Nothing is more central to the Church than preaching the gospel,
and few have preached the gospel with the intensity and insight of
St.Paul. Paul's letters play an important role in the New Testament
and in the Roman Lectionary. Yet, despite their importance, Paul's
teaching is seldom proclaimed from the pulpit. In "Strategies for
Preaching Paul," Frank Matera provides preachers with the
comprehensive background needed to successfully preach the Pauline
readings.
More than a collection of homily hints, "Strategies for
PreachingPaul" provides preachers with three strategies for
preaching the Pauline readings in the Sunday Lectionary during
Ordinary Time. It offers summaries first of the historical setting,
then the literary context, and finally the theological themes of
all the Pauline readings as well as the readings of the Letter to
the Hebrews. Each letter is introduced by explaining the historical
circumstances that caused it and its literary structure. Next, each
Sunday reading is explained in light of its wider literary context
and its historical background, suggesting ways in which preachers
might employ the text in the Sunday homily. Finally, after
considering the letter, Matera suggests the major Pauline themes of
the letter that need to be preached, such as justification by
faith, the return of Christ, the resurrection of the dead, and the
moral life of believers.
An exceptional resource for preachers, "Strategies for
PreachingPaul" also serves as an introduction toPaul's thought. It
may be used in Lectio divina to reflect upon the Sunday Pauline
texts.
Chapters are Paul in Ordinary Time, Year A," "Pal in Ordinary
Time, Year B," "Pal in Ordinary Time, Year C," "Index of Pauline
Readings," and "Index for the Sundays of Ordinary Time."
"Frank J. Matera, Ph.D., is a priest of the Archdiocese of
Hartford. He is professor of New Testament at The Catholic
University of America and the author of "Galatians" from the "Sacra
Pagina" series published by The Liturgical Press."
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