The Cultural World of the Prophets: The First Reading and the Responsorial Psalm, Sunday by Sunday, Year A

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Preachers and liturgy planners will find The Cultural World of the Prophets a companion to John Pilch’s The Cultural World of Jesus Sunday by Sunday series and The Cultural World of the Apostles series. Each essay offers historical, literary, and Eastern Mediterranean cultural information about the first reading and responsorial psalm of the liturgy of each Sunday. The Cultural World of the Prophets relates the first reading and responsorial psalm to the Gospel as intended by the architects of the Lectionary. It encourages readers to pursue in-depth study and helps them appreciate the specific verses of the first reading and the responsorial psalm in their own right. A companion to John Pilch’s Cultural World titles. Relating the first reading and responsorial psalm to the Gospel. Historical, literary, and Eastern Mediterranean cultural information.