Scott Hahn's New Book of Pope Benedict's Biblical Theology: Covenant and Communion

Scott Hahn's New Book of Pope Benedict's Biblical Theology: Covenant and Communion

Tuesday, November 03, 2009 by Taylor Marshall | E-mail this post

This weekend I started reading Scott Hahn's new book Covenant and Communion: The Biblical Theology of Pope Benedict XVI. It's fantastic. Dr. Hahn describes the rich theological method of Pope Benedict XVI as a return to a canonical approach to theology, which locates theology in the history of salvation. If John Paul II was known for his Theology of the Body, then Benedict will be known for his emphasis on Scripture.

I think that most conservative Evangelicals and Protestants will find that this book resonates with their souls. Benedict proves to be a biblical theologian par excellence. This has been noted before, but Hahn demonstrates the Holy Father's biblical theology in detail. Hahn also quotes the Holy Father writings frequently (several times per page) making this book a fine collection of the Holy Father's teaching in his own words. I've already collected about a dozen priceless Benedict quotes from this book. It is a great resource.

If you're a fan of Pope Benedict or you're a non-Catholic interested in how Catholics do biblical theology, then you should buy this book immediately. (If you buy it with my book The Crucified Rabbi: Judaism and the Origins of Catholic Christianity at amazon.com, you'll qualify for free shipping...end of shameless plug.)

Labels: Benedict XVI, Scott Hahn, Scripture, Theology