John 17:20-26
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- NRSV (with link to Anglicized NRSV) at Oremus Bible Browser.
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- Historical References, Commentary and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: Unity and Community.
- XLVII.38-44; Tatian's Diatessaron (c. 150-160).
- IV.XIV.1, Adversus Haereses, Irenaeus of Lyons. (c. 180)
- I.3, I.8, Paedagogus, Clement of Alexandria (c 200)
- I.VI.2, II.III.5, II.V.4, II.XI.6, III.VI.1, First Principles (De Principiis), Origen. (c.225)
- I.24, Commentary on the Gospel of John, Origen. (c.228)
- VIII.XII, Against Celsus, Origen. (c.246)
- XIII.20, Commentary on the Gospel of Matthew, Origen. (c.247)
- On the Mortality -- Cyprian of Carthage (c. 252)
- Epistle LXXIV -- Cyprian of Carthage (c. 256)
- From Augustine's Tractates on John: Tractate 109 (17:20); Tractate 110 (17:21-23); Tractate 111 (17:24-36).
- From the
Geneva Notes.
- "He communicates the knowledge of the Father with his own little by little, which knowledge is most full in Christ the mediator, that they may in him be beloved by the Father, with the selfsame love with which he loves the Son."
- From
Matthew
Henry's Commentary.
- "He communicates the knowledge of the Father with his own little by little, which knowledge is most full in Christ the mediator, that they may in him be beloved by the Father, with the selfsame love with which he loves the Son."
- From
Wesley's Notes.
- "He asks, as having a right to be heard, and prays, not as a servant, but a Son: that they may behold my glory - Herein Is the happiness of heaven."
- His Glory Given to Us, from The Poor Man's Portions, Robert Hawker, c. 1800.
- From the Commentary on the Whole Bible (Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, 1871).
- "'Love and I'--A Mystery," John 17:26, Charles H. Spurgeon, 1882.
- From The People's
New Testament, B.W. Johnson, 1891.
- "If Christ abides in the heart, the one life will draw all who have Christ formed within them into one family."
- Contemporary Commentary, Studies, and Exegesis:
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Commentary,
John 17:20-26, Mary Hinkle Shore, Preaching This Week, WorkingPreacher.org,
2010.
- "How do you feel when someone prays out loud for you?"
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Comments (commentary) a
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"First
Thoughts on Year C Gospel Passages in the Lectionary,"
Easter 7, William Loader, Murdoch University, Uniting Church in Australia.
- "John?s theme of unity has the Christian community as its focus, but ultimately its theology is more inclusive than that. When we run with it, we find it opens up possibilities for all humanity and for all creation."
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"Getting on the Same Page," Mary Hinkle, Pilgrim Preaching: Keeping
Company with Biblical texts and the people who hear and preach them.
- "Anyone who has ever had even a little ambivalence about the ecumenical movement or about the capacity for truth telling in ecumenical dialogues and agreements between church bodies can probably remember hearing John 17:20-26 used in response to their questions."
- Exegetical
Notes by Brian Stoffregen at CrossMarks
Christian Resources.
- "What are the roles God plays in creating our unity? What are the roles we need to play in creating (or actualizing) that unity?"
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"One Holy, Catholic, and [Divided] Church," Debra Dean Murphy,
Intersections, 2010.
- "John probably included Jesus? prayer in his Gospel because of doctrinal strife in his own community. Discord then and now. Yet while the scandal of disunity persists, Jesus prays for us still."
- Jesus Prays That They Might Be One, audio telling, story in episodes, graphic, audio and written commentaries. Go Tell Communications, Biblical Storytelling for the Global Village, 2010.
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Lectionary Blogging, John Petty, Progressive Involvement,
2010.
- "Ginosko--'to know'--is the most intensive of the Greek words for knowledge. It means deep interior perception which influences our emotions and actions. It is 'knowing' in an intimate and mystical sense."
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Exegesis: John 17:20-26, Holly E. Hearon, Lectionary Homiletics
sample.
- "These verses are a reminder that the character of the community is, perhaps, its greatest witness. They also raise the question of what it means to be "one." Does being "one" necessarily mean uniformity? Or can it mean unity in diversity?"
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First Look: John 17:20-26, Lee Koontz, reflectious, 2010.
- "It helps, I think, to understand that the unity for which Jesus asks is not based on who we are, but on who God is."
- "One with the Father and the Son," Rev. Bryan Findlayson, Lectionary Bible Studies and Sermons, Pumpkin Cottage Ministry Resources. Includes detailed textual notes.
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- "Jesus' prayer continues its work in our world, calling and inviting all into the presence of God."
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Holy Textures, Understanding the Bible in its own time and in ours,
John 17:20-26, David Ewart, 2010.
- "This fully devoted relationship is what John means by 'love.' It is by abiding in this love, and being completely one that outsiders may truly know that indeed Jesus was sent by the Father."
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"Perfected in Unity,"
- "Including us in the unity of the trinity was the ultimate endeavor of Jesus Christ. His life, death, and resurrection united seamlessly towards this singular mission. He was perfectly focused on this undertaking. Similarly, we too are called to be 'perfectly focused.' 'Are my passions, thoughts, actions, and words, focused on unifying others in a way that was modeled by Jesus Christ?'"
