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John 10:1-10
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• 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 & sermons.
• Historical References, Commentary and Comparative Texts:
  • The Five Gospels Parallels, John W. Marshall, University of Toronto.
  • Numbers 27:17; Jeremiah 23:1-4; Ezekiel 34:1-16
  • Chapter I, Exhortation to the Greeks, Clement of Alexandria (c 200)
  • I.17, V.13, Stromata, Clement of Alexandria (c 200)
  • Part 3, Letter to Gregory (Thaumaturgus), Origen. (c.240)
  • V.III, V.XII, VI.XXX, The Refutation of all Heresies (Philosophumena), Hippolytus of Rome. (c. 225)
  • Epistle II -- Cyprian of Carthage (c. 250)
  • VI.LXX, Against Celsus, Origen. (c.246)
  • From Augustine's Tractates on John: Tractate XLV (Chapter 10:1-10).
  • "The Office of Preaching, and of Preachers and Hearers," Martin Luther, c. 1522.
  • From the Geneva Notes.
    • "Seeing that by Christ alone we have access to the Father, there are no true shepherds other than those who come to Christ themselves and bring others there also, neither is any to be thought to be in the true sheepfold but those who are gathered to Christ."
  • From Matthew Henry's Commentary.
    • "The great Shepherd of the sheep knows all that are his, guards them by his providence, guides them by his Spirit and word, and goes before them, as the Eastern shepherds went before their sheep, to set them in the way of his steps."
  • From Wesley's Notes.
    • "And as it is not unworthy of Christ to be styled the door, by which both the sheep and the true pastor enter, so neither is it unworthy of God the Father to be styled the door keeper."
  • From the Commentary on the Whole Bible (Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, 1871).
  • From The People's New Testament, B.W. Johnson, 1891.
    • "Christ is at once the door, the shepherd and the pasture. His pasture is the bread of life and the water of life."
• Contemporary Commentary, Studies, and Exegesis:
  • Commentary, John 10:1-10, (Easter 4A), Elisabeth Johnson , Preaching This Week, WorkingPreacher.org, 2017.
  • "Easter and the Bandit Shepherd," Nancy Rockwell, The Bite in the Apple, 2017.
  • "How to Love Like a Mother," Rev. Anne Howard, ON Scripture, Odyssey Networks, 2014.
  • "Abundant Life Now," David Lose, Dear Working Preacher, 2014.
  • "Figurating Speech with a Twist," D Mark Davis, Left Behind and Loving It, 2014.
  • "God Loves Us Dirty Sheep," Mike Baughman, 2014.
  • "The Good Shepherd," Nancy Rockwell, The Bite in the Apple, 2014 .
  • Concise Exegesis, Richard Donovan, Lectionary.org.
  • The Lectionary Lab,, the Rev'ds Dr. John Fairless and Delmer Chilton (aka "Two Bubbas and a Bible"), 2014. Lectionary Lab Live podcast.
  • Pulpit Fiction, plus podcast. Reflections of lectionary text, pop culture, current events, etc. Robb Mc Coy and Eric Fistler, 2014.
  • The Lectionary Lab,, the Rev'ds Dr. John Fairless and Delmer Chilton (aka "Two Bubbas and a Bible"), 2014. Lectionary Lab Live podcast.
  • Pulpit Fiction, plus podcast. Reflections of lectionary text, pop culture, current events, etc. Robb Mc Coy and Eric Fistler, 2014.
  • "Pasture," Andrew King, A Poetic Kind of Place, 2014.
  • "The Gate," Andrew Prior, First Impressions, 2014.
  • "Finding the Gate," Christopher Burkett, Preacher Rhetorica, 2014.
  • In this continuation of Jesus’ giving sight to the man born blind, Jesus claims that he is the shepherd whom the sheep trust, and that he is the gate itself keeping the sheep safe. Erin Gruwell in Freedom Writers is a teacher who looks upon her students as her flock to guide and protect, as well as introducing them to the wondrous world of books —and who makes an enormous sacrifice for them. Ed Mc Nulty, Visual Parables.
  • "The Gate for the Sheep," Janet H. Hunt, Dancing with the Word, 2014.
  • Evangelio Comentario del San Juan 10:1-10 por Ismael León, Working Preacher, 2014.
  • Resources specific tothe Narrative Lectionary for March 5, 2014, Ash Wednesday, John 10:1-18. (See also textweek resources for John 10:11-18.)
    • Commentary, Mark G. Vitalis Hoffman, Working Preacher, 2014.
    • "Good Shepherd" podcast, Rolf Jacobson, Craig Koester and Kathryn Schifferdecker, Working Preacher, 2014.
  • Commentary, John 10:1-10, (Easter 4A), Sarah Henrich , Preaching This Week, WorkingPreacher.org, 2011.
    • "One lesson here is that sheep fare best together, not picked off one by one.  Another is that there is promise of great pasturage, abundant life for all who follow Jesus' way.  A third is that there is something public, open, honest, and even simple about how we live as God's people through Jesus."
