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John 10:11-18
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| Historical References, Commentary and
Comparative Texts:
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Five Gospels Parallels, John W. Marshall, University of Toronto. |
| Comparative World Scriptures from United
Communities of Spirit:
The Man for Others. |
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XXXVII.14-21;
Tatian's
Diatessaron
(c. 150-160). |
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I.7,
I.11, Paedagogus,
Clement of Alexandria (c 200) |
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I.26,
VI.14, Stromata,
Clement of Alexandria (c 200) |
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Concerning
Flight in Persecution (paragraph 11)
Tertullian (c.
212) |
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Chapter
XXII, Against Praxeas,
Tertullian
(c. 213) |
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Chapter VII, On
Modesty,
Tertullian
(c. 217) |
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II.VI.3,
II.VIII.4, First
Principles (De Principiis),
Origen.
(c.225) |
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Epistle II
--
Cyprian of Carthage (c.
250) |
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I.29, Commentary
on the Gospel of John,
Origen.
(c.228) |
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IV.Summary.31,
First Principles (De Principiis),
Origen /
Rufinus (c.230) |
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VI.35,
Commentary on the Gospel of John, Philocalia [anthology of Origen prepared by St.
Basil and St. Gregory Nazianzen],
Origen.
(c.230) |
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II.XVI,
III.XXXII, Against
Celsus,
Origen.
(c.246) |
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That the
Idols Are Not Gods --
Cyprian
of Carthage (c. 247) |
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On the
Unity of the Church,
Cyprian
of Carthage (c. 250) |
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Epistle LXXV
--
Cyprian of Carthage (c.
255) |
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Statement of Faith,
Athanasius of
Alexandria, c. 330. |
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Part 22,
On the Incarnation of the Word,
Athanasius of Alexandria, c. 318. |
| From Augustine's Tractates on John:
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Tractate XLVI
(Chapter 10:11-13)
| "All, therefore, hear the
voice of their Shepherd saying, "I am the good
Shepherd." He would not add "good," were there
not bad shepherds." |
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Tractate XLVII
(Chapter 10:14-21)
| "For if no one is a good
shepherd but he that entereth by the door, and He Himself is
preeminently the good Shepherd, and also Himself the door, I can
understand it only in this way, that He entereth in by Himself
to His sheep, and calleth them to follow Him, and they, going in
and out, find pasture, which is to say, eternal life." |
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| From the Geneva Notes.
| "The distinguishing mark of
the Christian Church throughout all the world, is that it has only
one head, that is Christ, the only keeper, and only shepherd of
it." |
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| From
Matthew
Henry's Commentary.
| "Christ is a good Shepherd;
many who were not thieves, yet were careless in their duty, and by
their neglect the flock was much hurt. Bad principles are the root
of bad practices." |
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| From Wesley's Notes.
| "The wolf - signifies any
enemy who, by force or fraud, attacks the Christian's faith,
liberty, or life. So the wolf seizeth and scattereth the flock - He
seizeth some, and scattereth the rest; the two ways of hurting the
flock of Christ." |
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| From the
Commentary on the Whole Bible
(Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, 1871).
| ""The Redeemer's
knowledge of us is the active element, penetrating us with
His power and life; that of believers is the passive
principle, the reception of His life and light. In this reception,
however, an assimilation of the soul to the sublime object of its
knowledge and love takes place; and thus an activity, though a
derived one, is unfolded, which shows itself in obedience to His
commands" [OLSHAUSEN]. From this mutual
knowledge Jesus rises to another and loftier reciprocity of
knowledge." |
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| From The People's
New Testament, B.W. Johnson, 1891.
