James 5:7-10
- Reading the Text:
- NRSV (with link to Anglicized NRSV) at Oremus Bible Browser.
- Greek Interlinear Bible, ScrTR, ScrTR t, Strong, Parsing, CGTS, CGES id, AV.
- The Bible Gateway: NRSV, RSV, NIV, NASB, CEV, The Message, KJV, etc.
- The Blue Letter Bible' - KJV, alternate versions, Greek text with concordance, commentaries.
- The World Wide Study Bible includes commentary, exposition and sermons.
- Historical References, Commentary and
Comparative Texts:
- Similitude IX.32, Shepherd of Hermas. (c.145)
- From the Geneva Notes.
- From Matthew Henry's Commentary.
- From Wesley's Notes.
- From the Commentary on the Whole Bible (Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, 1871).
- From The People's New Testament, B.W. Johnson, 1891.
- Contemporary Commentary, Studies, and Exegesis:
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Commentary,
James 5:7-10, Advent 3A, Dirk G. Lange, Preaching This Week,
WorkingPreacher.org, 2010.
- "None of what James proposes here is possible through human strength, will or power. The patience and the hope are both grounded in faith, that gift of the Holy Spirit."
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Commentary,
James 5:7-10, Susan Eastman, Preaching This Week, WorkingPreacher.org, 2007.
- "...patience is essential to the process of becoming a peacemaker. The premature resolution of conflict usually inflicts some kind of violence on one of the parties involved, by silencing them. The patience to listen, to withhold judgment, to attend to each person's or group's or country's concerns, is a major part of diplomacy..."
- James 5:7-10: Comments (commentary) and Clippings (technical notes for in-depth study), Advent 3A, Chris Haslam, Diocese of Montreal.
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First
Thoughts on Year A Epistle Passages in the Lectionary,"
Advent 3, William Loader, Murdoch University, Uniting Church in
Australia.
- "Hate is a glad competitor of love and rejoices at the opportunity of asserting its authority in all of those spheres, with the result that we join the crucifiers. The alternative is not to fold or become a doormat, but to remain faithful to love."
- "Patience in Suffering," Rev. Bryan Findlayson, Lectionary Bible Studies and Sermons, Pumpkin Cottage Ministry Resources. Includes detailed textual notes.
- "The Wisdom of James," Robert W. Wall, Baylor University Christian Ethics, 2009. Section on this text, "The Future of the Wise Community," begins on p. 36.
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Progressive Bible Study, Pastor Dan, Street Prophets.
- "I must admit that re-reading James is a tough but necessary task for me. I've always liked James' insistence on service, but it's easy to read "faith without works is dead" while skipping over his equal insistence on self-discipline."
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"The Farmer,
The Groaner, The Prophets," Expository Essay, Dr. William R. Long.
- "So, as you are asking for presents this year, why don't you put patience at the very top of your list? You will be glad you did."
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Commentary,
James 5:7-10, Advent 3A, Dirk G. Lange, Preaching This Week,
WorkingPreacher.org, 2010.
- Articles & Background:
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Recommended articles
from ATLAS, an online collection of religion and theology journals, are
linked below.
ATLAS Access options are available for academic institutions, alumni of
selected theological schools, and clergy/church offices. Annotated list of "starting place" articles at ATLAS for this week's texts (includes direct links).
- Cousar, Charles B.,
"Disruptive Hope: New Testament Texts for Advent," Journal for
Preachers, 2001. (Section begins on page 29.)
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Gaskins, Mark E.,
"Looking to the Future: James 4:13-5:11," Review and Expositor,
2000.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Jumper, Mark A., "Post-War Preaching,"
Journal for Preachers, 2007. (Section on this text is on page 51.)
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Omanson, Roger L.,
"The Certainty of Judgment and the Power of Prayer: James 5," Review
and Expositor, 1986.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Osburn, Carroll, "James, Sirach, and the Poor," Ex
Auditu, 2006.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Porter, Virgil V., Jr.,
"The Sermon on the Mount in the Book of James, Part 1," Bibliotheca
Sacra, 2005.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Porter, Virgil V., Jr.,
"The Sermon on the Mount in the Book of James, Part 2," Bibliotheca
Sacra, 2005.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Rossow, Francis C., "Homiletical Helps on the LSB Series
C - Old Testament / A - Epistles," Concordia Journal, 2007. (Section
on this text begins on page 394.)
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Talbert, Charles H.,
"James: Teaching Outlines and Selected Sermon Seeds," Review and
Expositor, 2000. (See especially, "On Waiting for the End," (p. 179.))
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
- Cousar, Charles B.,
"Disruptive Hope: New Testament Texts for Advent," Journal for
Preachers, 2001. (Section begins on page 29.)
- Reviews:
- Sermons:
- With Children:
- "Children's Literature: A Resource for Ministry," December 12, Union Presbyterian Seminary, 2010. Connections: James 5:7-10 and Christmas Farm by Mary Lyn Ray.
- Drama:
- Graphics & Bulletin Materials:
- Clip Art, James 5:7, Fr. Richard Lonsdale, Resources for Catholic Educators.
- Hymns and Music:
- Hymnary.org, hymns, scores, media, information.
- Hymns with Scripture Allusions: James 5:8. The Cyber Hymnal.
- Fine Arts Images Linked at The Text This Week's Art Index:
- Study Links and Resources for the Book of James
