Twelve Months of Sundays: Reflections on Bible Readings, Year A (Biblia.com)

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N. T. Wright offers reflections on the Sunday readings in the Revised Common Lectionary for Year A. This book brings together his widely read columns in the Church Times, and also contains new pieces, to cover all the Sundays and major festivals. Scholarship, history and insights into the world and language of the Bible are woven together to give a deeper understanding of the Word of the Lord.

Isaiah 2:1–5 Romans 13:11–14 Matthew 24:36–44 With the lectionary’s new year comes St Matthew, with warnings about the days of Noah. Noah’s solitary gospel cameo; he doesn’t feature much in the epistles, either. Why not? The point about Noah’s days is that they were ordinary. Eating, drinking, family life as usual; no signs, no hint of what is to happen. This contrasts with the previous verses, where detailed signs herald Jerusalem’s destruction; some suggest that this

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