John 20:1-18

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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: 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• Historical References, Commentary and Comparative Texts: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.
  • "Revealed to Peter," "The Empty Tomb," The Jesus Database, an online annotated inventory of the traditions concerning the life and teachings of Jesus. Dr. Gregory C. Jenks, FaithFutures Foundation.
  • The Gospel According to Peter
  • V.XXXI.1, Adversus Haereses, Irenaeus of Lyons. (c. 180)
  • I.4, To His Wife, Tertullian (c. 206)
  • Chapter XXV, Chapter XXVIII, Against Praxeas,  Tertullian (c. 213)
  • VI.37, X.21, Commentary on the Gospel of John, Philocalia [anthology of Origen prepared by St. Basil and St. Gregory Nazianzen], Origen. (c.230)
  • VII.25, Ecclesiastical History, Eusebius of Caesarea, (c. 320).
  • From Augustine's Tractates on John:
    • Tractate 120 (19:31-42; 20:1-9)
    • Tractate 121 (20:10-29)
  • Mary Magdalene at the Sepulchre, Meister Eckhardt, c. 1300.
    • "A wonder that in such sore distress she was even able to weep. She stood there because she loves, she wept because she mourned."
  • From the Geneva Notes.
    • "Mary Magdalene, Peter, and John, are the first witnesses of the resurrection, and these cannot justly be suspected, for they themselves could hardly be persuaded of it; therefore, they would obviously not invent such a story on purpose."
  • The Weeping Mary at the Sepulchre, Samuel Rutherford, 1640.
    • "The doctrine is clear. To the children of God, lost Christ is their Christ when all is done."
  • From Matthew Henry's Commentary.
    • "We are likely to seek and find, when we seek with affection, and seek in tears."
  • The Nature of Christ's Resurrection, Samuel Willard, c. 1700.
    • "Learn from this, that it is the concern of all those who desire a joyful, triumphant resurrection at last, to get and secure a claim to Christ's resurrection."
  • From Wesley's Notes.
    • "Touch me not - Or rather, Do not cling to me"
  • From the Commentary on the Whole Bible (Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, 1871).
  • From The People's New Testament, B.W. Johnson, 1891.
    • "John looked in, but Peter went in."
• Contemporary Commentary, Studies, and Exegesis:
  • Commentary, John 20:1-18, N. Clayton Croy, Preaching This Week, WorkingPreacher.org, 2009.
  • "First Thoughts on Year B Gospel Passages in the Lectionary: Easter Day," William Loader, Murdoch University, Uniting Church in Australia.
    • "Easter is a moment of celebration in which faith bursts the normal bounds of report and memory."
  • Comments (commentary) and Clippings (technical notes for in-depth study), Chris Haslam, Anglican Diocese of Montreal.
  • "Mary Magdalene at the Tomb," Gospel Analysis, Sermons from Seattle, Pastor Edward F. Markquart, Grace Lutheran Church, Seattle, Washington. Detailed background and exegesis.
  • Exegetical Notes by Brian Stoffregen at CrossMarks.
    • "The risen Jesus standing before Mary is not the Jesus who will stay forever. Neither she nor we can "hold on" to him. The permanent presence of Christ will be through the Spirit whom Jesus and the Father will send after Jesus' glorification"
  • "And the Flesh Became Word," Daniel Deffenbaugh, Seeds of Shalom, 2008.
    • "For believing in the resurrection alone is not a sufficient mark of our Christian faith; we must also practice it."
  • "The Empty Tomb," Rev. Bryan Findlayson, Lectionary Bible Studies and Sermons, Pumpkin Cottage Ministry Resources.
    • "Our faith rests more on conviction than on concrete fact. Like John and Peter, we have to go with our heart more than with our head, for in the end our faith rests on little tangible evidence."
  • Holy Textures, Understanding the Bible in its own time and in ours, John 20:1-18, David Ewart.
    • "Jesus gives Mary a message to deliver to "my brothers" - a new status for the disciples. And again, an honour for Mary - to become an agent for Jesus-now-resurrected; to carry messages on his behalf."
