The parables of Jesus are puzzling sayings and stories with world-transforming potential. Parables for Preachers offers an understanding of how parables work and a fresh variety of possible meanings n
The church’s cycle of scriptural readings for the liturgy offers believers an opportunity to immerse themselves in the word of God. It is a very real and tangible way of responding to the call of Jesu
The parables of Jesus are puzzling sayings and stories with world-transforming potential.Parables for Preachers offers an understanding of how parables work and a fresh variety of possible meanings no
Offers a smorgasbord of tantalizing new perspectives on familiar biblical passages ? Woman Wisdom in Proverbs 9 invites any who want to learn her ways to come and eat at her table — an image for the r
Because the Gospel of Luke includes more stories about women than any other Gospel, many find it is the most helpful in the search for equality for women in the Church today. However, feminist interpr
The church's cycle of scriptural readings for the liturgy offers believers an opportunity to immerse themselves in the word of God. It is a very real and tangible way of responding to the call of Jesu
The parables of Jesus are puzzling sayings and stories with world-transforming potential.Parables for Preachers offers an understanding of how parables work and a fresh variety of possible meanings no
Remain in me, as I remain in you."Jesus' disciples are given this command in John's gospel, and it is a command that extends to every one of his followers, including us. We deepen this mutual
"Complete biblical texts with sound, scholarly based commentary that is written at a pastoral level; the Scripture translation is that of the New American Bible with Revised New Testament and Revised
This volume brings gender studies to bear on Micah’s powerful rhetoric, interpreting the book within its ancient and modern contexts. Julia M. O’Brien traces resonances of Micah’s language within the
Baruch and the Letter of Jeremiah are among the so-called deuterocanonical books of the Bible, part of the larger Catholic biblical canon. Except for a short article in theWomen’s Bible Commentary, no
