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2025 Catholic Media Association First Place Award, Scripture — Academic Studies
Gerhard Lohfink, renowned Scripture scholar and Catholic Media Association's 2023 Author of the Year, invites us to be renewed through the image of the springs of true life bursting forth in our own lives.
The image of springs breaking forth from the earth moves us—not only because pure, fresh water is precious on our exploited planet, but also because springs are among the loveliest and most mysterious natural phenomena. By reflecting on the statement "All my springs are in you," renowned Scripture scholar Gerhard Lohfink invites us to be renewed through the image of the springs of true life bursting forth in our own lives.
In All My Springs Are in You—citing Psalm 87:7—Lohfink focuses on fundamental beliefs, feasts and liturgical seasons, as well as distinctions and contrasts to break down any narrow interpretations of biblical texts readers may experience. The final verse in the Old Testament offers readers a means to uncover how much hope and revolutionary power may be found in numerous Bible texts that we may or may not be familiar with. By applying the psalm statement "All My Springs Are in You" directly to God, readers will come to read the text in a way that is biblical and transformative.
Contents
Contents
Preface xi
Part 1: Basics
The Window of Time 3
The Foreign Woman 9
A Strange Way to Begin a Letter 13
No Utopia, That's for Sure! 18
The Sacrifice of the Lips 21
The Power of Images 29
The Pharisee and the Tax Collector 40
Seeing God 48
Last Words 51
Kant and the Consequences 56
Part 2: Feasts and Sacred Seasons
Advent Wakefulness 63
Love for the World, or Distance from It? 67 "Gaudete!"—"Rejoice" 72
What Makes a Feast a Feast? 76
Mary and the Ange l 83
Jesus' Origins 88
The Brilliant Light 92
The Broad Arc of the Christmas Feast 99
The Birth of the Messianic People 102
An Encounter in the Temple 105
Regarding the Baptism of Jesus 112
The Figure of the Fool 116
Two Temptation Stories 123
A Fatal Prayer of Penitence 129
Duped and Led Astray 133
Linger Awhile! Thou Art So Fair! 137
The Messiah's Donkey 141
Our Oldest Easter Song 146
The Spirit Against the Flesh? 150
My Shepherd Is the Lord 155
The True Vine 165
Exalted Above All Powers 173
Spiritual History 177
Shared Host—Shared Life 190
Decisions 195
Jesus and His Disciples in the Storm 200
Earthly-Heavenly Liturgy 204
Mary, Model of the Church Perfected 210
On the Feast of All Saints 213
Part 3: Distinctions
The Thorn in the Flesh 223
The Testing of Abraham 229
At the Center of the Old Testament 233
The Christian View of Marriage 239
Mutual Redemption? 251
The True Shepherd and His Flock 259
A Talk for Candidates for the Priesthood 266
The Eucharistic Prayer 275
How the Reign of God Comes 302
Acknowledgments 331
Locating the Individual Chapters in the Church Year 333
Index of Scripture Passages 336
