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John 2:13-25

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bulletReading the Text:
bullet NRSV (with link to Anglicized NRSV) at Oremus Bible Browser.
bullet The Bible Gateway: NIV, NASB, CEV, The Message, KJV, etc.
bulletThe Blue Letter Bible. KJV, alternate versions, Greek text with concordance, commentaries.
bulletThe World Wide Study Bible includes commentary, exposition & sermons.
bulletHistorical References, Commentary and Comparative Texts:
bulletThe Five Gospels Parallels, John W. Marshall, University of Toronto.
bulletComparative World Scriptures from United Communities of Spirit: War against Evil.
bullet "Temple and Jesus," The Jesus Database, an online annotated inventory of the traditions concerning the life and teachings of Jesus. Dr. Gregory C. Jenks, FaithFutures Foundation.
bulletChapter II, The Epistle of Ignatius to the Smyrnaeans, Ignatius of Antioch (c. 110). (Longer Version only - 4th cent interpolation)
bulletXXXII.1-2, 4, 6-11; Tatian's Diatessaron (c. 150-160).
bulletIII.XVI.5, V.VI.2, Adversus Haereses, Irenaeus of Lyons. (c. 180)
bulletIII.11, Paedagogus, Clement of Alexandria (c 200)
bulletChapter XVIII, On the Resurrection of the FleshTertullian (c. 211)
bulletChapter XXI, Against PraxeasTertullian (c. 213)
bulletChapter XVI, On Modesty, Tertullian (c. 217)
bulletII.IV.1, First Principles (De Principiis), Origen. (c.225)
bulletX.1-30, Commentary on the Gospel of John, Philocalia [anthology of Origen prepared by St. Basil and St. Gregory Nazianzen], Origen. (c.230)
bulletIII.XXXII, VIII.XIX, Against Celsus, Origen. (c.246)
bulletFrom Augustine's Tractates on John: Tractate X (2:12-21).
bullet"For indeed every man twists for himself a rope by his sins: "Woe to them who draw sins as a long rope ?" Who makes a long rope ? He who adds sin to sin. How are sins added to sins ? when the sins which have been committed are covered over by other sins."
bulletFrom the Geneva Notes.
bullet"Christ being ordained to purge the Church with great zeal begins his office both of Priest and Prophet."
bulletFrom Matthew Henry's Commentary.
bullet"Those now make God's house a house of merchandise, whose minds are filled with cares about worldly business when attending religious exercises, or who perform Divine offices for love of gain."
bulletFrom Wesley's Notes.
bullet"And the changers of money - Those who changed foreign money for that which was current at Jerusalem, for the convenience of them that came from distant countries."
bulletFrom the Commentary on the Whole Bible (Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, 1871).
bullet"There was nothing wrong in the merchandise; but to bring it, for their own and others' convenience, into that most sacred place, was a high-handed profanation which the eye of Jesus could not endure."
bulletFrom The People's New Testament, B.W. Johnson, 1891.
bullet"The great crowds who came to Jerusalem at this time could not bring victims, and the traffic in oxen, sheep, kids and doves became enormous. It would have been proper enough if it had been conducted at stockyards, but the priests made a monopoly of it and installed it right in the temple. The Court of the Gentiles, "a house of prayer for all nations" (Mark 11:15-19), was filled with cattle, ordure, and the din of traffic."
bulletContemporary Commentary, Studies, and Exegesis:
bullet "Subtle as a Sledge Hammer: Jesus 'Cleanses' the Temple," The Journey with Jesus: Notes to Myself, Daniel B. Clendenin, Journey with Jesus Foundation.
bullet"I read the cleansing of the temple as a stark warning against any and every false sense of security. Misplaced allegiances, religious presumption, pathetic excuses, smug self-satisfaction, spiritual complacency, nationalist zeal, political idolatry, and economic greed in the name of God are only some of the tables that Jesus would overturn in his own day and in ours."
bullet Comments (commentary) and Clippings (technical notes for in-depth study), Chris Haslam, Anglican Diocese of Montreal.
bullet "Predatory Lending," Resources for Prophetic Worship, Speaking to North Carolina Justice Issues, North Carolina Council of Churches, 2006.
bullet "The Cleansing of the Temple," Gospel Analysis, Sermons from Seattle, Pastor Edward F. Markquart, Grace Lutheran Church, Seattle, Washington. Detailed background and exegesis.
bullet "First Thoughts on Year B Gospel Passages in the Lectionary: Lent 3," William Loader, Murdoch University, Uniting Church in Australia.
bullet"Is the community good news for the poor or is it chaplain to the rich who oppress? Mark with telling irony contrasts the widow and her poverty with the oppression of the temple authorities who exploit widows (12:38-44). Lent is also a time for the church to take a good look at itself."
