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 | Reading the Text:
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| Historical References, Commentary and Comparative Texts: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:
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Chapter II, The Epistle of Ignatius to the Smyrnaeans,
Ignatius of Antioch (c. 110). (Longer Version only - 4th cent
interpolation) |
| Comparative texts about
Baptism: Water & Spirit from DSS, Josephus, Babylonian Talmud. At
(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. |
|
"Jesus to Nicodemus,"
The Jesus Database, an online annotated
inventory of the traditions concerning the life and teachings of Jesus.
Dr. Gregory C. Jenks, FaithFutures Foundation. |
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Chapter XCI,
Dialogue With Trypho,
Justin Martyr. (c 160) |
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XXXII.40-47; Tatian's
Diatessaron (c. 150-160). |
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IV.II.7,
V.XXVII.2,
Adversus Haereses,
Irenaeus of Lyons. (c. 180) |
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Chapter X,
Exhortation to the Greeks,
Clement of Alexandria (c 200) |
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II.15,
IV.26,
V.13,
Stromata,
Clement of Alexandria (c 200) |
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II.13,
On
The Apparel of Women,
Tertullian (c. 202) |
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II.22,
Against Marcion,
Tertullian (c. 208) |
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Chapter XXI,
Against Praxeas,
Tertullian (c. 213) |
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V.XI,
The
Refutation of all Heresies (Philosophumena),
Hippolytus of Rome. (c. 225) |
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X.28,
Commentary on the Gospel of John, Philocalia [anthology of
Origen prepared by St. Basil and St. Gregory Nazianzen],
Origen. (c.230) |
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From
Augustine's Tractates on John:
Tractate XII (3:6-21).
 | "The Spirit is present that we may
be born; the Spirit is invisibly present whereof thou art born, for thou
too must be invisibly born." |
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| From the
Geneva Notes.
| "Christ does not condemn, but rather
despising Christ condemns." |
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| From
Matthew
Henry's Commentary.
| "So long as he continues under a
load of unforgiven guilt, there can be little else than slavish fear of
God; but when his doubts are done away, when he sees the righteous
ground whereon this forgiveness is built, he rests on it as his own, and
is united to God by unfeigned love." |
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| From
Wesley's Notes.
| "He must be lifted up, that hereby
he may purchase salvation for all believers: all those who look to him
by faith recover spiritual health, even as all that looked at that
serpent recovered bodily health." |
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| "The Mysteries of the Brazen Serpent," John 3:14, Charles H. Spurgeon,
1857. |
| "None but Jesus," John 3:18, Charles H. Spurgeon, 1861. |
| "None but Jesus--Second Part," John 3;18, Charles H. Spurgeon, 1861. |
| From the
Commentary on the Whole Bible
(Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, 1871).
| "Though "condemnation" is to many
the issue of Christ's mission (Joh 3:19), it is not the object
of His mission, which is purely a saving one." |
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| "Immeasurable Love," John 3:16, Charles H. Spurgeon, 1885. |
| From
The People's New Testament, B.W. Johnson, 1891.
| "Usually it is not evidence, but an
honest heart and a sincere desire for truth, that are needed in order to
faith." |
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| Contemporary Commentary, Studies, and Exegesis:
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Commentary,
John 3:14-21, Sarah Henrich, Preaching This Week, WorkingPreacher.org,
2009. |
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"First Thoughts on Year B Gospel Passages in the Lectionary,"
Lent 4, William Loader, Murdoch University, Uniting Church in Australia.
| "Whatever
our own solution to the issues of inclusion and exclusion, John’s gospel
asks us to recognise that to reject the love and light and truth we see
in Jesus is to choose death – wherever and whenever we do it, and to
receive it means life, life our world which God still loves desperately
needs." |
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|
"John 3:14-21,"
Gospel Analysis, Sermons from
Seattle, Pastor Edward F. Markquart, Grace Lutheran Church, Seattle,
Washington. Detailed background and exegesis. |
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"Exegetical Considerations,"
Lent 4B, Richard
Carlson, Lutheran Theological Seminary at Gettysburg, Using Greek for
Sunday Text Preparations.
| "How are light and darkness
theological locations in John?" |
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| Exegetical Notes by Brian Stoffregen at
CrossMarks.
| "If the solution in Numbers was a
snake raised up on a pole -- because the problem was poisonous serpents
on the ground; so in John if the solution is a human (the Word made
flesh) on a pole, the problem must be the humans on the ground." |
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Exegesis, Robin Mattison, Lectionary Homiletics sample.
| "People’s deeds judge people for
good or ill. Nicodemus is shown to have a pattern of behavior that
marks him as judged already by his own actions (3:19-20). He does
not come in daylight to the Revealer, but comes at night with a
certainty about whom Jesus is that is wrong. He also represents
other religious leaders who do not come at all, for they would hide
their evil deeds, rather than let the Revealer’s light shine upon
them." |
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Join the Feast,
John 3:14-21, Jenny McDevitt, Union PSCE,
2009.
| "We are given the choice between
light and darkness, between belief and unbelief – but that choice of
whether to love God, or not, is ours only because first, 'God so
loved the world.'" |
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Holy Textures, Understanding the Bible in its own time and in ours,
John 3:14-21, David Ewart.
| "The logic of John is NOT: If
you believe, then God will love you and save you. God's salvation is
not a reward for belief. Nor does God withhold God's love,
forgiveness and salvation until we believe." |
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|
"Darkness and Light,"
Lent 4B, 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 been in the
'dark' about
something? What happened when a 'light'
was thrown on the subject?" |
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"For God
So Loved..."
