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John 20:19-31
(John 20:19-23)
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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, exposition & sermons.
  Historical References, Commentary and Comparative Texts:
  • The Five Gospels Parallels, John W. Marshall, University of Toronto.
  • Comparative World Scriptures from United Communities of Spirit: The Person and Character of the Founder.
  • "Revealed to Disciples," "The Promised Spirit," The Jesus Database, an online annotated inventory of the traditions concerning the life and teachings of Jesus. Dr. Gregory C. Jenks, FaithFutures Foundation.
  • Chapter III, The Epistle of Ignatius to the Smyrnaeans, Ignatius of Antioch (c. 110). (Longer Version only - 4th cent interpolation)
  • I.XVIII.3, III.XVI.5, V.VII.1, V.XXXI.2, Adversus Haereses, Irenaeus of Lyons. (c. 180)
  • Chapter VII, Adversus Judaeos, Tertullian (c. 198)
  • II.2, Stromata, Clement of Alexandria (c 200)
  • Chapter XVII, On the Soul, Tertullian (c. 210)
  • Chapter XXXIV, On the Resurrection of the Flesh,  Tertullian (c. 211)
  • Chapter XXI, Chapter XXV, Against Praxeas,  Tertullian (c. 213)
  • Chapter II, Chapter XXI, On Modesty, Tertullian (c. 217)
  • I.III.2, 7, First Principles (De Principiis), Origen. (c.225)
  • II.LXI, II.LXII, II.LXIII, VII.LI, Against Celsus, Origen (c. 246)
  • On the Unity of the Church, Cyprian of Carthage (c. 250)
  • Epistle LXXV -- Cyprian of Carthage (c. 255)
  • Epistle LXXII -- Epistle LXXIV -- Cyprian of Carthage (c. 256)
  • From Augustine's Tractates on John:
    • Tractate 121 (20:10-29)
    • Tractate 122 (20:30, 31; 21:1-11)
  • "The Fruit of Faith," John 20:19-31, Martin Luther, c. 1525.
  • "Of True Godliness," John 20:19-31, Martin Luther, c. 1525.
  • From the Geneva Notes.
    • "Either the doors opened to him of their own accord, or the very walls themselves were a passage to him."
  • From Matthew Henry's Commentary.
    • "A sight of Christ will gladden the heart of a disciple at any time; and the more we see of Jesus, the more we shall rejoice."
  • From Wesley's Notes.
    • "He breathed on them - New life and vigour, and saith, as ye receive this breath out of my mouth, so receive ye the Spirit out of my fulness: the Holy Ghost influencing you in a peculiar manner, to fit you for your great embassy. This was an earnest of pentecost."
  • From the Commentary on the Whole Bible (Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, 1871).
    • "And when he had so said, he showed them his hands and his side--not only as ocular and tangible evidence of the reality of His resurrection ... but as through "the power of that resurrection" dispensing all His peace to men."
  • "The Evidence of our Lord's Wounds," John 20:27, Charles H. Spurgeon, 1888.
  • From The People's New Testament, B.W. Johnson, 1891.
    • "Perhaps our Lord in glory continues to bear the marks of the cross. Perhaps these will forever, as we gaze in glory, remind us of the story of our redemption."
• Contemporary Commentary, Studies, and Exegesis:
  • Commentary, Susan Hylen, John 20:19-31, Preaching This Week, WorkingPreacher.org, 2013.
    • "What is a disciple to do in the wake of Jesus’ resurrection?"
  • "Thomas," Frederick Buechner, Buechner Blog.
    • "Even though he said the greater blessing is for those who can believe without seeing, it's hard to imagine that there's a believer anywhere who wouldn't have traded places with Thomas, given the chance, and seen that face and heard that voice and touched those ruined hands."
  • "Open the Door" Beth Scibienski, A Thousand Words of Inspiration, 2013.
    • "What they have inside of them was valuable… open the doors. Go give life to others. Be life for others."
  • "Why Our Bodies Matter," Greg Carey, ON Scripture, Odyssey Networks, 2013.
