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Preaching the Old Testament
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© 2007 Ronald J. Allen and Clark M
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Contents Introduction xiii Year A F
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Contents ix Third Sunday of Advent/
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Contents xi Ash Wednesday/Year C 22
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Introduction This volume is a compa
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Introduction xv Preachers and congr
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Introduction xvii than fifty-five O
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ut then the lectionary departs from
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Introduction xxi As noted previousl
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2 Second Sunday of Advent/Year A an
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4 Third Sunday of Advent/Year A We
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6 Fourth Sunday of Advent/Year A Is
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8 Christmas Day 1/Years A, B, and C
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10 Christmas Day 3/Years A, B, and
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12 First Sunday after Christmas Day
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14 Epiphany of the Lord/Years A, B,
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116 Proper 28 [33]/Year A The sermo
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118 Proper 29 [34]/Year A Today’s
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120 Thanksgiving Day/Year A etc.”
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Year B First Sunday of Advent/Year
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Second Sunday of Advent/Year B 125
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Third Sunday of Advent/Year B 127 1
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Second Sunday after the Epiphany/Ye
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Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany/Ye
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Ninth Sunday after the Epiphany/Yea
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as equals with owners is an experie
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The Gospel reading for today does n
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Fourth Sunday in Lent/Year B Number
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Fifth Sunday in Lent/Year B 147 the
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While we do not think that God is t
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(v. 3), which the seraphs sing to o
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practices of the culture? And at wh
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For other allusions to Genesis 3, s
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Proper 7 [12]/Year B 157 the Philis
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do not, and neither here nor in Job
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Proper 8 [13]/Year B 161 Lamentatio
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speaks directly about David fifty-s
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Proper 10 [15]/Year B 2 Samuel 6:1-
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a prophetic campaign, but Israel la
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contrast to the false teaching/shep
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Proper 12 [17]/Year B 171 spiritual
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While the New Testament does not ci
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Proper 15 [20]/Year B 1 Kings 2:10-
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Given this situation, the writer un
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Verses 41-43 address a topic of per
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Proper 17 [22]/Year B 181 64-68; 29
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Proverbs 22:8 states an important p
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peration they will seek but not fin
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Proper 20 [25]/Year B 187 emphases
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Purim is from the Hebrew word for
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Proper 22 [27]/Year B 191 compare,
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Proper 23 [28]/Year B 193 than Job
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shelter to some so that we may have
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ments of life are systemically inte
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The New Testament does not refer di
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Proper 27 [32]/Year B 201 some in t
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Proper 28 [33]/Year B 203 The books
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Proper 28 [33]/Year B 205 to resist
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say that David calls Jesus “Lord
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Wisdom 3:1-9 All Saints/Year B 209
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Year C First Sunday of Advent/Year
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Second Sunday of Advent/Year C 213
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Third Sunday of Advent/Year C 215 T
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Fourth Sunday of Advent/Year C 217
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First Sunday after the Epiphany/Yea
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Last Sunday after the Epiphany/Year
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Ash Wednesday/Year C Joel 2:1-2, 12
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Second Sunday in Lent/Year C 231 re
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Was the disgrace having been enslav
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world (tikkun olam; see pp. xxi). T
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Trinity Sunday/Year C Proverbs 8:1-
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is set for dramatic effect. These p
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of my son!” (v. 18). Elijah does
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to YHWH’s demand that we act just
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Proper 7 [12]/Year C 245 God will r
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Proper 8 [13]/Year C 247 Two signif
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Naaman arrives at Elisha’s house
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thanks to God’s grace, live lives
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Proper 11 [16]/Year C 253 ing day o
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Proper 12 [17]/Year C 255 The Lord
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Proper 12 [17]/Year C 257 come unde
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Verses 8-9 return to Hosea’s them
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ment of hedonism and greed for whic
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Proper 15 [20]/Year C 263 God is th
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Proper 17 [22]/Year C 265 Jeremiah
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Sira, combining elements from the w
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eventuate in lower quality of life
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Proper 20 [25]/Year C 271 Jeremiah
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further envision a sermon that is i
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Proper 22 [27]/Year C 275 Lamentati
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Proper 22 [27]/Year C 277 is happen
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Jeremiah offers a model that has so
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Proper 25 [30]/Year C 281 read: “
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Proper 27 [32]/Year C Haggai 1:15b-
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Proper 27 [32]/Year C 285 friends,
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death and curse. “Law” illustra
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All Saints/Year C Daniel 7:1-3, 15-
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292 Notes from Paul, the Gospel wri
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294 Notes 14. Janzen, Genesis 12-50
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296 Notes 72. Ibid., 102-3, 188-92.
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Bibliography African American Spiri
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Bibliography 301 Williamson, Clark
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304 Index of Passages in Canonical
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306 Index of Passages in Canonical
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308 Index of Passages in Canonical