John
4:5-42
- 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- Historical References, Commentary and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.
- 2 Kings 17
- Primary texts (Pseudepigrapha, Targum, Midrash, Targum) about Messainic Expectation. Primary texts about the Judean-Samaritan Feud and Samaritan Theology. Comparative primary texts about Purity and Social Relations (see esp "Sin Causes Sickness," from Mishnah, Midrash, Tosefta, and Babylonian Talmud. At Mahlon H. Smith's (Rutgers University) Into His Own: Perspective on the World of Jesus.
- Chapter VII, The Epistle of Ignatius to the Romans, Ignatius of Antioch (c. 110). (Longer version only - 4th cent interpolation.)
- Chapter IV, Discourse to the Greeks, Tatian. (c. 170)
- III.XXII.2, IV.II.7, IV.XXIII.1, IV.XXV.3, IV.XXXVI.4, Adversus Haereses, Irenaeus of Lyons. (c. 180)
- Chapter IX, On Baptism, Tertullian (c. 198)
- Chapter XXVIII, On Prayer, Tertullian (c. 199)
- I.6, I.9, Paedagogus, Clement of Alexandria (c 200)
- I.6, Stromata, Clement of Alexandria (c 200)
- Chapter XXXII, Against Hermogenes, Tertullian (c. 205)
- IV.35, Against Marcion, Tertullian (c. 210)
- Chapter VII, On the Resurrection of the Flesh, Tertullian (c. 211)
- Chapter VII, Chapter XXI, Against Praxeas, Tertullian (c. 213)
- Chapter VIII, On Monogamy, Tertullian (c. 215)
- Chapter XI, On Modesty, Tertullian (c. 217)
- I.I.1, 4, First Principles (De Principiis), Origen. (c.225)
- V.IV, V.XIV, V.XXII, The Refutation of all Heresies (Philosophumena), Hippolytus of Rome. (c. 225)
- II.LXXI, VI.LXX, Against Celsus, Origen. (c.246)
- On the Lord's Prayer -- Cyprian of Carthage (c. 252)
- Epistle LXII -- Cyprian of Carthage (c. 253)
- From Augustine's Tractates on John: Tractate XV (4:1-42).
- HOMILY XXXII. John 4:13, 14 by St. John Chrysostom.
- The Freedom of a Christian, by Martin Luther
- From the Geneva Notes.
- "Christ, leaving the proud Pharisees, communicates the treasures of everlasting life with a poor sinful woman and stranger, refuting the gross errors of the Samaritans, and defending the true service of God, which was delivered to the Jews, but yet in such a way that he here calls both Samaritans and Jews back to himself, as one whom only all the fathers, and also all the ceremonies of the law, regarded, and had respect for."
- From
Matthew
Henry's Commentary.
- "No past sins can bar our acceptance with him, if we humble ourselves before him, believing in him as the Christ, the Saviour of the world."
- From
Wesley's
Notes.
- "But she might the more easily mistake his meaning, because living water was a common phrase among the Jews for spring water."
- From the Commentary on the Whole Bible (Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, 1871).
- From The People's
New Testament, B.W. Johnson, 1891.
- "The antipathy between the Jews and Samaritans was so bitter that they were never wont to ask any hospitable rite. The woman's reply is not a refusal of the Lord's request, but an expression of astonishment that a Jew should ask a favor of a Samaritan."
- Contemporary Commentary, Studies, and Exegesis:
- Jesus and the Woman of Samaria, audio telling, story in episodes, graphic, audio and written commentaries. Go Tell Communications, Biblical Storytelling for the Global Village, 2011.
- Lent 3, John 4:1-42, a telling and video performance criticism, Tracy Radosevic, NBSINT, 2011. (At YouTube)
- Misogyny, Moralism and the Woman at the Well, David Lose, The Huffington Post, 2011.
- "She is not a prostitute. She doesn't have a shady past. Yet when millions of Christians listen to her story this coming Sunday in church, they are likely to hear their preachers describe her in just those terms "
- Commentary,
John 4:5-42 (Lent 3A),Meda Stamper
,
Preaching This
Week, WorkingPreacher.org, 2011.
- "This text suggests in a number of ways that it is not about what we know but who we know."
