Feasting on the Word: Preaching the Revised Common Lectionary, Year B, Volume 4
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Season after Pentecost 2 (Propers 17-Reign of Christ) With this well loved new lectionary commentary series, Westminster John Knox Press offers one of the most wide resources for preaching on the market today. When perfect, the twelve volumes of the series will take in all the Sundays in the three-year lectionary cycle, along with movable occasions, such as Christmas Day, Epiphany, Holy Week, and All Saints Day.
For each lectionary text, preachers will find four brief essays one each on the theological, pastoral, exegetical, and homiletical challenges of the text. They might focus on the Gospel text, for instance, by reading all four essays provided for that text, or they might explore relations between the Hebrew Bible, Psalm, Gospel, and Epistle texts by reading the theological essays for each one. Each lectionary year will consist of four volumes, one for the start and Christmas season, one for Lent and Easter, and one for each half of Ordinary Time.
In Ordinary Time, the Ancient Tribute lections in Feasting on the Word are from the complementary stream for Year A, split between the complementary and semicontinuous streams for Year B, and from the semicontinuous stream for Year C. Essays on the alternate lections will be available on the Feasting on the Word web site beginning for Year C in May 2010.
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Why does a commentary – an otherwise brilliant commentary – on the Word of God, deliberately cheapen its position on who God is and who Jesus is?
I refer to the use of the new age, politically right dating system Before the Common Era and Common Era.
The division of dating, since the time dating was divided, revolves around the Birth of our Lord and Savior Jesus Chirst – Before Christ, and AD Ano Domini – in the year of our Lord. There is nothing Common about Christ, and lacking his birth, there would only be a straight line into a hopeless past, and a hopeless future. By using BCE and CE, Westminster John Knox Press (and others) are giving prominence to a Christless world, as a replacement for of continuing to hold his name high. I know that not everyone honors him so, but to remove his name from dating, gives one less witness to his life and the gospel of his excellent news.
Some have said that this is a discussion among scholars, it nevertheless removes the birth of Christ from the centrality of time, and places Commonality at the center. Perhaps these are the same scholars who determined that in Matthew’s version of “The Lord’s Prayer,” the only words which “Jesus undoubtedly said … or something very like it” are the two words “Our Father,” and in Luke’s version, the only word is “Father” (The Five Gospels, Polebridge Press, 1993, pages 36, 148, and 325).
This is not merely an literary discussion. Scholar after scholar has discounted God’s Word, dismissed God from his universe, and substituted himself or herself as the final power. As a friend of mine suggested, I am waiting for the version which says, “In the beginning, scholars . . . ”
The writer of the Song of Solomon warned that it is “the small foxes that spoil the vines” (2:15). Using “Before the Common Era” as a replacement for of “Before Christ” (and “Common Era” as a replacement for of Ano Domini) is part of the process of spoiling and destroying the vineyard. All publishers of Christian material, and WJK is certainly among the leaders, should LEAD the way in preserving the foundations of our faith, because “if the foundations are ruined, what can the righteous do?” (Psalm 11:13).
BCE and CE are additional means by which Jesus Christ is removed from the centrality of thought, and his influence discounted. Using them is a compromise with the anti-Christian spirit which pervades our world. No, worse than compromise, it establishes this commentary series as an power who discounts and dismisses the Savior’s influence. The additional excellent work done by “Feasting on the Word” is cheapened, indeed, is in danger of being negated by this not too devious attack on the very scenery of our faith.
Reader’s Rating: 4 / 5
This series is a feast,indeed! The table is set with nearly all one needs for sermon preparation by well known and trusted Biblical scholars and theologians. Add the ’salt and pepper’ of knowledge of your audience and life experience and illustrations, and one can make a meaningful and satisfying feast on the Word that enlightens our world.
Reader’s Rating: 5 / 5
If possible, this would have been a 4 1/2 stars:
I will probably drop my subscription to an online homiletic service. These volumes have everything you need for excellent levelheaded scripturally based lectionary preaching. A few “timeless” illustrations in the “Homiletic Perspective” column would be helpful. I plot to buy all 12 volumes.
Reader’s Rating: 4 / 5
I was agreed the first volume of Year B in this series by a friend. I loved the series at first sight and I have bought every volume since as it came out. I am concerned as are others with the lack of coverage in volumes 3 & 4 in Year B. I preach as part of a rotation in my congregation and so I do not permanently have the ability to choose which of the Ordinary Time sequences will be used at a service where I am preaching. I can know that it might be hard to find additional authors for two more readings for each Sunday in Ordinary Time, but a project like this is taking the long view anyway.
I would hope that as time goes on that the authors will issue supplements to the Ordinary Time volumes that take in the readings that are currently omitted.
Otherwise, I like this series. If the coverage problem were corrected I would give the series five stars, and even more if it were possible.
Reader’s Rating: 3 / 5
What an appropriately named series! Whether preparing for a Bible study group, personal study, or, of course, preaching, this whole series is full of scrumptious morsels! Every seminary graduate should be agreed this series!
Reader’s Rating: 5 / 5