Sacraments in Scripture

By Tim Gray

Book Overview

Sacraments in Scripture: Salvation History Made Present is a Bible study on the seven sacraments, prefigured in the Old Testament and instituted by Jesus Christ in the New.

Following the teaching of the Second Vatican Council and the Catechism of the Catholic Church on Sacred Scripture, Tim Gray delves into the biblical origin of each of these masterpieces of God's love. In Sacraments in Scripture, Tim Gray guides readers through the Gospels, showing Christ's deliberate acts that inaugurated these sacred signs as the foundation of the New Covenant.

With review questions at the end of each chapter, Sacraments in Scripture is ideal for both group and individual study and is perfect for instructing Catholics how to answer contemporary objections to the sacraments.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1931018049
• ISBN13: 9781931018043
• Release Date: October 2001
• Publisher: Emmaus Road Publishing
• Length: 102 Pages
• Weight: 0.36 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.2" x 8.3"

Customer Reviews

Situates Sacraments in Hebrew Context

I enjoyed this book much. Brief but rich chapters on each Sacrament. Enlightening insights on every page. Shows how each Sacrament is a distinctive participation in the life of Christ. A fine aid to appreciation of grace-- God's transforming life in us. Joe Conti, Ph.D. Dept of Comparative Religion California State University, Fullerton

Remarkable insight in a little package...

This short, breezy read is really well done. Many catholics incorrectly understand the sacraments either as man-made inventions of the Church or as arbitrary creations by Christ. Gray tackles both misconceptions by clearly showing that the sacraments are merely the final evolution of God's saving grace, that centuries and centuries of salvific force foreshadow and precede them. For example, in Genesis chapter 22, Issac asks...

Excellent Treatment of the Material

Dr. Gray has an excellent grasp of christianity, its history and how it fits into our world today. Great author.

Loved it!

The chapter on Anointing was a bit sketchy, but the rest of this study book is fantastic!