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John
6:35-51
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| Historical References, Commentary and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:
Fear, Submission and
Obedience. |
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XIX.29-44; Tatian's
Diatessaron (c. 150-160). [NOTE: XVIX is not a
meaningful numeral.] |
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Chapter IV,
Chapter VI,
On
Prayer,
Tertullian (c. 199) |
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I.6,
Paedagogus,
Clement of Alexandria (c 200) |
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Chapter XVI,
On
the Soul,
Tertullian (c. 210) |
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Chapter XIII,
On
the Flesh of Christ,
Tertullian (c. 211) |
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Chapter XXXIV,
Chapter XXXV,
Chapter XXXVII,
On
the Resurrection of the Flesh,
Tertullian (c. 211) |
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Chapter VIII,
Chapter XXI,
Chapter XXIV,
Against Praxeas,
Tertullian (c. 213) |
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V.III,
The
Refutation of all Heresies (Philosophumena),
Hippolytus of Rome. (c. 225) |
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I.23,
I.33,
Commentary on the Gospel of John,
Origen. (c.228) |
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VI.26,
X.13,
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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On
the Dress of Virgins,
Cyprian of Carthage (c. 249) |
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On
the Lord's Prayer --
Cyprian of Carthage (c. 252) |
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Epistle LXXII --
Cyprian of Carthage (c. 256) |
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From
Augustine's Tractates on John:
Tractate XXV (6:15-44);
Tractate XXVI (6:41-59). |
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"The Attractive Power of God," (John 6:44), Meister Eckhart. |
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"On
Faith and Coming to Christ and the True Bread of Heaven,"
Martin Luther, c. 1522.
 | "What is the proof by which
one may know that this heavenly bread is his and that he is invited
to such a spiritual supper? He needs only to look at his own heart.
If he finds it so disposed that it is softened and cheered by God's
promises and is firm in the conviction that it may appropriate this
bread of life, then he may be assured that he is one of the invited;
for as one believes, even so is it done unto him." |
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| From the Geneva Notes.
| "Flesh cannot perceive
spiritual things, and therefore the beginning of our salvation comes
from God, who changes our nature, so that we, being inspired by him,
may remain to be instructed and saved by Christ." |
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| From
Matthew
Henry's Commentary.
| "This bread is Christ's human
nature, which he took to present to the Father, as a sacrifice for
the sins of the world; to purchase all things pertaining to life and
godliness, for sinners of every nation, who repent and believe in
him." |
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| From Wesley's Notes.
| "This whole discourse
concerning his flesh and blood refers directly to his passion, and
but remotely, if at all, to the Lord's Supper." |
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| "Human
Inability," John 6:44, Charles H. Spurgeon, 1858.
| "Coming to Christ, then,
embraces in it repentance, self-negation, and faith in the Lord
Jesus Christ, and it sums within itself all those things which are
the necessary attendants of these great states of heart, such as the
belief of the truth, earnestness of prayer to God, the submission of
the soul to the precepts of God's gospel, and all those things which
accompany the dawn of salvation in the soul." |
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| From the
Commentary on the Whole Bible
(Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, 1871).
| "Be not either startled or
stumbled at these sayings; for it needs divine teaching to
understand them, divine drawing to submit to them." |
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| From The People's
New Testament, B.W. Johnson, 1891.
| "The Father's will is that
"every one who sees the Son and believes upon him," thus
coming to, following and abiding in him, shall have eternal life,
and that in the resurrection day Christ shall raise him from the
grave." |
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| Contemporary Commentary, Studies, and Exegesis:
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"First
Thoughts on Year B Gospel Passages in the Lectionary: Pentecost
10," William Loader, Murdoch University,
Uniting Church in Australia.
| "...eternal life is John’s
favourite way of describing salvation and it means sharing in God’s
life, for its benefits both for oneself and for others." |
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John 6:35,41-51, Proper 19B,
Comments
(commentary) and
Clippings
(technical notes for in-depth study), Chris Haslam, Anglican
Diocese of Montreal. |
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12th Sunday after Pentecost, John 6:1-71 -- The Bread Which Gives Life
to the World, Paul S. Berge, Word & World Texts in Context, Luther
Northwestern Theological Seminary, 1985. |
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"Eternal Life,"
Gospel Analysis, Sermons from
Seattle, Pastor Edward F. Markquart, Grace Lutheran Church, Seattle,
Washington. Detailed background and exegesis. |
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Exegesis,
Proper 14B, by Richard Donovan at lectionary.org.