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Kairos CoMotion Lectionary Discussion,
John 17:20-26, Wesley White. "A place of
conversation regarding Progressive Christianity."
- "To finish a season of resurrection we hear that Jesus, Resurrected One, is one with you and me (and all? following John 1:3)."
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"Blinded by the Light," Suzanne Guthrie, The Christian Century,
2001.
- "Our culture, even in the church, values this kind of time in prayer so little. We dismiss wonder so ruthlessly. Who encourages simple, prayerful awe? Who passes on the secrets of the dark becoming luminous?"
- Laterally Luke, by Brian McGowan, Anglican priest in Western Australia.
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- "Given the widespread recent interpretation of this passage, it is necessary to state at the outset that the unity of which Jesus speaks here is not organizational unity."
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"Asking for the
World," Expository Essay,
John 17:20-26, Dr. William R. Long.
Part 2.
- "Long for the face of Christ, for the manifestation of his glory. I think it is a revolutionary thought."
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"So
They May See My Glory," Kosuke Koyama, The Christian Century,
1989. At Religion Online.
- "It is in the extreme periphery that holiness and love express themselves in unity. This is where we see the glory of God."
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"With
the World Watching," James C. Somerville, The Christian
Century, 1998. At Religion Online.
- "Imagine that you are sitting in a darkened movie theater, eating popcorn. You have already seen three previews of coming attractions and now it is time for the feature presentation..."
- "The High Priestly Prayer of Jesus (John 17)," by Robert Deffinbaugh at the Biblical Studies Foundation.
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Commentary,
John 17:20-26, Mary Hinkle Shore, Preaching This Week, WorkingPreacher.org,
2010.
- 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."
- "Praying
in a Post-Einsteinian Universe," David S. Toolan, Cross Currents,
1996/97.
- "If nature's great tale is one of absurdity, if it is blessing or curse, it depends on us. No less than on the seventh day, it is we who name creation - who tell the quarks and the spinning atoms what they shall finally mean."
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"The
Disunity of the Church and the Credibility of the Gospel,"
Bruce D. Marshall, St Olaf College. Theology Today, 1993.
- "Identifying such an ecumenical doctrinal consensus will not by itself unify the divided churches, and there are many other tasks to which theology must attend. But if there is no such consensus, then the gospel is false, and all other theological projects are, in the nature of the case, quite useless."
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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.
- 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.
- Anderson, Craig B.,
"Community Reconsidered," The Christian Century, 1994.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - 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 - Bammel, Ernst, "The Farewell Discourse of the
Evangelist John and its Jewish Heritage," Tyndale Bulletin, 1993.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Berge, Paul S.,
"Easter to Trinity with the Gospel of John: Bearing Witness to Father, Son
and Holy Spirit," Word & World, 1998.
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 - Gruenler, Royce
Gordon,
"Expository Article: John 17:20-26," Interpretation, 1989.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - 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 - Koyama, Kosuke,
"'So They May See My Glory,'" The Christian Century, 1989.
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 - 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 - Moulder, James,
"Unity: The Jesus Prayer," Journal of Theology for Southern Africa,
1974.
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 - Olson, Duane A.,
"The Church in Mission: Gospel Texts for the Sundays after Easter (Series
C)," Word & World, 1995.
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 - Scouteris,
Constantine,
"The People of God - Its Unity and Its Glory: A Discussion of John 17:17-24
in the Light of Patristic Thought," Greek Orthodox Theological Review,
1985.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Somerville, James G.,
"With the World Watching," The Christian Century, 1998.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
- Anderson, Craig B.,
"Community Reconsidered," The Christian Century, 1994.
- Reviews:
- 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.
- Sermons:
- "Somebody Prayed for Me," the Rev. Jonathan Holston, Day 1, 2004.
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"Jesus: Servant
and Lord," Joseph Cardinal Bernardin, Archbishop of Chicago, 1986.
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- Father Andrew M. Greeley, "author, priest, sociologist", commentary and homily
- With Children:
- Drama:
- "Leftovers," Eric Stapleton, dramatix.
- "Jesus the Man of Prayer," Michael English, Milton Parish Church Drama Resources.
- Graphics & Bulletin Materials:
- Clip Art, John 17:26, Fr. Richard Lonsdale, Resources for Catholic Educators.
- Clip Art Images: John 17:20-26, Misioneros Del Sagrado Corazón en el Perú.
- John 17:20-26, Liturgical Drawing, Maria d.c. Zamora, Claretian Resources, Philippines. ("Download and use these for free.")
- John 17:20, John 17:21, Heartlight - Free Christian PowerPoint Backgrounds.
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- Hymns and Music:
- Contemporary/Praise Song suggestions, Together to Celebrate, David MacGregor.
- Hymns with Scripture Allusions: John 17:21, 22. The Cyber Hymnal.
- At Digital Hymnal (midi files, guitar chords, karaoke files, projection text):
- 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
