«Lazzaro, vieni fuori!». La promessa del più grande miracolo di Gesù

You will feel closer to both Jesus and Father James Martin, SJ, by the time you reach the closing pages of "Come Forth: The Promise of Jesus's Greatest Miracle." Father Martin, author of "The Jesuit Guide to (Almost) Everything" and "Learning to Pray," embarks on a mesmerizing and meaningful journey Leggi tutto

A ressurreição de Lázaro analisada de forma quase obsessiva, de todos os prismas, cada palavra e cada frase no seu contexto, trazendo tanto as observações da tradição cristã como as últimas e mais modernas interpretações. James Martin é mestre no exercício muito inaciano de composição de lugar e con Leggi tutto

This is one of those rare books that is both informational and inspirational. The verse-by-verse analysis of Jesus raising Lazarus from the dead as told in the Gospel of John not only offers historical information and biblical insights, but also a fresh and fulfilling spiritual perspective of what i Leggi tutto

Many consider Jesus’ raising of Lazarus to be his greatest miracle. But why is this story only presented to us in the gospel of John and not the other synoptic gospels? Who was Lazarus to Jesus and why did Jesus raise him from the dead? Who do Mary and Martha represent in this story and how are thes Leggi tutto

A book that takes us verse by verse into Jesus' greatest miracle. The strong points of the book are the biblical insights that are not commonly shared with a wide audience, as well as the multiple quotes and references to biblical scholars, including their different interpretations and perspectives

James Martin SJ published this book just before the Synod on Synodality of 2023. He posted that he had given copies to many at the Synod, and that peaked my interest. I bought the book immediately and have used it during my daily spiritual reading. If this book reads like a travelogue, it is because Leggi tutto

This book is inspiring. It offers so much more than an exegesis of a very familiar story. It is a scholarly look at the particulars of an event well-known even in secular culture, but is easily readable and filled with examples of how the images in the Gospel story relate to the reader’s experience. Leggi tutto