| "'The 'I am'
sayings form the distinctive core of Jesus' language of self-revelation in
the Fourth Gospel…. Through these common symbols, Jesus declares that
people's religious needs and human longings are met in him'
(O'Day, 601)." |
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Marginally Mark, by Brian McGowan, Anglican priest in Western
Australia. |
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"Filled or Hungry?" John and Robin McCullough-Bade, Daily
Discipleship Bible Study, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, 2006. |
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"Transcendence,"
Ordinary 19B, Fr. Gerry Pierse, C.Ss.R., from Sundays Into
Silence: Reflections on the Sunday Gospels in the Light of Christian
Meditation. Claretian Publications.
| "All of us can fail to transcend. If
our prayer is focused only on our needs there will be no space in which to
hear ourselves being drawn by the Father." |
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"The Promise of Eternal Life,"
Ordinary 19B, Larry Broding's Word-Sunday.Com:
A Catholic Resource for This Sunday's Gospel. Adult Study, Children's
Story, Family Activity, Support Materials.
| "Do you have life insurance coverage?
Why is such coverage important to you and your family?" |
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Wellspring of
the Gospel, Ordinary 19B, Catherine McElhinney and Kathryn
Turner, Weekly Wellsprings. |
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John 6:35, 41-51, 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. |
| Exegetical
Notes by Brian Stoffregen, at CrossMarks
Christian Resources.
| "God can present us with the
bread of heaven, but God can't make us eat." |
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"Shema:
Hear and Obey,"
Jerry Goebel, One
Family Outreach.
"Focus on scripture from a justice perspective." Exegesis, study, and teen study
and activities.
| "He tells us that those who have heard [GSN191 akouo]
and learned [GSN3129 manthano] from God can come, or 'turn
to,' Jesus. Yet, the word for “heard” does not
refer to an auditory awareness. It quite literally means to give heed.
Or, the Hebrew’s would have said; 'Those who
hear and obey [HSN8086 Shema].'" |
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| "Israel's
Hour of Decision (John 6)," by Robert Deffinbaugh at the Biblical Studies Foundation.
| "Christ came not as a
spectacular wonder worker but as the wonder." |
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"The
Living Bread," Rev. Bryan Findlayson, Lectionary Bible
Studies and Sermons, Pumpkin Cottage Ministry Resources. Includes detailed
textual notes. |
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Commentary
by Hall Harris at the Biblical Studies Foundation.
| "The participle in verse 54,
trwvgwn, is almost shockingly graphic: it means to eat noisily,
often used of animals ("gnaw," "nibble,"
"munch"). When used with reference to people, it often has
the idea of enjoyment (Mt. 24:38) and close comradeship." |
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| "Life-Giving
Bread from Heaven," analysis and reflections by Michael Hoy at Sabbatheology
by The Crossings Community of St Louis, Missouri.
| "We are drawn into a
relationship with him who was sent as our own kin/brother, to be
raised up at the last analysis." |
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| "A Sign,"
analysis and reflections by Ed Schroeder, at Sabbatheology by The Crossings
Community of St Louis, Missouri.
| "Tricky is the translation and
interpetation of John's word "sign," a term crucial throughout John 6...The
miraculous is not the point here. Primary in John's use of "sign," are the
signals which Jesus gives that in his own words and deeds God is filling full--and
then--as John always adds throughout his Gospel--also exceeding--God's saving actions in
Israel's earlier history." |
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| "Missing the
Sign," analysis and reflections by Ed Schroeder, at Sabbatheology by The
Crossings Community of St Louis, Missouri. |
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John 6:37-40, Remembrance
Sunday,
Comments (commentary) and
Clippings (technical notes for in-depth study), Chris Haslam, Anglican
Diocese of Montreal. |
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| Articles & Background:
| "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." |
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"Food
For Thought: The Bread of Life Discourse (John 6:25-71) in Johannine Legitimation,"
by James F. McGrath, from Theological Gathering 2 (Winter 1997).
| "...the bread of life
discourse represents a christological exposition of the Old
Testament manna tradition. Eucharistic language is thus probably
used not as an end in itself, but because it enables faith in Jesus
to be expounded in a way that is relevant to the Johannine
community's legitimation of its beliefs and practices in the context
of its conflict with the synagogue." |
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| Bread.
