The history of the three-year lectionaries tells a tale of an
evolving hermeneutic. Originating in the Roman Lectionary, this
hermeneutic was developed in subsequent denominational and
ecumenical versions. An amalgam of the historical hermeneutics of
the two western traditions, it uses both the memory of the Church
to interpret the Bible and the Bible to structure the memory of the
Church.
After an examination of the hermeneutic, West lays out the
memory patterns of the two most widely used versions of this
lectionary: the Roman Lectionary and the "Revised Common
Lectionary." A knowledge of these memory patterns can help
preachers create sermons in keeping with the lectionary's
interpretative intent, because a Church's memory plays a large part
in the interpretation of Scripture, and a lectionary text is
interpreted before it is preached.
"Scripture and Memory" moves from the general to the particular.
It develops a hermeneutic of the liturgical reading of Scripture
which it then applies to the "Lectionary for Mass and the Revised
Common Lectionary." The hermeneutical reflections in the first
three chapters make lections their starting point. Since
lectionaries are the liturgical form of Scripture lectionaries,
they provide insight into the liturgical hermeneutic at work in the
selection of Scripture for reading in worship. Focusing on the
"Lectionary for Mass" and the "Revised Common Lectionary, "
chapters four through seven describe this hermeneutic at work in
each segment of the liturgical year. The last chapter gives an
overview of these lectionaries; the postscript addresses the
challenges of preaching them. A thorough index, organized as a
comparative tale, references the readings in the "Lectionary for
Mass" and the "Revised Common Lectionary." With this format,
readers can note those instances when the discussion of readings in
one lectionary pertains to readings in the other.
Chapters are: Introduction," "From Bible to Liturgy: The
Hermeneutical Trajectory of Lections," "Language and Lections,"
"The Christmas Cycle," "The Easter Cycle," "Ordinary Time (1),"
"Ordinary Time (2)," and "The Two Lectionaries."
This book will interest Roman Catholic and Protestant scholars,
clergy, and students interested in liturgy or preaching in
English-speaking countries that use the "Lectionary for Mass (Ordo
Lectionum Missae)" or the "Revised Common Lectionary."
"Fritz S. West, PhD, is an ordained minister in the United
Church of Christ. aliturgical scholar, he is also the author of
"The Comparative Liturgy of Anton Baumstark."
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