Preaching and Reading the Old Testament Lessons : With an Eye to the New, Cycle B

by Achtemeier, Elizabeth Rice

• ISBN13: 9780788018701
• ISBN10: 0788018701
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-01-01
• Publisher: Css Pub Co

Summary

A plethora of fruitful starting points for preparing sermons rooted in the Bible yet connected to modern life.

Author Biography

A renowned Old Testament scholar who is familiar throughout the United States and Canada as a preacher, teacher, and writer Elizabeth Achtemeier is the author of 25 books Achtemeier is an ordained Presbyterian minister, and is now retired following 40 years of teaching. Until 1997, she was adjunct professor of Bible and Homiletics at Union Theological Seminary in Richmond, Virginia. She speaks at universities, congregations, and church conferences all across the country

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 9
Sundays and Their Old Testament Lessons In the Church Year
First Sunday in Advent: Isaiah 64:1-9	p. 11
Second Sunday in Advent: Isaiah 40:1-11	p. 15
Third Sunday in Advent: Isaiah 61:1-4, 8-11	p. 19
Fourth Sunday in Advent: 2 Samuel 7:1-11, 16	p. 23
Christmas Eve Day: Isaiah 9:1-7	p. 27
Christmas Day: Isaiah 52:7-10	p. 31
First Sunday after Christmas: Isaiah 61:10--62:3	p. 35
New Year's Day: Ecclesiastes 3:1-13	p. 39
Lutheran Option: Numbers 6:22-27	p. 40
Epiphany of Our Lord: Isaiah 60:1-6	p. 43
Baptism of Our Lord: Genesis 1:1-5	p. 47
Second Sunday after Epiphany: 1 Samuel 3:1-10 (11-20)	p. 51
Third Sunday after Epiphany: Jonah 3:1-5, 10	p. 55
Fourth Sunday after Epiphany: Deuteronomy 18:15-20	p. 59
Fifth Sunday after Epiphany: Isaiah 40:21-31	p. 63
Sixth Sunday after Epiphany: 2 Kings 5:1-14	p. 67
Seventh Sunday after Epiphany: Isaiah 43:18-25	p. 71
Eighth Sunday after Epiphany: Hosea 2:14-20	p. 75
Transfiguration Sunday: 2 Kings 2:1-12	p. 79
Ash Wednesday: Joel 2:1-2, 12-17	p. 83
First Sunday in Lent: Genesis 9:8-17	p. 87
Second Sunday in Lent: Genesis 17:1-7, 15-16	p. 91
Third Sunday in Lent: Exodus 20:1-17	p. 95
Fourth Sunday in Lent: Numbers 21:4-9	p. 99
Fifth Sunday in Lent: Jeremiah 31:31-34	p. 103
Passion/Palm Sunday: Isaiah 50:4-9a	p. 107
Maundy/Holy Thursday: Exodus 12:1-4 (5-10) 11-14	p. 111
Good Friday: Isaiah 52:13--53:12	p. 115
Easter Day: Acts 10:34-43	p. 119
Second Sunday of Easter: Acts 4:32-35	p. 123
Third Sunday of Easter: Acts 3:12-19	p. 127
Fourth Sunday of Easter: Acts 4:5-12	p. 131
Fifth Sunday of Easter: Acts 8:26-40	p. 135
Sixth Sunday of Easter: Acts 10:44-48	p. 139
Ascension of Our Lord: Acts 1:1-11	p. 143
Pentecost: Acts 2:1-21	p. 147
Lutheran Option: Ezekiel 37:1-14	p. 149
Trinity Sunday: Isaiah 6:1-8	p. 151
Proper 7: 1 Samuel 17: (1a, 4-11, 19-23) 32-49	p. 155
Lutheran Option: Job 38:1-11	p. 157
Proper 8: 2 Samuel 1:1, 17-27	p. 159
Lutheran Option: Lamentations 3:22-33	p. 161
Proper 9: 2 Samuel 5:1-5, 9-10	p. 163
Lutheran Option: Ezekiel 2:1-5	p. 165
Proper 10: 2 Samuel 6:1-5, 12b-19	p. 169
Lutheran Option: Amos 7:7-15	p. 171
Proper 11: 2 Samuel 7:1-14a	p. 175
Lutheran Option: Jeremiah 23:1-6	p. 177
Proper 12: 2 Samuel 11: 1-15	p. 179
Luthran Option: 2 Kings 4:42-44	p. 181
Proper 13: 2 Samuel 11:26--12:13a	p. 183
Lutheran Option: Exodus 16:2-4, 9-15	p. 185
Proper 14: 2 Samuel 18:5-9, 15, 31-33	p. 187
Lutheran Option: 1 Kings 19:4-8	p. 189
Proper 15: 1 Kings 2:10-12; 3:3-14	p. 191
Lutheran Option: Proverbs 9:1-6	p. 193
Proper 16: 1 Kings 8:(1, 6, 10-11) 22-30, 41-43	p. 195
Lutheran Option: Joshua 24:1-2a, 14-18	p. 197
Proper 17: Song of Solomon 2:8-13	p. 199
Lutheran Option: Deuteronomy 4:1-2, 6-9	p. 200
Proper 18: Proverbs 22:1-2, 8-9, 22-23	p. 203
Lutheran Option: Isaiah 35:4-7a	p. 205
Proper 19: Proverbs 1:20-33	p. 207
Lutheran Option: Isaiah 50:4-9a	p. 209
Proper 20: Proverbs 31:10-31	p. 211
Lutheran Option: Jeremiah 11:18-20	p. 212
Proper 21: Esther 7:1-6, 9-10; 9:20-22	p. 215
Lutheran Option: Numbers 11:4-6, 10-16, 24-29	p. 217
Proper 22: Job 1:1; 2:1-10	p. 219
Lutheran Option: Genesis 2:18-24	p. 221
Proper 23: Job 23:1-9, 16-17	p. 223
Lutheran Option: Amos 5:6-7, 10-15	p. 225
Proper 24: Job 38:1-7 (34-41)	p. 227
Lutheran Option: Isaiah 53:4-12	p. 229
Proper 25: Reformaation Sunday: Job 42:1-6, 10-17	p. 231
Lutheran Option: Jeremiah 31:31-34	p. 233
All Saints' Sunday: Isaiah 25:6-9	p. 235
Proper 27: Ruth 3:1-5; 4:13-17	p. 239
Lutheran Option: 1 Kings 17:8-16	p. 241
Proper 28: 1 Samuel 1:4-20	p. 243
Lutheran Option: Daniel 12:1-3	p. 245
Thanksgiving Day: Joel 2:21-27	p. 247
Christ the King: 2 Samuel 23:1-7	p. 251
Lutheran Option: Daniel 7:9-10, 13-14	p. 253
Index of Biblical Texts in Canonical Order	p. 255
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