St. Matthew's Earthquake

Download or read book St. Matthew's Earthquake written by Paul Hinnebusch and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For St. Matthew, Jesus' coming was earthshaking. Fivetimes in his Gospel, Matthew records that Jesus caused the earth to shake--when the wise men told Herod about his birth, when a storm rose at sea, when he entered Jerusalem on Palm Sunday, when he died, and when he rose. In this study of the earthquake theme, the author uncovers hidden riches in St. Matthew's Gospel. The earthquake expresses the significance of Jesus' coming; because of him, all human history is radically changed. But the earthquake is also a judgment on the powers of darkness and an invitation to all Jesus' disciples. Those who obey him are called to follow him into that fearsome upheaval that shatters the old and ushers in the kingdom of God.