- Exegetical Notes by Brian Stoffregen at CrossMarks Christian Resources.
- "Our language about what God offers: justification, sanctification, forgiveness, grace, etc., may be just as confusing to the world as "living water" was to this woman (or "born from above" was to Nicodemus). What will "speak" to this woman? What will speak to the unbelieving world? How do we help the world know what to ask for?"
- "High Noon at Jacob's Well," Peter Woods, I Am Listening, 2011.
- "Isn’t that all any of us need for our healing? A space,unbearably hot as it might be, where we can allow ourselves to acknowledge who we are, and in that moment be graced by a Saviour who does not turn away from our shame and failure, but who floods our failed lives with his quenching living water..."
- Quench Your Thirst, Bruce Epperly, Patheos, 2011.
- Lectionary Blogging, Lent 3, John Petty, Progressive Involvement, 2011.
- "The 'husbands' are symbolic. After their conquest of the region in 722 BC, the Assyrians took about 30,000 native Israelites out of the region and imported people from Babylon, Cuthah, Avva, Hamath, and Sepharvaim (2 Kings 17:24) into Samaria."
- Holy
Textures, Understanding the Bible in its own time and in ours, John 4:5-42, David Ewart, 2011.
- "A good title for a sermon this week would be, "The Other Good Samaritan." The unnamed woman who grows from a shunned outsider to an evangelist."
- "Thanking the Woman at the Well," Unvirtuous Abbey, The Hardest Question, 2011.
- "Who's the thirsty one here?"
- "The Secrets We Keep," Reflections on John 4:1-30, Alyce McKenzie, Edgy Exegesis, Patheos, 2011.
- "Our new life begins when we finally recognize the identity of the man at the well."
- Breaking Social Norms, Exegesis, John 4:5-42, Michael R. Cosby, Lectionary Homiletics sample.
- "Living water equals moving water—as opposed to still water in a well or a cistern. Of course, Jesus’ use of living water is not a reference to a spring or river but a reference to the life-giving work of the Spirit."
- "Living Water, Living Story," David Lose, WorkingPreacher, 2011.
- First Thoughts on Year A Gospel Passages in the Lectionary: Lent 3," William Loader, Murdoch University, Uniting Church in Australia.
- "This wonderful piece of drama has many levels of meaning. As always in John its central character is God and God?s gift of life through the invitation to live in the holy space of love, the true worship in the Spirit, which is also the living space of the Father and the Son. That love, embodied, cuts across racial and cultural prejudice, affirms women, engages and loves sinners."
- Comments (commentary) and Clippings (technical notes for in-depth study), Chris Haslam, Anglican Diocese of Montreal.
- "The Water of Life,"Rev. Bryan Findlayson, Lectionary Bible Studies and Sermons, Pumpkin Cottage Ministry Resources. Includes detailed textual notes.
- Commentary, John 4:5-42, Karoline Lewis, Preaching This Week, WorkingPreacher.org, 2008.
-
Dylan's Lectionary Blog,
Lent 3, 2005. Biblical Scholar
Sarah Dylan Breuer looks at readings for the coming Sunday in the lectionary
of the Episcopal Church.
-
"What transformed this woman could transform our
world. The woman at the well was despised by her village, which
was despised by Judeans, whose ancestors had been humilated by
Babylonians. From generation to generation, humilation,
resentment, and violence were passed down by people keeping the
score so that they could seek to even it. Jesus sets aside all
score-keeping, and by treating all as if all were forgiven, he
makes forgiveness possible -- even for self-righteous sinners
like us."
-
"The
Woman at the Well: Third Sunday in Lent 2008,"
The Journey with Jesus: Notes to Myself, Daniel B. Clendenin, Journey
with Jesus Foundation, 2008.
- "The kingdom that Jesus announced is not one of a privatized faith whose purpose is to guarantee personal peace and affluence."
-
"The Woman at the Well,"
Gospel Analysis, Sermons from
Seattle, Pastor Edward F. Markquart, Grace Lutheran Church, Seattle,
Washington. Detailed background and exegesis.
- "The testimony of another person may get your attention initially, but ultimately, the Spirit of Christ works in one?s own life in a unique way."
