{"product_id":"fire-of-mercy-heart-of-the-word-meditations-on-the-gospel-according-to-st-matthew-volume-2-9780898709766","title":"Fire of Mercy, Heart of the Word: Meditations on the Gospel According to St. Matthew Volume 2","description":"To the unstudied eye, St. Matthew's gospel can seem a terse narrative, almost a historical document and not the tremendously spiritual (and doctrinal) storehouse that it is. In his third volume of meditations on Matthew (chapters 19-25), Erasmo Leiva continues to show Matthew's prose to be not terse so much as economical--astoundingly so given its depth. The lay reader can derive great profit from reading this. Each short meditation comments on a verse or two, pointing to some facet of the text not immediately apparent, but rich with meaning. \u003cp\u003eLeiva's work is scholarly but eminently approachable by the lay reader. The tone is very much of \"taste and see how good the Lord is\" and an invitation of \"friend, come up higher!.\" The goal of the book is to help the reader experience the heat of the divine heart and the light of the divine Word. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLeiva comments on the Greek text, demonstrating nuances in the text that defy translation. He uses numerous quotes from the Fathers and the Liturgy of the Church to demonstrate the way the Tradition has lived and read the Word of God. His theological reflection vivifies doctrine by seeking its roots in the words and actions of Jesus.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-3061020\"\u003eErasmo Leiva-Merikakis\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ignatius Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/01\/2003\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 800\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780898709766\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0898709768\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-REL\"\u003eReligion\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-REL006220\"\u003eBiblical Studies | New Testament | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-REL\"\u003eReligion\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-REL006130\"\u003eBiblical Meditations | New Testament\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-REL\"\u003eReligion\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-REL006800\"\u003eBiblical Commentary | New Testament | Jesus, the Gospels \u0026amp; A\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFather Simeon, O.C.S.O. \u003c\/b\u003e(formerly Erasmo Leiva-Merikakis) obtained his Ph.D. in Comparative Literature and Theology from Emory University. Formerly a Professor of Literature and Theology at the University of San Francisco, he is now a Trappist monk at St. Joseph's Abbey in Spencer, Mass. In addition to Vols. 1 \u0026amp; 2 of \u003ci\u003eFire of Mercy\u003c\/i\u003e, he is the author of several other books including \u003ci\u003eThe Way of the Disciple\u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eLove's Sacred Order\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ignatius Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44488910274797,"sku":"9780898709766","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_e62d13c0-7d01-4567-9f7f-f076b779efb2.jpg?v=1700859096","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/fire-of-mercy-heart-of-the-word-meditations-on-the-gospel-according-to-st-matthew-volume-2-9780898709766","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}