    • "The resurrection story implies that bodies matter. Jesus’ resurrection is not merely a spiritual thing – the apparition of his ghost, or his ongoing spiritual influence. The Gospels all insist that the resurrection includes Jesus’ body."
  • "Breath, Touch, Sight and Faith," D Mark Davis, Left Behind and Loving It, 2013.
    • "If this word is etymologically related to pneuma, then it would be consisitent to make Jesus’ words, 'Receive a holy breath.'"
  • "Locked In And Locked Out," Alyce M. McKenzie, Edgy Exegesis, 2013.
    • "Sometimes I think we have more faith in our fears than we do in God, in the Risen Christ. Have you ever been locked in by your fears?"
  • "Easter for Doubters: The Unexpected Faith of Thomas," David R Henson, Edges of Faith, 2013.
    • "In truth, Easter absorbs both the joy and triumph as well as the fear and disbelief, and is irreducible to just one experience of it."
  • "The Never-Ending Story," David Lose, Dear Working Preacher, 2013.
    • "...so now I think it’s not so much that Jesus is rebuking Thomas as he is blessing us."
  • Preaching John 20:19-31, Gail A. Ricciuti, Lectionary Homiletics sample, 2013.
    • After stating his essential conditions for being able (or willing) to believe, all it takes for Thomas, in the end, is hearing.
  • "Thomas," Frederick Buechner, Buechner Blog.
    • "Even though he said the greater blessing is for those who can believe without seeing, it's hard to imagine that there's a believer anywhere who wouldn't have traded places with Thomas, given the chance, and seen that face and heard that voice and touched those ruined hands."
  • "Holy Textures," Understanding the Bible in its own time and in ours, John 20:19-31, David Ewart, 2013.
    • "John doesn't care what we see with our eyeballs. He wants us to SEE with our inner eye who Jesus really is. That is why he has written these signs for us. That in SEEing, we might believe; and in believing, we might have the life that is in Jesus."
  • "Thomas," Rick Morley, 2013.
  • "Doubting Thomas," Nancy Rockwell, A Bite in the Apple, 2013.
    • "Like a breath of fresh air, Doubting Thomas enters the over-lilyed atmosphere of Easter..."
  • "Oh Hopscotch and Crocuses and Doubting Thomas Once More," the Rev. Dr. Janet H. Hunt, Dancing with the Word, 2013.
    • "How have you come to embrace a belief in the Risen Christ? Do you relate to Thomas' struggle to believe? Why or why not?"
  • "Less Faith," Mark Stenberg, The Hardest Question, 2013.
    • "What would it mean to confess a Thomasian creed?"
  • Comentario del Evangelio por Miriam Lizeth Bermúdez, Juan 20:19-31, Working Preacher, 2013.
  • Commentary, Lucy Lind Hogan, John 20:19-31, Preaching This Week, WorkingPreacher.org, 2012.
    • "In the end, this is not a story of absence and doubt. It is the amazing message that the good news of Jesus Christ, through the power of the Holy Spirit, is able to break through locked rooms, through the limits of time and space."
  • "Faith and Doubt," David Lose, Dear Working Preacher, 2012.
  • "When you read through the resurrection accounts of all four gospels, you quickly realize that Thomas is not alone in his doubt. In fact, doubt isn't the exception but the rule."
  • "Thomas > Doubt," Lisa Hickman, ON Scripture, Odyssey Networks, 2012.
    • "On the eighth day after Easter, the world looks to you and me to take the first steps to turn the passion of Christ into compassionate change."
  • "Easter and the Sunday After Easter," D Mark Davis, raw translation and exegesis/questions, Left Behind and Loving It, 2012.
  • "My Lord and My God," Janice Love, Ekklesia Project, 2012.
    • "Wow! The texts for this second Sunday in our most important, celebratory season are powerful and their theme is easy to detect: testimony, declaration, proclaim, witness."
  • "Come out, come out, whoever you are," Peter Woods, I Am Listening, 2012.
    • "So here John presents us with a closed room containing a closed communitity. 'Kleiso', closed by their fear. It reminds me of the modern church. Fearful of everthing."
  • "Scars and Stories, Doubt and Faith," Janet H. Hunt, Dancing with the Word, 2012.
