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John 1:43-51
 | Reading the Text:
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| Historical References, Commentary and
Comparative Texts:
 | The
Five Gospels Parallels, John W. Marshall, University of Toronto. |
| Primary texts (Pseudepigrapha, Targum, Midrash, Targum) about Messianic Expectation from
(Rutgers University Dept of Religion) Mahlon H. Smith's Into His Own: Perspective on the
World of Jesus companion to the historical study of Christian texts. |
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"Jesus and Nathanael," The Jesus Database, an online annotated inventory of
the traditions concerning the life and teachings of Jesus. Dr. Gregory C.
Jenks, FaithFutures Foundation. |
| V, 12-20;
Tatian's Diatessaron
(c. 150-160). |
| III.XI.6, IV.IX.2, Adversus
Haereses, Irenaeus of Lyons.
(c. 180) |
| VI.14, Stromata,
Clement of Alexandria (c 200) |
| Chapter
XXI, Chapter
XXIII, Against Praxeas, Tertullian
(c. 213) |
| I.7, Commentary
on the Gospel of John, Origen.
(c.228) |
| I.XLVIII, Against
Celsus, Origen.
(c.246) |
| X.1, Commentary
on the Gospel of Matthew, Origen. (c.247) |
| From Augustine's Tractates on John: Tractate VII
(1:34-51).
 | "We must inquire
whether this fig-tree signifies anything. Listen, my brethren. We find
the fig-tree cursed because it had leaves only, and not fruit. [3] In
the beginning of the human race, when Adam and Eve had sinned, they made
themselves girdles of fig leaves.[4] Fig leaves then signify sins.
Nathanael then was under the fig-tree, as it were under the shadow of
death." |
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| Book
I, Paraphrase by Nonnos (c.450). Translated into English by Tony Prost. Home Page includes historical and
literary notes. |
| From the Geneva Notes.
| "God uses the good
endeavours of the unlearned such that he makes them teachers of the
learned." |
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| From
Matthew
Henry's Commentary.
| "See the nature of true
Christianity, it is following Jesus; devoting ourselves to him, and
treading in his steps." |
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| From
Wesley's Notes.
| "Can any good thing
come out of Nazareth? - How cautiously should we guard against popular
prejudices? When these had once possessed so honest a heart as that of
Nathanael, they led him to suspect the blessed Jesus himself for an
impostor, because he had been brought up at Nazareth." |
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| An Israelite Indeed
(John 1:47). Sermon by John Wesley.
| "But let the humble,
gentle, patient love of all mankind, be fixed on its right foundation,
namely, the love of God springing from faith, from a full conviction
that God hath given his only Son to die for my sins; and then the
whole will resolve into that grand conclusion, worthy of all men to be
received: 'Neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor
uncircumcision, but faith that worketh by love.'" |
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| From the
Commentary on the Whole Bible
(Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, 1871).
| "The key to this great
saying [vs 51] is Jacob's vision (Ge
28:12-22), to which the allusion plainly is. To show the patriarch
that though alone and friendless on earth his interests were busying all
heaven, he was made to see 'heaven opened and the angels of God
ascending and descending upon a' mystic 'ladder
reaching from heaven to earth.' 'By and by,' says Jesus
here, 'ye shall see this communication between heaven and earth
thrown wide open, and the Son of man the real Ladder of this
intercourse.'..." |
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| From The People's
New Testament, B.W. Johnson, 1891.
| "Nathanael, who had
never met Jesus before, was surprised to hear himself spoken of as one
known." |
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| "Found
by Jesus, and Finding Jesus," John 1:43-45, Charles H. Spurgeon, 1894.
| "For a soul to come to
Jesus, is the grandest event in its history." |
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| Contemporary Commentary, Studies, and Exegesis:
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John 1:43-51, Proper 2B,
Comments
(commentary) and
Clippings
(technical notes for in-depth study), Chris Haslam, Anglican
Diocese of Montreal. |
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"Come and See," Gospel Analysis, Sermons from
Seattle, Pastor Edward F. Markquart, Grace Lutheran Church, Seattle,
Washington. Detailed background and exegesis.
| "How do you feel
about talking to your brother/sister about Christ?" |
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John 1:43-51 The Beginning
of the Good News: the Epiphany Gospels in Mark and John, Paul S. Berge,
Texts in Context, Word & World,
Luther Northwestern Theological School, 1997. |
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Exegetical Notes, St. Bartholomew, by Brian Stoffregen, at CrossMarks
Christian Resources. |
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"First
Thoughts on Passages from Mark in the Lectionary:
Epiphany 2," William
Loader, Murdoch University, Uniting Church in Australia.
| "Then messianic
acclamations will only make sense if they are transposed into a new key
where the tune they play is about the Son who came to make the Father
known, to offer light and life and truth and build a community a love.
