Canonical Imagination, COVID-19, and Communion: Illumination from Isaiah’s Banquet and Purim in Esther
Theological interpretation offers a matrix within which theology, ecclesial realities, Scripture, and contemporary life can intersect. This article foregrounds how the era of COVID-19 is an occasion when the church should accentuate a tenet central in Communion: victory over death. As a work of cano...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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The Pennsylvania State University Press
2022
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Journal of theological interpretation
Year: 2022, Volume: 16, Issue: 2, Pages: 149-167 |
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Canon
B Communion B Imagination B Esther B "messianic banquet" B Eucharist B Isaiah B Purim |
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| Summary: | Theological interpretation offers a matrix within which theology, ecclesial realities, Scripture, and contemporary life can intersect. This article foregrounds how the era of COVID-19 is an occasion when the church should accentuate a tenet central in Communion: victory over death. As a work of canonical imagination, we draw upon two Old Testament feasts that celebrate victory over death—Isaiah’s eschatological banquet (25:6-8) and Purim in Esth 9—to further infuse our theological reflection on the Eucharist with the theme of victory over death during the times of COVID-19. Isaiah 25:6-8 underscores how the eschatological feast to which Communion points will be an occasion where death is annihilated. Purim illuminates how the Eucharist is an occasion for celebrating the passing of a death sentence and for forging bonds between the displaced. |
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| ISSN: | 2576-7933 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of theological interpretation
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.5325/jtheointe.16.2.0149 |