  • "Can you think of 'scars' that tell something about who one is and what matters most?"
  • "The First Sunday Night and the Week That Followed," Kate Munnik, Presbyterian Record, 2012.
    • "We weren’t there, and we haven’t known the gospel as an embodied reality. But, in Thomas, our hunger is validate and confirmed."
  • "The Unexpected Faith of Doubting Thomas," David R. Henson, 2012.
    • "In any event, Thomas’ willingness — eagerness almost — to die with Jesus casts his 'doubts' about the resurrection in a different light."
  • "Jesus Can't Be Locked Out," Alyce M. McKenzie, "Edgy Exegesis," Patheos, 2012.
  • Radical Gratitude: Easter 2A, Easter 2C, lectionary-based stewardship, Northwest United Methodist Foundation. (.pdf)
  • Comentario del Evangelio por Edwin Gonzalez-Castillo, San Juan 20:19-31, Working Preacher, 2012.
  • Commentary, John 20:19-31, Easter 2, Karoline Lewis, Preaching This Week, WorkingPreacher.org, 2011.
    • "Here we are again."
  • Jesus Appears to the Disciples, audio telling, story in episodes, graphic, audio and written commentaries. Go Tell Communications, Biblical Storytelling for the Global Village, 2011.
  • Exegetical Notes (Easter 2 ABC) by Brian Stoffregen at CrossMarks Christian Resources.
    • "The purpose of this resurrection appearance is not so much to prove the resurrection as it is to send the disciples as Jesus had been sent. Easter is not just coming to a wonderful, inspiring worship service, it is being sent back into the (hostile) world, empowered by the Holy Spirit, to bear witness to the identity of God as revealed in Jesus."
  • "First Thoughts on Year B Gospel Passages in the Lectionary: Easter 2," William Loader, Murdoch University, Uniting Church in Australia.
    • "John is not anti-miracle, but he is critical of the focus on the materiality of miracles and Thomas surely approaches that stance. Blessed are those who believe who did not need the proofs (20:29)."
  • "Seeing (and NOT Seeing) Is Believing," Expository Essay, John 20:19-31, Dr. William R. Long.
    • "Thus, the benefit of believing is that it will enable even greater works to flow."
  • Wellspring of the Gospel, Easter 2B, Catherine McElhinney and Kathryn Turner, Weekly Wellsprings.
  • Commentary by Hall Harris at the Biblical Studies Foundation.
    • "Furthermore there is the imagery of Ezek. 37:1-14, the prophecy concerning the resurrection of the dry bones: there in verse 9 the Son of Man is told to prophesy to the "wind/breath/Spirit" to come and breathe on the corpses, so that they will live again."
  • On Seeing and Believing (John 20:10-31), by Robert Deffinbaugh at the Biblical Studies Foundation.
    • "John is writing this Gospel for those who have never seen the risen Lord. He has selected just a few of the many miraculous signs Jesus performed to demonstrate that Jesus is who He claimed to be, who John proclaims Him to be."
  • "The Holy Spirit, The Force of Forgiveness," Pentecost B, Larry Broding's Word-Sunday.Com: A Catholic Resource for This Sunday's Gospel. Adult Study, Children's Story, Family Activity, Support Materials.
  • Commentary, John 20:19-23 (Pentecost A), Matt Skinner, Preaching This Week, WorkingPreacher.org, 2011.
    • "...the resurrected Christ tells his followers (all his followers) that, through the Spirit that enables them to bear witness, they can set people free ("set free" or "release" is a better translation than "forgive" in 20:23) from that state of affairs. They can be a part of seeing others come to believe in Jesus and what he discloses."
      
  • John 20:19-23, Day of Pentecost A, Comments (commentary) and Clippings (technical notes for in-depth study), Chris Haslam, Anglican Diocese of Montreal.
  • "First Thoughts on Year A Gospel Passages in the Lectionary: Pentecost," William Loader, Murdoch University, Uniting Church in Australia.
    • "The life which meets us in brokenness meets us to engage us in itself! That means engagement is the same compassion and poured out love."
  • Exegetical Notes (Pentecost A) by Brian Stoffregen at CrossMarks Christian Resources.
