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John
5:1-9
 | Reading the Texts:
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| Historical References, Commentary and
Comparative Texts:
 | The
Five Gospels Parallels, John W. Marshall, University of Toronto. |
| Comparative texts about Sacred
Days and Seasons (inc Sabbath) from DSS, Mishnah, Babylonian Talmud, etc.
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. |
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"Sickness and Sin," The Jesus Database, an online annotated inventory of
the traditions concerning the life and teachings of Jesus. Dr. Gregory C.
Jenks, FaithFutures Foundation. |
| XXII.9-17; XXX.31;
Tatian's Diatessaron
(c. 150-160). |
| II.XXII.3, II.XXIII.2, Adversus
Haereses, Irenaeus of Lyons.
(c. 180) |
| Chapter XIII,
Adversus Judaeos, Tertullian (c.
198) |
| Chapter VIII,
The Prescription of Heretics, Tertullian (c.
200) |
| From Augustine's Tractates on John: Tractate XVII
(5:1-18). |
| From the Geneva Notes.
 | "That is to say, the house of
pouring out, because a great abundance of water was poured out into
that place." |
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| From
Matthew
Henry's Commentary.
| "We are all by nature impotent
folk in spiritual things, blind, halt, and withered; but full
provision is made for our cure, if we attend to it." |
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| From
Wesley's Notes.
| "Probably the basin had five
sides! Bethesda signifies the house of mercy." |
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| From the
Commentary on the Whole Bible
(Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, 1871).
| "Instead of saying he
wished to be cured, he just tells with piteous simplicity how
fruitless had been all his efforts to obtain it, and how helpless
and all but hopeless he was. Yet not quite. For here he is at
the pool, waiting on. It seemed of no use; nay, only
tantalizing..." |
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| From The People's
New Testament, B.W. Johnson, 1891.
| "Observe the process: (1)
Christ addresses the man; (2) he commands; (3) the man obeys.
It is the obedience of faith. (4) In the act of obedience he is
healed. Christ is the healer, but he is healed by the obedience of
faith." |
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| Contemporary Commentary, Studies, and Exegesis:
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Comments
(commentary) and
Clippings
(technical notes for in-depth study), Chris Haslam, Anglican
Diocese of Montreal. |
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Exegetical
Notes by Brian Stoffregen at CrossMarks
Christian Resources.
| "We want to "see"
Jesus through the lens of our own understanding of what a savior
should be like. As long as we "see" in this way, we cannot
see." |
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"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." |
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| "Jesus
Heals the Man at the Pool of Bethesda (John 5:1-18)," by Robert Deffinbaugh at
the Biblical Studies Foundation.
| "Allow me to raise a question
which may be on your mind: “Why doesn’t Jesus heal the others
who are ailing at the pool of Bethesda? If Jesus is able (and surely
He is), why doesn’t Jesus heal everyone at the pool that
day?”" |
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| Articles & Background:
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"The Eighth Day," David
B. Capes, (other resources at)
"Sabbath," Christian Reflection, 2006.
| "When they celebrated Sunday
as 'the eighth day,' early Christian signaled that God's new
creation had begun in the resurrection of Jesus Christ." |
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| "Miracles,
In Other Words: Social Science Perspectives on Healings," Jerome H. Neyrey,
University of Notre Dame, 1995.
| "...we should attend to the
institution in which the healing takes place, either kinship or politics. What roles does
the family have in an illness? How are they socially and economically affected? What role
do they play in the seeking of a cure? What costs do they pay or debts to they incur? What
if the healing occurs in the political realm, even if this is a healing shrine such as the
temple of Asclepius at Epidaurus? Healings, moreover, might have important political
implications, for "prophets" arose, echoing themes of liberation and freedom.
The political significance of the account of the healing by the Jewish Eleazar before the
emperor Vespasian and his retinue should not be discounted (Josephus. Ant.
8.45-48)." |
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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.):
| Bryan, Steven M.,
"Power in the Pool: The Healing of the Man at Bethesda and Jesus'
Violation of the Sabbath (Jn. 5:1-18)," Tyndale Bulletin, 2003.
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| Duke, Paul D.,
"John 5:1-15," Review & Expositor, 1988. |
| Hodges, Zane C.,
"The Angel at Bethesda -- John 5:4," Bibliotheca Sacra, 1979. |
| Howard, James M.,
"The Significance of Minor Characters in the Gospel of John,"
Bibliotheca Sacra, 2006. (see section beginning on page 71) |
| Klinger, Jerzy,
"Bethesda and the Universality of the Logos," St Vladimir's
Theological Quarterly, 1983. |
| Pidcock-Lester, Karen,
"Between Text and Sermon: John 5:1-9,"
Interpretation, 2005. |
| Ringe, Sharon H.,
"'Holy, as the Lord Your God Commanded You," Sabbath in the New
Testament," Interpretation, 2005. (See also
entire issue of
Interpretation devoted to Sabbath, 2005.) |
| Staley, Jeffrey L.,
"Stumbling in the Dark, Reaching for the Light: Reading Character in John 5
and 9," Semeia, 1991.
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| Thatcher, Tom,
"The Sabbath Trick: Unstable Irony in the Fourth Gospel," Journal for
the Study of the New Testament, 1999.
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PDF |
| Thomas, John
Christopher,
"'Stop Sinning Lest Something Worse Come Upon You': The Man at the Pool in
John 5," Journal for the Study of the New Testament, 1995. |
| Whitters, Mark F.,
"Discipleship in John: Four Profiles," Word & World, 1998. |
| Witkamp, L. Th.,
"The Use of Traditions in John 5:1-18," Journal for the Study of the
New Testament, 1985. |
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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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Review: James McGrath, John's Apologetic Christology: Legitimation
and Development in Johannine Christology. Cambridge University Press,
2001. Review by Troy A Miller in The Catholic Biblical Quarterly,
2003. |
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| Sermons:
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| With Children:
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| Drama:
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| Graphics & Bulletin Materials:
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Clip Art:
Jesus Healing the Lame Man, Julius Schnoor von Carolsfeld woodcuts, World Mission
Collection, Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod. |
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Bed Is
Too Heavy,
Reverend Fun Cartoon, gospelcom.net. Check for printing
permissions at right-hand side of destination page. |
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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 and Resources for the
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