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John 14:15-21
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| Historical References, Commentary and
Comparative Texts:
 | The
Five Gospels Parallels, John W. Marshall, University of Toronto. |
| Comparative World Scriptures from United
Communities of Spirit:
The Living Presence. |
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III.XI.9,
III.XIII.2, Adversus
Haereses,
Irenaeus of Lyons.
(c. 180) |
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Chapter
VIII,
Chapter
XXV, Against Praxeas,
Tertullian
(c. 213) |
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VI.2, Philocalia
[anthology of Origen prepared by St. Basil and St. Gregory Nazianzen],
Origen. (c.230) |
| From Augustine's Tractates on John:
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Tractate 74
(14:15-17)
| "How can we love so as to receive Him, without whom we cannot love at all?
or how shall we keep the commandments so as to receive Him, without whom we have no power
to keep them?" |
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Tractate 75
(14:18-21)
| "Why did He speak in the present tense of His own living, and in the future
of theirs, but just by way of promise that the life also of the resurrection-body, as it
preceded in His own case, would certainly follow in theirs?" |
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| Book
XIV, Paraphrase by Nonnos (c.450). Translated into English by Tony Prost. Home Page includes historical and
literary notes. |
| From the Geneva Notes.
| "I will show myself to him, and be known by him, as if he saw me with his
eyes: but this showing of himself is not bodily, but spiritual, yet so plain that no other
showing could be more evident." |
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| From
Matthew
Henry's Commentary.
| "I will come daily to you in my
Spirit; in the tokens of his love, and
visits of his grace." |
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| From
Wesley's Notes.
| "Immediately after faith he exhorts to love and good
works." |
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| "The
Personality of the Holy Ghost," John 14:16,17, Charles H. Spurgeon,
1855. |
| From the
Commentary on the Whole Bible
(Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, 1871).
| "...the proper temple for the indwelling Spirit of Jesus is a heart filled
with that love to Him which lives actively for Him." |
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| "Life
in Christ," John 14:19, Charles H. Spurgeon, 1871. |
| The
Absent Present Christ, Alexander MacLaren, c. 1880.
| "And so here our Lord gives yet more, in the paradoxes that, absent He will
be present, unseen visible, and dying will be for them for ever, life and
life-giving." |
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| From The People's
New Testament, B.W. Johnson, 1891.
| "The Holy Spirit; the Helper. The latter word more nearly expresses the
idea of the Greek term than the word 'Comforter...' " |
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| "Sharing Christ's
Life," John 14:19, Charles H. Spurgeon, 1914. |
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| Contemporary Commentary, Studies, and Exegesis:
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Commentary,
John 14:15-21, Jaime Clark-Soles, Preaching This Week, WorkingPreacher.org,
2008. |
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"First
Thoughts on Year A Gospel Passages in the Lectionary: Easter
6,"
William Loader, Murdoch University, Uniting Church in Australia.
| "The passage is framed by human anxiety
about the absence of Jesus and ultimately about the absence of God (14:1;
14:27). It does not deny the anxiety and distress, but offers a promise of
presence and sense of meaning embedded in sharing God’s life and
participating in God’s action in the world, recognisable by its
‘Jesus-shape’." |
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Comments
(commentary) and
Clippings
(technical notes for in-depth study), Chris Haslam, Anglican
Diocese of Montreal. |
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"Exegetical Considerations: Easter 6,"
Richard Carlson, Lutheran Theological Seminary at Gettysburg, Using Greek
for Sunday Text Preparations.
| "How does v. 21 present the converse of
v. 15? What does this say about loving Jesus and keeping Jesus’
commandments?" |
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Exegetical Notes
by Brian Stoffregen at CrossMarks Christian Resources.
| "What does it mean to have a
relationship with Jesus in his absence? That was a question for John's
first readers and for us today." |
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Exegesis, Frank M. Yamada, Lectionary Homiletics Sample.
| "Today’s gospel lesson emphasizes
at least two important themes that recur within Jesus’ last words to
his disciples in the Gospel of John, that is, the nature of love and
the presence of the Spirit." |
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"The Command to Love," Larry Broding's Word-Sunday.Com: A Catholic
Resource for This Sunday's Gospel. Adult Study, Children's Story, Family
Activity, Support Materials.
| "How do we know we
are loved?" |
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"Obedient
Love: 'Keep My Commandments,'"
Jerry Goebel, One
Family Outreach. "Focus on scripture from a justice perspective." Exegesis, study, and teen study
and activities.
| "Our forever begins when we do what
Jesus commands. The forever we are forging begins in this life. Forever
is not a place as much as it is a relationship." |
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Wellspring of
the Gospel, Easter 6, 2005. Catherine McElhinney and Kathryn
Turner, Weekly Wellsprings.
