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John 17:1-11
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• 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: NRSV, RSV, 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• Historical References, Commentary and Comparative Texts: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.
  • Chapter IX, The Epistle of Ignatius to the Ephesians, Ignatius of Antioch (c. 110). (Longer version only - 4th cent interpolation.)
  • IV.XIV.1, Adversus Haereses, Irenaeus of Lyons. (c. 180)
  • Chapter III, On Prayer,  Tertullian (c. 199)
  • Chapter XVII, Chapter XXV, Against Praxeas,  Tertullian (c. 213)
  • I.II.10, First Principles (De Principiis), Origen. (c.225)
  • On the Lord's Prayer -- Cyprian of Carthage (c. 252)
  • An Address to Demetrianus -- Cyprian of Carthage (c. 252)
  • Epistle LXXII -- Cyprian of Carthage (c. 256)
  • From Augustine's Tractates on John:
    • Tractate 105 (17:1-5)
      • "...it is worthy of inquiry how it was that the Son glorified the Father, seeing that the eternal glory of the Father neither suffered diminution in any human form, nor could be increased in respect of its own divine perfection."
    • Tractate 106 (17:6-8)
      • "And what He says here, "I have manifested Thy name unto the men whom Thou gavest me out of the world," is similar to what He had said a little before, "I have glorified Thee upon the earth" (vet. 4); putting both here and there the past for the future, as One who knew that it was predestinated to be done, and therefore saying that He had done what He had still to do, though without any uncertainty, in the future."
    • Tractate 107 (17:9-13)
      • "Accordingly He commends to the Father's care those whom He was about to leave by His bodily absence."
  • Chapter 9, On Cleaving to God, Albertus Magnus, c. 1275.
  • From the Geneva Notes.
    • "He shows that the everlasting and hidden purpose of God is declared in Christ, by whom we are justified and sanctified, if we lay hold of him by faith, so that we may eventually come to the glory of the election."
  • From Matthew Henry's Commentary.
    • "Christ does not pray that they might be rich and great in the world, but that they might be kept from sin, strengthened for their duty, and brought safe to heaven."
  • From Wesley's Notes.
    • "Keep them through thy name - Thy power, mercy, wisdom, that they may be one - with us and with each other; one body, separate from the world: as we are - By resemblance to us, though not equality."
  • From the Commentary on the Whole Bible (Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, 1871).
    • "Had this prayer not been recorded, what reverential reader would not have exclaimed, Oh, to have been within hearing of such a prayer as that must have been."
  • From The People's New Testament, B.W. Johnson, 1891.
    • "This prayer, so solemn and so tender, would never have been recorded had it not been intended for our study and profit, but I approach it with a feeling that it is almost too sacred for the usual verbal and textual criticism."
• Contemporary Commentary, Studies, and Exegesis:
  • Commentary, John 17:1-7 (Easter 7A), Samuel Cruz, Preaching This Week, WorkingPreacher.org, 2017.
    • "The Gospel of John depicts a very “sinful, evil, world,” a system of human governance that moved contrary to the values of God and his Kingdom."
  • Commentary, John 17:1-7 (Easter 7A), Karoline Lewis, Preaching This Week, WorkingPreacher.org, 2014.
    • "Most of you preachers out there already know this, but it never hurts to be reminded of a perhaps well-known fact because maybe this time around it will mean and preach something different."
  • "Glory and Giving That All May Be One," D. Mark Davis, rough translation and first thoughts, Left Behind and Loving It, 2014.
  • Pulpit Fiction, plus podcast. Reflections of lectionary text, pop culture, current events, etc. Robb Mc Coy and Eric Fistler, 2014.
  • "A Missional Reading of the High Priestly Prayer," Tim Suttle, 2014.
  • Concise Exegesis, Richard Donovan, lectionary.org, 2014.
  • The Moonshine Jesus Show, lectionary-cast by David Henson and Mark Sandlin, 2014.
