Understanding the Sunday Scriptures A Companion to The Revised Common Lectionary Year A

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This accessible commentary based on The Revised Common Lectionary and authored by the Rev. Dr. H. King Oehmig is specially designed for use by anyone who wants to get more out of liturgical Sunday Scripture readings and is perfect for lay readers teachers and outreach of all kinds. Oehmig creator and Editor-in-Chief of Synthesis Publications is also author of the highly regarded books Between the Lines Reflections on the Gospels Through the Church Year and Beyond the Words: Insights on the Gospels Through the Church Year. The Rev. Barbara Brown Taylor author of Leaving Church writes of Oehmig: "Week after week Oehmig sweeps his meaning detector over packed-down texts and finds fresh treasure in them largely by setting his dial to the frequency of the culture in which we live. As faithful to the Bible as he is to human life on earth Oehmig makes surprising connections between the two ... and shows the rest of us how to do the same ... "