TEXTS FOR PREACHING A LECTIONARY COMMENTARY BASED ON NRSV-YEAR B Based on the NRSV of the Bible,this first in a series of three volumes provides resources for an entire year of sermons and offers practical help for pastors and others who use the Revised Common Lectionary. Beginning with Advent,this unique and comprehnsive resource deals with lectionary texts for year B. Each of the four texts-the Old Testament,Psalter,Gospel,and Epistle for each Sunday and important festival day including Christmas,Ash Wednesday,and Good Friday is treated. A brief intro for the day indicates the general thrust of the texts and the relationships among them,emphazing the interpretation of the texts themselves. Also included are suggestions concerning the implications of the texts for life today.
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