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PREFACE

Acknowledgements

CHAPTER 1
INTRODUCTION

• A Panoramic View of Sheng Jing Zhi Jie
• “A Direct Explanation of the Holy Scripture”
• The Object and the Scope of the Research
• The Method

CHAPTER 2
A BIOGRAPHICAL PRESENTATION OF MANUEL DIAS, JR.
(YANG MA NUO 1574-1659)

• The historical Context: Ming Dynasty of China facing the Portuguese and Spanish Rivalries (“Padroado”-“Patronato”)
• The Bible before and after the Protestant Reformation: the European Background and the Chinese Echo
• Manuel Dias, Jr.’s Time in China
• Written Contributions attributed to Manuel Dias, Jr.
• Conclusion

CHAPTER 3
TRANSLATION OF SHENG JING ZHI JIE

• The Volume 15
  • Introduction
  • Translation of the Preface
  • Translation of the Index Operis
• The Volume 1
  • Introduction
  • A direct Explanation of the Holy Scripture Volumes I and II
  • The 4th Sunday before the Nativity of our Lord
  • The 3rd Sunday before the Nativity of our Lord
  • The 2nd Sunday before the Nativity of our Lord
  • The 1st Sunday before the Nativity of our Lord
  • Some interesting Findings

CHAPTER 4
THE ENCOUNTER BETWEEN TWO CULTURS

• A fruitful interpretative Category to read Sheng Jing Zhi ]ie
• CONCLUSION
• BIBLIOGRAPHY
• APPENDIX
• A Note by Fr. Mark Fang Zhi Rong, sj
• Samples from Sheng Jing Zhi Jie