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Women's Lectionary for the Whole Church

Year A

Women's Lectionary for the Whole Church

Year A

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Publisher: Church Publishing Inc
ISBN: 9781640651623
Number of Pages: 360
Published: 02/09/2021
Width: 15.2 cm
Height: 22.8 cm

What would it look like if women built a lectionary focusing on women’s stories?

What does it look like to tell the good news through the stories of women who are often on the margins of scripture and often set up to represent bad news? How would a lectionary centering women’s stories, chosen with womanist and feminist commitments in mind, frame the presentation of the scriptures for proclamation and teaching?

The scriptures are androcentric, male-focused, as is the lectionary that is dependent upon them. As a result, many congregants know only the biblical men's stories told in the Sunday lectionary read in their churches. A more expansive, more inclusive lectionary will remedy that by introducing readers and hearers of scripture to “women's stories” in the scriptures.

A Women’s Lectionary for the Whole Church, when completed, will be a three-year lectionary accompanied by a stand-alone single year lectionary, Year W, that covers all four gospels. Year A features the Gospel of Matthew with John interwoven as is the case in the Revised Common Lectionary (RCL) and Episcopal Lectionary.

Acknowledgments

About the Cover Images

Abbreviations

Biblical Resources

Introduction

Text Selection

Using A Women’s Lectionary

About the Translations

The Lessons with Commentary

Advent I / 1

Advent II / 4

Advent III / 7

Advent IV / 11

Christmas I / 15

Christmas II / 17

Christmas III / 21

First Sunday after Christmas / 23

Feast of the Holy Name, January 1 / 26

Second Sunday after Christmas / 29

Feast of the Epiphany / 33

Epiphany I / 36

Epiphany II / 39

Feast of the Presentation, February 2 / 43

Epiphany III / 46

Epiphany IV / 50

Epiphany V / 54

Epiphany VI / 57

Epiphany VII / 61

Epiphany VIII / 65

Last Week of Epiphany (Transfiguration) / 68

Lent—Ash Wednesday / 72

Lent 1 / 76

Lent II / 80

Lent III / 82

Lent IV / 85

Lent V / 88
Feast of the Annunciation, March 25 / 91

Palm Sunday—Liturgy of the Palms / 94

Palm Sunday—Liturgy of the Word / 96

Monday in Holy Week / 104

Tuesday in Holy Week / 108

Wednesday in Holy Week / 111

Maundy Thursday / 114

Good Friday / 118

Holy Saturday / 127

Easter—The Great Vigil / 132

Easter Day—Early Service / 143

Easter Day—Principal Service / 143

Easter Day—Evening Service / 149

Monday in Easter Week / 153

Tuesday in Easter Week / 155

Wednesday in Easter Week / 157

Thursday in Easter Week / 159

Friday in Easter Week / 161

Saturday in Easter Week / 163

Second Sunday of Easter / 165

Third Sunday of Easter / 169

Fourth Sunday of Easter / 172

Fifth Sunday of Easter / 174

Sixth Sunday of Easter / 177

Feast of the Ascension / 180

Seventh Sunday of Easter / 182

Pentecost Vigil (or Early Service) / 186

Pentecost Principal Service / 192

Trinity Sunday / 196

Season after Pentecost / 199

Proper 1 (Closest to May 11) / 199

Proper 2 (Closest to May 18) / 203

Proper 3 (Closest to May 25) / 206

Proper 4 (Closest to June 1) / 209

Proper 5 (Closest to June 8) / 213

Proper 6 (Closest to June 15) / 216

Proper 7 (Closest to June 22) / 219

Proper 8 (Closest to June 29) / 223

Proper 9 (Closest to July 6) / 227

Proper 10 (Closest to July 13) / 231
Proper 11 (Closest to July 20) / 235

Feast of Mary Magdalene, July 22 / 239

Proper 12 (Closest to July 27) / 242

Proper 13 (Closest to August 3) / 246

Proper 14 (Closest to August 10) / 249

Feast of the Ever-Blessed Virgin Mary, August 15 / 253

Proper 15 (Closest to August 17) / 257

Proper 16 (Closest to August 24) / 260

Proper 17 (Closest to August 31) / 263

Proper 18 (Closest to September 7) / 267

Proper 19 (Closest to September 14) / 271

Proper 20 (Closest to September 21) / 274

Proper 21 (Closest to September 28) / 278

Proper 22 (Closest to October 5) / 282

Proper 23 (Closest to October 12) / 287

Proper 24 (Closest to October 19) / 291

Proper 25 (Closest to October 26) / 295

Feast of All Saints, November 1 / 299

Proper 26 (Closest to November 2) / 302

Proper 27 (Closest to November 9) / 306

Proper 28 (Closest to November 16) / 310

Majesty of Christ (Closest to November 23) / 313

Appendix: God Names and Divine Titles

Bibliography

Scripture Index

Wilda C. Gafney

WILDA C. GAFNEY (WIL) is a Hebrew biblical scholar and Episcopal priest, a former Army chaplain, and congregational pastor in the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church. She is a graduate of Duke University (PhD) and Howard University (M Div). In addition to her biblical scholarship, she has written for Sojourners,Huffington Post,Feasting on the Word, and Working Preacher. She is also an editor and essayist and author of several other books and teaches at Brite Divinity School. She lives in Fort Worth, Texas.

"Gafney's paradigm-shifting scholarship will influence biblical preaching and teaching for generations to come." -National Catholic Reporter ". . . some of the best of recent biblical scholarship . . . " -Anglican Theological Review "Gafney has intentionally set out to elevate the voices and presence of girls and women within the biblical text." -Christian Feminism Today "Gafney's thoughtful commentaries and provocative translations will breathe new life into your preaching and stretch your congregation's theological imagination . . ." -The Rev. Kate Spelman, Episcopal Preaching Foundation " . . . a beautifully written and profoundly challenging volume." -The College of Preachers

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