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"Try
using the phrase 'You in me - I in You'
as a mantra. Repeat it over and over in time to your breathing." |
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Commentary
by Hall Harris at the Biblical Studies Foundation.
| "Perhaps the best suggestion (for the translation of the word traditionally
translated as "Comforter") is that made by E. J. Goodspeed [Problems of New
Testament Translation (Chicago: University of Chicago, 1945) 110 ff.] who concludes
that the word meant a person called to someone else's aid in court, a helper, intercessor,
pleader, or character witness." |
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| "Facing
the Future: A Prescription for Peace (John 14)," by Robert Deffinbaugh at the Biblical Studies Foundation.
| "He urged them to consider the
final chapter of history before drawing hasty conclusions about the events of the
immediate future." |
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| "The
Theological Message of John 14:15-31," Greg Herrick, Biblical Studies Foundation.
| "...parakletos is best
understood as a "helper" in terms of whatever the disciples need in God's plan.
In this sense He will do what Christ did for them, but He will also do it differently,
that is, from within (cf. v. 17)." |
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| Articles & Background:
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"Worship in
the Fourth Gospel: A Cultural Interpretation of John 14-17," Jerome H.
Neyrey, Biblical Theology Bulletin, 2006.
Part 2.
| "...the personnel of worship are
clearly defined: the Patron Father who bestows benefaction on his clients
by means of Jesus, the Broker. Jesus, in turn, brokers the concerns of the
clients to the Patron. Finally, the household with many rooms is not space
out of the world, but relationships brokered by Jesus." |
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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.):
| Bader-Saye, Scott,
"To See and Not to See," The Christian Century, 2002.
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| Bammel, Ernst,
"The Farewell Discourse of the Evangelist John and Its Jewish Heritage,"
Tyndale Bulletin, 1993.
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| Beasley-Murray, George R., "John
13-17: The Community of True Life," Review & Expositor, 1988.
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| Domeris, Bill, "The Paraclete as
an Ideological Construct, A Study in the Farewell Discourses,"
Journal of Theology for Southern Africa, 1989.
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| Fee, Gordon D., "John 14:8-17,
Expository Article," Interpretation, 1989.
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| Girard, René, "History and the
Paraclete," Ecumenical Review, 1983.
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| Patrick, Johnstone
G., "The Promise of the Paraclete," Bibliotheca Sacra, 1970.
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| Segovia, Fernando F.,
"The Structure, Tendenz, and Sitz im Leben of John
13:31-14:31," Journal of Biblical Literature, 1985.
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| Stegan, Crinisor, "The Paraclete
and Prophecy in the Johannine Community," Pneuma, 2005.
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| Reviews:
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Review:
L. Scott Kellum, The Unity of the Farewell
Discourse: The Literary Integrity of John 13.31-16.33.
T&T Clark, 2004. Review by Joseph Matos in SBL's Review of Biblical
Literature. |
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Review:
George L. Parsenios, Departure and Consolation: The Johannine Farewell
Discourse in Light of Greco-Roman Literature. Brill, 2005. Review by Jan
van der Watt, Review of Biblical Literature, 2007. |
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| Sermons:
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"The
God in You," the Rev. Dr. Fred R. Anderson, Day 1, 2008. |
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"What
is Truth?" Paul Tillich. From The New Being (1955), at
Religion OnLine. |
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"I Will Not Leave You
Orphaned," the Rev. Barbara K. Lundblad, Day 1, 2005. |
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"Loving God,"
John Jewell,
1999. |
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"The
Counselor," Pastor Edward F.
Markquart, Grace Lutheran Church, Seattle,
Washington - Sermons from Seattle. |
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Father
Andrew M. Greeley, "Priest, Author, Sociologist,"
Commentary and Homily, 1996. |
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| With Children:
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"We Live Because
Jesus Lives," Sunday School
Lessons: Family Bible Study, art projects, music, stories, etc. |
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"Working for You," Lois Parker Edstrom, Lectionary.org. |
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"Commandments,"
"Loving
Others," Fr. Max Bowers, Kid's Church. |
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"A Hug from God,"
Jim Kerlin, childrensermons.com. |
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Crossword on John
13 & 14, Don Crownover's Bible Puzzles. |
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| Drama: |
| Graphics & Bulletin Materials:
| Clip Art Images:
John 14:15-21,
Misioneros Del Sagrado Corazón en el Perú. |
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John 14:15-21,
at
Cerezo Barredo's weekly gospel illustration.
Liberation emphasis. |
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| Hymns and Music:
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Hymns with Scripture
Allusions: John 14:16, 18, 21. The Cyber Hymnal. |
| At Digital Hymnal (midi files, guitar chords, karaoke
files, projection text):
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"If You Love Me,"
TEXT: Mark Ryman (2005) based on John 14:15-21. TUNE: "Quietude."
New Hymns for the Lectionary. |
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| 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 Links and Resources for the
Book of John |
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