Jerry Goebel, One
Family Outreach. "Focus on scripture from a justice perspective." Exegesis, study, and teen study
and activities.
| "Here in four words is the very nature
of God. 'For God So Loved…'
God, the author of the universe, omnipresent, omnipotent, and omniscient,
created everything for one purpose: He so loved." |
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"John the
Evangelist," Sarah M. Foulger,
Stirred by the Light
- Voices of Lent.
| "Others may condemn you but God
does not. See how Jesus loves. See how he lights up the world. Stand
in that light." |
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|
Wellspring of
the Gospel, Lent 4B, Catherine McElhinney and Kathryn
Turner, Weekly Wellsprings. |
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"In the
Light," Preacher's Magazine, 2009: Listening to the Text,
Engaging the Text, Preaching the Text. |
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"Serpents,
Penguins, and Crosses," Preacher's Magazine, 2006: Listening to the Text,
Engaging the Text, Preaching the Text. |
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"God's Love
in Christ," Rev. Bryan Findlayson, Lectionary Bible
Studies and Sermons, Pumpkin Cottage Ministry Resources. Includes detailed
textual notes. |
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Marginally Mark, by Brian McGowan, Anglican priest in Western
Australia.
| "Some 'brands' of faith give the
impression God is, on (im)balance a condemnatory figure looking for
excuse to be destructive. But as17+ helps us understand, the God
revealed in Jesus is not like that at all." |
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"Is Trust in Jesus Worth the Cost?"
Trinity A, 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 found belief in
something easier than trust in someone?" |
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| "The Manifestation of the Messiah (John 1-4)," by Robert Deffinbaugh
at the Biblical Studies Foundation.
| "Our Lord came as light to reveal
man’s need of a Savior." |
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| Commentary by Hall Harris at the
Biblical Studies Foundation.
| "In John, being "lifted up" refers
to one continuous action of ascent, beginning with the cross but ending
at the right hand of the Father." |
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| "Jesus and Nicodemus (John 3:1-21)," by Robert Deffinbaugh at the
Biblical Studies Foundation.
| "I must ask you, my friend, 'Are
you a Christian, or are you just religious?' " |
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|
John 3:14-21, 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
address.
| "Since we have so many symbolical
terms in the pericope at hand, these Greek speaking Jewish Christians,
scattered throughout Asia Minor, could most likely appreciate the
figurative images as well as enjoy discussing their meanings. For
example, the concept of doing what is true, is a notion that requires
dialogue to begin to comprehend. Somewhere its noted that Hellenists had
developed a confidence in philosophy as the way to truth. Is that
sentiment what they could recall when reading in this passage of doing
what is true?" |
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| Articles & Background:
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| Barron, Duane,
"For God So Loved the Cosmos: The Good News, Ecology and Christian
Ethics," Restoration Quarterly, 2005.
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| Bartlett, David L., "Inclusive or
Exclusive Grace?" The Christian Century, 1991.
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| Bassler, Jouette,
"Mixed Signals: Nicodemus in the Fourth Gospel," Journal of Biblical
Literature, 1989.
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| Born, J. Bryan,
"Literary Features in the Gospel of John (An Analysis of 3:1-21),"
Direction, 1988.
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| Dart, John, "Scriptural Schemes:
the ABCBAs of Biblical Writing," The Christian Century, 2004.
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| Derrett, J. Duncan M., "The Buddhist
Dimension of John," Numen, 2004.
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| Gundry, Robert H. and
Russell W. Howell,
"The Sense and Syntax of John 3:14-17 with Special Reference to the Use of
'OYTOS...OSTE' in John 3:16," Novum Testamentum, 1999.
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| Jegen, Carol Frances,
"Rejoicing in God," The Living Pulpit, 1996.
(see
Joy issue focus of The Living Pulpit 5.4, 1996.)
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| Lowry, James S., "By the Waters of
Babylon," Journal for Preachers, 1992.
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| Marshall, Ronald F.,
"Our Serpent of Salvation: The Offense of Jesus in John's Gospel," Word
and World, 2001.
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| Miller, Donald G., "John 3:1-21:
Expository Article," Interpretation, 1981.
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| Nicole, Roger R., "John Calvin's
View of the Extent of the Atonement," Westminster Theological Journal,
1985.
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| O'Day, Gail, "Piety Without
Pretense, Faith Without Falsehood: The Lenten Journey According to
John," Journal for Preachers, 1997.
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| Painter, John,
"Quest Stories in John 1-4," Journal for the Study of the New
Testament, 1991.