Articles, commentary, etc from Jewish Heritage OnLine Magazine. |
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Bread, Elizabeth Hunter, The Lutheran, 2003. |
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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.):
| Allison, Dale C., Jr.,
"The Living Water (John 4:10-14; 6:35c; 7:37-39)," St. Vladimir's
Theological Quarterly, 1986. |
| Ashton, John,
"The Identity and Function of the IOUDAIOI in the Fourth Gospel,"
Novum Testamentum, 1985. |
| Bailey, Raymond,
"John 6," Review and Expositor, 1988. |
| Crossan, John Dominic,
"It Is Written: A Structuralist Analysis of John 6," Semeia,
1983. |
| Dawn, Marva J.,
"Preaching Hope in an Affluent Society," Journal for Preachers,
2004. |
| Gingrich, F. Wilbur,
Review of Peder Borgen, Bread from Heaven: An Exegetical Study of the
Concept of Manna in the Gospel of John and the Writings of Philo. Brill,
1965. Journal of Biblical Literature, 1967. |
| Kilmartin, S.J.,
"Liturgical Influence on John 6," Catholic Biblical Quarterly,
1960. |
| Lilly, Joseph L.,
"The Eucharistic Discourse of John 6," Catholic Biblical Quarterly,
1950. |
| Martin, Troy W.,
"Assessing the Johannine Epithet 'the Mother of Jesus'," The Catholic
Biblical Quarterly, 1998. |
| Phillips, Gary A.,
"'This Is A Hard Saying. Who Can Be Listener To It?': Creating a Reader in
John 6," Semeia, 1983. |
| Ruland, S.J., Vernon,
"Sign and Sacrament: John's Bread of Life Discourse," Interpretation,
1964. |
| Rusch, Frederick A.,
"The Signs and the Discourse - The Rich Theology of John 6," Currents
in Theology and Mission, 1978. |
| Sproston, W.E.,
"'Is Not This Jesus, the Son of Joseph...?' (John 6:42): Johannine
Christology as a Challenge to Faith," Journal for the Study of the
New Testament, 1985. |
| Temple, Patrick J.,
"The Eucharist in St John 6," Catholic Biblical Quarterly, 1947. |
| Von Wahlde, Urban C.,
"Literary Structure and Theological Argument in Three Discourses with the
Jews in the Fourth Gospel," Journal of Biblical Literature, 1984. |
| Yeago, David S.,
"The Bread of Life: Patristic Christology and Evangelical Soteriology in
Martin Luther's Sermons on John 6," St Vladimir's Theological
Quarterly, 1995. |
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| Reviews:
| Anderson, Paul N., The Christology
of the Fourth Gospel: ITs Unity and Disunity in the Light of John 6.
Tubingen: Mohr (Paul Siebeck), 1966.
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Review by Andreas J. Kostenberger, Journal of the Evangelical
Theological Society, 1999. |
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Review by Sidney G Sowers, Anglican Theological Review, 1998. |
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Webster, Jane S., 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. |
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| Sermons:
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Pentecost
10,
13 August
2006, Jim Mueller, Göttinger Predigten im Internet: Every Sunday Sermons based on the
RCL by a team of Lutheran theologians/ pastors. |
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"Eternal Life,"
Pastor Edward F. Markquart, Grace Lutheran Church, Seattle,
Washington. |
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"Living in Love," the
Rev. Dr. Wiley Stephens, Day
1, 2003. |
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"Discipleship - The
Claims of Christ," John
Jewell, 2000. |
| Father
Andrew M. Greeley, "Priest, Author, Sociologist," Commentary and Homily
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| What Are You Working For? John 6:22-40, Ray C. Stedman.
Text or
Real Audio. |
| Life With God - John 6:41-59, Ray C. Stedman.
Text or
Real Audio. |
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| With Children:
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"Bread of
Life," Fr. Max Bowers, Kid's Church. |
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"John's Problem,"
children's story by Larry Broding, word-sunday.com. |
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"I Am the Bread
that Gives Life," Sunday School
Lessons: Family Bible Study, art projects, music, stories, etc. |
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John 5 & 6 Word
Search, Don Crownover's Bible Puzzles. |
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| Drama:
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| Graphics & Bulletin Materials:
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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 6:35, 37, 39, 40,47, 51. The Cyber Hymnal. |
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Hymnal
Scripture References, The Lutheran Hymnal, Lutheran Worship. |
| At Digital Hymnal (midi files, guitar chords, karaoke
files, projection text):
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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
Book of John |
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