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John
2:13-25
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| Historical References, Commentary and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:
War against Evil. |
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"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. |
| Chapter II, The
Epistle of Ignatius to the Smyrnaeans, Ignatius of Antioch (c. 110).
(Longer Version only - 4th cent interpolation) |
| XXXII.1-2, 4,
6-11; Tatian's Diatessaron
(c. 150-160). |
| III.XVI.5, V.VI.2, Adversus
Haereses, Irenaeus of Lyons.
(c. 180) |
| III.11, Paedagogus,
Clement of Alexandria (c 200) |
| Chapter
XVIII, On the Resurrection of the Flesh, Tertullian
(c. 211) |
| Chapter
XXI, Against Praxeas, Tertullian
(c. 213) |
| Chapter
XVI, On Modesty, Tertullian
(c. 217) |
| II.IV.1, First
Principles (De Principiis), Origen.
(c.225) |
| X.1-30,
Commentary on the Gospel of John, Philocalia [anthology of Origen prepared by St.
Basil and St. Gregory Nazianzen], Origen.
(c.230) |
| III.XXXII, VIII.XIX, Against
Celsus, Origen. (c.246) |
| From Augustine's Tractates on John: Tractate X
(2:12-21).
 | "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." |
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| From the Geneva Notes.
| "Christ being ordained to
purge the Church with great zeal begins his office both of Priest
and Prophet." |
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| From
Matthew
Henry's Commentary.
| "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." |
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| From Wesley's Notes.
| "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." |
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| From the
Commentary on the Whole Bible
(Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, 1871).
| "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." |
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| From The People's
New Testament, B.W. Johnson, 1891.
| "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." |
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| Contemporary Commentary, Studies, and Exegesis:
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"Subtle
as a Sledge Hammer: Jesus 'Cleanses' the Temple,"
The Journey with Jesus: Notes to Myself, Daniel B. Clendenin, Journey with
Jesus Foundation.
| "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." |
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Comments
(commentary) and
Clippings
(technical notes for in-depth study), Chris Haslam, Anglican
Diocese of Montreal. |
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"Predatory Lending,"
Resources for Prophetic
Worship, Speaking to North Carolina Justice Issues, North Carolina Council
of Churches, 2006. |
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"The Cleansing of the Temple," Gospel Analysis, Sermons from
Seattle, Pastor Edward F. Markquart, Grace Lutheran Church, Seattle,
Washington. Detailed background and exegesis. |
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"First
Thoughts on Year B Gospel Passages in the Lectionary: Lent 3,"
William Loader, Murdoch University, Uniting Church in Australia.
| "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." |
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"Exegetical Considerations,"
Lent 3B, Richard
Carlson, Lutheran Theological Seminary at Gettysburg, Using Greek for Sunday
Text Preparations.
| "What does this text say about the
central focus and reality of worship?" |
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"The Dove Seller,"
Sarah M. Foulger,
Stirred by the Light
- Voices of Lent. |
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Marginally Mark, by Brian McGowan, Anglican priest in Western
Australia.
| "Have we developed similar tactics to
avoid the real Jesus issues? What do we hide behind?" |
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Sermon
Preparation Thoughts and Questions by Wesley White, 2006. |
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"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.
| "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?" |
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Wellspring of
the Gospel, Lent 3B, Catherine McElhinney and Kathryn
Turner, Weekly Wellsprings. |
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"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.
| "Is faith in God reasonable? What
reasons do people have for faith? How do acts of scandal detract from
faith?" |
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| Exegetical
Notes by Brian Stoffregen, at CrossMarks.
| "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?" |
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"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. |
| "Misreading
Jesus," analysis and reflection by Ed Schroeder, in Sabbatheology by The
Crossing Community of St Louis, Missouri.
| "Believing Jesus is having both passover and temple promises as one's own,
and the life that is in Jesus' name." |
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| "Exchanging
the Old Temple for the New Temple," analysis and reflection by
Michael Hoy in Sabbatheology by The Crossings Community of
St Louis, Missouri.
| "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." |
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Commentary
by Hall Harris at the Biblical Studies Foundation.
| "Why should one have to
assume, in any case, that there could have been only one cleansing
of the Temple?" |
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| "Jesus'
Spring House Cleaning," R. Scott Clark, in Kerux: The Online
Journal of Biblical Theology (Reformed).
