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 : Provoking the Gospel of Matthew: A Storyteller's Commentary, Year A
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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 226.207
EAN: 9780829816914
Edition: Hardcover with DVD
ISBN: 0829816917
Label: Pilgrim Press, The
Manufacturer: Pilgrim Press, The
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 368
Publication Date: June 15, 2007
Publisher: Pilgrim Press, The
Studio: Pilgrim Press, The




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Part of a storytelling commentary series, MATTHEW spurs efforts to provoke pastoral leaders and religious educators to look for new and lively readings of MATTHEW, and challenges them to experiment with interpretive tools such as embodied ensemble exploration. Based on the Revised Common Lectionary and the author's provocative translation of the Gospel. Includes a DVD that demonstrates the storytelling.



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Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Challenge and insight for preachers and storytellers
As a biblical storyteller and workshop leader, I find Richard Swanson's Provoking the Gospel of Matthew to be indispensable. A Lutheran pastor and scholar, Swanson integrates current socio-rhetorical and literary Bible criticism, his own careful and insightful responses to the text, and a powerful grounding in Christian ethics.

This book is intended for busy pastors working on sermons. It isn't hard to read in the sense of being highbrow or complicated, but it is challenging to read ... Read More







 






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