bullet "Exegetical Considerations," Lent 3B, Richard Carlson, Lutheran Theological Seminary at Gettysburg, Using Greek for Sunday Text Preparations.
bullet"What does this text say about the central focus and reality of worship?"
bullet "The Dove Seller," Sarah M. Foulger, Stirred by the Light - Voices of Lent.
bullet Marginally Mark, by Brian McGowan, Anglican priest in Western Australia.
bullet"Have we developed similar tactics to avoid the real Jesus issues? What do we hide behind?"
bullet Sermon Preparation Thoughts and Questions by Wesley White, 2006.
bullet "Consuming Zeal: A Characteristic of God and His People," Jerry Goebel, One Family Outreach. "Focus on scripture from a justice perspective." Exegesis, study, and teen study and activities.
bullet"This is not your tea-party, potluck loving, rummage sale, committee-member Jesus. This Jesus clears out churches that are indifferent and wipes out opportunists who prey upon the poor. Which Jesus is my model for ministry?"
bullet Wellspring of the Gospel, Lent 3B, Catherine McElhinney and Kathryn Turner, Weekly Wellsprings.
bullet "The Cleansing of the Temple," Lent 3B, Larry Broding's Word-Sunday.Com: A Catholic Resource for This Sunday's Gospel. Adult Study, Children's Story, Family Activity, Support Materials.
bullet"Is faith in God reasonable? What reasons do people have for faith? How do acts of scandal detract from faith?"
bulletExegetical Notes by Brian Stoffregen, at CrossMarks.
bullet"QUESTION: Do we think of God more as a vending machine -- put in our sacrifices or offerings or good deeds and out comes blessings? Do we misuse our (supposed) obedience to the Ten Commandments as bargaining chips with God?"
bullet "Destroy This Temple and I Will Rebuild It Again," Rev. Bryan Findlayson, Lectionary Bible Studies and Sermons, Pumpkin Cottage Ministry Resources. Includes detailed textual notes.
bullet"Misreading Jesus," analysis and reflection by Ed Schroeder, in Sabbatheology by The Crossing Community of St Louis, Missouri.
bullet"Believing Jesus is having both passover and temple promises as one's own, and the life that is in Jesus' name."
bullet"Exchanging the Old Temple for the New Temple," analysis and reflection by Michael Hoy in Sabbatheology by The Crossings Community of St Louis, Missouri.
bullet"The problem is the sense of business as usual in the temple of God -- the selling of sacrifices and paying temple taxes, etc. All of these things leave the temple a symbol of the old and passing era, within the realm of the ordinary (and old) economy of the "marketplace" -- you get what you pay for."
bullet Commentary by Hall Harris at the Biblical Studies Foundation.
bullet"Why should one have to assume, in any case, that there could have been only one cleansing of the Temple?"
bullet"Jesus' Spring House Cleaning," R. Scott Clark, in Kerux: The Online Journal of Biblical Theology (Reformed).
bullet"Not only are we God's temple, but we still have a religious life in the temple. For the evangelist, to truly be in the temple is to be in Christ because he is the true temple."
bulletArticles & Background:
bullet "John's Account of Jesus' Demonstration in the Temple: Violent or Nonviolent?" Mark R. Bredin, Biblical Theology Bulletin, 2003.
bullet"In conclusion, it is possible to establish Jesus' demonstration as motivated by his perception that the temple is the center of violence."
bullet "Echoes in the Temple? Jesus, Nehemiah, and Their Actions in the Temple," Geoffrey M. Troughton, Journal of Biblical Studies, 2003.
bullet"This article explores Nehemiah 13.4-9 in relation to Jesus’ action in the Temple. It suggests that Jesus’ action echoes some important features of Nehemiah’s, and that appreciation of the latter adds a neglected layer to our appreciation of the aims and action of Jesus."
bullet "Gospel Chronologies, the Scene in the Temple, and the Crucifixion of Jesus," Paula Fredriksen, Boston University.
bullet"I doubt that the historical Jesus ever predicted the Temple's destruction, and I doubt too that any of his contemporaries ever thought that he had. Finding Mark's chronology - certainly for Jesus' mission but also for events around the Passion - not only implausible but fundamentally unlikely, I have begun to think with John."
bullet "The Temple Incident: An Integral Element in the Fourth Gospel's Narrative," Mark A. Matson, Milligan College.
bullet"The Temple Incident in John marks the beginning of Jesus' public messianic ministry, as well as the beginning of opposition by 'the Jews,' a fundamental theme throughout the Fourth Gospel. And John's Temple Incident anticipates the Passion, thus providing an initial frame with which to interpret the entire gospel story."
