The fifty-six essays in this book present cultural reflections on the gospel assigned for each Sunday in Cycle A of the Roman Lectionary. Each essay highlights aspects of the first-century, Eastern Me
Trances, visions, healing miracles: permeating the biblical records are these altered states of consciousness, through which some early Christians experienced God. Today's rituals and liturgies are re
Preachers and liturgy planners will find The Cultural World of the Apostles a companion to John Pilch's previous series,The Cultural World of Jesus. Each essay offers brief historical and literary inf
The fifty-six essays in this book present cultural reflections on the gospel assigned for each Sunday in Cycle C of the Roman Lectionary. Each essay highlights aspects of the first-century, Eastern M
The fifty-six essays in this book present cultural reflections on the gospel reading assigned for each Sunday in Cycle B of the Roman Lectionary. Each essay highlights aspects of the first-century, E
The task of interpreting the Bible -- which was written by and to people living in very different cultural contexts from contemporary Western society -- can seem monumental. The opposite is also true:
Pilch (biblical literature, Georgetown U.) presents a study examining alternate states of consciousness in biblical and extrabiblical literature. While many past scholars have viewed these phenomena s
How can reading the Bible in its appropriate Mediterranean cultural context shed light on concerns of believers who live in Western or other cultures? In Cultural Tools for Interpreting the Good News,
Preachers and liturgy planners will find The Cultural World of the Prophets a companion to John Pilch'sThe Cultural World of Jesus Sunday by Sunday series and The Cultural World of the Apostles series
2000 Catholic Press Association Award Winner!Interpreting the Bible respectfully is a cross-cultural enterprise. For those who seek to understand the Bible as a document from the ancient Mediterranean
Each essay in The Cultural World of the Prophets offers historical and literary information on the first reading and the responsorial psalm for the Sundays in the lectionary for Year C. It provides in
It is difficult to appreciate how Stephen qualifies as a friend of someone who attended and approved of his murder (Acts 7:58; 22:20). Yet Stephen belonged to the very group of Israelites to whom Paul
Preachers and liturgy planners will find The Cultural World of the Apostles a companion to John Pilch's previous series,The Cultural World of Jesus. Each essay offers brief historical and literary inf
