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Title: The Vine, Israel and the Church

The Vine, Israel and the Church

by Peter Damian Akpunonu, Reverend (Author)
©2004 Monographs XV, 228 Pages
Theology & Philosophy
Series: Studies in Biblical Literature, Volume 51

Summary

The vine is one of the blessings of the Promised Land. Since Israel is precious in the eyes of Yahweh, she is also called the vine. But this vine became degenerate in some prophetic and wisdom writings. The metaphor was taken over in the New Testament where the Kingdom of Heaven was compared to the vine but with this marked difference: this vine was to bear lasting fruit. This is so because Jesus is the true vine, and his salvific work is carried on in His Church.

Details

Pages
XV, 228
Year
2004
ISBN (Hardcover)
9780820461601
Language
English
Keywords
Yahweh New Testament Promised Land
Published
New York, Bern, Berlin, Bruxelles, Frankfurt/M., Oxford, Wien, 2004. XV, 228 pp.

Biographical notes

Peter Damian Akpunonu, Reverend (Author)

The Author: Peter Damian Akpunonu is a priest of the Archdiocese of Onitsha, Nigeria. He studied at Pontifical Urban University, Rome (S.T.D.) and at the Pontifical Biblical Institute, Rome (S.S.L.). He taught sacred scriptures and was Rector of Bigard Memorial Seminary, Enugu, and of Catholic Institute of West Africa, Port Harcourt Nigeria. He is Professor in the Department of Bible and Proclamation at the University of St. Mary of the Lake/Mundelein Seminary.

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