Description
About the book
The book is divided into the following: charity is love; the characteristics of authentic charity; charity, divine and infused love; charity and Christian life; the reward and joy of charity; the freedom of the Christian in the New Testament. Through growth in charity we may achieve the freedom proper to the sons of God â love & freedom form the cornerstone of the Christian life, shows from the New Testament the full meaning of these concepts, elucidates the Biblical notions of love and freedom
About the author:
Ceslas Spicq, OP (1901–1992) was a French Dominican priest and internationally recognised biblical scholar known for his extensive contributions to New Testament exegesis, particularly his lexicographical studies. He was born in Lorraine and was given the name Bernard at baptism. Upon entering the Order of Preachers, he received the religious name Ceslas. He studied theology in Belgium at the faculty of Saulchoir in Kain La Tombe near Tournai; he became a professor of biblical exegesis in 1928. In 1930 he was at the École Biblique in Jerusalem. In 1939 he was drafted into the French army and suspended his teaching activities. Taken prisoner in 1941, he managed to escape to Spain, where he taught at Salamanca in 1943. After the war, he settled in Switzerland and served as a professor of New Testament exegesis from 1953 to 1971 at the University of Fribourg. He contributed, particularly to the Epistle to the Hebrews, to the translation of the Holy Bible (1950), then to the Jerusalem Bible (1957), and to the Ecumenical Translation of the Bible (1969). He was also a member of the Pontifical Biblical Commission (1973–1979).
Key Aspects of His Work:
- Theological Lexicon of the New Testament (TLNT): Spicq is most famous for Notes de lexicographie néo-testamentaire, translated into English as the 3-volume Theological Lexicon of the New Testament. This work is praised for combining fine linguistic analysis with studies of papyri, the Septuagint, and Hellenistic literature.
- Key Publications: He authored Agape in the New Testament (3 vols.), Saint Paul: Les Epitres Pastorales, Les Epitres de Saint Pierre, and L’Epitre aux Hebreux.
- Academic Career: He was a member of the École biblique in Jerusalem and taught at the University of Fribourg in Switzerland from 1953 to 1971.
- Focus: His work heavily emphasized the integration of scriptural data into moral theology, often focusing on the theological nuances of Greek words used in the New Testament.
