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John 10:22-30
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 | Reading the Text:
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| Historical References, Commentary and
Comparative Texts:
 | The
Five Gospels Parallels, John W. Marshall, University of Toronto. |
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XXXVII.25-33;
Tatian's
Diatessaron
(c. 150-160). |
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Chapter
II, On Prayer,
Tertullian
(c. 199) |
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VI.14, Stromata,
Clement of Alexandria (c 200) |
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Chapter XVIII,
Against Hermogenes,
Tertullian (c.
205) |
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II.5, Against
Marcion,
Tertullian
(c. 208) |
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Chapter
VIII,
Chapter
XX,
Chapter
XXII,
Chapter
XXIV,
Chapter
XXV, Against Praxeas,
Tertullian
(c. 213) |
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Chapter VII, On
Modesty,
Tertullian
(c. 217) |
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I.XLVIII,
VIII.XII, Against
Celsus,
Origen. (c.246) |
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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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Deposition of Arius,
Athanasius of
Alexandria, c. 321-322. |
| From Augustine's Tractates on John:
Tractate 48:
(10:22-42). |
| From the Geneva Notes.
 | "The unbelievers and proud men
accuse the gospel of darkness, and this very darkness is indeed
within themselves." |
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| From
Matthew
Henry's Commentary.
| "Christ would make us to
believe; we make ourselves doubt." |
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| The Good Shepherd
[A Farewell Sermon (The last sermon which Whitefield preached in London, on Wednesday,
August 30th, 1769, before his final departure to America.)] (John 10:27-28) |
| From Wesley's Notes.
| "Never did any prophet before,
from the beginning of the world, use any one expression of himself,
which could possibly be so interpreted as this and other expressions
were, by all that heard our Lord speak. Therefore if he was not God
he must have been the vilest of men." |
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| From the
Commentary on the Whole Bible
(Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, 1871). |
| From The People's
New Testament, B.W. Johnson, 1891.
| "The sheep who hear his voice
and follow him (verse 27). This is the condition of their safety. If
they comply with it God's grace will save them from the
adversary." |
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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 C Gospel Passages in the Lectionary: Easter 4,"
William Loader, Murdoch University, Uniting Church in Australia.
| "For John God remains God.
Jesus is not a second God. Ultimately everything about Jesus points
away from himself to God." |
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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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Laterally Luke, by
Brian McGowan, Anglican priest in Western Australia. |
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The True Light of the World, Easter to
Trinity with the Gospel of John: Bearing Witness to the Father, Son, and
Holy Spirit, Paul S. Berge, Word & World Texts in Context, Luther
Northwestern Theological Seminary, 1995.
| "In the setting of
the festival of lights, Jesus is the true light of the world; in this
festival of the temple, Jesus is the true temple in whom the presence of
the Father dwells." |
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Fourth Sunday of Easter, The Church in Mission: Gospel Texts for the
Sundays of Easter (Series C), Duane Olson, Word & World Texts in Context,
Luther Northwestern Theological Seminary, 1995.
| "To believe in Jesus
is to believe in God; to belong to Jesus is to belong to God." |
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"Good Shepherd, Good Sheep," Peter J. Gomes, Currents in Theology and
Mission, 2003.
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"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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"Sheepish," Mary Schertz, The Christian Century, 2004.
| "These sheep are not the blindly
obedient animals that we find unsuitable models for children, especially
for girls. Rather, the images of sheep are juxtaposed with darker and
danker realities." |
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"Known by the Shepherd," Margaret Guenther, The Christian Century,
1995.
| "There is no such thing as an independent or self-made
sheep." |
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Kairos CoMotion Lectionary Discussion,
John 10:22-30, Wesley White. "A place of
conversation regarding Progressive Christianity." |
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"Picking On and
Picking UP on Jesus,"
Expository Essay,
John 10:22-30, Dr. William R. Long. |
| "The Easter
Sheep," analysis and reflections by Mike Hoy, in Sabbatheology by The
Crossings Community of St Louis, Missouri.
| "Jesus and the Father are one. But
as the sheep in His sheepfold, we also share in the unity. We have passed from being
bothered to being brother-ed (and sister-ed) by Jesus' liberating, messianic
credentials." |
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| Exegetical
Notes by Brian Stoffregen at CrossMarks
Christian Resources.
| "God may not make such
suffering go away, but we know for certain that they are not strong
enough to separate us from Jesus." |
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Exegesis,
Easter 4C,
by Richard Donovan at lectionary.org.
