The Beatitudes through the ages /
Rebekah Eklund.
- Grand Rapids, Michigan : William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2021.
- xxi, 346 pages ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-336) and index.
Introduction -- Meet the Beatitudes: Some basic questions -- The tangled skein of our lives: A whirlwind tour through history -- Drained of all other waters: The poor in spirit and the poor -- By trials furrowed: Those who mourn and those who weep -- Yield your ground: The meek -- Our daily bread: The hungry and thirsty (for justice) -- Stretching out the hand: The merciful -- Such powerful light: The pure in heart -- The heart of God: The peacemakers -- Mischief-makers and bandits: The persecuted.
"A reception history of the Beatitudes, from the first century to the present day"--