    • "The question has been asked, 'What changed the disciples from fearful (hiding behind locked doors) to fearless witnesses in the world?' One answer is that they had seen the resurrected Jesus -- but only a few had this life-changing experience. Another answer is that they had all been filled with the Holy Spirit."
  • Evangelio, San Juan 20:19-23, Alvin Padillo, Preaching This Week, WorkingPreacher.org, 2011.
  • Lectionary Blogging, Pentecost, John Petty, Progressive Involvement, 2011.
    • "For the fourth gospel, the method of atonement is precisely through re-creation."
  • First Look, Lee Koontz, Reflectious, 2011.
  • "Finger in the Hole, Fist in the Side," Russell Rathbun, The Hardest Question, 2011.
    • "Is this the birth or the conception of the church?"
  • "Is It Really You?" Peter Woods, I am listening, 2011.
    • "I am never sure how, or why, Jesus has come to me and stood in that sequestered place of fear and forgetfulness, but he has again and again."
  • "Faithful Doubt," David Lose, WorkingPreacher, 2011.
    • "Looked at this way, far from standing as the inferior doubter that Jesus rebuked, Thomas emerges as a model disciple in John's gospel."
  • Lectionary Blogging, Easter 2, John Petty, Progressive Involvement, 2011.
    • "...the fourth gospel's use of emphusao is the only use of this word in the entire New Testament.  Clearly, the author of the fourth gospel is equating the breath of Jesus with the breath of God.  Where the Lord God breathed life into a human being, the Lord Jesus breathes life into his church."
  • "No Body Loves Me" Russell Rathbun, The Hardest Question, 2011.
    • "After so much emphasis on the Body of Jesus through the Lent and Easter seasons, how do we preach with out one? Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have come to believe? There really are not any other options are there?"
  • "Why Can't You Just Have More Faith?" Rachel Held Evans, MinistryMatters, 2011.
  • "First Thoughts on Year A Gospel Passages in the Lectionary: Easter 2," William Loader, Murdoch University, Uniting Church in Australia.
    • "Such miracles and proofs (affirmed by John in 20:30) only make sense if they lead to the real faith which consists in a relationship with God of which 20:31 speaks."
  • "Heads Up! Jesus is All Around,", Alyce McKenzie, Patheos, 2011.
    • "Jesus wasn't the first to use this greeting. "Peace be with you" is a greeting used by God in the Old Testament when God approaches humans and they tremble with fear of punishment. (See Jdg. 6:23.) It conveys that the divine manifestation will not harm the recipient."
  • "Life in all its fullness," Andrew Prior, First Impressions, 2011.
    • "We should constantly remind people that Thomas did not doubt. He was a-pistos. Un-trusting, not- believing. What Jesus says, well translated in NRSV, is blessed are those who have trusted."
  • Commentary, John 20:19-31, Frank L. Crouch, Preaching This Week, WorkingPreacher.org, 2010.
    • "The season of Easter is above all a season of life: resurrection life, eternal life, or, as the end of this passage says, just plan 'life'?'that through believing you may have life in his name' (verse 31)."
  • "First Thoughts on Year C Gospel Passages in the Lectionary," Easter 2, William Loader, Murdoch University, Uniting Church in Australia.
    • "Blessed are those who believe who did not need the proofs (20:29). Such miracles and proofs (affirmed by John in 20:30) only make sense if they lead to the real faith which consists in a relationship with God of which 20:31 speaks."
  • Commentary, John 20:19-31 (Easter 2B), Richard Carlson, Preaching This Week, WorkingPreacher.org, 2008.
  • "It's Not about Thomas," David Lose, WorkingPreacher.org.
    • "What would it be like for your hearers to understand themselves as addressed directly by Jesus in this passage, to feel themselves blessed by the Lord?"
  • Comments (commentary) and Clippings (technical notes for in-depth study), Chris Haslam, Anglican Diocese of Montreal.
  • Lectionary Blogging, John Petty, Progressive Involvement, 2010.
    • "As has been true all through the fourth gospel, trusting in Jesus is equated with life--zoe.  In Greek, zoe refers not just to a living organism, but the very basis of all life.  Trust in Jesus puts one in intimate connection with the source of life itself."
