Power: The Eucharist | p. 5 |
| 1 | A Priestless Movement | p. 7 |
| 2 | Holy Men | p. 20 |
| 3 | The Eucharistic Miracle | p. 34 |
| 4 | Explaining the Miracle: Aquinas | p. 43 |
| 5 | Explaining the Miracle: Augustine | p. 54 |
| II | Jesus the Non-Priest | p. 69 |
| 6 | Killer Priests | p. 71 |
| 7 | The Melchizedek Myth | p. 82 |
| 8 | Higher Melchizedeks | p. 96 |
| 9 | Melchizedek and Jesus | p. 107 |
| III | Letter to Hebrews | p. 117 |
| 10 | What Is It? | p. 119 |
| 11 | What Does It Mean? | p. 130 |
| 12 | A New High Priest | p. 142 |
| IV | Jesus as Sacrifice | p. 159 |
| 13 | Human Sacrifice | p. 161 |
| 14 | Who Killed Jesus? | p. 173 |
| V | Jesus as Rescuer | p. 189 |
| 15 | The Saving Trinity | p. 191 |
| 16 | Christ as Comrade | p. 203 |
| VI | Monopoly on the Sacred | p. 215 |
| 17 | Priestly Imperialism | p. 217 |
| 18 | The Lord's Supper(s) | p. 241 |
| Envoi | p. 256 | |
| Acknowledgments | p. 261 | |
| Appendix I | Translating Hebrews | p. 263 |
| Appendix II | Letter to Hebrews | p. 271 |
| Index | p. 291 |
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