  • "The Passion and Resurrection according to John," Craig R. Koester, Word & World, 1991.
  • Lectionary Commentary and Preaching Paths (Easter Sunday A,B,C), by Dennis Bratcher, at The Christian Resource Institute.
    • "This resurrection story tells not so much what happened to Jesus or how the resurrection took place but who were the witnesses to the resurrected Lord."
  • "No Time to Linger," Suzanne Guthrie, The Christian Century, 2005.
    • "...in this world you cannot cling to love."
  • "The Empty Tomb," Easter Sunday, Larry Broding's Word-Sunday.Com: A Catholic Resource for This Sunday's Gospel. Adult Study, Children's Story, Family Activity, Support Materials.
    • "Have you ever seen something so unusual that the experience gave you pause? Did you jump to a conclusion? What happened?"
  • "Mary Magdalene," Sarah M. Foulger, Stirred by the Light - Voices of Lent.
  • "Running, Seeing and Believing," Expository Essay, John 20:1-18, Dr. William R. Long. Part 2.
    • "People's hearts are hard or uncomprehending, but through Word and Sacrament, through presence and even avuncular advice, the Lord is made known to us."
  • "Savior at Large," Craig Barnes, Christian Century, 2002.
    • "What we long for, what we miss and beg God to give back, is dead. Easter doesn't change that. So we cannot cling to the hope that Jesus will take us back to the way it was. The way out of the darkness is only by moving ahead."
  • "Escape from the Tomb," Barbara Brown Taylor, The Christian Century, 1998.
    • "What happened in the tomb was entirely between Jesus and God. For the rest of us, Easter began the moment the gardener said, "Mary!" and she knew who he was. That is where the miracle happened and goes on happening -- not in the tomb but in the encounter with the living Lord."
  • "Mary and the Body Snatchers," commentary by Ronald Goetz from The Christian Century, 1997. At Religion Online.
    • "Maybe the various Gospel accounts are best read as innocent attempts -- decades after the first Easter -- to provide some historical hook on which first-century believers could hang their experiential faith."
  • Exegetical Commentary by Hall Harris at the Biblical Studies Foundation.
    • "There appears to have been something different about the resurrected Jesus which resulted in him not being immediately recognized even by those who had known him well."
  • The Burial and Resurrection of Jesus Christ (John 19:38–20:9) and On Seeing and Believing (John 20:10-31), by Robert Deffinbaugh at the Biblical Studies Foundation.
  • "Rabboni," Geerhardus Vos, in Kerux: The Online Journal of Biblical Theology (Reformed).
    • "Is it not remarkable that, while both John and Peter departed, Mary remained? Although the same hopeless conclusion had forced itself upon her, yet it could not induce her to leave."
  • "Rabboni," Charles G. Dennison, in Kerux: The Online Journal of Biblical Theology (Reformed).
    • "If Peter is hesitant, uncertain and ambivalent Israel, then in this beloved disciple we find a picture of an almost naive confidence."
  • "First Thoughts on Year A Gospel Passages in the Lectionary: Easter Sunday," William Loader, Murdoch University, Uniting Church in Australia.
    • "For hearers of the gospel read at a single setting, Jesus’ words to Mary would have recalled the themes of the last discourses and the writer doubtless intended so. Without this insight our Easter celebrations can flounder about clutching onto the body of Jesus and getting bogged down into proving materiality."
• Articles & Background:
  • Resurrection of Jesus, The Empty Tomb, Resurrection, Beloved Disciple, Mary Magdalene, Wikipedia.
  • "Mary Magdalene and the Disciple Jesus Loved," Esther A. deBoer, Lectio Difficilior (The European Journal for Feminist Exegesis), 2000.
    • "Primarily on the basis of John 19,25-17 and 20,1-18 , but also on the basis of John’s caution concerning female discipleship, on the basis of the repressive elements within and without the Johannine community when the authority of women is at stake, and on the basis of  Charlesworth’s eight criteria, I conclude that Mary Magdalene should be seen as a serious candidate for the identification of the anonymous disciple Jesus loved in the Gospel of John."
