Articles by Robert Owens
Robert J. Owens is Professor of Old Testament at The General Theological Seminary, New York, NY. He has also served at Emmanuel School of Religion, Ecumenical Institute of Theology at St. Mary’s, Baltimore, and as visiting scholar at Wolfson College, Oxford University, UK. A specialist in the ancient Syriac-speaking church, Dr. Owens has published texts through the Peshitta Institute at the University of Leiden and the Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon. He is currently preparing the Book of Numbers for the Bible of Edessa Project at Leiden.
By Robert Owens
This article offers insights as to how having a lectionary from which to choose Sunday bible readings is a practice that can expand a church’s knowledge of Holy Scripture. It provides a framework that forces the preacher sometimes to go outside his or her comfort zone and grapple with difficult texts to help clarify their original intent and make them relevant to contemporary society.