  • Jesus the Good Shepherd, audio telling, story in episodes, graphic, audio and written commentaries. Go Tell Communications, Biblical Storytelling for the Global Village, 2011.
  • Enter, Fr. Rick Moley, a garden path, 2011.
    • "But, what Jesus says is that he’s not here to lead us into constraint...he’s here to lead us out!"
  • "Abundant Life," David Lose, WorkingPreacher, 2011.
    • "If there's one sermon people are dying to listen to, it's this one. And I mean that quite literally.">
  • "Jesus the Gate, and Paddy Plenty," Peter Woods, I am Listening, 2011.
    • "What a gift! To be able to see abundance when scarcity is screaming for attention."
  • A Radical Love, Neil Chappell, aweirdthing, 2011.
    • "Radical love. Loving the unlovely. Serving the ungrateful. Compassion for the corrupt. Welcoming the outcast. Radical love. God’s been there, done that and got the t-shirt. This is the Good Shepherd."
  • Lectionary Blogging, Easter 4, John Petty, Progressive Involvement, 2011.
    • "In this story, the 'ticket' required by the gatekeeper--the only requirement--is the death and resurrection of Jesus."
• "Jesus the Good Shepherd," Edgy Exegesis, Alyce McKenzie, Patheos, 2011.
  • "John's Gospel always addresses readers in the plural. These texts were meant to be read aloud in group worship."
• Holy Textures, John 10:1-10, Understanding the Bible in its own time and in ours, David Ewart, 2011.
  • "Many voices call our name. Can we be like the good sheep in this lesson and recognize and respond to the voice of Jesus calling our name?"
• Exegetical Notes by Brian Stoffregen at CrossMarks Christian Resources.
  • "The ambiguity of phone as "sound" or "voice" may be intentional. Somewhere I remember hearing that each shepherd had a special whistle or sound that called his own sheep..."
• "First Thoughts on Year A Gospel Passages in the Lectionary: Easter 4," William Loader, Murdoch University, Uniting Church in Australia.
  • "God?s being in love, in relationship, is the source and pattern for a vision which might include all in such unity. Globalised, it engages us in a vision which embraces diversity and difference, but has no place for exploitation and marginalisation."
• A Voice Calling My Name, Andrew Prior, First Impresssions, 2011.
  • "If I want that voice calling my name— I think that is what I am hearing— if I want that voice calling my name to be clear and certain and comforting, I must leave what little comfort I have, and follow the shepherd out into new pastures."
• "But Can You Trust Him?" Russell Rathbun, The Hardest Question, 2011.
  • " What do I do when my experience contradicts what Jesus says?
• Commentary, John 10:1-10, Jaime Clark-Soles, Preaching This Week, WorkingPreacher.org, 2008.
• Dylan's Lectionary Blog, Easter 4A. Biblical Scholar Sarah Dylan Breuer looks at readings for the coming Sunday in the lectionary of the Episcopal Church.
  • "It may be costly to confess Jesus as Lord, but there are two ways to that confession which are implicit in this Sunday's gospel."
• Gospel Analysis, Pastor Edward Markquart, Sermons from Seattle, Grace Lutheran Church, Seattle, Washington. Detailed background and exegesis.
  • "This is the primary mark of a good shepherd. He is willing to die that the sheep might live. That is what the story of the cross is all about."
• Comments (commentary) and Clippings (technical notes for in-depth study), Chris Haslam, Anglican Diocese of Montreal.
• "Flocking Together," Edgardo Antonio Colón-Emeric, The Christian Century, 2005.
  • "Where is this flock? Wherever there are sheep walking with the Good Shepherd in the way of love."
• Wellspring of the Gospel, Easter 4, 2005. Catherine McElhinney and Kathryn Turner, Weekly Wellsprings.
  • "How would you explain this Gospel to a child - or someone new to Faith?"
• Commentary by Hall Harris at the Biblical Studies Foundation.
• 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).
  • Andrews, Susan, "At Home in God," The Christian Century, 1999.
      EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
      EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
  • Brame, Grace Adolphsen, "The Cross: Payment or Gift?" Perspectives in Religious Studies, 2005.
      EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
      EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
  • Colón-Emeric, Edgardo Antonio, "Flocking Together," The Christian Century, 2005.
      EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
      EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
  • Foster, Richard J., "Salvation Is for Life," Theology Today, 2004.
      EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
      EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
  • Golding, Thomas A., "The Imagery of Shepherding in the Bible, Part 1," Bibliotheca Sacra, 2006.
      EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
      EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
  • Golding, Thomas A., "The Imagery of Shepherding in the Bible, Part 2," Bibliotheca Sacra, 2006.
      EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
      EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
  • "Homiletical Helps," Concordia Journal, 2011. (Section on this text begins on page 138)
      EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
      EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerial
  • "Homiletical Helps on LW Series A," Concordia Journal, 2005. (Section on this text begins on page 81)
      EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
      EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerial
  • Kysar, Robert, "Johannine Metaphor -- Meaning and Function: A Literary Case Study of John 10:1-8," Semeia, 1991.
      EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
      EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
  • Long, Kimberly Bracken, "The Shepherd Jesus," Journal for Preachers, 2006. Sermon.
      EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
      EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
  • Martin, James P., "Expository Article, John 10:1-10," Interpretation, 1978.
      EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
      EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
  • Marty, Peter W., "The Door to Abundant Life," The Christian Century, 1996.
      EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
      EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
  • Neyrey, Jerome H., S.J., "'I Am the Door' (John 10:7, 9): Jesus the Broker in the Fourth Gospel" Catholic Biblical Quarterly, 2007.
      EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
      EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
  • Neyrey, Jerome H., "The 'Noble Shepherd' in John 10: Cultural and Rhetorical Background," Journal of Biblical Literature, 2001.
      EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
      EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
  • Ramsey, Boniface, "A Note on the Disappearance of the Good Shepherd from Early Christian Art," Harvard Theological Review, 1983.
      EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
      EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
  • Ross, J.M., "Further Unnoticed Points in the Text of the New Testament," Novum Testamentum, 2003. (Section on John 10:7 begins on page 215.)
      EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
      EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
• Sermons:
  • "The Sheepfold," the Rev. Adam Thomas, Day 1, 2011.
  • "Are You Hearing the Bleating, Too?" Easter 4 - 17 April 2005, David Zersen, Göttinger Predigten im Internet: Every Sunday Sermons based on the RCL by a team of Lutheran theologians/ pastors.
  • "Sheepgate," the Rev. Ronald T. Glusenkamp, Day 1, 2002.
  • Pastor Edward F. Markquart, Grace Lutheran Church, Seattle, Washington - Sermons from Seattle:
    • "All We Like Sheep Have Gone Astray"
    • "Good Shepherd, Columbine High School, Mass Murder"
    • "I Am the Door"
  • Father Andrew M. Greeley, "Priest, Author, Sociologist," Commentary and Homily:
    • Easter 4, 2011
    • Easter 4, 2008
    • Easter 4, 2005
    • Easter 4, 2002
    • Easter 4, 1999
    • Easter 4, 1996
• With Children:
  • Worshiping with Children, Easter 4A, Including children in the congregation's worship, using the Revised Common Lectionary, Carolyn C. Brown, 2011
  • "The Master's Voice," Charles Kirkpatrick, Sermons4kids.com.
  • "The Good Shepherd," Jim Kerlin, childrensermons.com.
  • "The Good Shepherd," children's study, puzzles, coloring sheet, etc. Higher Praise Christian Center.
  • Crossword on John 9 & 10, Don Crownover's Bible Puzzles.
  • The Shepherd and His Flock Dot-to-Dot, The Sheep and the Shepherd Maze, The Sheep and the Shepherd Word Search, sermons4kids.com.
• Drama:
  • "Good Shepherd, Smart Sheep," Heather Cooper, dramatix.
  • "The Door," John Fewings, dramatix.
  • "Recycled Life," John McNeil, dramatix.
  • "The Great Exchange," Valerie Keefe, dramatix.
  • "The Shepherd and the Wolf," from A Certain Jesus by Jose Ignacio and Maria Lopez Vigil. Ideal for catechetical and liturgical dramatization of today's gospel. Claretian Publications.
  • "Total Boredom," Michael English, Milton Parish Church Drama Resources.
• Graphics & Bulletin Materials:
  • Clip Art, John 10:7, Fr. Richard Lonsdale, Resources for Catholic Educators.
  • Clip Art Images: John 10:1-10, Misioneros Del Sagrado Corazón en el Perú.
  • John 10:1-10, Liturgical Drawing, Maria d.c. Zamora, Claretian Resources, Philippines. ("Download and use these for free.")
  • John 10:1-10, at Cerezo Barredo's weekly gospel illustration. Liberation emphasis.
• Hymns and Music:
  • ”O Jesus, You Were Born to Be,” original hymn by Carolyn Winfrey Gillette, 2011, Tune: TRURO 8.8.8.8 (“Lift Up Your Heads, Ye Mighty Gates”)  and O WALY WALY 8.8.8.8.
  • Hymnary.org, hymns, scores, media, information.
  • Contemporary/Praise Song suggestions, Together to Celebrate, David MacGregor.
  • "Walk on ahead, Good Shepherd," Brenton Prigge, NewHymn, a new, relevant hymn set to traditional tunes.
  • Hymns with Scripture Allusions: John 10:2, 3, 9, 10. The Cyber Hymnal.
• Fine Arts Images Linked at The Text This Week's Art Index:
  • Good Shepherd
• Movies scenes with the following themes, listed at The Text This Week's Movie Concordance:
  • Good Shepherd
  • Difficulty Recognizing Evil
  • Satan
• Study Links and Resources for the Book of John

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