bulletJerusalem Temple Warning Inscription at K.C. Hanson and Douglas Oakman's excellent site Palestine in the Time of Jesus: Social Structures and Social Conflicts.
bulletModel of the Herodian Temple, photo at K.C. Hanson and Douglas Oakman's excellent site Palestine in the Time of Jesus: Social Structures and Social Conflicts.
bullet PANTAS referent in John 2:15, from B-Greek Archives. Sort by "subject" to follow thread.
bullet "Embracing Anger," a public talk by Thich Nhat Hanh at Riverside Church, New York, September 25, 2001.
bullet Articles in ATLAS Journals. (Direct link when you are subscribed and logged in to ATLASerials online collection of Religion and Theology Journals.):
bulletCasey, P.M., "Culture and Historicity: The Cleansing of the Temple," The Catholic Biblical Quarterly, 1997.
bulletFarelly, Nicolas, "John 2:23-25: What Kind of Faith is This?" Presbyterion, 2004.
bulletHays, Richard B., "Can the Gospels Teach Us How to Read the Old Testament?" Pro Ecclesia, 2002. (Section on this text begins on p. 412)
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bulletPainter, John, "Quest Stories in John 1-4," Journal for the Study of the New Testament, 1991.
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bulletPolhill, John B., "John 1-4: The Revelation of True Life," Review & Expositor, 1988.
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bulletReviews:
bullet Review: Ricardo López Rosas, La Señal del Templo, Jn 2, 13-22: Redefinición Cristológica de lo Sacro. Universidad Pontificia de Mexico, 2001. Review (in English) by David Brondos in SBL'S Review of Biblical Literature.
bulletSermons:
bullet "The Cleansing of the Temple," Sermons from Seattle, Pastor Edward F. Markquart, Grace Lutheran Church, Seattle, Washington.
bullet "Far More than Bingo," the Rev. Barbara K. Lundblad, Day 1, 2003.
bullet "It's not About Bingo," the Rev. Barbara K. Lundblad, Day 1, 1997.
bullet "Have You Ever Been Angry?" L. Gregory Bloomquist, Saint Paul University, Ottawa.
bullet "Housecleaning," John Jewell, 2000.
bulletFather Andrew M. Greeley, "Priest, Author, Sociologist," Commentary and Homily
bullet Lent 3, 2006
bullet Feast of Consecration of St. John Lateran, 2003
bullet Lent 3, 2000
bulletThe Temple Cleanser: John 2:12-25, Ray C. Stedman. Text or Real Audio.
bulletWith Children:
bullet "Jesus Cleanses the Temple," Illustrating the Story (lessons, children's sermons), coloring pages, activity sheets, crafts, children's songs. MSSS Crafts.
bullet "Cleansing of the Temple," Fr. Max Bowers, Kid's Church.
bullet "Denise Challenges a Bully," children's story by Larry Broding, word-sunday.com.
bullet "Jesus Chases the Moneychangers Out of the Temple," Sunday School Lessons: Family Bible Study, art projects, music, stories, etc.
bullet "The Cleansing of the Temple," children's study, puzzles, coloring sheet, etc. Higher Praise Christian Center.
bulletDrama:
bullet "With a Whip in His Hand," from A Certain Jesus by Jose Ignacio and Maria Lopez Vigil. Ideal for catechetical and liturgical dramatization of today's gospel. Claretian Publications.
bullet "Matthew's Taxing Time," Trevor Fletcher, dramatix.
bulletGraphics & Bulletin Materials:
bullet Clip Art, John 2:19, Fr. Richard Lonsdale, Resources for Catholic Educators.
bulletClip Art Images: John 2:13-25, Misioneros Del Sagrado Corazón en el Perú.
bullet John 2:13-25, at Cerezo Barredo's weekly gospel illustration. Liberation emphasis.
bullet John 2:13-22, John 2:13-25, Liturgical Drawing, Maria d.c. Zamora, Claretian Resources, Philippines. ("Download and use these for free.")
bullet Clip Art: Jesus Clears the Temple, Julius Schnoor von Carolsfeld woodcuts, World Mission Collection, Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod.
bulletHymns and Music:
bullet Contemporary/Praise Song suggestions, Together to Celebrate, David MacGregor.
bullet Hymns with Scripture Allusions: John 2:19, 22. The Cyber Hymnal.
bulletFine Arts Images Linked at The Text This Week's Art Index:
bullet Temple Cleansing Incident
bulletMovies scenes with the following themes, listed at The Text This Week's Movie Concordance:
bullet Temple Cleansing Incident
bulletStudy Links Pages for parallel passages:
bulletMark 11:15-19
bulletStudy Links and Resources for the Book of John