This is a book to accompany the readings in year C of the Lectionary. It aims to help individuals and groups to understand and use Luke's Gospel. It follows the successful Journeying with Mark in Year B (2011) and the series will be completed with Journeying with Matthew in Year A. This book's unique slant is that it asks readers to use their imagination 'to bring the Gospel to life.' It asks readers to visualize themselves in the scenes that Luke describes in order to see Luke's Gospel in a fresh and exciting way.

James Woodward; Mark Pryce; Paula Gooder

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Preface: What is this book about?

Introduction

1. Advent

2. Christmas and Epiphany

3. The Sundays before Lent

4. Lent

5. Passion – Holy Week

6. The Easter narratives

7. Ordinary Time 1

8. Ordinary Time 2

Gooder, Paula

This is a book to accompany the readings in year C of the Common Worship Lectionary. It aims to help individuals and groups to understand and use Luke's Gospel.

Following the success of Journeying with Mark, this book offers fresh insights for those who want to reflect on Luke's Gospel as it is read and preached within the Christian Churches. It is the second in a series exploring each Gospel in the three-year cycle of the Lectionary. Journeying with Luke is a source of background information a way to greater understanding, prayer and action inspired by the teachings of Jesus a springboard for the imagination, helping us to visualize the lives, times and culture of first-century Israel a guide to reflection for those preparing to hear (or preach) the word of God This volume pays special attention to the particular character of Luke's writing - his use of story and song, and the importance of themes such as travel, mission and the outsider, and the relationship between the Gospel and the Book of Acts. With a blend of imagination, scholarship and pastoral wisdom, it will inspire worship and everyday discipleship throughout the Christian year.

James Woodward is a Canon of Windsor, and the general editor of the book. He has written extensively in the area of pastoral and practical theology. His recent publications include Valuing Age (SPCK 2008). Dr Paula Gooder is a writer and lecturer in New Testament studies. She is also a visiting lecturer at King's College London, an honorary lecturer at the University of Birmingham, senior research scholar at the Queen's Foundation, Birmingham, and Canon Theologian of Birmingham Cathedral. Her publications include Searching for Meaning (SPCK 2008) and Heaven (SPCK 2011). The Reverend Mark Pryce is Bishop's Adviser for Clergy Continuing Ministerial Development in the Diocese of Birmingham.

Second in the series after the success of Journeying with Mark, this book gives fresh insight on Luke's Gospel as it is read and preached within the Church.  
  
Explore the Gospel of Luke in the lectionary year C. Giving background information allows the reader to get a good grip on a greater understanding, prayer and action inspired by the life and works of Jesus.  
  
Journeying with Luke pays special attention to the character of Luke and his writing - his use of story and song, and the importance of themes such as travel, mission and the outsider, and the relationship between the Gospel and the Book of Acts.   
  
With a blend of imagination, scholarship and pastoral wisdom, it will inspire worship and everyday discipleship throughout the Christian year.

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Paula Gooder, Mark Pryce and James Woodward follow up their successful collaboration on Mark’s Gospel with this new volume on Luke, the Gospel for Year C of the Churches’ Lectionary. Once again it will be a useful introduction for individuals, groups and preachers, even those already familiar with Luke. It may be short, compared with many commentaries, but it contains plenty of stimulating material, with six chapters on the main seasons of the year and two more on ‘Ordinary Time’.   
Paula, in addition to an introduction on Luke, the writer and the Gospel, then ‘explores the text’ (there are interesting features on such things as temptation, the journey and irony). In each chapter, Mark ‘imagines’ the text (and believe me, his poems and meditations really are imaginative. Look at his ‘out-of-character’ story of ‘shepherds’ in their Portakabin office! Or see Satan’s monologue after the bruising encounter with Jesus in the wilderness! And that’s just a taste.). Finally, James ‘reflects on’ the text, and preachers may find his thoughts especially helpful (for example on the person of Mary, on the nature of faith and on the parable of the Good Samaritan). Each chapter concludes with questions for an individual to mull over and for a group to have a go at, plus a prayer.   
This is a book worth using.

Journeying With Luke (Lectionary Year C)

Lectionary Year C

Journeying with Luke

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