  • "''All Mine Are Yours and Yours Are Mine,'" Janet H. Hunt, Dancing with the Word, 2014.
  • Radical Gratitude, lectionary-based stewardship, Northwest United Methodist Foundation. (.pdf)
  • "That We May Be One," Thomas Beam, 2014.
  • "My Glory and the Lifter of My Head," Andrew Prior, 2014.
  • Jesus prays for the unity of the disciples, a theme that is also an important theme in sports films, but never was it as important as in the football film Remember the Titans. In 1971 at a new high school a black coach struggles to forge a winning team from white and black youth affected by three centuries of racism.
  • Commentary, John 17:1-7 (Easter 7A), Craig R. Koester, Preaching This Week, WorkingPreacher.org, 2011.
    • "If glory defines what the crucifixion is, the crucifixion defines what glory is. The crucifixion manifests the scope of divine power by disclosing the depth of divine love."
  • Holy Textures, John 17:1-11, Understanding the Bible in its own time and in ours, David Ewart, 2011.
    • "The blessing Jesus prays for is: That we may be one as Jesus and God are one. That is, the quality of companionship between Jesus and God is the measure of our companionship with each other. Shortening the quotation to: That all may be one; misquotes the verse as it omits the defining quality of the oneness to which we are called."
  • Exegetical Notes by Brian Stoffregen and Mark Vitalis Hoffman at CrossMarks Christian Resources.
    • "So is it a great moment of decision, a crucial hour?"
  • "The Elusiveness of Unity," Danielle Shroyer, The Hardest Question, 2011.
    • "What does it mean when even Jesus' prayer hasn't been answered?"
  • Commentary, John 17:1-11, Jaime Clark-Soles, Preaching This Week, WorkingPreacher.org, 2008.
  • Dylan's Lectionary Blog, Easter 7, 2005. Biblical Scholar Sarah Dylan Breuer looks at readings for the coming Sunday in the lectionary of the Episcopal Church.
    • "The phrase that comes to my mind when I think about this Sunday's gospel is 'free flow.'"
  • "First Thoughts on Year A Gospel Passages in the Lectionary: Easter 7," William Loader, Murdoch University, Uniting Church in Australia.
    • "John helps us avoid the commodification of the gospel and invites to an understanding of being good news by being community in which love is lived out."
  • Comments (commentary) and Clippings (technical notes for in-depth study), Chris Haslam, Anglican Diocese of Montreal.
  • Wellspring of the Gospel, Easter 7, 2005. Catherine McElhinney and Kathryn Turner, Weekly Wellsprings.
    • "What gifts do we need to continue the work that Jesus started?"
  • Commentary by Hall Harris at the Biblical Studies Foundation.
    • "It is not just unending life in the sense of prolonged duration. Rather it is a quality of life, with its qualitativeness derived from a relationship with God."
  • "The High Priestly Prayer of Jesus (John 17)," by Robert Deffinbaugh at the Biblical Studies Foundation.
    • "I would like to go one step further by suggesting that we may not have realized the value of praying for others in their hearing."
  • "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."
• 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. Annotated list of "starting place" articles at ATLAS for this week's texts (includes direct links).
  • Anderson, Paul N., "The Having-Sent-Me Father: Aspects of Agency, Encounter, and Irony in the Johannine Father-Son Relationship," Semeia, 1999.
      EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
      EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
  • Appold, Mark, "Christ Alive! Church Alive! Reflections on the Prayer of Jesus in John 17," Currents in Theology and Mission, 1978.
      EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
      EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
  • Black, David Alan, "On the Style and Significance of John 17," Criswell Theological Review, 1988.
      EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
      EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
  • Cadier, Jean, "The Unity of the Church: An Exposition of John 17," Interpretation, 1957.
      EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
      EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
  • D'Angelo, Mary Rose, "Imitating Deity in the Gospel of John: Theological Language and 'Father' in 'Prayers of Jesus'," Semeia, 1999.
      EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
      EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
  • Herley, Peden Emile, "Between text and sermon: John 17," Interpretation, 2014.
      EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
      EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
  • "Homiletical Helps," Concordia Journal, 2011. (Section on this text begins on page 143)
      EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
      EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerial
  • Janzen, J. Gerald, "The Scope of Jesus's High Priestly Prayer in John 17," Encounter, 2006.
      EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
      EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
  • Laskey, Dennis A., "Luther's Exposition of John 17," Currents in Theology and Mission, 1991.
      EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
      EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
  • Marshall, Bruce D., "The Disunity of the Church and the Credibility of the Gospel," Theology Today, 1993.
      EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
      EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
  • Minear, Paul S., "Evangelism, Ecumenism, and John 17," Theology Today, 1978.
      EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
      EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
  • Minear, Paul S., "John 17:1-11, Expository Article," Interpretation, 1978.
      EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
      EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
  • Morgan, Richard, "Fulfillment in the Fourth Gospel," Interpretation, 1957.
      EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
      EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
  • Morrison, Clinton D., "Mission and Ethic: An Interpretation of John 17," Interpretation, 1965.
      EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
      EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
  • Newheart, Michael Willett, "The Soul of the Father and the Son: A Psychological (yet Playful and Poetic) Approach to the Father-Son Language in the Fourth Gospel," Semeia, 1999.
      EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
      EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
  • Payton, James R., Jr., "On Unity and Truth: Martin Bucer's Sermon on John 17," Calvin Theological Journal, 1992.
      EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
      EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
  • Sheppard, Beth M., "The Rise of Rome: The Emergence of a New Model for Exploring the Fourth Gospel," American Theological Library Association Summary of Proceedings, 2003.
      EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
      EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
  • Spangler, Michael W., "Two Churches," The Christian Century, 1999.
      EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
      EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
• Sermons:
  • "An Out-of-Order Lesson Calling Us to a New Day," the Rev. Michael Sullivan, 2011.
    
  • "That They May Be One," Easter 7 - 8 May 2005, Samuel Zumwalt, Göttinger Predigten im Internet: Every Sunday Sermons based on the RCL by a team of Lutheran theologians/ pastors.
  • Father Andrew M. Greeley, "Priest, Author, Sociologist," Commentary and Homily
    • Easter 7, 2011
    • Easter 7, 2010
    • Easter 7, 2007
    • Easter 7, 2005
    • Easter 7, 1999
    • Easter 7, 1996
• With Children:
  • Worshiping with Children, Easter 7A, Including children in the congregation's worship, using the Revised Common Lectionary, Carolyn C. Brown, 2014. 2011.
  • "Storypath Lectionary Links: Connecting Children's Literature with our Faith Story," June 1, 2014, Union Presbyterian Seminary.
  • Poor Polly Pea -- Children's Story and Liturgy John 17:1-11 by Janice Scott from The Village Shepherd
• Drama:
  • "Jesus' Prayer at the Last Supper," Reader's Theater, Lisa Ann Moss Degrenia, 2012.
  • "Jesus the Man of Prayer," Michael English, Milton Parish Church Drama Resources.
• Graphics & Bulletin Materials:
  • Clip Art, John 17:11, Fr. Richard Lonsdale, Resources for Catholic Educators.
  • John 17:1-11, Liturgical Drawing, Maria d.c. Zamora, Claretian Resources, Philippines. ("Download and use these for free.")
  • John 17:1-11, at Cerezo Barredo's weekly gospel illustration. Liberation emphasis.
  • Commercial Site: "Jesus Said These Things," (John 17) Visual liturgy for Easter 7B, The Work of the People.
• Hymns and Music:
  • Hymnary.org, hymns, scores, media, information.
  • Contemporary/Praise Song suggestions, Together to Celebrate, David MacGregor.
  • Hymns with Scripture Allusions: John 17:3, 11. 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:
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