| "Abbott says of the lesson in
these eighteen verses, "I understand this lesson to be a
parable with a double application. First, Christ compares the
Pharisees to shepherds, himself to the door, and declares that those
only are true shepherds who enter through the door; that is, through
Christ and his authority. All others are thieves and robbers. Then
he changes the application and declares himself the good shepherd
whose praises David and Isaiah sung, and indicates the nature of the
service that he will render unto his sheep by giving for them his
life."" |
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| Contemporary Commentary, Studies, and Exegesis:
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Comments
(commentary) and
Clippings
(technical notes for in-depth study), Chris Haslam, Anglican
Diocese of Montreal. |
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"First
Thoughts on Year B Gospel Passages in the Lectionary: Easter 4," William
Loader, Murdoch University, Uniting Church in Australia, 2003.
| "The ancient shepherd of
Palestine or Asia Minor had to be tough, worked often in areas of
sparse growth, frequently amid danger from wild animals and sheep
stealers, and, above all, had to protect the flock, especially at
night, when they would often be rounded up into a small pen. John 10
reflects this less than idyllic world." |
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"Interfaith Dialogue," Resources for Prophetic
Worship, Speaking to North Carolina Justice Issues, North Carolina Council
of Churches, 2006. |
| Exegetical
Notes by Brian Stoffregen at CrossMarks.
| "I've heard it suggested that
"shepherds" in the first century were considered as honest
and trustworthy as present-day used car salesmen -- and they
received the appropriate amount of respect. With this understanding
"good shepherd" would be an oxymoron." |
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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." |
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Sermon
Preparation Thoughts and Questions by Wesley White, 2006. |
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"Hooked on War," Andrew Warner, Christian Century, 2003.
| "The gospel leads us to remember to
whom we belong. 'I am the good shepherd. I know my own and my own know
me.' In moments of national crises, amidst the rally cry of war, we are to
know that we belong to Jesus." |
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Marginally Mark, by Brian McGowan, Anglican priest in Western
Australia. |
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Exegesis,
Easter 4B,
by Richard Donovan at lectionary.org.
| "Barclay notes that there are two Greek
words for good. The first is agathos, which 'simply describes the
moral quality of a thing.' The second is kalos, 'which means that
a thing or a person is not only good; but in the goodness there is a
quality of winsomeness, loveliness, attractiveness which makes it a lovely
thing.' " |
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Wellspring of
the Gospel, Easter 4B, Catherine McElhinney and Kathryn
Turner, Weekly Wellsprings. |
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"Leadership Through Sacrifice,"
Larry Broding's Word-Sunday.Com: A Catholic Resource for This
Sunday's Gospel. Adult Study, Children's Story, Family Activity, Support
Materials.
| "What responsibilities do you have in life? What
sacrifices have you made to carry out your responsibilities?" |
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"I Am
the Good Shepherd,"
Jerry Goebel, One
Family Outreach. "Focus on scripture from a justice perspective." Exegesis, study, and teen study
and activities.
| "Until we experience the sacrifice of
love, we have no concept of what the Good Shepherd is doing. It is only
when love takes us beyond our own myopic view of life that we can taste
what God had in mind for us." |
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"Good Shepherd, Good Sheep," Peter J. Gomes, Currents in Theology and
Mission, 2003.
| "I want to suggest that the connection in this text on
Good Shepherd Sunday, particularly for the clergy, is not that we are the
shepherds, good, bad, or indifferent, but that we are among the sheep." |
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"Shepherding,"
F. Dean Lueking, The Christian Century, 1997. At Religion
Online.
| "Pat answers to the great
questions are attractive in the short term. But they cheapen grace
by not asking us to love God and others with the whole mind as well
as heart and soul." |
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| "Follow
the Leader," analysis and reflection by Steven C. Kuhl, in Sabbatheology
by The Crossing Community of St Louis, Missouri.
| "Like love itself, the sheep know him when they hear him. But what's more,
to know him is to follow him (10:27)." |
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Commentary
by Hall Harris at the Biblical Studies Foundation.
| "But what about the
relationship of 10:1-21 to the incidents at the Feast of the
Dedication following (10:22-31)? Note that 10:26-27, spoken by Jesus
at the Feast of the Dedication, recall this section." |
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| Articles & Background:
| "The
'Noble' Shepherd in John 10: Cultural And Rhetorical Background,"
Jerome H. Neyrey, Journal of Biblical
Literature 120 (2001): 267-91.