- "Second Sunday in Lent: John 4:54-42," New Sight, New Life: Lenten Gospels, Gracia Grindal, Word & World: Theology for Christian Ministry, Luther Northwestern Theological School, 1996.
-
"Discipleship in John: Four Profiles," Mark F. Whitters,
Word & World: Theology for Christian Ministry, Volume XVIII,
Number 4, Luther Northwestern Theological School, 1998.
- "Reviewing Jesus' encounter with four potential disciples in John's Gospel can help us understand our own discipleship -- potential and real."
- "No God but God," study guide for adults, Robert B. Kruschwitz, (other resources at) "Christianity and Islam," Christian Reflection, The Center for Christian Ethics at Baylor University, 2005.
- "Woman at the Well," Sarah M. Foulger, Stirred by the Light - Voices of Lent.
-
"Spiritual Snobs," Scott McKnight, The Christian Century,
2005.
- "When we look within ourselves or at others, we are prone to self-promotion or blame or judgment."
- Lectionary
Commentary and Preaching Paths (Lent A3), by Jirair Tashjian, at The
Christian Resource Institute.
- "Has the church really done all that it could to take on the issue of racial prejudice? What about prejudice based on gender and economic status? How ready is the church to minister to people whose morality does not measure up to the church?s standards?"
-
"The
Witness at the Well," commentary by Fred B. Craddock from The
Christian Century, 1990. At Religion Online.
- "She is open and honest, a truth-seeker hindered only by a hypocritical town that forces her to come alone to the well at noon rather than the customary evening hour. Moralizers, however, have painted her as dangerous: beware her seductive ways, her mincing walk, her eyes waiting in ambush."
-
"You Know
Who I Am and you Still Love Me?"
Jerry Goebel, One
Family Outreach. "Focus on scripture from a justice perspective." Exegesis, study, and teen study
and activities.
- "Yet, look how patient Jesus is with the woman. Look at the skill with which he treats her wounds. Encouraging, then confronting, the balance between the two is perfect. Look at how much the Lord loves her. How profoundly he calls her to him. He asks the perfect questions, he listens for the heart of her questions?not taking the bait of her often sarcastic and flippant responses. He sees through all her veils to an inner, deeper pain caused by years of rejection and abuse."
-
"Conversing about the Wellspring Within," Larry Broding's Word-Sunday.Com: A Catholic
Resource for This Sunday's Gospel. Adult Study, Children's Story, Family
Activity, Support Materials.
- "When was the last time you got in a conversation with a stranger? What was the conversation about?"
-
"Unlikely Messenger,"
Patricia Farris, The Christian Century, 2002.
Religion Online.
- "Not only is she a woman, but a divorced woman with a shady past and a Samaritan. By custom, Rabbi Jesus ought not even speak with her in public, let alone drink from her Samaritan bucket. But what transpires between these two is nothing short of miraculous. These strangers, these enemies, discover at the well that they need each other."
-
"Strangers
in the Night," Richard Lischer. Commentary from The
Christian Century, February, 1999. At Religion Online.
- "The story of Jesus and the Samaritan woman turns out to be a love story after all, for only one who loved you knows you as you are and not as you pretend to be. Only one who loves you knows your deepest desires. Only one who loves you can look at your past without blinking."
- "A
Divine Engagement," Scott F. Hunter, in Kerux: The Online
Journal of Biblical Theology (Reformed).
- "It was earlier noted that Jesus had to pass through Samaria because of a divine engagement. But this engagement was more than just an appointment for Christ; it was a wedding engagement for the woman. It was an engagement of the most profound and holy matrimony, that between Christ and his Church."
- "The Manifestation of the Messiah to the Samaritan Woman," by Robert Deffinbaugh at the Biblical Studies Foundation.
- Commentary by Hall Harris at the Biblical Studies Foundation.
- "The Woman at the Well (John 4:1-42)," by Robert Deffinbaugh at the Biblical Studies Foundation.
- Articles & Background:
- "What's Wrong
With This Picture? John 4, Cultural Stereotypes of Women, and Public and Private
Space." Jerome H. Neyrey, Biblical Theology Bulletin 24 (1994):77-91.
