RT Article
T1 The Sacramentality of the Word: An Ecumenical Approach
JF Journal of ecumenical studies
VO 53
IS 2
SP 224
OP 244
A1 Baldovin, John F. 1947-
LA English
YR 2018
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1679356089
AB The word "sacrament" has been understood analogously in modern theology. The sacraments strictly so-called are manifestations of the church, which in turn is a manifestation of Christ. The Bible can also be understood as analogous to the sacraments. In the first place, it is the church's book. It is born in the Christian assembly; therefore, a complex relation between scripture and tradition needs to be acknowledged. In addition, in the liturgical assembly the Bible is traditionally read with a liturgical hermeneutic, which in turn is analogous to historical, spiritual, and moral readings of the scriptures. This leads to four major points: Word and sacrament illuminate each other (as at Emmaus, Luke 24) and so are inseparable; the traditional reverence shown to the proclamation of the Word in the liturgy exhibits its sacramentality; in modern Roman Catholic theology the proclamation of the Word is understood as a real presence of Christ in the liturgy, along with the sacramental elements, the minister, and the assembled people; and just as the sacraments are effective in communicating God's grace to us, so also is the Word of God effective. The foregoing is one aspect of theology and practice that may be helpful in reconciling centuries' old understandings of Protesants and Catholics on the relation of Word and sacrament.
K1 Bible
K1 Christianity
K1 Jesus Christ
K1 Lord's Supper
K1 PRESENCE OF CHRIST
K1 Theology
K1 Church
K1 Hermeneutics
K1 Liturgy
K1 Sacrament
K1 Tradition
K1 Word
DO 10.1353/ecu.2018.0016