Reflections on the Divine Name in Sacred Scripture
The New Testament, just like the Old, is filled with the language of the Name: the Divine Name stands for the person and the power of God. Just as the Old Covenant is fulfilled in the New, so too is the reverence of the people of Israel for the ineffable Divine Name (‘YHWH’) transformed into Christian reverence for the name of God incarnate. The name of Jesus is our interface with the Lord himself; the hallowing of his Holy Name is a way of prayer that is readily accessible to all – a simple way that is capable, with God’s grace, of utterly transforming our spiritual lives.
In this new work Fr Michael Lewis explores, in the light of Scripture and Christian Tradition, the mystery and wonder of the Holy Name and it’s cultural expressions in the Jesus Prayer of the East and the devotion to the IHS monogram (spread by Saint Bernardine of Siena) in the West. In his reflections upon Scripture, he illuminates the Jewish roots of the Christian spiritual tradition and offers new insights on Creation and the transforming effect that the Incarnation has upon the world.
Since the spirituality of the Name comes from the very heart of God’s revelation, as such it offers an exciting bridge for understanding between the Catholic Church and the Orthodox Churches and an aid to dialogue between Christians and Jews.
This is a book to be read slowly and meditatively. I am very glad to be able to commend it as a source of profound spiritual nourishment.
Rt Rev and Rt Hon Mgr Graham Leonard
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