The Spiritual Marriage between Christ and His Church and Every One of the Faithful

Developing from Girolamo Zanchi’s exegetical labors through Ephesians, Spiritual Marriage draws readers into the rich theological of doctrine of union with Christ. Following the lead of the apostle Paul, Zanchi demonstrates how our earthly marriages fulfill their truest purpose by drawing our attention toward the spiritual marriage between Christ and His Church. By paying attention to the Genesis account of Adam’s marriage to Eve, to pertinent Old Testament laws, and to the teachings of Jesus and His apostles, we begin to understand something of that higher and heavenly union. This new translation helps us better understand the great mystery of Christ and His bride.

Publisher: Reformation Heritage Books
Type: Hardback
ISBN: 9781601789044

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Girolamo Zanchi (1516–1590) was an influential Reformed pastor and professor. Originally from northern Italy, he was converted under the ministry of Peter Martyr Vermigli and subsequently fled north to Protestant Europe. As an instructor and churchman at Strasbourg, Chiavenna, Heidelberg, and Neustadt, Zanchi became a prolific and pioneering Reformed scholastic theologian who sought to wed pious devotion with precise language.

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“This treatise is a most edifying and interesting work for which Patrick O'Banion is to be sincerely thanked. O’Banion did not just provide a cursory English translation, but one that involved a tremendous amount of scholarship that clearly shows his devotion to the cause of Christ, which Girolamo Zanchi himself expresses so well in this short work. Before you read Zanchi himself, read O’Banion’s Introduction. It is essential reading to help you appreciate the man, Zanchi, and his richly thoughtful reflections on Ephesians Five and the marriage bond between Christ and his people, the Bride of Christ. This little book is a true treasure.” S. M. Baugh, professor emeritus of New Testament, Westminster Seminary California