Words of Jesus
A Gospel of the Sayings of Our Lord
Published on 5. March 2019
258 pages
978-1-5064-5484-9 (ISBN)
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What if you could encounter the words of Jesus on their own, lifted up from the surrounding narratives and presented in their full power and mystery? That's the question Phyllis Tickle--one of America's most beloved writers on Christian spirituality--asked when she set out to write what she calls a "sayings gospel." In The Words of Jesus, Tickle has compiled and arranged all the sayings of Jesus from the first four books of the New Testament and the first chapter of Acts in a way that creates an entirely new kind of encounter with the texts. And she accompanies those sayings with her own personal reflections and commentaries not just on the words themselves but on the One who spoke them.
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Content
- Front Cover
- Contents
- Reflections on the Words of Jesus
- A Gospel of the Sayings of Our Lord
- Book 1: The Words of Public Teaching
- 1. The opening proclamation
- 2. The opening statement of mission and of His place in Scripture
- 3. The relationship between Father and Son, and with Their work
- 4. The Blessings and the Beatitudes
- 5. The description of those who can follow Him
- 6. The place of the Law in His Kingdom
- 7. The correct interpretation of the Law and its application
- 8. New ways of living and being for citizens of His domain
- 9. First public statement on the place of love in human conduct
- 10. First instruction specifically on religious practice
- 11. Instruction about the role of looking and seeing in the lives of the faithful
- 12. First instruction on wealth and the spiritual dangers of possessions
- 13. First recorded parable-a teaching about wealth and possessions
- 14. Temporal anxiety as a spiritual and religious danger
- 15. The dangers of judgmentalism in human affairs
- 16. Counterbalancing admonition about discernment
- 17. The first promise
- 18. The summary of the Law and the Tradition
- 19. Concerning the winnowing of the righteous from the unrighteous
- 20. The proper method for assessing religious leaders
- 21. The primacy of the Father's will over all religious forms
- 22. A parable about enacted and embodied faith
- 23. John the Baptizer as fulfillment of prophecy
- 24. The call to rest in submission
- 25. The role of words in the soul's life and eternity
- 26. The first prophecy concerning death and Resurrection
- 27. Concerning occupation by unclean spirits
- 28. The proper definition of family
- 29. The parable of the sower and the seed
- 30. Teaching the crowds at Capernaum
- 31. On religiosity as a rejection of God
- 32. The source of personal defilement
- 33. Assertion of His divine commission
- 34. On judging the sins of others
- 35. The assertion of His primal and fundamental nature
- 36. The assertion of ''I Am''
- 37. His role as self-sacrificing shepherd and doorway
- 38. The importance to Heaven of every repentant convert
- 39. Second summary of the Law and the Tradition
- 40. The salvific role of the Law
- 41. The parable of the good Gentile
- 42. On forgiveness
- 43. On persistence in prayer
- 44. On the relative importance of blood ties
- 45. Concerning those who are clergy and professional functionaries of established religion
- 46. Concerning discernment instead of signs
- 47. Human vulnerability and the call to repentance
- 48. The power of petition
- 49. The testimony of His objective acts
- 50. The end of Time
- 51. Prophecy of the Triumphal Entry
- 52. The place of government in the believer's life
- 53. The cost of choosing to join the Kingdom
- 54. The parable of the prodigal son
- 55. The story of the rich man in Hell
- 56. The assertion of Now
- 57. The definition of prayer that is heard and received
- 58. On marriage, divorce, and celibacy
- 59. The cleansing of the Temple
- 60. The prophecy of the Resurrection
- 61. A reprimand to the established clergy
- 62. Exposing the weakness of arguing from doctrine
- 63. Condemnation of the socially righteous
- 64. His role as ''the stone rejected by the builders''
- 65. The eternal life of the worthy
- 66. The great paradox
- Book 2: The Words of Private Instruction
- 1. Heaven and earth, spirit and flesh
- 2. The assertion of His messiahship and of a new way of worship
- 3. An admonition about greed
- 4. The utter primacy of devotion over any other necessities
- 5. His description of those for whom He came
- 6. His assertion of the radical nature of His work
- 7. The first commissioning, of the twelve
- 8. The second commissioning, of the larger company of the seventy
- 9. The first graphic and detailed discussion of the interplay between good and evil
- 10. The prophecies of persecutions to come and of their proper endurance
- 11. The cost of membership in His Kingdom
- 12. The rewards of honoring His Kingdom and its citizens
- 13. The direct bestowal of personal salvation
- 14. Mercy as the mediator of all religious law
- 15. On how understanding increases with understanding
- 16. Private exegesis on the parable of the sower
- 17. Similes of the Kingdom
- 18. Exegesis on the parable of the tares
- 19. Continuation of similes for comprehending the Kingdom
- 20. The offense, for His disciples, of the teachings about the Kingdom
- 21. The offense, for orthodox Jewish leaders, of the teachings about the Kingdom
- 22. Exegesis on the defilement teachings
- 23. The danger of literalness and of religiosity
- 24. Prophecy of the final judgment
- 25. The parable of the shrewd overseer
- 26. A prophecy of His suffering
- 27. Faith as a physical agency
- 28. Of the devil and true freedom from his grip
- 29. Condemnation of those who are portals for sin
- 30. Concerning angels and their guardianship of individuals