- "In John 4, all social taboos customarily separating males and females into separate worlds are systematically recognized, but broken and transformed. This upsetting of cultural taboos, moreover, is conscious and intentional; it constitutes an essential part of the communication of the author."
-
"Discipleship in John: Four Profiles," Mark F. Whitters,
Word & World: Theology for Christian Ministry, Volume XVIII,
Number 4, Luther Northwestern Theological School, 1998.
- "Reviewing Jesus' encounter with four potential disciples in John's Gospel can help us understand our own discipleship -- potential and real."
-
"Spirit,
Mercy, and the Other," Judith Gundry-Volf,
Theology Today, 1995.
- "This triumph is portrayed as coming about through a Gentile woman's bold and persuasive insistence that God's mercy is not doled out along ethnic, gender, or socio-cultural lines."
- "The Sociology of
Secrecy and the Fourth Gospel." Jerome H. Neyrey, in What Is John? Vol.
II: Literary and Social Readings of the Fourth Gospel, 79-109. F. Segovia, ed.
Atlanta: Scholars Press, 1998.
- "Once we start to pull back the veil, we notice numerous instances of hiding-revealing, secrecy, ambiguity and even lying. The following is an attempt to catalogue the primary and related instances of secrecy and "information control" in the document."
- "What's Wrong
With This Picture? John 4, Cultural Stereotypes of Women, and Public and Private
Space." Jerome H. Neyrey, Biblical Theology Bulletin 24 (1994):77-91.
- 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).
- Allison, Dale C., Jr.,
"The Living Water (John 4:10-14; 6:35c; 7:37-39)," St. Vladimir's
Theological Quarterly, 1986.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Ashton, John,
"The Identity and Function of the IOUDAIOI in the Fourth Gospel,"
Novum Testamentum, 1985. (See especially section beginning on page
48.)
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Beck, David R.,
"The Narrative Function of Anonymity in Fourth Gospel Characterization,"
Semeia, 1993.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Bridges, Linda McKinnish, "John
4:5-42, Between Text and Sermon," Interpretation, 1994.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Brown, Raymond E.,
S.S.,
"Roles of Women in the Fourth Gospel," Theological Studies, 1975.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Bull, Robert J., "An
Archaeological Context for Understanding John 4:20," Biblical
Archaeologist, 1975.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Chappuis, Jean-Marc, "Jesus and
the Samaritan Woman: The Variable Geometry of Communication,"
Ecumenical Review, 1982.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Clader, Linda,
"One Water Washes Over Us All," The Living Pulpit, 2005.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Collins, C. John,
"John 4:23-24, 'In Spirit and Truth': An Idiomatic Proposal,"
Presbyterion, 1995.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Craddock, Fred B.,
"The Witness at the Well," The Christian Century, 1990.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Derrett, J. Duncan
M., "The Buddhist Dimension of John," Numen, 2004.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Dockery, David S., "Reading John
4:1-45: Some Diverse Hermeneutical Perspectives," Criswell
Theological Review, 1988.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Dube, Musa W., "Reading for
Decolonization," Semeia, 1996.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Farmer, Craig S., "Changing Images
of the Samaritan Woman in Early Reformed Commentaries on John,"
Church History, 1996.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Farris, Patricia,
"Unlikely Messenger," The Christian Century, 2002.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Grindal, Gracia, "New Sight, New
Life: Lenten Gospels," Word & World, 1996.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Gundry-Volf, Judith,
"Spirit, Mercy, and the Other," Theology Today, 1995.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Kilpatrick, G.D., "John 4:41,
PLEION or PLEIOUS," Novum Testamentum, 1976.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Koester, Craig R.,
"'The Savior of the World' (John 4:42)," Journal of Biblical
Literature, 1990.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Lamkin, James E.,
"'Location, Location, Location': A Homiletic Exegesis of John 4,"
Review & Expositor, 1999.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Lischer, Richard,
"Strangers in the Night," The Christian Century, 1999.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Maccini, Robert Gordon, "A
Reassessment of the Woman at the Well in John 4 in Light of the
Samaritan Context," Journal for the Study of the New Testament,
1994.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Malcolm, Lois and Janet L. Ramsey, "On Forgiveness and Healing: Narrative Therapy and the Gospel Story," Word & World, 2010.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Margalit, Natan,
"Fountain of Life, River of Light," The Living Pulpit, 2005.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - McKnight, Scot, "Spiritual Snobs,"
The Christian Century, 2005.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Milgram, Goldie,
"Water as a Portal to Sacred Consciousness," The Living Pulpit,
2005.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Moore, Stephen D., "Are There
Impurities in the Living Water that the Johannine Jesus Dispenses?
