And Him Crucified: A Service for Passion Sunday, With Readers' Theater Based on Matthew
Worth buying if: You lead or plan Holy Week worship services.
Skip it if: You need a Passion setting from Mark, Luke, or John.
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Summary
Bettie Scott's And Him Crucified provides a Service for Passion Sunday with scripted Readers' Theater based on Matthew, designed for worship leaders, choirs, and lay readers seeking a Matthew-centered dramatic liturgy.
Why this book now
Useful for congregations planning Holy Week observances that want a Matthew-focused Passion presentation anchored in a ready-made service.
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- You lead or plan Holy Week worship services.
- You want a scripted Readers' Theater based on Matthew.
- You need a Passion setting from Mark, Luke, or John.
- You prefer purely musical or sermon-only services.
- You are specifically hunting for the newest framing rather than a backlist perspective.
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Exact edition: Edition shown · ISBN-13 9781556737015
Worth buying if: You lead or plan Holy Week worship services.
Skip it if: You need a Passion setting from Mark, Luke, or John.
Check Amazon for the current price and availability of this exact edition.
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Reading commitment
Balanced Moderate time
Practical resource for service preparation—read through once to learn the structure, then use sections as reproducible scripts for participants.
What stands out here
This 1998 CSS Pub Co. edition emphasizes a Matthew-based dramatic reading and a complete Service for Passion Sunday suitable for congregational adaptation.
Best way to approach it
Skim the service outline to assign roles, then rehearse the Readers' Theater aloud with participants to gauge pacing and musical cues.
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