  • First Look: John 20:19-31, Lee Koontz, reflectious, 2010.
    • "The shadow of the cross is not easy to leave behind."
  • "Thomas, an Honest Doubter," Gospel Analysis, Sermons from Seattle, Pastor Edward F. Markquart, Grace Lutheran Church, Seattle, Washington. Detailed background and exegesis.
    • "Doubts, questions and skepticism often lead to deeper faith and larger faith."
  • "The Show-Me Disciple," Amy B. Hunter, The Christian Century, 2002. Religion Online.
    • "Doubts and uncertainty frighten us. That?s why we reject Thomas -- he dares to bring doubt into our lives of faith."
  • "A Surprise Appearance," Ken Collins, Ken Collin' Web Site.
    • "So if Jesus didn't penalize Thomas for doubting the resurrection, He certainly won't penalize you if you have misgivings about it. You are not saved by your beliefs but by your faith; by your reliance on Jesus Christ."
  • "Those Who Have Not Seen," James C. Somerville, The Christian Century, 1998. At Religion Online.
    • "As Bultmann would insist, faith and proof are two different things. And as John has explained, these things are not written so that you may have the facts, but so that you may believe."
  • John 20:19-31, in Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary's An Exegetical Study of the Common Lectionary, coordinated by Prof. John E. Alsup, features rough translation, disposition, immediate context, broader context, hermeneutical bridge, and contemporary
  • "Jesus Appears," Susan R. Andrews. Commentary from The Christian Century, March, 1999. At Religion Online.
    • "When I was in seminary, Doubting Thomas was my soul mate. Jesus kept "appearing " to my fellow students within the rich stories of the Christian tradition. But like Thomas, I never seemed to be there when Jesus arrived."
  • "Crying Shame," M. Craig Barnes, The Christian Century, 2004.
    • "...we disciples are not called to produce forgiveness. We're called to be the priest pronouncing that which has been produced on the cross."
  • "God's Gift of Peace," Larry Broding's Word-Sunday.Com: A Catholic Resource for This Sunday's Gospel. Adult Study, Children's Story, Family Activity, Support Materials.
    • "When the last time you truly felt peaceful?"
  • "My Lord and My God,", 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.
    • "This is the Gospel of John's 'Pentecost' text as Jesus comes among his disciples on the eve of resurrection, bestowing the gift of the Holy Spirit."
  • "Cousin Thomas," Suzanne Guthrie, The Christian Century, 2005.
    • "Like Thomas, I want truth. I don't want a faith of smoke and mirrors."
  • Marginally Mark, by Brian McGowan, Anglican priest in Western Australia.
  • Second 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.
    • "Jesus comes back for Thomas -- he goes out of his way for this one person -- and deals with him where he is, that he may come to believe and that through believing he may have life."
  • Kairos CoMotion Lectionary Discussion, John 20:19-31, Wesley White. "A place of conversation regarding Progressive Christianity."
    • "Wherever there is a wound, Christ calls us to find belief by putting our finger there and to energize that belief with a life lived to reveal what is behind the wound."
  • "How is God's Spirit different from the Force in Star Wars?"
  • Commentary, John 20:19-31 (Easter 2A), Arland J. Hultgren, Preaching This Week, WorkingPreacher.org, 2008.
  • "First Thoughts on Year C Gospel Passages in the Lectionary: Easter 2," William Loader, Murdoch University, Uniting Church in Australia.
    • "Blessed are those who believe who did not need the proofs (20:29). Such miracles and proofs (affirmed by John in 20:30) only make sense if they lead to the real faith which consists in a relationship with God of which 20:31 speaks."
• Articles & Background:
  • "'As the Father Has Sent Me' Community Dialogues in John 20," David L. Barr, working paper for the American Bible Society, not for citation without permission.
    • "This note argues that rhetorical canons supply new evidence for the thesis that the Fourth Gospel has two endings, the original (20,30-31) and one that was added later (21,25)."
  • "A Note on the Two Endings of John," Michael Martin, Biblica, 2006.
  • "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.