Deconstruction, Feminism, and the Samaritan Woman," Biblical
Interpretation, 1993.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Munro, Winsome, "The Pharisee and
the Samaritan in John: Polar or Parallel?" Catholic Biblical
Quarterly, 1995.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Neyrey, Jerome H., S.J.,
"Jacob Traditions and the Interpretation of John 4:10-26," The
Catholic Biblical Quarterly, 1979.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Okure, Teresa, "Jesus and the Samaritan Woman (John 4:1-42) in Africa," Theological Studies, 2009.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Painter, John,
"Quest Stories in John 1-4," Journal for the Study of the New
Testament, 1991.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Polhill, John B., "John 1-4: The
Revelation of True Life," Review & Expositor, 1988.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Rodríguez, José, "The Challenge of
Hispanic Ministry (Reflections on John 4)," Currents in Theology and
Mission, 1991.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Sheeley, Steven M., "'Lift Up Your
Eyes': John 4:4-42," Review & Expositor, 1995.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Sloyan, Gerard S., "The Samaritans
in the New Testament," Horizons, 1983.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Taylor, Barbara Brown, "Face to
Face with God," The Christian Century, 1996.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Thomas-Smith, Karen, "Seeing through the Eyes of Our
Sister, Hagar: An Expository Sermon on Genesis 16:1-16, 21:1-21 and John
4:5-14," Review & Expositor, 2008.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Vanek, Elizabeth-Anne, "Samaritan
Woman," Currents in Theology and Mission, 1984. (Poetry)
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Waweru, Humphrey Mwangi, "Jesus and Ordinary Women in the Gospel of John: an African Perspective," Svensk missionstidskrift, 2008.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Wedel, Alton F., "John 4:5-26
(5-42), Expository Article," Interpretation, 1977.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Whitters, Mark F.,
"Discipleship in John: Four Profiles," Word & World, 1998.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
- Allison, Dale C., Jr.,
"The Living Water (John 4:10-14; 6:35c; 7:37-39)," St. Vladimir's
Theological Quarterly, 1986.
- Reviews:
- 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.
- 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.
- Reviews: Jane S. Webster, Ingesting Jesus: Eating and Drinking in the Gospel of John. Society of Biblical Literature, 2003. Reviews by Francis J. Moloney, Peter-Ben Smit and Robert Baker in The Catholic Biblical Quarterly, 2004.
- Reviews: Frances Taylor Gench, Back to the Well: Women's Encounters with Jesus in the Gospels. Westminster John Knox, 2004. Reviews by Orysya Hachko, Kelly Iverson, and Betsy J Bauman-Maring in SBL's Review of Biblical Literature.
- Sermons:
- "He Gets Me!" the Rev. Dr. David Sapp, Day 1, 2011.
- "Water, Water, Everywhere," Richard L. Sheffield, Sermon Suite, 2011.
- "Showing of Love," Dr. Angela Bauer, Episcopal Divinity School, 2003.
- "Living Water," Pastor Edward F. Markquart, Grace Lutheran Church, Seattle, Washington - Sermons from Seattle.
- "Give Me a Drink," the Very Rev. Samuel G Candler, Day 1, 2005.
- "Of Wintry Mornings and Water Wells," the Rt. Rev. J Neil Alexander, Day 1, 2002.
- "A Thirsty Woman," John Jewell, 1999.
- "Re-programming Life," the Rev. Ruben Duran, Day 1, 1996.
- "Light and Warmth," the Rev. Dr. John Claypool, 30 Good Minutes, Chicago Sunday Evening Club, 1994.
- Father Andrew M. Greeley, "Priest, Author,
Sociologist," Commentary and Homily
- Lent 3, 2008
- Lent 3, 2005
- Lent 3, 1999 (Dr. Mary G. Durkin)
- Lent 3, 1996
- With Children:
- "Children's Literature: A Resource for Ministry," Mar 27, 2011, Union Presbyterian Seminary. Connections: John 4:5-42 and Sheila Rae, the Brave by Kevin Henkes.
