Feasting on the Word, Year C, Volume 2: Preaching the Revised Common Lectionary »

David L. Bartlett is Professor of New Testament, Columbia Theological Seminary, the author of What's Good about This News? Preaching from the Gospels and Galatians, and coeditor of the Westminster Bible Companion series (Westminster John Knox Press).

Barbara Brown Taylor is a popular preacher and the author of such books as Leaving Church: A Memoir of Faith; An Altar in the World: A Geography of Faith; and The Seeds of Heaven: Sermons on the Gospel of Matthew (Westminster John Knox Press). She is Adjunct Professor of Christian Spirituality, Columbia Theological Seminary, and Butman Professor of Religion, Piedmont College.

Lent through Eastertide. With this popular new lectionary commentary series, Westminster John Knox Press offers one of the most extensive resources for preaching on the market today. When complete, the twelve volumes of the series will cover all the Sundays in the three-year lectionary cycle, along with movable occasions.

For each lectionary text, preachers will find four brief essays—one each on the theological, pastoral, exegetical, and homiletical challenges of the text. Preachers might focus on the Gospel text, for instance, by reading all four essays provided for that text, or they might explore connections 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 Advent and Christmas season, one for Lent and Easter, and one for each half of Ordinary Time.

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—Bruce Reyes-Chow, Moderator, 218th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)

The Christian Century

Feasting on the Word is a monumental contribution. The editors have gathered an impressive roster of writers and the result is a lively collection of thoughtful and well-written pieces, many of which directly address preachers, offering a bracing blend of admonition, exhortation, and encouragement. Feasting on the Word will richly repay your investment.