    • "But on the other hand, it could well prove to be a major turning point in our life if we would ... ask ourselves if we really do intend to be life students of Jesus. Do we really intend to do and be all of the high things we profess to believe in? Have we decided to do them? When did we decide it? And how did we implement that decision?"
• 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).
  • Andrews, Susan R., "Jesus Appears," The Christian Century, 1999.
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  • Barnes, M. Craig, "Crying Shame," The Christian Century, 2004.
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  • Berge, Paul S., "Easter to Trinity with the Gospel of John: Bearing Witness to Father, Son and Holy Spirit," Word & World, 1998.
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  • Breuer, Sarah Dylan, "Never-Ending Story," The Christian Century, 2007.
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  • Bridgford, Kim, "Doubting Thomas," The Christian Century, 2006. (Poetry)
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  • Brown, Raymond E., "The Resurrection in John 20 -- A Series of Diverse Reactions," Worship, 1990.
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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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  • Burghardt, William, S.J., "Gospel Joy, Christian Joy," The Living Pulpit, 1996. (see Joy issue focus of The Living Pulpit 5.4, 1996.)
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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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  • Carson, D.A., "The Purpose of the Fourth Gospel: John 20:31 Reconsidered," Journal of Biblical Literature, 1987.
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  • Carson, D.A., "Syntactical and Text-Critical Observations on John 20:30-31: One More Round on the Purpose of the Fourth Gospel," Journal of Biblical Literature, 2005.
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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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  • Fuller, Reginald H., "From Exegesis to Sermon Composition: John 20:19-23," Interpretation, 1978.
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  • Goodman, Liz, "Easter Sermon," Journal for Preachers, 2009.
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  • Grant, Kristen Bargeron, "No Joke," The Christian Century, 2003.
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  • Guenther, Margaret, "Mediated through Flesh," The Christian Century, 1995.
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  • Guthrie, Suzanne, "Cousin Thomas," The Christian Century, 2005.
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  • Hägerland, Tobias, "The Power of Prophecy: A Septuaginal Echo in John 20:19-23," Catholic Biblical Quarterly, 2009.
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  • Harstine, Stan, "Un-Doubting Thomas: Recognition Scenes in the Ancient World," Perspectives in Religious Studies, 2006.
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  • Hauerwas, Stanley, "Embodied Memory," Journal for Preachers, 1996. (Sermon)
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  • Hays, Richard B., "Fingering the Evidence," The Christian Century, 1992.
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  • "Homiletical Helps," Concordia Journal, 2011. (Section on this text begins on page 78)
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  • "Homiletical Helps on LW Series A," Concordia Journal, 2005. (Section on this text begins on page 76)
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  • Hunter, Amy B., "The Show-Me Disciple," The Christian Century, 2002.
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  • Johnson, Jimmie D., "God and the Chaos Monster," Journal for Preachers, 2007. Sermon.
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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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  • Lose, David J., "Realities Old and New," Journal for Preachers, 2007. (Sermon)
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  • Manteufel, Thomas, "The Second Sunday of Easter," Concordia Journal, 1985.
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  • Mantey, Julius Robert, "Distorted Translations in John 20:23; Matthew 16:18-19 and 18:18," Review & Expositor, 1981.
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  • Mantey, Julius R., "Evidence that the Perfect Tense in John 20:23 and Matthew 16:19 is Mistranslated," Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society, 1973.
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  • Marty, Peter W., "A Change in Perception," The Christian Century, 1996.
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  • O'Brien, Kelli, "Written That You May Believe: John 20 and Narrative Rhetoric," The Catholic Biblical Quarterly, 2005.
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  • Olson, Duane A., "The Church in Mission: Gospel Texts for the Sundays after Easter (Series C)," Word & World, 1995.
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      EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
  • Pierce, Brian J., O.P., "Prophets of the Shalom of God," The Living Pulpit, 2006.
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  • Pretlove, John, "John 20:22--Help from Dry Bones?" Criswell Theological Review, 2005.
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  • Rohrig, Byron, L., "Believing Thomas," The Christian Century, 1987.
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  • Ross, J.M., "Further Unnoticed Points in the Text of the New Testament," Novum Testamentum, 2003. (Section on John 20:25 begins on page 216.)
