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Text Box: daniel A book for troubling times Alexander A. Di Lella The author, one of the foremost scholars of the Hebrew Scriptures alive today, helps the reader to a deeper understanding of the book of Daniel and shows how to use it for prayer and as teaching for everyday life. ISBN 1 - 56548 - 087 - 2 232 pp £8.95

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Text Box: First corinthians Building up the church Vincent P. Branick “Branick has composed a short, clear commentary on Paul’s first letter to the Corinthians, which will be welcomed by general readers, students and pastors. Its many paragraphs marked ‘For Reflection’ seek to actualize Paul’s words, making them relevant for Christian living today.” Joseph A. Fitzmyer S.J. ISBN 1 - 56548 - 162 - 3 152 pp £8.95 Text Box: How to read the gospels Answers to common questions Daniel Harrington The author gives clear and complete answers to questions about the origins and meaning of the Gospels. He also introduces the reader to the deeper realities of the Gospels in the light of faith. ISBN 1 - 56548 - 076 - 7 95 pp £6.95 Text Box: Journey with the fathers Commentaries on the Sunday gospels Edith Barnecut O.S.B. (ed) These meditations from the Fathers are linked to the Sunday Gospels and the major feasts. According to the three yearly cycle of the lectionary of the Western Church. It is an invaluable sermon resource and tool for personal reflection. (Year B: Out of print.) Year A: ISBN 1 - 56548 - 013 - 9 160 pp £8.95 Year C: ISBN 1 - 56548 - o64 - 3 160 pp £8.95 Text Box: Luke: stories of joy and salvation John Gillman Integrating recent biblical scholarship with spiritual and pastoral reflections, the author shows that Luke’s Gospel is, above all, a story of joy, peace, forgiveness and salvation. ISBN 1 - 56548 - 173 - 9 214 pp £9.95 Text Box: mark From death to life Dennis Sweetland “Sweetland writes with clarity and takes the reader chapter by chapter through Mark’s narrative, offering succinct and thoughtful leads to how this powerful New Testament text can connect with Christian life today. ISBN 1 - 56548 - 117 - 8 216 pp £9.95 Text Box: matthew God with us Ronald D. Witherup “In this brief but beautiful exposition of scripture, the author gives readers significant insights into the spiritual depths of Matthew’s Gospel. With a masterful touch he leads those studying the Gospel along sound lines of interpretation.” Dr Marin L. Soards, Prof. of NT Studies, Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary. ISBN 1 - 56548 - 123 - 2 216 pp £9.95 Text Box: Meditations on the Sunday gospels John E. Rotelle (ed) The commentaries offered here are meditations that bring us the thought of the ages and many traditions—medieval, reformation, counter-reformation and contemporary. It is a rich harvest of Christian spirituality. Year A: ISBN 1 - 56548 - 032 - 5 168 pp £8.95 Year B: ISBN 1 - 56548 - 082 - 1 168 pp £8.95 Year C: ISBN 1 - 56548 - 086 - 4 168 pp £8.95 Text Box: Paul’s prison letters Daniel Harrington Spiritual commentaries on Paul’s Letters to Philemon, the Philippians and the Colossians aimed at the non-specialist who wants to understand Paul’s message in terms of daily living. ISBN 1 - 56548 - 088 - 0 136 pp £7.95 Text Box: revelation The book of the risen christ Daniel Harrington This book will help people overcome their apprehension about the book of Revelation and lead them to a deeper understanding of it. The author, with more than twenty books to his credit, is a past master at taking the reader right to the heart of Scripture. ISBN 1 - 56548 - 121 - 6 164 pp £8.95 Text Box: romans The good news according to paul Daniel Harrington The author offers an exposition of Paul’s letter to the Romans which is full of insight and reflects on its significance for Christian life today. ISBN 1 - 56548 - 096 - 1 150 pp £8.95 Text Box: Song of songs The Love poetry of scripture Dianne Bergant A spiritual reading of these scriptural love poems from a literary perspective shows how the Song of Songs is particularly sensitive to the issues of ethnic origin, ecology, class and gender. ISBN 1 - 56548 - 100 - 3 167 pp £8.95