  • "The Red-Haired Saint: Is Mary Magdalene the Key to the Easter Narratives?" James T. Baker, The Christian Century, 1977.
    • "The medieval designation of woman as either virgin or whore stands, and Magdalene is still the latter."
  • " 'As the Father Has Sent Me': Community Dialogues in John 20," by David L. Barr. A working paper for the American Bible Society, Multimedia Translations Project.
  • "John 20:11: Literary Narration," from "Examples of Socio-Rhetorical Interpretation in John," at Dr. Vernon K. Robbins' Encyclopedia of Socio-Rhetorical Interpretation.
  • "Turning from Death to Life: A Biblical Reflection on Mary Magdalene," Dorothy A. Lee, The Ecumenical Review, 1998.
    • "Imagery of 'turning' is integral to the story of Mary Magdalene in John 20:1-18."
  • "The Disciples' Inspection of the Empty Tomb", William Lane Craig. Leadership U.
    • "...it therefore seems more plausible to posit common tradition rather than interdependence for Luke and John's story of the disciples' inspection of the empty tomb."
  • Mary Called Magdalene, from And Adam Knew Eve: A Dictionary of Sex in the Bible, by Ronald L. Ecker.
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  • Baker, James T., "The Red-Haired Saint: Is Mary Magdalene the Key to the Easter Narratives?" The Christian Century, 1977.
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  • Barnes, Craig, "Savior at Large," The Christian Century, 2002.
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  • Bartlett, David, "The Easter Texts: Hope, Comfort, Courage," Journal for Preachers, 2006.
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  • Bartlett, David L., "Jesus Ahead of Us, Not Behind," The Christian Century, 1991.
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  • Borchert, Gerald L., "The Resurrection Perspective in John: An Evangelical Summons," Review & Expositor, 1988. (forward to next page)
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  • Brown, Raymond E., "The Resurrection in John 20 -- A Series of Diverse Reactions," Worship, 1990.
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  • Brown, Raymond E., S.S., "Roles of Women in the Fourth Gospel," Theological Studies, 1975.
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  • Brown, Rebecca Pugh, "Preaching Justice and Mercy: Reflections on the Lectionary Readings for April," The Living Pulpit, 2007. (See also "Atonement," issue focus of The Living Pulpit, 16.2, 2007.)
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  • Burrus, Virginia, "Blurring the Boundaries: A Response to Howard C. Kee," Theology Today, 1992.
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  • Byrne, Brendan, "The Faith of the Beloved Disciple and the Community in John 20," Journal for the Study of the New Testament, 1985.
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  • Clayton, Kimberly L., "The Easter Texts: Getting Hold (or not) of Easter," Currents in Theology and Mission, 2007.
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  • Goetz, Ronald, "Mary and the Body Snatchers," The Christian Century, 1990.
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  • Gray, Joan, "Beyond Rescue," The Christian Century, 1999.
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  • Guthrie, Suzanne, "No Time to Linger," The Christian Century, 2005.
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  • Hays, Richard B., "'Do Not Cling to Me,'" The Christian Century, 1992.
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  • Kee, Howard Clark, "The Changing Role of Women in the Early Christian World," Theology Today, 1992.
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  • Kelly, Geffrey B., "Finding Sustenance in the Midst of Disappointment," The Living Pulpit, 2005.
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  • Koester, Craig R., "The Passion and Resurrection according to John," Word & World, 1991.
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  • Lamborn, Amy Bentley, "I Know that My Redeemer Lives," The Living Pulpit, 2005.
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  • Langer, Heidemarie, "Letting Ourselves Be Found: Stories of a Feminist Spirituality," Ecumenical Review, 1986.
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  • Lee, Dorothy A., "Partnership in Easter Faith: The Role of Mary Magdalene and Thomas in John 20," Journal for the Study of the New Testament, 1995.