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  • Somerville, James G., "Those Who Have Not Seen," The Christian Century, 1998.
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  • Stortz, Martha Ellen, "Indwelling Christ, Indwelling Christians: Living as Marked," Currents in Theology and Mission, 2007.
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  • Suggit, John, "The Eucharistic Significance of John 20:19-29," Journal of Theology for Southern Africa, 1976.
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  • van Rossum, Joost, "The 'Johannine Pentecost': John 20:22 in Modern Exegesis and in Orthodox Theology," St Vladimir's Theological Quarterly, 1991.
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  • Willard, Dallas, "How to Be a Disciple," The Christian Century, 1998.
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  • Wink, Walter, "Resonating with God's Song," The Christian Century, 1994.
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• Reviews:
• Sermons:
  • "Thomas," Frederick Buechner, Buechner Blog.
  • Believing Thomas -- Sermon for Easter 2 based on John 20:19-31 by Frank Ramirez from SermonSuite.
  • "Missouri, 'My Fair Lady,' and the Mission of the Church," the Very Rev. Chadwick Vaughn, Day 1, 2012.
  • "When Christ Shows Up," the Rev. William Flippin, Jr., Day 1, 2011.
  • "The Faith of the Doubter," the Rev Dr. Katharine Hinman, Day 1, 2011.
    
  • "Trust Jesus and Elvis," the Rev. Susan Sparks, Day 1, 2010.
  • "Scars of Hope," Christi O. Brown, Duke Divinity School's Faith & Leadership, 2010.
  • "Dealing with Mystery," the Rev. Dr. Laura Mendenhall, Day 1, 2009.
  • "On Chocolate Chip Cookies and Dirty Water and Being Church in a Shrinking World," the Rev. Dr. Rob Nash, Day 1, 2008.
  • "Realities Old and New," the Rev. Dr. David Lose, Day 1, 2008.
  • "Doubt -- The Prelude to Faith," the Rev. Dr. William L. Self, Day 1, 2007.
  • Easter 2C, James Mueller, April 15, 2007, Goettinger Predigten: Every Sunday Sermons based on the RCL by a team of Lutheran theologians/ pastors.
  • "My Hands, My Feet," David Andrus, 2006, Göttinger Predigten im Internet: Every Sunday Sermons based on the RCL by a team of Lutheran theologians/ pastors.
  • "Why I Am a Christian," Day of Pentecost - 15 May 2005, David Zersen, Göttinger Predigten im Internet: Every Sunday Sermons based on the RCL by a team of Lutheran theologians/ pastors.
  • "Can I Get a Witness?" the Rev. Jonathan Holston, Day 1, 2004.
  • "Hand-Witness Testimony," the Rev. Dr. Catherine Taylor, Day 1, 2003.
  • Pastor Edward F. Markquart, Grace Lutheran Church, Seattle, Washington - Sermons from Seattle:
    • "Thomas the Doubter"
    • "Thomas, An Honest Doubter"
  • "Picking Up the Pieces - When It Hurts Too Much to Hope," John Jewell, 2000.
  • "Faith and Uncertainty," Paul Tillich. From The New Being (1955), at Religion OnLine.
  • "Experiencing Jesus' Aliveness Through Believing," the Rev. Dr. Isaiah Jones, Day 1, 2001.
  • "Behind Closed Doors," the Rev. Duane Steele, Day 1, 1997.
  • Father Andrew M. Greeley, "Priest, Author, Sociologist," Commentary and Homily, 2004.
    • Easter 2, 2011
    • Easter 2, 2010
    • Easter 2, 2009
    • Easter 2, 2008
    • Easter 2, 2007
    • Easter 2, 2006
    • Easter 2, 2005
    • Easter 2, 2004
    • Easter 2, 2003
    • Easter 2, 2001
    • Easter 2, 2000
    • Easter 2, 1999
• With Children:
  • Worshiping with Children, Easter 2C, Including children in the congregation's worship, using the Revised Common Lectionary, Carolyn C. Brown, 2013.
  • "Children's Literature: A Resource for Ministry," April 7, 2013, Union Presbyterian Seminary. Connections: , John 20:19-31 and The Boy Who Cried Bigfoot! by Scott Magoon.
