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John 14:23-29
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| Historical References, Commentary and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:
Peace. |
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"Spirit Under Trial," The Jesus Database, an online annotated inventory of
the traditions concerning the life and teachings of Jesus. Dr. Gregory C.
Jenks, FaithFutures Foundation. |
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Chapter IX,
The
Epistle of Ignatius to the Ephesians,
Ignatius of Antioch (c. 110). (Longer version only - 4th cent
interpolation.) |
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XLVI.3-9; Tatian's
Diatessaron (c. 150-160). |
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II.XXVIII.7,
Adversus Haereses,
Irenaeus of Lyons. (c. 180) |
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Chapter XXVIII,
The
Prescription of Heretics,
Tertullian (c. 200) |
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Chapter I,
On
The Veiling of Virgins,
Tertullian (c. 205) |
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II.8,
To
His Wife, Tertullian (c. 206) |
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Chapter VIII,
Chapter XIV,
Chapter XXIV,
Against Praxeas,
Tertullian (c. 213) |
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I.I.2,
I.III.4,
First Principles (De Principiis),
Origen. (c.225) |
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VI.1,
Philocalia [anthology of Origen prepared by St. Basil and
St. Gregory Nazianzen],
Origen. (c.230) |
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VIII.XIV,
VIII.XVIII,
Against Celsus,
Origen. (c.246) |
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On
the Unity of the Church,
Cyprian of Carthage (c. 250) |
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From Augustine's Tractates on John:
Tractate 76 (14:22-24);
Tractate 77 (14:25-27);
Tractate 78 (14:27, 28);
Tractate 79 (14:29-31). |
| From the Geneva Notes.
 | "All true comfort and peace
comes to us by Christ alone." |
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| From
Matthew
Henry's Commentary.
| "Peace is put for all good,
and Christ has left us all that is really and truly good, all the
promised good; peace of mind from our justification before God." |
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| From
Wesley's Notes.
| "Lord, evermore give us this
peace! How serenely may we pass through the most turbulent scenes of
life, when all is quiet and harmonious within! Thou hast made peace
through the blood of thy cross. May we give all diligence to
preserve the inestimable gift inviolate, till it issue in
everlasting peace!" |
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| "The
Comforter," John 14:26, Charles H. Spurgeon, 1855. |
| From the
Commentary on the Whole Bible
(Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, 1871).
| "Many a legacy is
"left" that is never "given" to the legatee,
many a gift destined that never reaches its proper object. But
Christ is the Executor of His own Testament; the peace He "leaves"
He "gives"; Thus all is secure." |
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| From The People's
New Testament, B.W. Johnson, 1891.
| "Their desire that he should
not go away was due, in part at least, to selfish motives." |
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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 6,"
William Loader, Murdoch University, Uniting Church in Australia.
| "John must have been aware
that the impending depression which would strike the disciples for
‘a little while’ between Good Friday and Easter morning would
strike their successors often." |
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| Exegetical
Notes by Brian Stoffregen at CrossMarks
Christian Resources.
| "Whenever I see the word
"peace" (eirene), I think that it needs to be
interpreted first in a communal aspect -- the way people get along
with one another, rather than in an individual sense of inner
tranquility. However, the inner sense might be implied in this verse
which goes on with the command, "Do not let your hearts be
troubled." So it may have a sense of the inner feelings (of the
community) in this verse." |
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"Enough," Mary Hinkle, Pilgrim Preaching: Keeping Company with
Biblical texts and the people who hear and preach them.
| "The story demonstrates what "enough"
means, even when, in the midst of it, we think that time or some other
commodity is running out. Jesus, by means of his Holy Spirit, finds time,
place, love and life enough for all of us." |
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Laterally Luke, by
Brian McGowan, Anglican priest in Western Australia. |
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"The Turn in the Path,"
Suzanne Guthrie, The Christian Century, 2001. Religion Online. |
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The Presence of the Paraclete, 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.
| "We go in the peace
of the empowering word of the Son as he goes to the Father, and we go in
the empowering work of the Paraclete, the one who is called to walk beside
us." |
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Sixth Sunday of Easter, The Church in Mission: Gospel Texts for the
Sundays of Easter (Series C), Duane A. Olson, Word & World Texts in
Context, Luther Northwestern Theological Seminary, 1995.
| "We are made to
participate in the divine life by the One who has given us peace, has sent
the Spirit, the counselor, and who will bring us into that dwelling." |
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Kairos CoMotion Lectionary Discussion,
John 14:23-29, Wesley White. "A place of
conversation regarding Progressive Christianity." |
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"Incomplete and
Imperfect,"
Expository Essay,
John 14:23-28, Dr. William R. Long.
| "Praise God for our incompleteness;
let's yearn for further filling." |
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"'We Will
Come to Him and Make Our Abode with Him,'"
Jerry Goebel, One
Family Outreach. "Focus on scripture from a justice perspective." Exegesis, study, and teen study
and activities.
