The Cultural World of Jesus: Sunday by SundayLiturgical Press, 1997 - 184 pagini The fifty-six essays in this book present cultural reflections on the gospel reading assigned for each Sunday in Cycle C of the Roman Lectionary. Each essay highlights aspects of the first-century, Eastern Mediterranean cultural world in which Jesus lived and suggests across-cultural comparison with contemporary Western culture. With this background information, readers can make more fitting applications of the Scripture to modern life situations. |
Cuprins
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10 | |
16 | |
22 | |
Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time | 28 |
Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time | 34 |
Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time | 40 |
Tenth Sunday in Ordinary Time | 46 |
Second Sunday of Easter | 70 |
Seventh Sunday of Easter | 85 |
Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time | 100 |
Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time | 115 |
TwentySecond Sunday in Ordinary Time | 130 |
TwentyFourth Sunday in Ordinary Time | 136 |
TwentyNinth Sunday in Ordinary Time | 152 |
ThirtyFourth Sunday in Ordinary Time | 167 |
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Termeni și expresii frecvente
Acts alternate reality American believers ancestors ancient world baptism baptism of Jesus behavior Beloved Disciple Bible biblical boys brother Caesar Augustus centurion challenge Christians clients common era contemporary cultural world death evangelist experience of alternate Faith father first-century forgiveness genealogies God's greedy Greek healing Hebrew holy human identify insult interpreted invitation Jerusalem John Judeans judge Lazarus leaders Leviticus live lost Luke's Jesus male Mary master Matthew meal means Mediterranean cultural Messianists Middle East Middle-Eastern modern noble shepherd non-Judeans one's Ordinary Time Luke parable paraclete patron peasant person Peter Pharisees Pontifical Biblical Commission poor prayer prophet Qumran reflects relationship resurrection rich Sadducees Samaritan scenario scholars Scripture servant shame share sheep sinner social someone spirit status Sunday in Ordinary synoptic Gospels Temple Testament today's gospel today's reading toll collectors Torah tradition transfiguration of Jesus translated understanding verses village Western widow woman women word world of Jesus Zacchaeus
Pasaje populare
Pagina 100 - Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary, the brother of James, and Joses, and of Juda, and Simon? and are not his sisters here with us?
Pagina 65 - Although he was a Son, he learned obedience through what he suffered; ''and having been made perfect, he became the source of eternal salvation for all who obey him, "'having been designated by God a high priest according to the order of Melchizedek.
Pagina 69 - So it is with the resurrection of the dead. What is sown is perishable, what is raised is imperishable. It is sown in dishonor, it is raised in glory. It is sown in weakness, it is raised in power. It is sown a physical body, it is raised a spiritual body.
Pagina 74 - To him the gatekeeper opens; the sheep hear his voice, and he calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. When he has brought out all his own, he goes before them, and the sheep follow him, for they know his voice. A stranger they will not follow, but they will flee from him, for they do not know the voice of strangers.
Pagina 74 - Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that entereth not by the door into the sheepfold, but climbeth up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber. But he that entereth in by the door is the shepherd of the sheep. To him the porter openeth; and the sheep hear his voice : and he calleth his own sheep by name, and leadeth them out.
Pagina 65 - Father, if you are willing, take this cup from me, yet not my will, but yours be done.
Pagina 77 - He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth; like a lamb that is led to the slaughter, and like a sheep that before its shearers is dumb, so he opened not his mouth.
Pagina 17 - A multitude of camels shall cover you, the young camels of Midian and Ephah; all those from Sheba shall come. They shall bring gold and frankincense, and shall proclaim the praise of the Lord.
Pagina 76 - I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it up again. I have received this command from my Father.
Pagina 39 - Sticks and stones may break my bones, but names will never hurt me.