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  • Lee, Dorothy A., "Turning from Death to Life: A Biblical Reflection on Mary Magdalene (John 20:1-18)," Ecumenical Review, 1998.
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  • Lowry, James S., "The Gardener," Journal for Preachers, 1997. Sermon.
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  • Lundbom, Jack R., "Mary Magdalene and Song of Songs 3:1-4," Interpretation, 1995.
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  • Lyle, Kenneth R., Jr., "Preaching the Resurrection to Experience the Risen Christ," The Living Pulpit, 2005.
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  • Matera, Frank J., "Expository Article: John 20:1-18," Interpretation, 1989.
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  • McGehee, Michael, "A Less Theological Reading of John 20:17," Journal of Biblical Literature, 1986.
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  • Minear, Paul S., "'We Don't Know Where...' John 20:2," Interpretation, 1976.
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  • Mitchell, Ella Pearson, "Humble Before the Power of God," The Living Pulpit, 2005.
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  • O'Brien, Kelli S., "Written That You May Believe: John 20 and Narrative Rhetoric," The Catholic Biblical Quarterly, 2005.
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  • O'Collins, Gerald, S.J. and Daniel Kendall, S.J., "Mary Magdalene as Major Witness to Jesus' Resurrection," Theological Studies, 1987.
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  • Okure, Teresa, "The Significance Today of Jesus' Commission to Mary Magdalene," International Review of Mission, 1992.
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  • Peterson, Eugene H., "Resurrection Breakfast," sermon, Journal for Preachers, 2002.
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  • Perkins, Pheme, "'I Have Seen the Lord' (John 20:18), Women Witnesses to the Resurrection," Interpretation, 1992.
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  • Phipps, William E., "Itinerating Wives and Mary Madgalene," Currents in Theology and Mission, 2006.
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  • Pierce, Brian J., O.P., "Romero, Resistance, and Resurrection," The Living Pulpit, 2005.
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  • Sappenfield, William J., "Love Strong Enough to Defeat Death," The Living Pulpit, 2005.
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  • Sawicki, Marianne, "Recognizing the Risen Lord," Theology Today, 1988.
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  • Smith, J. Alfred, Sr., "Understandings of the Resurrection," The Living Pulpit, 2005.|
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  • Taylor, Barbara Brown, "Easter Preaching and the Lost Language of Salvation," Journal for Preachers, 2002.
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  • Taylor, Barbara Brown, "Escape from the Tomb," The Christian Century, 1998.
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  • Taylor, Catherine, "'Who Are You Looking For?' 1 Corinthians 15:19; John 20:1-18," Journal for Preachers, 2005.
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  • Young, Robert D., "Between Text & Sermon, John 20:1-18," Interpretation, 2002.
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• Reviews:
  • Review: Susanne Ruschmann, Maria von Magdala im Johannesevangelium: Jungerin-Zeugen-Lebensbotin. Aschendorff, 2002. Review by Dietmar Neufeld in The Catholic Biblical Quarterly, 2003. Review is in English
• Sermons:
  • "Easter Joy," the Rev. Dr. James D. Kegel, lectionary.org, 2009.
  • "Is There Any Hope?" the Rev. Dr. William L. Self, Day 1, 2007.
  • The Resurrection of Our Lord, Timothy J. Hoyer, Easter Sunday, 2007, Goettinger Predigten: Every Sunday Sermons based on the RCL by a team of Lutheran theologians/ pastors.
  • "Set Free," the Rev. Mary Jane Cornell, Day 1, 2006.
  • "Must We See to Believe?" Wyvetta Bullock, 30 Good Minutes, Chicago Sunday Evening Club, 2006.
  • "Christ on the Loose," the Rev. Dr. George Mason, Day 1, 2005.
  • "Do Not Cling to Me," Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams, Sojourners, 2003.
  • "Finding God's Light in the Midst of Our Darkness," Rev. Sarah Buteux, Cambridge Swedenborg Chapel, Cambridge, MA.
  • "What If?" John Jewell, 1998.
