The Text This Week
Encyclopedia
The Text This Week is a world wide web
site devoted to the study of the Christian
Bible
and the conduct of Christian worship
.
The site is organised in terms of the passages of scripture recommended for reading each Sunday (and on other days) in the lectionaries
of the major Christian denominations, and in particular in the Revised Common Lectionary
, which is widely used in many denominations and countries. However all the resources are available at all times, and the site is indexed by the bible passages as well as by the calendar.
The site contains comprehensive references to historic bible commentaries and worship resources that are in the public domain
and available on the world wide web, and also to works of modern scholarship and to subscription web sites. It is international in scope, though most (not all) of the resources it indexes are in English. It is constantly updated. The site is theologically
, denominationally and liturgically
eclectic. As a result it is used and respected by preachers world-wide.
The Text This Week was founded and is maintained by Jenee Woodard, a member of the United Methodist Church
in Sioux Falls, South Dakota
.
World Wide Web
The World Wide Web is a system of interlinked hypertext documents accessed via the Internet...
site devoted to the study of the Christian
Christian
A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, an Abrahamic, monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as recorded in the Canonical gospels and the letters of the New Testament...
Bible
Bible
The Bible refers to any one of the collections of the primary religious texts of Judaism and Christianity. There is no common version of the Bible, as the individual books , their contents and their order vary among denominations...
and the conduct of Christian worship
Worship
Worship is an act of religious devotion usually directed towards a deity. The word is derived from the Old English worthscipe, meaning worthiness or worth-ship — to give, at its simplest, worth to something, for example, Christian worship.Evelyn Underhill defines worship thus: "The absolute...
.
The site is organised in terms of the passages of scripture recommended for reading each Sunday (and on other days) in the lectionaries
Lectionary
A Lectionary is a book or listing that contains a collection of scripture readings appointed for Christian or Judaic worship on a given day or occasion.-History:...
of the major Christian denominations, and in particular in the Revised Common Lectionary
Revised Common Lectionary
The Revised Common Lectionary is a lectionary of readings or pericopes from the Bible for use in Christian worship, making provision for the liturgical year with its pattern of observances of festivals and seasons. Its first version was known as the Common Lectionary, assembled in 1983. It was...
, which is widely used in many denominations and countries. However all the resources are available at all times, and the site is indexed by the bible passages as well as by the calendar.
The site contains comprehensive references to historic bible commentaries and worship resources that are in the public domain
Public domain
Works are in the public domain if the intellectual property rights have expired, if the intellectual property rights are forfeited, or if they are not covered by intellectual property rights at all...
and available on the world wide web, and also to works of modern scholarship and to subscription web sites. It is international in scope, though most (not all) of the resources it indexes are in English. It is constantly updated. The site is theologically
Theology
Theology is the systematic and rational study of religion and its influences and of the nature of religious truths, or the learned profession acquired by completing specialized training in religious studies, usually at a university or school of divinity or seminary.-Definition:Augustine of Hippo...
, denominationally and liturgically
Liturgy
Liturgy is either the customary public worship done by a specific religious group, according to its particular traditions or a more precise term that distinguishes between those religious groups who believe their ritual requires the "people" to do the "work" of responding to the priest, and those...
eclectic. As a result it is used and respected by preachers world-wide.
The Text This Week was founded and is maintained by Jenee Woodard, a member of the United Methodist Church
United Methodist Church
The United Methodist Church is a Methodist Christian denomination which is both mainline Protestant and evangelical. Founded in 1968 by the union of The Methodist Church and the Evangelical United Brethren Church, the UMC traces its roots back to the revival movement of John and Charles Wesley...
in Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Sioux Falls is the largest city in the U.S. state of South Dakota. Sioux Falls is the county seat of Minnehaha County, and also extends into Lincoln County to the south...
.