| "Because of the rich tradition about a
'noble' death in the rhetoric of praise, we argue that the adjective
qualifying the 'shepherd' should also be translated as 'noble' and not
simply 'good.'" |
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"Spirituality
and the Avoidant Personality," L. Rebecca Propst, Lewis and
Clark College. Theology Today, 1992.
| "Dorothee Soelle in her
critique of post-Christian apathy states that we are so dominated by
the goal of avoiding suffering that we wall out the world and assume
we have a God who does the same. But pain can be good if it furthers
the process of its own abolition." |
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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.):
| Golding, Thomas A.,
"The Imagery of Shepherding in the Bible, Part 1," Bibliotheca Sacra,
2006.
Part 2. |
| Gomes, Peter J.,
"Good Shepherd, Good Sheep," Currents in Theology and Mission,
2003. |
| Neyrey, Jerome H.,
"The 'Noble Shepherd' in John 10: Cultural and Rhetorical Background,"
Journal of Biblical Literature, 2001. |
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| Reviews: |
| Sermons:
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"The Shepherd and the Sheep"
- Easter 4 / Confirmation Sunday - 7 May 2006,
Walter W. Harms, Göttinger Predigten im Internet: Every Sunday Sermons based on the
RCL by a team of Lutheran theologians/ pastors. |
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"One Life
to Give," the Rev. Dr. Wiley Stephens, Day 1, 2006. |
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"Two Commandments from Grandpa John,"
"All We Sheep Have Gone Astray,"
Pastor Edward F.
Markquart, Grace Lutheran Church, Seattle,
Washington - Sermons from Seattle. |
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"Objects in the Mirror
Are Closer Than They Appear," the Rev. Dr. William L. Self, Day 1,
2005. |
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"Abundant
Abundance," Susan R. Andrews, 2004.
Covenant Network of
Presbyterians. |
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"Losing Your Voice for
Love's Sake," the Rev. Debra Metzgar Shew,
Day 1, 2003. |
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"The Greatest
Power of All," John Jewell,
2000. |
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"Led from Behind,"
the Rev. Dr. Laura Mendenhall, Day 1,
2000. |
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"Shepherd Leadership," L. Gregory
Bloomquist, Saint Paul University, Ottawa. |
| Father
Andrew M. Greeley, "Priest, Author, Sociologist,"
Commentary and Homily,
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| The Shepherd and His Sheep - John 10:1-21, Ray C. Stedman.
Text or
Real Audio. |
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| With Children:
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"My Sheep Listen,"
Talks to Children, Rev. Donald
McCorkindale, Dalgety Parish Church, Fife, Scotland. |
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"The Good
Shepherd," Charles Kirkpatrick, Sermons4kids.com. |
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"Jenise's
Summer Project,"
children's story by Larry Broding, word-sunday.com. |
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"The Good
Shepherd Gives Up His Life for His Sheep,"
Sunday School
Lessons: Family Bible Study, art projects, music, stories, etc. |
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"The Good
Shepherd," Jim Kerlin, childrensermons.com. |
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"The Good
Shepherd,"
children's study, puzzles, coloring sheet, etc. Higher Praise Christian
Center. |
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Crossword on John 9
& 10, Don Crownover's Bible Puzzles. |
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| Drama:
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| Graphics & Bulletin Materials:
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Clip Art Images:
John 10:11-18,
Misioneros Del Sagrado Corazón en el Perú. |
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John 10:11-18, Liturgical Drawing, Maria d.c. Zamora,
Claretian Resources, Philippines. ("Download and use
these for free.") |
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| Hymns and Music:
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| Fine Arts Images Linked at The Text This Week's
Art Index:
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| Movies scenes with the following themes,
listed at The Text This Week's Movie Concordance:
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| Study Links and Resources for the
Book of John |
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