What Christ Suffered: A Doctor's Journey Through the Passion

What Christ Suffered: A Doctor's Journey Through the Passion

by Thomas W McGovern MD
What Christ Suffered: A Doctor's Journey Through the Passion

What Christ Suffered: A Doctor's Journey Through the Passion

by Thomas W McGovern MD

Paperback

$27.95 
  • SHIP THIS ITEM
    Qualifies for Free Shipping
  • PICK UP IN STORE
    Check Availability at Nearby Stores

Related collections and offers


Overview

What Christ suffered during his Passion - for you - can be a powerful source of reflection and meditation. While we know that Jesus was crucified in Jerusalem around A.D. 33, the details of his sufferings and death have been confused and obscured over the past two millennia. In What Christ Suffered: A Doctor's Journey Through the Passion, Dr. Thomas W. McGovern provides the most accurate, up-to-date understanding of the physical sufferings of Jesus Christ, drawing on ancient literature and imagery, archaeology, medical reenactment studies, and medical case reports. This volume corrects decades of myths and misunderstandings, utilizing twenty-first-century advances in medicine and archaeological discoveries. By his sacrificial death on the cross, Jesus won salvation for the whole world, redeeming even our sufferings through his incredible act of love. Drawing on the teachings of Pope Saint John Paul II in Salvifici Doloris, this book invites the reader to a deeper understanding of the meaning and value of human suffering - and how to apply it in our lives.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781681925769
Publisher: Our Sunday Visitor, Publishing Division
Publication date: 12/01/2020
Pages: 328
Sales rank: 447,274
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 8.80(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

Dr. Thomas W. McGovern completed his MD at Mayo Medical School and served eight years in the U.S. Army. He trained in Mohs surgery and cutaneous oncology at the Yale University School of Medicine and has practiced Mohs surgery and reconstruction for skin cancer in Fort Wayne since 2000. He serves on the Catholic Medical Association (CMA) national board and chairs the Young Member Advisory Committee. He cohosts Doctor, Doctor, the official weekly radio program of the CMA. He and his wife of 30 years, Sally, have seven children.

Table of Contents

Foreword 9

Introduction 13

Chapter 1 What Is Suffering? 21

Chapter 2 The Setting for the Cosmic Sacrifice 29

Chapter 3 Bloody Sweat 39

Chapter 4 Sufferings in the Night 57

Chapter 5 Scourging 73

Chapter 6 Royal Treatment 109

Chapter 7 The Way of the Cross 125

Chapter 8 The Crucifixion of Jesus 147

Chapter 9 The Death of Jesus 179

Chapter 10 Post-Crucifixion Events 205

Chapter 11 Our Response to Suffering: Personal and Relational 221

Appendix 1 What Ancient Literature Reveals about Crucifixion 229

Appendix 2 What Archaeology, Graffiti, Epigraphy, and Art Reveal about Crucifixion 257

Bibliography 289

Notes 305

From the B&N Reads Blog

Customer Reviews