The Cultural World of Jesus: Sunday by Sunday, Cycle B

by John J. Pilch

The fifty-six essays in this book present cultural reflections on the gospel reading assigned for each Sunday in Cycle B of the Roman Lectionary. Each essay highlights aspects of the first-century, Eastern Mediterranean cultural world in which Jesus lived and suggests a cross-cultural comparison with contemporary Western culture. With this background information, readers can make more fitting applications of the Scripture to modern life situations.

184 pages, Paperback

First published August 1, 1996

Reviews

[Kathy · Rating 3 out of 5]

This would be an excellent book as a study volume, rather than the casual reading I gave it , hence the mere three stars.