  • "Astounded and Astonished," Pastor Edward F. Markquart, Grace Lutheran Church, Seattle, Washington.
  • "Is This Authentic?" - Easter - 27 March 2005, Walter W. Harms, 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, 2009
    • Easter, 2007
    • Easter, 2006
    • Easter, 2003
    • Easter, 2000
    • Easter, 1999 (Dr. Mary G. Durkin)
    • Easter, 1996
• With Children:
  • "The Resurrection," Illustrating the Story (lessons, children's sermons), coloring pages, activity sheets, crafts, children's songs. MSSS Crafts.
  • "Footprints," "Easter Eggs," and "Faith and Belief," Talks to Children, Rev. Donald McCorkindale, Dalgety Parish Church, Fife, Scotland.
  • "I've Just Seen Jesus," Charles Kirkpatrick, Sermons4kids.com.
  • "The Easter Story," Linda Edwards, The Children's Chapel.
  • "Mary Magdalene Speaks to the Risen Christ," Sunday School Lessons: Family Bible Study, art projects, music, stories, etc.
  • "Jesus Ascends," "He Is Risen," Jim Kerlin, childrensermons.com.
  • "Peter and John Visit Jesus' Tomb," children's study, puzzles, coloring sheet, etc. Higher Praise Christian Center.
  • John 19-21 Crossword, Don Crownover's Bible Puzzles.
• Drama:
  • "The First Day of the Week," "A Familiar Laughter," from A Certain Jesus by Jose Ignacio and Maria Lopez Vigil. Ideal for catechetical and liturgical dramatization of today's gospel. Claretian Publications.
• Graphics & Bulletin Materials:
  • Easter Sunday, Lectionary Clipart, Hermanoleon Clipart.
  • Holy Week (+ Easter) Clip Art (Free), United Methodist Church General Board of Global Ministries.
  • Images for this week's readings, Pitts Theology Library Digital Image Archive.
  • John 20:1-9, Liturgical Drawing, Maria d.c. Zamora, Claretian Resources, Philippines. ("Download and use these for free.")
  • John 20:1-18, at Cerezo Barredo's weekly gospel illustration. Liberation emphasis.
  • Clip Art, Julius Schnoor von Carolsfeld woodcuts, World Mission Collection, Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod.
  • Tomb for Rent, Can't Trust Anybody, Miracle, Not Service, Party's Over, Tomb Duties, O Sing a New Song, Certainty, Reverend Fun Cartoon, gospelcom.net. Check for printing permissions at right-hand side of destination page.
• Hymns and Music:
  • Hymns with Scripture Allusions: John 20:1, 15. The Cyber Hymnal.
  • Hymn selections (United Methodist) and more from Hymnsite.com.
  • Hymnal Scripture References, The Lutheran Hymnal, Lutheran Worship.
  • "To the Tomb on Easter Day," David Ourisman, original hymn based on the Markan Easter narrative. Available for free download and use. Copyright notice must be kept intact.
  • "The Angel Rolled the Stone Away," for a capella SATB choir by Sandy Willard Rogers. United Methodist Church General Board of Discipleship.
  • "On Friday, When the Sky Was Dark," the Rev. Andrew Pratt. United Methodist Church General Board of Discipleship.
  • "Go, Mary," Sandy Willard Rogers, Huntersville, NC.  United Methodist Church General Board of Discipleship.
• Fine Arts Images Linked at The Text This Week's Art Index:
  • Resurrection
  • Mary Magdalene
  • Mary Magdalene - Noli Me Tangere
• Poetry, Literature, & Literary References:
  • "Easter among the Samaritans," Nancy G Westerfield, Theology Today, 2004.
• Movies scenes with the following themes, listed at The Text This Week's Movie Concordance
  • Resurrection
  • Mary Magdalene
  • Seeing/Not Seeing
• The above links are for the study of specifically John's resurrection account. See also Study Links and Resources for the general Accounts of Jesus' Resurrection
• Study Links and Resources for the Book of John