| "The incredible news of Jesus is
that not only is a place prepared for us with God; but God, through the
Holy Spirit, is willing to come to our place when we love like Jesus loved
– when we keep his word." |
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"Who
Will Take Care of Us?" James C. Somerville, The Christian
Century, 1998. At Religion Online.
| "When I teach the Gospel of
John, I usually tell my students that a paraclete is the one whose
name you call when you are hauled into court on false charges, when
the school bully is beating you up on the playground, when you wake
up from a bad dream in the middle of the night. A paraclete is the
one who comes to your defense, your rescue, your comfort, and Jesus
has done that for his disciples. But now another paraclete will
serve that function. As Fred Craddock puts it: 'The Holy Spirit will
do for the Church what Jesus has done for the disciples.'" |
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"The Holy
Spirit Will Teach You Everything,"
Rev. Bryan Findlayson, Lectionary Bible
Studies and Sermons, Pumpkin Cottage Ministry Resources. Includes detailed
textual notes. |
| Lectionary
Commentary and Preaching Paths (Easter C6), by Dennis Bratcher, at The
Christian Resource Institute.
| "A Preaching Path closer to
the setting of the passage in John’s Gospel and in the Johannine
community would lead to hearing the passage from the perspective of
the needs of the church." |
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| "Facing
the Future: A Prescription for Peace (John 14)," by Robert Deffinbaugh at the Biblical Studies Foundation.
| "The outcome of Jesus’ words
should be faith, the corrective to fear. Since the Lord Jesus has
promised peace, they need not face the future with timidity and
trepidation (verse 27)." |
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| "The
Theological Message of John 14:15-31," Greg Herrick, Biblical Studies Foundation.
| "Jesus has confidence in God's
plan and power (13:3) and knows that God is in control." |
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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.
| "...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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"The
Holy Spirit," Michael Welker, Princeton
Theological Seminary. Theology Today.
| "The one upon whom Yahweh's
spirit rests is described as one who executes justice and
righteousness in favor of the lowly and the poor, and who precisely
in that manner acquires great power, who precisely in that manner
builds strong loyal attachments." |
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"We
Believe in the Holy Spirit," Georgia
Harkness, Chapter 3 in Beliefs That Count, 1961. At Religion
Online.
| "We must repent not once, but
many times; for life is a continuing battle against sin even after
its power has been broken by the divine mercy and forgiveness. In
the famous words of Martin Luther, the Christian is simul justus
et peccator (at the same time justified and a sinner). And in
this quickening of the soul to repentance the Holy Spirit
speaks." |
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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.):
| Beasley- Murray,
George R.,
"John 13-17: The Community of True Life," Review & Expositor,
1988. |
| Berge, Paul S.,
"Easter to Trinity with the Gospel of John: Bearing Witness to Father, Son
and Holy Spirit," Word & World, 1998. |
| Cowan, Christopher, "The Father
and Son in the Fourth Gospel: Johannine Subordination Revisited,"
Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society, 2006.
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| Domeris,
"The Paraclete as an Ideological Construct: A Study in the Farewell
Discourses," Journal of Theology for Southern Africa, 1989. |
| Guthrie, Suzanne,
"The Turn in the Path," The Christian Century, 2001. |
| Hesselink, I. John,
"Expository Article: John 14:23-29," Interpretation, 1989. |
| Jeske, Richard L.,
"Expository Article: John 14:27 and 16:33," Interpretation, 1984. |
| Jones, L. Gregory,
"Taking Time for the Spirit," The Christian Century, 1992. |
| Kelly, Caroline M.,
"I Am Still With You," sermon, Journal for Preachers, 2002. |
| Olson, Duane A.,
"The Church in Mission: Gospel Texts for the Sundays after Easter (Series
C)," Word & World, 1995. |
| Segovia, Fernando F.,
"The Structure, Tendenz, and Sitz im Leben of John
13:31-14:31," Journal of Biblical Literature, 1985. |
| Somerville, James G.,
"Who Will Take Care of Us?" The Christian Century, 1998. |
| Stagg, Frank,
"The Farewell Discourses," Review & Expositor, 1965. |
| Welker, Michael,
"The Holy Spirit," Theology Today, 1989. |
| Woll, D. Bruce,
"The Departure of 'The Way': The First Farewell Discourse in the Gospel of
John," Journal of Biblical Literature, 1980. |
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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 Essence
of God's Presence," Rev. Dr. Lloyd Ogilvie, 30 Good Minutes,
Chicago Sunday Evening Club, 2008. |
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"Taking Care of the Moment,"
Easter VI (Rogate), 16 May 2004, David Zersen, Goettinger Predigten: Every Sunday
Sermons based on the RCL by a team of Lutheran theologians/ pastors. |
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"God's Spirit: Enabling
US to Be Who We Are," the Rev. Dr. Isaiah Jones, Day 1, 2001. |
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"The Father Is Still Living In Me," Pastor
Edward F. Markquart, Grace Lutheran Church, Seattle, Washington. |
| Father
Andrew M. Greeley, "Priest, Author, Sociologist,"
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