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2 Kings
5:1-17
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| Historical References, Commentary and
Comparative Texts:
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IV.9, Against
Marcion,
Tertullian
(c. 210) |
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VI.28,
Commentary on the Gospel of John, Philocalia [anthology of Origen prepared by St.
Basil and St. Gregory Nazianzen],
Origen.
(c.230) |
| From the Geneva Notes
(c.1599).
 | "Man's reason murmurs
when it considers only the signs and outward things, and has no regard
for the word of God, which is contained there." |
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| From
Matthew Henry's
Commentary.(c. 1700)
| "Though the Syrians
were idolaters, and oppressed God's people, yet the deliverance of which
Naaman had been the means, is here ascribed to the Lord." |
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| From Wesley's Notes.
John Wesley (1703-1791).
| "Not that he thought it
unlawful to receive presents, which he did receive from others, but
because of the special circumstances of the case; this being much for
the honour of God that the Syrians should see the generous piety, and
kindness of his ministers and servants, and how much they despised all
that worldly wealth and glory, which the prophets of the Gentiles so
greedily sought after." |
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| From the Commentary on the Whole Bible
(Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, 1871).
| "This leprosy, which,
in Israel, would have excluded him from society, did not affect his free
intercourse in the court of Syria." |
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| Contemporary Commentary, Studies, and Exegesis:
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2 Kings 5:1-14, Proper 14C,
Comments
(commentary) and
Clippings
(technical notes for in-depth study), Chris Haslam, Anglican
Diocese of Montreal. |
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2 Kings 5:1-14, Commentary, Background, Insights from Literary Structure, Theological
Message, Ways to Present the Text. Anna Grant-Henderson, Uniting Church in
Australia.
| "Healing
came through simple obedience (Seow: 198)." |
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2 Kings 5:1-14,
Pentecost 6,
The Old
Testament Readings: Weekly Comments on the Revised Common Lectionary,
Howard Wallace Audrey Schindler, Morag Logan, Paul Tonson, Lorraine Parkinson, Theological Hall of the Uniting Church,
Melbourne, Australia.
| "The background to this intriguing
story is the history of conflict between Israel and Syria (Aram)." |
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Kairos CoMotion Lectionary Discussion,
2 Kings 5:1-14 / Isaiah 66:10-14, "A place of
conversation regarding Progressive Christianity."
| "A
part of our common work is to receive nursing and to give nursing
and to wisely know the difference and the time for each." |
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"Muddling
Through," J. Mary Luti, The Christian Century, 1998.
| "God outwaits us while in
weakness healing begins." |
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"Naaman," Chapter 1 in The Politics of God and
the Politics of Man, Jacques Ellul. Full text at Religion Online.
| "If Elisha did not receive him when it
was a question of performing a miracle of healing for him (although he did
perform it), he did receive him when the basic problem was at issue And
this, too, should be enlightening to us Christians who are so zealous for
action and so scornful of what is only a matter of conversion and the
inner life." |
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"Namaan's No-nonsense Cure,"
Peter S. Hawkins, The Christian Century,
2001. Religion Online.
| "The situation is bizarre: a hostile
pagan king asks an impossible favor for his generalissimo, thereby setting
the stage for disappointment and what might well be the next political
disaster. Jesus plays with the politics implicit in the story, making good
use of the perennial tensions between Jew and gentile, us and them." |
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"Naaman
and Gehazi - The Outsider In, the Insider Out,"
The Journey with Jesus: Notes to Myself, Daniel B. Clendenin, Journey with
Jesus Foundation.
| "In a
word, presumption is the besetting sin and chronic temptation of the
insider. To our peril we ignore, shun, and vilify the outsider as
strange, dangerous and unclean. We smugly imagine that we possess the
truth as few others do, rather than humbly ask God in His mercy that we
might be transformed by His truth." |
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"A Brief Moment for a One-Person Remnant," Walter Brueggemann,
Biblical Theology Bulletin, 2001.
| "The positive use of "remnant" in the
First Testament characteristically refers to a self-conscious, self-aware,
and often self-serving community that claims the future of Israel for
itself (see Hasel). This article considers a "remnant" figure who is not
self-conscious or self-aware, and certainly not self-serving." |
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"Naaman's
Truth,"
Expository Essay,
2 Kings 5:1-14, Dr. William R. Long.
Part 2.
| "The story has so much to teach
us--about where we expect 'saving' words to come, about the way we
rush to interpretive possibilities that aren't life-giving for us,
about how we close off joy and meaning because we can only see
things one way, about how we limit life by our own expectations,
about how the 'little people' really may have the key to life for
us." |
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| "Naaman
and the Wild God of Israel," Michael A. King, Spirituality
Today, Spring 1986.
| "Though our theologies seek to
grasp at God and limit him, we know him only partly, for he remains
mysterious, unpredictable, unknowable and "untame."" |
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"Change of
Skin, Change of Heart," Larry Broding's Word-Sunday.Com:
A Catholic Resource for This Sunday's Gospel.
