John 12:12-16
- 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: 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- Historical References, Commentary and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.
- XXXIX.25, 34-35; Tatian's Diatessaron (c. 150-160).
- X.15, Commentary on the Gospel of John, Philocalia [anthology of Origen prepared by St. Basil and St. Gregory Nazianzen], Origen. (c.230)
- From Augustine's Tractates on John: Tractate 51 (12:12-26).
- 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:
- Jesus Enters Jerusalem, audio telling, story in episodes, graphic, audio and written commentaries. Go Tell Communications, Biblical Storytelling for the Global Village, 2012.
- "First Thoughts on Year B Gospel Passages in the Lectionary,"
Palm Sunday, William Loader, Murdoch University, Uniting Church
in Australia.
- "Neither Mark nor John is setting the incident under the banner of a Jesus who is going up to Jerusalem to perform a sacrifice for sins through offering his own body for execution, even though they know such traditions and they often take over the story when we retell it. Such traditions are largely absent in the passion narratives and appear mainly in the last supper tradition. Instead, the narrative plays with competing expectations of messiahship, hope and humanness, and ultimately, of God. That play begins dramatically at the entry. We need to help people make their entry, too."
- Exegetical
Notes by Brian Stoffregen at CrossMarks
Christian Resources.
- "The use of palm branches in Maccabees was related to military victories. Is that what the people were expecting from Jesus?"
-
Lectionary Commentary, John 12:12-15, Ricky A. Woods, The African
American Lectionary, 2010.
- "The church is sometimes called upon to engage in dangerous activity, whether it is speaking out on issues of injustice or providing theological clarity about the church?s purpose in a culture that craves entertainment. Palm Sunday is more than another day of celebration by the Christian Church as it awaits Easter. It is also a day of reflection on how the presence of believers in dangerous places can transform them into places of hope."
- "The Palm Story," Gospel Analysis, Sermons from Seattle, Pastor Edward F. Markquart, Grace Lutheran Church, Seattle, Washington. Detailed background and exegesis.
- Articles & Background:
- 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.
- Ashton, John,
"The Identity and Function of the IOUDAIOI in the Fourth Gospel,"
Novum Testamentum, 1985.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - 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.)
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Freed, Edwin D.,
"The Entry into Jerusalem in the Gospel of John," Journal of Biblical
Literature, 1961.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Smith, D. Moody, Jr.,
"John 12:12ff and the Question of John's Use of the Synoptics,"
Journal of Biblical Literature, 1963.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Thatcher, Tom,
"John's Memory Theater: The Fourth Gospel and Ancient Mnemo-Rhetoric,"
Catholic Biblical Quarterly, 2007.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
- Ashton, John,
"The Identity and Function of the IOUDAIOI in the Fourth Gospel,"
Novum Testamentum, 1985.
- Reviews:
- Sermons:
- Father Andrew M. Greeley, "Priest, Author, Sociologist," Commentary and Homily:
- With Children:
- "I Love a Parade," Charles Kirkpatrick, Sermons4kids.com.
- Drama:
- Graphics & Bulletin Materials:
- John 12:12-16, at Cerezo Barredo's weekly gospel illustration. Liberation emphasis.
- Images for this week's readings, Pitts Theology Library Digital Image Archive.
- Clip Art: Palm Sunday Entry by Jesus, Julius Schnoor von Carolsfeld woodcuts, World Mission Collection, Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod.
- Commercial Site: The Work of the People - John 12 - Films/Visual Liturgy based on RCL texts.
- Hymns and Music:
- Hymns with Scripture Allusions: John 12:12. The Cyber Hymnal.
- Fine Arts Images Linked at The Text This Week's Art Index:
- Movies scenes with the following themes, listed at The Text This Week's Movie Concordance:
- Study Pages for Parallel Passages
- Study Links and Resources for the Book of John
