The Cultural World of the Prophets: The First Reading and the Responsorial Psalm, Sunday by Sunday, Year C
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🌍Deep Eastern Mediterranean cultural insights
📅Sunday-by-Sunday liturgical guide
📖Aligned with Lectionary readings
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📚 Elevate your Sunday sermons with cultural clarity and liturgical finesse!
The Cultural World of the Prophets offers a Sunday-by-Sunday exploration of the first readings and responsorial psalms for Year C, blending historical, literary, and Mediterranean cultural insights. Designed as a companion to John Pilch’s series, it enriches sermon preparation and liturgical planning by connecting scripture to its original cultural context, making it an essential resource for preachers, cantors, and liturgy planners seeking deeper biblical understanding.
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| Customer Reviews | 4.9 out of 5 stars 23 Reviews |
C**R
Interesting and well researched
I've always been interested in the historical and cultural aspects of the times of the bible as a way to better understand what was written. As a cantor/psalmist for our church, this also helps me better prepare for each Sunday. Via Amazon (both Kindle and paperback) and a few other sites, I was able to get all 9 editions in the set. Cultural World of the Prophets for the old testament and psalms, Cultural World of the Apostles for the epistles and Cultural World of Jesus for the gospels (each having a book for A, B and C cycles).
R**C
Ignorance Removed Twice
An eye opening look into the world (external and internal) of the prophets. The writer opens the Mediterranean world up for the reader and brings a deeper understanding to the prophet biblical writings. My personal ignorance of the Mediterranean world was exposed and now I have a better understanding of what I read in Old Testament. The selected readings correspond to the Sunday readings from the Church's liturgical calendar (Years A,B,C). This book is not a in-depth study of the prophets but an overview of the pre-selected Sunday readingsas applied to their audience and the prevailing culture. Their culture was (and still is) a vastly different world than our western culture.
S**N
This book adds insight to the first reading in the ...
This book adds insight to the first reading in the Sunday liturgy. It is worth having on hand--maybe two pages of cultural insight and background for each week's first reading.
T**E
A NECESSARY TEXT FOR BACKGROUND.
A succinct commentary on the sociology and cultural anthropology of the time that is written about in the Old Testament epoch that is treated of in the Revised Common Lectionary. Thank you Dr. Pilch. 4-29-11 Dcn. Tim. McAuliffe
J**R
The Cultural World of the Pophets: The first Reading & Responsorial Psalm
This is an invaluable tool for anyone who teaches a Scripture Class. It gives such good cultural background for that particular Sunday's reading that including this information in the discussion which follows the reading of the text can really make it come alive.
W**S
Response
This truly helps the catechists I have in the RCIA process. Gives them a beter understanidng of the literature, the time, and how it relates to today.
P**S
Five Stars
Wonderful background perspectives for homily prep.
W**R
Five Stars
I am satisfied.
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