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"Do we see God's miracles in our
lives? Do they change us and give us faith?" |
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| "The
Healing of Naaman (2 Kings 5:1-19)," by J. Hampton Keathley III at the Biblical Studies Foundation.
| "The healing of Naaman,
the Leper is not just a story of the healing of a man from one of the
most dreaded diseases of ancient times, but it is a story of salvation,
one which illustrates the spiritual salvation man finds only in Jesus
Christ and how men come to find that salvation in Christ." |
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2 Kings 5:1-14, Epiphany
6B,
The Old Testament Readings: Weekly Comments on the
Revised Common Lectionary, Howard Wallace Audrey Schindler, Morag Logan,
Paul Tonson, Lorraine Parkinson, Theological Hall of the Uniting Church,
Melbourne, Australia.
| "In
the course of this story many expectations, assumptions, ‘normal’
practices and appropriate behaviours are overturned." |
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| 2 Kings 5:1-14, Proper 6B,
Comments
(commentary) and
Clippings
(technical notes for in-depth study), Chris Haslam, Anglican
Diocese of Montreal. |
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2 Kings 5:1-14, Studies on Old Testament texts from Series
B,
Ralph W. Klein, Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago. |
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| Articles & Background:
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"War in the Old Testament," John A. Wood, (other resources at)
"Peace and War," Christian Reflection, The Center for
Christian Ethics at Baylor University, 2004.
| "How can God be both a God of
peace and a God of war? The ancient Israelites reached no consensus
about holy war, just war, and pacifism. Yet Scripture faithfully
records their long and difficult debates, for the diversity of
viewpoints arose out of a deep faith in God who had brought the
people out of Egypt." |
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"The
End of the Omride Dynasty: Social-Ethical Observations on the Subject of
Power and Violence," Hannelis Schulte, Semeia 66: Ethics and Politics
in the Hebrew Bible, 1994. |
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| Articles in
ATLAS Journals. (Direct link when you are
subscribed and logged in to
ATLASerials online collection of Religion and Theology Journals.):
| Carvalhaes,
Claudio, "Unexpected Gestures, Holy at Home," Journal of Family
Ministry, 2006.
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| Cohn, Robert L.,
"Form and Perspective in 2 Kings V," Vetus Testamentum, 1983.
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| Crafton, Barbara,
"Miracle Market," The Christian Century, 2003.
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| Effa, Allan L.,
"Prophet, Kings, Servants and Lepers: A Missiological Reading of an Ancient
Drama," Missiology, 2004.
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| Hawkins, Peter S.,
"Namaan's No-Nonsense Cure," The Christian Century, 2001.
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| Kim, Jean Kyoung,
"Reading and Retelling Naaman's Story (2 Kings 5)," Journal
for the Study of the Old Testament, 2005.
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| Luti, J. Mary,
"Muddling Through," The Christian Century, 1998.
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| Ngan, Lai Ling
Elizabeth,
"2 Kings 5," Review & Expositor, 1997.
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| Schulte, Hannelis,
"The End of the Omride Dynasty: Social-Ethical Observations on the Subject
of Power and Violence," Semeia, 1994.
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| Smith, W. Alan,
"Naaman and Elisha: Healing, Wholeness, and the Task of Religious
Education," Religious Education, 1994.
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| Reviews: |
| Sermons:
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"Breathing Space: A Spiritual Journey in the South Bronx," the Rev.
Heidi Neumark, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Congregation-Based
Community Organizing, 2006. |
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"Healing
Touch," Rev. Sarah Buteux, Cambridge Swedenborg Chapel, Cambridge, MA. |
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"What the Mighty Might
Learn," the Rev. Barbara K. Lundblad,
Day 1, 2003. |
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"It's Not about
You!" John Jewell, 2000. |
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| With Children:
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"Elisha,"
"Namaan's
Little Maid," Illustrating the Story (lessons, children's sermons),
coloring pages, activity sheets, crafts, children's songs. MSSS Crafts. |
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"Seven Ducks in Muddy Water (Part 1),"
"Seven Ducks in Muddy Water (Part 2)," Barbara Wilmerton Haas, The
Children's Chapel. |
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"Elisha Heals
Naaman of Leprosy," Sunday School
Lessons: Family Bible Study, art projects, music, stories, etc. |
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"Naaman's Leprosy
Is Healed," children's study, puzzles, coloring sheet, etc. Higher Praise Christian
Center. |
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| Drama:
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| Graphics & Bulletin Materials:
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Clip Art,
2 Kings 5:17, Fr. Richard Lonsdale, Resources for Catholic Educators. |
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