| "...we must also remember that faith is
less easily subverted by hostility than by too much comfort." |
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"To Hear
and To Follow,"
Jerry Goebel, One
Family Outreach. "Focus on scripture from a justice perspective." Exegesis, study, and teen study
and activities.
| "Life itself is a process whereby I
become increasingly able to recognize Christ’s voice and follow or I
become enamored with my own voice (like the demons, the Religious Leaders
and the Nazarenes) and reject his call. Everyday I must practice
listening, everyday I must place myself where I can hear his call, or
everyday I will come to mistake my own voice for his." |
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"The Good
Shepherd," Rev. Bryan Findlayson, Lectionary Bible
Studies and Sermons, Pumpkin Cottage Ministry Resources. Includes detailed
textual notes. |
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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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| Articles & Background:
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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.):
| Berge, Paul S.,
"Easter to Trinity with the Gospel of John: Bearing Witness to Father, Son
and Holy Spirit," Word & World, 1998. |
| Brown, Rebecca Pugh, "Preaching
Justice and Mercy: Reflections on the Lectionary Readings for April,"
The Living Pulpit,
2007. (See also
"Atonement," issue focus of The Living Pulpit, 16.2, 2007.)
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| 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. |
| Guenther, Margaret,
"Known by the Shepherd," The Christian Century, 1995. |
| Hays, Richard B.,
"Shepherded by the Lamb," The Christian Century, 1992. |
| Kysar, Robert,
"Expository Article: John 10:22-30," Interpretation, 1989. |
| Lancaster, Jerry R.
and R. Larry Overstreet,
"Jesus' Celebration of Hanukkah in John 10," Bibliotheca Sacra,
1995. |
| Lueking, F. Dean,
"Shepherding," The Christian Century, 1997. |
| Neyrey, Jerome H.,
"The 'Noble Shepherd' in John 10: Cultural and Rhetorical Background,"
Journal of Biblical Literature, 2001. |
| Olson, Duane A.,
"The Church in Mission: Gospel Texts for the Sundays after Easter (Series
C)," Word & World, 1995. |
| Peterson, Robert A.,
"'Though All Hell Should Endeavor to Shake': God's Preservation of His
Saints," Presbyterion, 1991. |
| Schertz, Mary,
"Sheepish?" The Christian Century, 2004. |
| Von Wahlde, Urban C.,
"Literary Structure and Theological Argument in Three Discourses with the
Jews in the Fourth Gospel," Journal of Biblical Literature, 1984. |
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| Reviews:
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Review: James McGrath, John's Apologetic Christology: Legitimation
and Development in Johannine Christology. Cambridge University Press,
2001. Review by Troy A Miller in The Catholic Biblical Quarterly,
2003. |
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| Sermons:
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"Noticed,
Named and Nurtured," The Rev. Elizabeth Mitchell Clement, Day 1,
2007. |
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"The Image in the Window," Luke Bouman,
Easter 4C, April 29,
2007, Goettinger Predigten: Every Sunday
Sermons based on the RCL by a team of Lutheran theologians/ pastors. |
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"I Shall Not Want,"
Easter IV, 2 May 2004, Walter W. Harms, Goettinger Predigten: Every Sunday
Sermons based on the RCL by a team of Lutheran theologians/ pastors. |
| Madman or God-Man? John 10:22-42, 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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"Disbelief in Jesus," Fr. Max Bowers, Kid's Church. |
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"In the Palm of His Hand,"
and "Three In One,"
Charles Kirkpatrick, Sermons4kids.com. |
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"Jessie's Idea Animal,"
children's story by Larry Broding, word-sunday.com. |
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"In God's Hand,"
Jim Kerlin, childrensermons.com. |
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Crossword on John 9
& 10, Don Crownover's Bible Puzzles. |
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| Drama: |
| Graphics & Bulletin Materials:
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Clip Art,
John 10:27, Fr. Richard Lonsdale, Resources for Catholic Educators. |
| Clip Art Images:
John 10:27-30,
John 10:27-30 #2, Misioneros Del Sagrado Corazón en el Perú. |
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John 10:22-30,
John 10:22-30, Liturgical Drawing, Maria d.c. Zamora,
Claretian Resources, Philippines. ("Download and use
these for free.") |
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John 10:22-30 at
Cerezo Barredo's weekly gospel illustration.
Liberation emphasis. |
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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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