دانلود کتاب The Crucial Bridge
by Thomas L. Brodie
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Thomas L. Brodie, Irish Roman Catholic priest within the Dominican Order, has taught Hebrew Scriptures and New Testament in various institutions across the U.S. and in South Africa. He is the author of several books and numerous articles on the Scriptures.
His 2012 book Beyond the Quest for the Historical Jesus: Memoir of a Discovery caused controversy when Brodie endorsed the Christ myth theory and expressed that Jesus of Nazareth was not a historical figure, a belief he reports he has held since the 1970s.
The Provincial set up a committee of five experts from within the Province to examine the work under dispute. After providing Tom Brodie with written copies of their assessments of Beyond the Quest, and having received a written response from him, the committee spent a morning discussing the work with him.
Following on these deliberations the committee advised that they judged Beyond the Quest to be ‘imprudent and dangerous’ (a phrase from the Order’s own legislation). Accepting this assessment, the Provincial continued the sanctions on Tom Brodie – that he withdraw fully from ministry and from all forms of teaching, writing, or making public statements.
Despite the restrictions placed on him, Tom Brodie remains a brother of the Irish Province, and the Province continues to care for him and provide for him. From the point of view of the Order, the matter is closed.