Lucas Grollenberg is renowned for the natural liveliness and clarity of his writing, particularly evident in his books Jesus and Paul. The reason why he is so readable is that most of his work is done, not in a study, but with groups of people all over Holland, speaking and discussing with them the most complex questions until he is sure that communication has been established. This new book has grown directly out of his work. We may not be able to join personally in a Grollenberg discussion, but we can be caught up in his thinking as he tackles the fundamental questions arising from the Bible: the nature of Old and New Testaments, the character of the four Gospels, and Virgin Birth, the divinity of Jesus, the Resurrection and Ascension, and so on. There are also chapters about prayer and preaching. Few books have such spontaneity and charm, and convey not only the complexities of Christian believing in the modern world but also its sheer interest and enjoyment.

Believing Makes Sense

Religion & Spirituality

Grollenberg, Lucas

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Hymns Ancient & Modern Ltd

Lucas Grollenberg, a Dutch Dominican, is already known to English readers as the author of one of the best illustrated atlases of the Bible. In this short book he provides one of the most engaging and non-technical introductions to the often difficult thought and work of St Paul. The book arose out of a series of meetings with a group of lay people. Its style is informal and there are no disconcerting details to clpe with which presuppose a certain level of knowledge. At the same time, however, the book reflects the best modern critical scholarship and does not gloss over the diffi- culties which Paul presents to twentieth-century readers. Fr Grollenberg draws on three sources for his account: the letters of Paul, Acts, and the knowledge that has come down to us from the ancient world. To this he can add his own first-hand knowledge of the territories involved, gained not least from travels in an old Volkswagen over the routes covered by Paul. The result is a vivid and even controversial picture of the apostle. Was Paul married? 'No doubt about it', says the author, and to those who might raise their eyebrows gives utterly convincing reasons for such judgment. Perhaps his activities led in due course to a marital separation. If only we had her story. . . .

Paul

This book, the author tells us, arose out of feelings of irritation and amazement which came to him after an Advent service. Irritation, because the congregation sang of the prophets who foretold Christ, whereas modern scholarship has taught us that these prophets did not have miraculous foreknowledge of the future; moreover, such a view is basically antisemitic, presupposing that the Jews were blind and hard of heart in rejecting a Messiah so clearly announced. Amazement, that a pious Jew crucified as a criminal two thousand years earlier was celebrated all over the world as risen Lord. How could this be? Answering that question leads Lucas Grollenberg to look again at the messianic prophecies, the political and spiritual background to the life of Jesus, at Easter and Pentecost and the new community to which they gave rise, and its adoption of scriptures old and new. Finally, he considers what Jesus can truly be said to fulfil. Those who have enjoyed Fr Grollenberg's Jesus, Paul and other books will welcome this new work, which has all the clarity and charm of its predecessors.

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Believing Makes Sense

Paul

Unexpected Messiah or How the Bible Can Be Misleading