- "Not Family Feuds but Peace!" Janice B. Scott, SermonSuite, 2011.
- "The Woman at the Well," Illustrating the Story (lessons, children's sermons), coloring pages, activity sheets, crafts, children's songs. MSSS Crafts.
- "Woman at the Well," Fr. Max Bowers, Kid's Church.
- "Dying for a Drink!" and "The Thirst Quencher," Charles Kirkpatrick, Sermons4kids.com.
- "Jesus Talks to a Woman by a Well," Sunday School Lessons: Family Bible Study, art projects, music, stories, etc.
- "Jesus by the Well," Jim Kerlin, childrensermons.com.
- "The Woman at the Well," children's study, puzzles, coloring sheet, etc. Higher Praise Christian Center.
- Samaritan Woman Word Search, Samaritan Woman Maze, sermons4kids.com.
- Drama:
- "In a Samaritan Village," from A Certain Jesus by Jose Ignacio and Maria Lopez Vigil. Ideal for catechetical and liturgical dramatization of today's gospel. Claretian Publications.
- "The Woman of Samaria," Andy Lund, dramatix.
- "Women Unlimited," Peter Marshall, dramatix.
- "The Water of Life," Marjorie Kennedy, dramatix.
- "Thirsty!" Michele Pitman, dramatix.
- "Woman at the Well" monologue, Ross Olson.
- Graphics & Bulletin Materials:
- Clip Art, John 4:14, Fr. Richard Lonsdale, Resources for Catholic Educators.
- John 4:5-42, Lectionary Clipart, Hermanoleon Clipart.
- Clip Art Images: John 4:5-42, Misioneros Del Sagrado Corazón en el Perú.
- John 4:5-42, at Cerezo Barredo's weekly gospel illustration. Liberation emphasis.
- John 4:5-42, Liturgical Drawing, Maria d.c. Zamora, Claretian Resources, Philippines. ("Download and use these for free.")
- Woman at the Well Clip Art. Anglican Diocese of Dunedin, New Zealand.
- John 4:14, John 4:14, John 4:14, John 4:24, Heartlight - Free Christian PowerPoint Backgrounds.
- Clip Art: Jesus and the Samaritan Woman, Julius Schnoor von Carolsfeld woodcuts, World Mission Collection, Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod.
- Lent 3, John 4:1-42, a telling and video performance criticism, Tracy Radosevic, NBSINT, 2011. (At YouTube)
- Hymns and Music:
- The Water God Gives Us Text: Carolyn Winfrey Gillette, Tune: FOUNDATION 11.11.11.11 (“How Firm a Foundation”) A new hymn based on John 4:5-42 that was written for The Presbyterian Outlook magazine for Lent 2011 and available with the music.
- Jesus, You Once Called Disciples Text: Carolyn Winfrey Gillette, Tune: IN BABILONE (8.7.8.7 D) (There's a Wideness in God's Mercy) A new hymn on all disciples (the Twelve, as well as women, other men and children)
- "O Lord, You Called Disciples,"Text: Carolyn Winfrey Gillette, Tune: LANCASHIRE 7.6.7.6 D (“The Day of Resurrection”). This hymn celebrates the woman at the well as an early evangelist.
- Contemporary/Praise Song suggestions, Together to Celebrate, David MacGregor.
- Hymns with Scripture Allusions: John 4:14, 23, 24, 35, 37. The Cyber Hymnal.
- Hymnal Scripture References, The Lutheran Hymnal, Lutheran Worship.
- The Billabong, by Rev Jeff Shrowder, Uniting Church in Australia: scroll down for hymn suggestions.
- Hymn selections (United Methodist) and more from Hymnsite.com.
- "He Lingers Still," TEXT: Mark Ryman (2005) based on John 4:5-42. TUNE: "Russia." New Hymns for the Lectionary.
- Fine Arts Images Linked at The Text This Week's Art Index:
- Movies scenes with the following themes, listed at The Text This Week's Movie Concordance:
- Study Links and Resources for the Book of John