That is the melody which keeps repeating itself in John and is the
essence of John’s critical theology of spirituality. Acclamations only
mean something when they mean this." |
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Sermon
Preparation Thoughts and Questions by Wesley White, 2006. |
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"Exegetical Considerations,"
Epiphany
2, Richard Carlson,
Lutheran Theological Seminary at Gettysburg, Using Greek for Sunday Text
Preparations.
| "What is this text saying about
intentional missional outreach by the church in the 21st century?" |
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Exegesis,
Epiphany 2B, by Richard Donovan at lectionary.org.
| "The witness to Jesus that started with
John the Baptist thus continues with Andrew and Philip." |
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Commentary
by Hall Harris at the Biblical Studies Foundation.
| "Nathanael
literally asks, from where (povqen) do you know me? And Jesus answers, 'from under the fig tree.'" |
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| Exegetical
Notes by Brian Stoffregen, at CrossMarks.
| "Nathanael makes a good,
orthodox confession: "You are the son of God. You are the King
of Israel." However, Jesus questions why he believes. It is not
enough just to say the right words or experience something
miraculous (Jesus' supernatural knowledge). These things are just
the beginning of following Jesus. He (and us?) will see even greater
things." |
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Marginally Mark, by Brian McGowan, Anglican priest in Western
Australia.
| "Heaven can open, & angels ascend &
descend, in many kinds of ways, even today! Inside church & out. Faith
in Jesus isn't an up-there compared with down-here thing." |
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"Come
and See,"
Jerry Goebel, One
Family Outreach. "Focus on scripture from a justice perspective." Exegesis, study, and teen study
and activities.
| "Jesus was very purposeful about
going to the nobodies in the middle of nowhere. As his followers, are
we?" |
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| "There
Is Seeing and There Is SEEING," analysis and reflection by Ed Schroeder, in Sabbatheology
by The Crossing Community of St Louis, Missouri.
| "True eyesight is restored when people "see" (v. 51 - Note that
the verb "see" is plural here) the open heaven, the moving angels, all linked
with Jesus!." |
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"Philip
and Nathanael," Rev. Bryan Findlayson, Lectionary Bible
Studies and Sermons, Pumpkin Cottage Ministry Resources. Includes detailed
textual notes. |
| "Mind-Blowing
Discipleship," analysis and reflection by
Lori A. Cornell, in Sabbatheology
by The Crossing Community of St Louis, Missouri.
| "Philip tells Nathanael
to step outside his own closed mind, to see this Messiah Jesus face to
face: "Come and see," Philip says (v. 46), and Nathanael does.
And when Nathanael meets Jesus, he encounters a Nazarene who knows him
in a way that blows his mind wide open." |
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| "Come
and See," James T. Dennison Jr., in Kerux: The Online
Journal of Biblical Theology (Reformed).
| "The theophany at
Bethel (Gen. 28: 10-22) is the background to the ladder imagery of Jn.
1:51." |
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John 1:47-51, Saint Michael and All
Angels,
Comments
(commentary) and
Clippings
(technical notes for in-depth study), Chris Haslam, Anglican
Diocese of Montreal. |
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| Articles & Background:
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"How
to Be a Disciple," Dallas Willard. Adapted from The Divine Conspiracy:
Rediscovering our Hidden Life in God. Reprinted in The Christian Century,
1998. At Religion OnLine.
| "Being a disciple or apprentice of Jesus is a definite and obvious
kind of thing. To make a mystery of it is to misunderstand it." |
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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.):
| Johnson, Susan B.W.,
"A Word and a Calling," The Christian Century, 1997. |
| O'Neill, J.C.,
"Son of Man, Stone of Blood (John 1:51)," Novum Testamentum,
2003. |
| Painter, John,
"Quest Stories in John 1-4," Journal for the Study of the New
Testament, 1991. |
| Willson, Patrick J.,
"Come and See," The Christian Century, 1993. |
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| Reviews: |
| Sermons:
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"Come
and See,"
Sermons from
Seattle, Pastor Edward F. Markquart,
Grace Lutheran Church, Seattle, Washington. |
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"What It Means to Follow Jesus,"
15 January 2006,
Walter W. Harms, Göttinger Predigten im Internet: Every Sunday Sermons based on the
RCL by a team of Lutheran theologians/ pastors. |
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Sermon for Epiphany 2,
15 January 2006, Carl
E. Roemer, Göttinger Predigten im Internet: Every Sunday Sermons based on the
RCL by a team of Lutheran theologians/ pastors. |
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"Actual
Equality: An Ongoing Struggle," R. Robert Tafel,
Cambridge Swedenborg Chapel, Cambridge, MA. |
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"The Nathanael
Shift," John Jewell, 2000. |
| The Man Who Knew Men: John 1:35-51, Ray C. Stedman. Text or Real Audio. |
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| With Children:
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"Fishermen Who
Became Fishers of Men," Illustrating the Story (lessons, children's
sermons), coloring pages, activity sheets, crafts, children's songs.
MSSS Crafts. |
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"Come and See!"
Charles Kirkpatrick, Sermons4kids.com. |
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"You Will See
Heaven Open and God's Angels Going Up and Coming Down,"
Sunday School
Lessons: Family Bible Study, art projects, music, stories, etc. |
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"Ready to
Serve," Jim Kerlin, childrensermons.com. |
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| Drama: |
| Graphics & Bulletin Materials:
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John 1:47-51, Liturgical Drawing,
Maria d.c. Zamora,
Claretian Resources, Philippines. ("Download and use
these for free.") |
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Clip Art, Julius Schnoor von Carolsfeld woodcuts, World Mission
Collection, Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod. |
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| Hymns and Music:
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| Fine Arts Images Linked at The Text This Week's
Art Index:
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| Movies scenes with the following themes,
listed at The Text This Week's Movie Concordance:
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| Study Links and Resources for the
Book of John |
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