| "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." |
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| Articles & Background:
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"John's Account of Jesus' Demonstration in the Temple: Violent or
Nonviolent?" Mark R. Bredin, Biblical Theology Bulletin, 2003.
| "In conclusion, it is possible to
establish Jesus' demonstration as motivated by his perception that the
temple is the center of violence." |
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"Echoes in the Temple? Jesus, Nehemiah, and Their Actions in the Temple,"
Geoffrey M. Troughton, Journal of Biblical Studies,
2003.
| "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." |
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"Gospel
Chronologies, the Scene in the Temple, and the Crucifixion of Jesus,"
Paula Fredriksen, Boston University.
| "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." |
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"The
Temple Incident: An Integral Element in the Fourth Gospel's Narrative,"
Mark A. Matson, Milligan College.
| "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." |
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| Jerusalem Temple Warning
Inscription at K.C. Hanson and Douglas Oakman's excellent site
Palestine in the Time of Jesus:
Social Structures and Social Conflicts. |
| Model
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. |
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PANTAS referent in John 2:15, from B-Greek
Archives. Sort by "subject" to follow thread. |
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"Embracing
Anger," a public talk by Thich Nhat Hanh at Riverside Church, New York,
September 25, 2001. |
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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.):
| Casey, P.M.,
"Culture and Historicity: The Cleansing of the Temple," The Catholic
Biblical Quarterly, 1997. |
| Farelly, Nicolas,
"John 2:23-25: What Kind of Faith is This?" Presbyterion, 2004. |
| Hays, Richard B., "Can the Gospels
Teach Us How to Read the Old Testament?" Pro Ecclesia, 2002.
(Section on this text begins on p. 412)
Image Browse -
PDF |
| Painter, John,
"Quest Stories in John 1-4," Journal for the Study of the New
Testament, 1991.
Image Browse -
PDF |
| Polhill, John B., "John 1-4: The
Revelation of True Life," Review & Expositor, 1988.
Image Browse -
PDF |
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| Reviews:
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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. |
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| Sermons:
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"The Cleansing of the Temple,"
Sermons from Seattle,
Pastor Edward F. Markquart, Grace Lutheran Church, Seattle,
Washington. |
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"Far More than Bingo,"
the Rev. Barbara K. Lundblad,
Day 1, 2003. |
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"It's not About Bingo,"
the Rev. Barbara K. Lundblad, Day 1, 1997. |
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"Have You Ever Been Angry?" L. Gregory
Bloomquist, Saint Paul University, Ottawa. |
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"Housecleaning,"
John Jewell,
2000. |
| Father
Andrew M. Greeley, "Priest, Author, Sociologist," Commentary and Homily
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| The Temple Cleanser: John 2:12-25, Ray C. Stedman. Text or Real Audio. |
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| With Children:
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"Jesus Cleanses
the Temple," Illustrating the Story (lessons, children's sermons),
coloring pages, activity sheets, crafts, children's songs. MSSS Crafts. |
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"Cleansing of the Temple," Fr. Max Bowers, Kid's Church. |
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"Denise Challenges a Bully,"
children's story by Larry Broding, word-sunday.com. |
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"Jesus Chases the
Moneychangers Out of the Temple," Sunday School
Lessons: Family Bible Study, art projects, music, stories, etc. |
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"The Cleansing of
the Temple,"
children's study, puzzles, coloring sheet, etc. Higher Praise Christian
Center. |
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| Drama:
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| Graphics & Bulletin Materials:
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Clip Art,
John 2:19, Fr. Richard Lonsdale, Resources for Catholic Educators. |
| Clip Art Images:
John 2:13-25, Misioneros Del Sagrado Corazón en el Perú. |
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John 2:13-25, at
Cerezo Barredo's weekly gospel illustration.
Liberation emphasis. |
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John 2:13-22,
John 2:13-25, Liturgical Drawing,
Maria d.c. Zamora,
Claretian Resources, Philippines. ("Download and use
these for free.") |
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Clip Art:
Jesus Clears the Temple, 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 Pages for parallel passages:
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| Study Links and Resources for the
Book of John |
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