{"product_id":"mystery-of-kingdom-cluny","title":"Mystery of the Kingdom","description":"\u003cp\u003ePaperback, 198 pages\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eWhen John the Baptist appears, announcing that the kingdom is at hand, he demands a particular response. When Jesus himself begins to proclaim the Gospel, he repeats that demand: “Jesus began to preach:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eRepent, he said, the kingdom of heaven is at hand.\u003c\/i\u003e”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eA strange command, to do penance and pursue perfection, given that its inspiration is a mystery. Knowledge of this mystery demands clues; Jesus provides these clues in the form of famous parables and enduring images. In the seventeen sermons of \u003ci\u003eThe Mystery of the Kingdom\u003c\/i\u003e, Monsignor Ronald Knox examines these parables and images. The first series of sermons reflects on the parables as a whole, with uniform principles of interpretation and a firm foundation in Catholic doctrine of the Church and of human salvation thrown into relief against a background of Jewish Messianic speculation. The second series convenes the principal actors in Christ’s Passion, under headings suggested by the parable of the Sower.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eFaithful to the spirit and the letter of Scripture, dexterous in interpretation, and decisively effective in preaching, Knox’s\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Mystery of the Kingdom\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e(originally published in 1928) proclaims the mystery of Christ and sets forth a standard for living and loving the Christian life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eJesus answered him: Believe me when I tell thee this—\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003ea man cannot see the kingdom of God without being born anew.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e(The Gospel of John)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fidelity Books and Pieties","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52343367827737,"sku":"MOTK","price":32.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0706\/0989\/5705\/files\/mystery_of_the_kingdom.jpg?v=1778044647","url":"https:\/\/www.fidelitybooks.com.au\/products\/mystery-of-kingdom-cluny","provider":"Fidelity Books and Pieties","version":"1.0","type":"link"}