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| Polhill, John B., "John 1-4: The
Revelation of True Life," Review & Expositor, 1988.
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| Roberts, R.L., "The Rendering
'Only Begotten' in John 3:16," Restoration Quarterly, 1973.
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| Towne, Edgar A., "Reason and the
'More Excellent' Spirit: A Reformed Reflection on John 3:16," Encounter, 2005.
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| Wead, David W., "The Johannine
Double Meaning," Restoration Quarterly, 1970.
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| Whitters, Mark F.,
"Discipleship in John: Four Profiles," Word & World, 1998.
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| Reviews:
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Reviews:
Wai-Yee Ng, Water Symbolism in John: An Eschatological Interpretation.
Peter Lang, 2001. Review by Jo-Ann A. Brant and Ron Fay in SBL's Review
of Biblical Literature. |
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Review:
Wai-Yee Ng, Water Symbolism in John: An Eschatological Interpretation.
Peter Lang, 2001. Review by Dennis M Sweetland
in The Catholic
Biblical Quarterly, 2003. |
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| Sermons:
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"The World God Loves," the Rev. John H. Thomas, United Church of
Christ, 2009. |
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"The Gospel in Miniature," the Rev. Dr. James D. Kegel,
Lectionary.org, 2009. |
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"I
Want to Walk As a Child of the Light," 26
March 2006, David
Zersen, Göttinger Predigten im Internet: Every Sunday Sermons based on the
RCL by a team of Lutheran theologians/ pastors. |
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"In the
Light," Rev. Bethany Hull Somers, Preacher's Magazine, 2006. |
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"Serpents, Penguins,
and Crosses," Jim Fitzgerald, Preacher's Magazine, 2006. |
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"For God So Loved the World,"
"In Him,"
Sermons from Seattle,
Pastor Edward F. Markquart, Grace Lutheran Church, Seattle,
Washington. |
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"A Serpent in the
Desert," Phyllis Tickle, 30 Good Minutes, Chicago Sunday Evening
Club, 2005. |
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"Journey
toward Faith: A Lenten Sermon on John 3:16," Tim Johnson,
The Center for Progressive
Christianity. |
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"Doing the Truth," Paul Tillich, from
The Shaking of the
Foundations, 1955. At Religion Online.
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"What is Truth?" Paul Tillich. From
The New Being (1955), at Religion OnLine.
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Father
Andrew M. Greeley, "Priest, Author, Sociologist," Commentary and
Homily
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| With Children:
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"Born Again
- A New Creation," Illustrating the Story (lessons, children's
sermons), coloring pages, activity sheets, crafts, children's songs.
MSSS Crafts. |
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"Oh No!
Snakes!" Jim Kerlin, childrensermons.com. |
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"Jesus and
Nicodemus,"
children's study, puzzles, coloring sheet, etc. Higher Praise Christian
Center. |
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Crossword on John 3 & 4,
Don Crownover's
Bible Puzzles. |
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"What's on the Inside Counts," Sharon Brumfield,
sermons4kids.com. |
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John 3:16,
memory verse activity, MSSS Crafts and Resources for Bible
Stories. |
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| Drama:
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| Graphics & Bulletin Materials:
| Clip Art Images:
John 3:14-21,
Misioneros Del Sagrado Corazón en el Perú. |
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John 3:14-21, at
Cerezo Barredo's weekly gospel illustration.
Liberation emphasis. |
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Images for this week's readings, Pitts Theology Library Digital
Image Archive. |
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John 3:16,
Heartlight - Free Christian PowerPoint Backgrounds. |
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John 3:13-17,
John 3:14-21,
John 3:16-21,
John 3:16-18, Liturgical Drawing, Maria d.c. Zamora, Claretian
Resources, Philippines. ("Download and use these for
free.") |
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Clip Art:
Jesus Teaches Nicodemus, Julius Schnoor von Carolsfeld woodcuts, World Mission
Collection, Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod. |
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PowerPoint Slides for Lent 4B (John 3:16),
Bulletin Cover (John 3:16-17), Will Humes, Word & Table. |
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Commercial Site:
"John 3:16," Film/Visual Liturgy, The Work of the
People. |
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Meet the
Deacons,
Knotwright,
Reverend Fun Cartoon, gospelcom.net. Check for printing
permissions at right-hand side of destination page. |
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Bronze Serpent,
Clip Art,
Anglican Diocese of Dunedin, New Zealand. |
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| Hymns and Music:
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Contemporary/Praise Song suggestions, Together to Celebrate,
David MacGregor. |
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Hymns with Scripture
Allusions: John 3:14, 16. The Cyber Hymnal. |
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Hymnal
Scripture References, The Lutheran Hymnal, Lutheran Worship. |
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"A Prayer for
Mission,"
"Take
up Your Cross," Brenton Prigge, NewHymn, a new,
relevant hymn set to traditional tunes. |
| At Digital Hymnal (midi files, guitar chords, karaoke
files, projection text):
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| Literature and Literary References:
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| Fine Arts Images Linked at The Text This Week's
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