  • Blessed are those who believe -- Children’s sermons based on John 20:19-31 from SermonSuite.
  • "Children's Literature: A Resource for Ministry," May 1, 2011, Union Presbyterian Seminary. Connections: John 20:19-31 and Immi's Gift by Karin Littlewood.
  • "Believe It or Not!" and "May I See Some Identification, Please?" Charles Kirkpatrick, Sermons4kids.com.
  • "Without a Doubt," Jim Kerlin, childrensermons.com.
  • Sunday School Lessons: Family Bible Study, art projects, music, stories, etc.:
    • "Jesus Tells the Disciples What To Do"
    • "Jesus Visits His Disciples, but Thomas Needs Proof"
    • "Jesus Finds a Solid Rock"
  • "Thomas Doubts," children's study, puzzles, coloring sheet, etc. Higher Praise Christian Center.
  • John 19-21 Crossword, Don Crownover's Bible Puzzles.
  • Doubting Thomas Word Search, Charles Kirkpatrick, sermons4kids.com.
• Drama:
  • "Mr. Sherlock Holmes' Reason to Believe," Michelle Pitman, dramatix.
  • "Blessed Are They," Darryl McCollum, dramatix.
  • "Thomas the Skeptic," Jane and Mark Lewis, Potted Jam.
  • "What We Have Seen and Heard," from A Certain Jesus by Jose Ignacio and Maria Lopez Vigil. Ideal for catechetical and liturgical dramatization of today's gospel. Claretian Publications.
  • "The Voice of Thomas," Theresa Coleman, Reverend Mommy's Random Thoughts.
• Graphics & Bulletin Materials:
  • Clip Art, John 20:19, John 20:22, Fr. Richard Lonsdale, Resources for Catholic Educators.
  • Clip Art Images: John 20:19-31, John 20:19-31, John 20:19-31, John 20:19-31, Misioneros Del Sagrado Corazón en el Perú.
  • Images for this week's readings, Pitts Theology Library Digital Image Archive.
  • John 20:19-31, John 20:19-31, John 20:19-23, John 20:24-29, Liturgical Drawing, Maria d.c. Zamora, Claretian Resources, Philippines. ("Download and use these for free.")
  • John 20:19-31, at Cerezo Barredo's weekly gospel illustration. Liberation emphasis.
  • Clip Art, Julius Schnoor von Carolsfeld woodcuts, World Mission Collection, Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod.
  • Doubting Thomas PowerPoint Slide Masters. Henry Martin, sermons4kids.com.
  • Commercial Site: "Doubting Thomas Film," The Work of the People.
• Hymns and Music:
  • “When Thomas Heard from Jesus,” Carolyn Winfrey Gillette’s hymn celebrating the all of the biblical stories about Thomas, his growing faith and ours.  Tune: AURELIA 7.6.7.6 D (“The Church's One Foundation”).
  • "Wind of the Spirit," Hymn based on John 20:19-23, Ezekiel 37:1-14, Acts 2, Lisa Ann Moss Degrenia, 2012.
  • Hymnary.org, hymns, scores, media, information.
  • Contemporary/Praise Song suggestions, Together to Celebrate, David MacGregor.
  • Hymns with Scripture Allusions: John 20:19, 21, 22, 26, 27, 28, 29. The Cyber Hymnal.
  • "Your Love in Every Tongue," "Resurrection Power," Brenton Prigge, NewHymn, a new, relevant hymn set to traditional tunes.
  • Hymnal Scripture References, The Lutheran Hymnal, Lutheran Worship.
  • At Digital Hymnal (midi files, guitar chords, karaoke files, projection text):
    • Crown Him With Many Crowns
    • Love Divine
• Fine Arts Images Linked at The Text This Week's Art Index:
  • Resurrection
  • Thomas 
• Literary References & Expressions:
  • "The Sale of Saint Thomas," Lascelles Abercrombie, at The Poetry Archives @emule.com.
• Movies scenes with the following themes, listed at The Text This Week's Movie Concordance:
  • Resurrection
  • Faith
  • 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

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