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The 50 Days of Joy: Easter Reflections for New Catholics Author/Editor: Dennis Chriszt, C.PP.S Publisher Name: World Library Publications Order #: 017194 Retail Price: $19.95 2-9 copies $14.95/each 10 or more copies $12.95/each Publisher Website: www.wlpmusic.com Audience: Adults Medium: Paperback book Reflection questions are available: Over 3 dozen sets
Description: Scripture readings and reflections for each day of the Easter week, all the Sundays of Easter Season, and Ascension and Pentecost. Help new Catholics to deepen their grasp of the paschal mystery and reflect deeply on the celebration of the sacraments of initiation.
The Acts of the Apostles: Volume 5 Author/Editor: Dennis Hamm, S.J. Publisher Name: Liturgical Press Retail Price: $6.95 Publisher Website: www.litpress.org Audience: Adults Medium: Book Reflection Questions Available: Yes
Description: Dennis Hamm stresses the unity between the Acts of Apostles and the Gospel of Luke. His section-by-section commentary (along with New American Bible translation), based on the best of recent scholarship, will appeal to teachers, preachers and Bible study groups with its non-technical, yet scholarly style.
Hamm helps visualize Christianity’s growth from Jewish roots and the Church as continuation of God’s covenant with Israel. Paying close attention to the use of the Old Testament. Hamm demonstrates how the Acts of the Apostles--first addressed to the early Christian community--speaks to our generation today.
Chapters are “The Risen Christ and the Restoration of Israel in Jerusalem (1:1-8:3),” “The Mission in Judea and Samaria (8:4-9:43),” “The Inauguration of the Gentile Mission (10:1-15:35),” and “The Mission of Paul to the Ends of the Earth (15:36-28:31).” Also includes maps and discussion questions.
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Come and See: Acts and Letters Author/Editor: Fr. Joseph Ponessa and Laurie Watson Manhardt Publisher Name: Emmaus Road Publishing Retail Price: $19.95 Publisher Website: www.emmausroad.org Audience: Adult Medium: Book Reflection questions are available at end of each chapter.
Description: How do the Letters of Saint Paul connect to the history of the Acts of the Apostles? What was the structure and governance of the Apostolic Church? How should the Catholic interpret the difficult passages in Paul’s writing? Find the answers to these and many other questions in the pages of Acts and Letters in the popular “Come and See” Bible study series. This study uses modern study tools—inductive and deductive learning, the Catechism of the Catholic Church, and the writings of popes and saints—to unlock an ancient treasure and show its current application.
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Envoy of the Messiah: On Acts of the Apostles 16–28 Author/Editor: Stephen Pimentel Publisher Name: Emmaus Road Publishing Retail Price: $8.95 Publisher Website: www.emmausroad.org Audience: Adult Medium: Book Reflection questions are available at end of each chapter.
Description: In his new book Envoy of the Messiah, Stephen Pimentel completes the journey he began in the popular Witnesses of the Messiah.
Envoy of the Messiah invites the reader to walk in the footsteps of St. Paul in his mission to the Gentiles, as told in Acts of the Apostles 16–28. Through nine lessons, each including stimulating discussion questions, the reader is challenged to encounter Christ in the early Church and to follow the example of St. Paul in their lives today. Written in accessible language, yet filled with helpful information and scriptural references, this book is perfect for beginners as well as more advanced biblical scholars.
The Life of St. Paul Author/Editor: Lawrence Boadt, CSP Publisher Name: Paulist Press Order #: 978-0-8091-0519-9 Retail Price: $16.95 Publisher Website: www.paulistpress.com Audience: Adults Medium: Book
Description: The story of St. Paul recounted by a noted scripture scholar, accompanied by unique icon-like paintings that allow us to imagine Paul's experience.
Visions and Healing in the Acts of the Apostles: How the Early Believers Experienced God Author/Editor: John J. Pilch Publisher Name: Liturgical Press Retail Price: $14.95 Publisher Website: www.litpress.org Audience: Adults Medium: Book
Description: Trances, visions, healing miracles: permeating the biblical records are these altered states of consciousness, through which some early Christians experienced God. Today's rituals and liturgies are related to those experiences, which have become significant elements in the Christian tradition and mysticism. Pilch uses cultural anthropology, cognitive neuroscience, and medical anthropology to interpret these past events, and to explore the contemporary liturgical potential of this new understanding. Backed with solid, scientific insights, this interdisciplinary book will help the reader gain appreciation of our ancestors’ faith and the power of Scripture and liturgy.
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Witnesses of the Messiah: On Acts of the Apostles 1-15 Author/Editor: Stephen Pimentel Publisher Name: Emmaus Road Publishing Retail Price: $9.95 Publisher Website: www.emmausroad.org Audience: Adult Medium: Book Reflection questions are available at end of each chapter.
Description: After the Resurrection, the apostles asked, “Lord, will you at this time restore the kingdom to Israel?” (Acts 1:6) Witnesses of the Messiah will guide you through Acts of the Apostles and show you how the Church founded upon the apostles is the restoration of the kingdom. As insightful as it is easy to read, Witnesses of the Messiah is ideal for individual or group study.
