{"id":4256,"date":"2011-08-09T07:00:32","date_gmt":"2011-08-09T14:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/restlesspilgrim.net\/blog\/?p=4256"},"modified":"2018-02-28T22:27:04","modified_gmt":"2018-03-01T05:27:04","slug":"lectionary-resources","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/restlesspilgrim.net\/blog\/2011\/08\/09\/lectionary-resources\/","title":{"rendered":"Lectionary Resources"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>A few people have recently asked me where I get the material for my “Lectionary Notes” posts. Here’s the process I go through each week:<\/p>\n

1. After we conclude our Bible Study in the\u00a0JP2 Group<\/a>, we all go to the church next door for adoration. In the presence of the Blessed Sacrament I read the Lectionary Scriptures<\/a> for the following week and spend a little bit of time praying through them.<\/p>\n

2. When I next have some time, I read through the texts again using my NIV Study Bible.<\/p>\n

Regarding Bible translations, translators have to make a choice between translating from the original language word-for-word (“formal equivalence”<\/em>) or providing a looser translation but which attempts to better convey the thought expressed by the original writer (“dynamic equivalence”<\/em>). This essentially results in a trade-off between readability and fidelity to the original words of the text.\u00a0I quite like the NIV in that it falls somewhere between formal and dynamic equivalence, but with a leaning more towards dynamic equivalence.<\/p>\n

The NIV is not a Catholic Bible and unfortunately\u00a0therefore is missing the books of Wisdom, Sirach etc. Some of the study notes also have a non-Catholic skew, but on the whole it has excellent cross-references and always at least offers an interesting point of view.<\/p>\n

3. The next book I reach for is my\u00a0Ignatius New Testament Study Bible<\/a>. I can’t say how much I love this book. It’s the RSV translation, which follows the\u00a0“formal equivalence”<\/em>\u00a0approach. I would not-so-humbly suggest that it is a far superior translation to the NAB which is used in the Lectionary. Ignatius Press have produced a superb resource here, with excellent notes, maps and word studies. Every Christian should own a copy – it’s a\u00a0bargain\u00a0at $16. I will wait here while you click on the link and go and order a copy from Amazon. Seriously, I’ll wait…Done? Okay, let’s continue!<\/p>\n

4. My NIV and RSV commentaries will often mention the Greek or Hebrew words involved in the text. When I need to check these out in a little more detail I consult the site\u00a0Search God’s Word<\/a>, using their lexicon and\u00a0pronunciation MP3s<\/a>.<\/p>\n

5. Next I checkout\u00a0Sunday Scripture Study<\/a>. It’s a website specifically geared towards helping people study the Sunday Scriptures. They provide some brief commentary, some sample questions and a reflection. They are also kind enough to post their notes\u00a0several weeks in advance<\/a>.\u00a0They focus on the Gospel reading so sometimes it is a bit light on the Old Testament readings, but it still rocks.<\/p>\n

6. On Mondays I receive via email\u00a0Sunday Bible Reflections<\/a>\u00a0from Scott Hahn. These are available in text and MP3 format. The reflections are not very long, but he always does a good job of linking all the readings together. I usually publish my notes after I’ve read Dr. Hahn’s reflection.<\/p>\n

7. My notes need to be completed by Wednesday, so unfortunately I don’t get to hear\u00a0Fr. Barron’s weekly homily<\/a>\u00a0until after I’ve published. I still listen to his talks though, as Fr. Barron\u00a0always<\/span>\u00a0has unique insights and, on the occasions when I have the time, I do revise my notes.<\/p>\n

So…there you have it. I hope these resources will be useful to you.<\/p>\n

(In a later post I corrected my omission of the Catena Aurea<\/a>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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