Christ in the Gospels of the Ordinary Sundays: Essays on the Gospel Readings of the Ordinary Sundays in the Three-Year Liturgical Cycle [Paperback]

Raymond E. Brown (Author)

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Publication Date: October 9, 1998

In Christ in the Gospels of the Ordinary Sundays, Father Brown discusses the Gospels as they are used in "the Ordinary Time." It is the time the Church treats the Gospels consecutively and in detail, with Year A of the three-year cycle taking its readings from Matthew; Year B from Mark; and Year C from Luke. Father Brown discusses how a Gospel was formed and explains what is distinctive about each of the four Gospels. Then he fits the Sunday readings, one by one, into an overall picture of each Gospel, showing how the Gospel shapes the narrative, its theological emphases, and what it says to readers. With such an overview, the Sunday selections may be read in context and interpreted in their original sequence. During Ordinary time people turn from reflecting on the mystery of Christ to considering how that mystery affects their lives. In Christ in the Gospels of the Ordinary Sundays, Father Brown provides an overview of the meaning of the Gospels during the many weeks of Ordinary Time.
Chapters are "Understanding How Gospels Were Written and Their Use in the Sunday Liturgy," "The Gospel According to Matthew," "The Gospel According to Mark," "The Gospel According to Luke," and "The Gospel According to John."

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"A gift from a great scholar and teacher to all who follow the Sunday Gospel readings in prayer and preaching. In showing us how to read the Gospel texts in their distinctive historical, literary and theological contexts, Brown once more illustrates the pastoral potential of sound biblical scholarship." ---Daniel J. Harrington, SJ, Weston Jesuit School of Theology

"Here is his final and precious gift to those who have contributed to and share his insight that liturgy well conducted and readings well proclaimed constitute the most homogeneous context for understanding why the gospels were written and what they were intended to accomplish." ---William C. Graham

About the Author

The late Raymond E. Brown, SS, was Auburn Distinguished Professor (Emeritus) of Biblical Studies at Union Theological Seminary in New York City. He wrote over twenty-five books on the Bible and was past president of three of the most important biblical societies in the world by appointment of two popes (Pope Paul VI and John Paul II), he was also a member of the Roman Pontifical Biblical Commission. The Liturgical Press has published his A Coming Christ in Advent, An Adult Christ at Christmas, A Crucified Christ in Holy Week, A Risen Christ in Eastertime, A Once-and-Coming Spirit at Pentecost, The Gospels and Epistles of John: A Concise Commentary, Recent Discoveries and the Biblical World, and The New Jerome Bible Handbook.

Product Details

• Paperback: 112 pages
• Publisher: Liturgical Press; 1st Ed. edition (October 9, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0814625428
• ISBN-13: 978-0814625422
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.4 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
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Raymond E. Brown, S.S., taught for many years at Saint Mary's Seminary in Baltimore and was Professor of Biblical Studies at the Union Theological Seminary for two decades. He was the author of three books in the Anchor Bible series on the Gospels and Epistles of John and wrote the classic Anchor Bible Reference Library volumes The Birth of the Messiah, The Death of the Messiah, and An Introduction to the New Testament. He died in 1998.

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This review is from: Christ in the Gospels of the Ordinary Sundays: Essays on the Gospel Readings of the Ordinary Sundays in the Three-Year Liturgical Cycle (Paperback)

This book is a collection of short (hence, only 3 stars) essays on the reading Cycles of the liturgical year. As a preacher, the book helped me to have a sense of the larger context in which the weekly passages are to be found.

Great for small group or catechist/RCIA leaders for a good overview of the liturgical cycle.

Written without scholarly jargon or tedious material.