- 31. The process of disciplining believers
- 32. On forgiveness
- 33. Concerning the proper attitude for anticipating His coming
- 34. On the divisiveness of Kingdom membership
- 35. Belief as a divine and protected gift
- 36. About the proper approach to social class and status
- 37. The parable of the banquet
- 38. The believer's role as indentured servant
- 39. About His second coming and the days preceding it
- 40. On persistence in prayer and belief in its efficacy
- 41. The restrictive burden of temporal wealth
- 42. A parable of final judgments
- 43. About humility and self-effacement
- 44. A parable about the final judgment and the time of its coming
- 45. Concerning true devotion
- 46. A prophecy about coming ages and the conclusion of temporal creation
- 47. Concerning the exact time of the end
- 48. The parable of holy watchfulness in anticipating the Kingdom
- 49. The description of the final judgment
- 50. His farewell before crucifixion
- Book 3: The Words of Healing Dialogue
- 1. The first healing miracle
- 2. The first healing on a Sabbath and His response to public condemnation by religious leaders
- 3. The first exorcism
- 4. First attempt to contain notoriety
- 5. First healing of a Gentile
- 6. The casting out of an objectively operative demon
- 7. A direct absolution certified by a concomitant healing miracle
- 8. The flow of power by proximity and without intention
- 9. A resuscitation
- 10. Belief and faith as a measure of efficacy
- 11. The correct interpretation of the Sabbath
- 12. The compassionate raising of the widow's child
- 13. An extended commentary on principalities and powers in the kingdom of Evil
- 14. His acknowledgment of a Gentile's faith
- 15. The healing of the deaf mute
- 16. The healing of the blind man
- 17. Faith as a linchpin
- 18. The reason for some instances of human debility
- 19. His use of two unsolicited healings for Sabbath teaching
- 20. The role of faith in the healing of the Gentile leper
- 21. The pivotal efficacy of faith in healing
- Book 4: The Words of Intimate Conversation
- 1. The first saying
- 2. First recorded exchange with His cousin, John the Baptizer
- 3. The desert temptations
- 4. The calling of Philip and Nathaniel
- 5. With His mother at a wedding in Cana
- 6. The calling of James and John
- 7. About the correct use of present time
- 8. The beginning of the public ministry
- 9. About becoming fishers of men
- 10. Faith as a force in the physical realm
- 11. His description to the emissaries from John the Baptizer, of His early, public ministry
- 12. The importance of rest
- 13. His engagement of Philip in the feeding of the thousands
- 14. Another demonstration of faith as a primal force in the physical world
- 15. His claiming of kingship on earth as well as in Heaven
- 16. His correcting of Peter
- 17. His instructions regarding His transfiguration
- 18. A prophecy of His death and Resurrection
- 19. The proper conduct of believers in relation to temporal government
- 20. The definition of greatness in the Kingdom
- 21. The power of His name as nonproprietary
- 22. The use of holy or divine power
- 23. On proper timing
- 24. The chastising of Martha
- 25. His message to Herod concerning His approaching death
- 26. The raising of Lazarus
- 27. Children as examples of necessary innocence
- 28. His second specific prophecy to the twelve of His forthcoming death
- 29. Concerning the Father's authority over the Son's followers
- 30. The redemption of Zacchaeus
- 31. Instructions preparatory to the Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem
- 32, His acknowledgment of His popularity
- 33. About the Holy City
- 34. The beginning of the days of final judgment
- 35. Another conversation about faith as a physical agent
- 36. A prophecy about the destruction of the Temple
- 37. Concerning the time of His approaching crucifixion
- 38. The use of extravagant devotion
- 39. Instructions about their last meal together
- 40. Final instruction about servant leadership
- 41. His direct instructions to them in preparation for His leaving them
- 42. The poignancy of betrayal and of human endings
- 43. His words concerning the bread and wine
- 44. Instructions about the employment of worldly goods in the work of the Kingdom
- 45. The new commandment
- 46. The prophecy about their weakness and failure in the face of fear
- 47. His assertion of His salvific role
- 48. The promise of the coming of the Comforter and Advocate
- 49. The benediction
- 50. His last prayer before them
- 51. In the garden of Gethsemane
- 52. The arrest and His interpretation of it
- 53. His claiming, before the High Priest, His divinity
- 54. Testimony before Pilate
- 55. His prophecy about the end times
- 56. His words of forgiveness
- 57. His assigning of John as caregiver to Mary
- 58. His resignation
- 59. His granting of salvation to one of the robbers
- 60. His last words before Resurrection
- Book 5: The Words of Post-Resurrection Encounters
- 1. The first words
- 2. His revealing of Himself as Messiah on the Emmaus road
- 3. The infusion of the Spirit in His empowering of those gathered with Him
- 4. The conversation with Thomas
- 5. The prophecy to Peter of his martyrdom
- 6. The words of Ascension
- Acknowledgments
- The Author
- Index to Canonical Sources
- Index to Key Words and Major Themes
- A Reader's Guide: The Words of Jesus
- Some Introductory Thoughts
- Two Exercises Before You Begin Reading
- A Different Approach to Reading
- Reading Alone or in a Group: Some Practical Suggestions
- Staying in the Words: Some Things to Notice
- Being Mindful of Jesus' References
- Embracing Inconsistencies
- Evoking the Richness of Images
- Jesus and His Audiences
- The Words of Jesus and the Emergent Church
- Continuing on the Journey
- A Benediction
- Recommended Resources
- A Note to Group Leaders
- Back Cover
