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John 6:51-58

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bulletReading the Text:
bullet NRSV (with link to Anglicized NRSV) at Oremus Bible Browser.
bullet The Bible Gateway: NIV, NASB, CEV, The Message, KJV, etc.
bulletThe Blue Letter Bible. KJV, alternate versions, Greek text with concordance, commentaries.
bulletThe World Wide Study Bible includes commentary & sermons.
bulletHistorical References, Commentary and Comparative Texts:
bulletThe Five Gospels Parallels, John W. Marshall, University of Toronto.
bullet "Supper & Eucharist," The Jesus Database, an online annotated inventory of the traditions concerning the life and teachings of Jesus. Dr. Gregory C. Jenks, FaithFutures Foundation.
bullet XVIX.43-52; Tatian's Diatessaron (c. 150-160).
bullet Chapter XVI, On BaptismTertullian (c. 198)
bullet I.6, Paedagogus, Clement of Alexandria (c 200)
bullet Chapter XIII, On the Flesh of Christ, Tertullian (c. 211)
bullet Chapter XXXVII, On the Resurrection of the FleshTertullian (c. 211)
bullet V.III, The Refutation of all Heresies (Philosophumena), Hippolytus of Rome. (c. 225)
bullet 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)
bullet XI.14, XII.5, XII.33, Commentary on the Gospel of Matthew, Origen. (c.247)
bullet On the Lord's Prayer -- Cyprian of Carthage (c. 252)
bulletFrom Augustine's Tractates on John: Tractate XXVI (6:41-59).
bulletFrom the Geneva Notes.
bullet"Flesh cannot make a difference between fleshly eating, which is done by the help of the teeth, and spiritual eating, which consists in faith: and therefore it condemns that which it does not understand: yet nonetheless, the truth must be preached and taught."
bulletFrom Matthew Henry's Commentary.
bullet"We partake of Christ and his benefits by faith. The soul that rightly knows its state and wants, finds whatever can calm the conscience, and promote true holiness, in the redeemer, God manifest in the flesh."
bulletFrom Wesley's Notes.
bullet"We keep his doctrine by believing, his promises by hoping, his command by obeying."
bulletFrom the Commentary on the Whole Bible (Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, 1871).
bullet"...when He added that they "had no life in them unless they thus ate and drank," it was impossible they should think He meant that the temporal life they were then living was dependent on their eating and drinking, in this gross sense, His flesh and blood."
bulletFrom The People's New Testament, B.W. Johnson, 1891.
bullet"Whosoever by faith trusts in the death of Christ and is "baptized into his death" (Rom. 6:3), spiritually partakes of the body and blood of Christ. So does he also who eats in loving remembrance of him the emblems that represent his body and blood."
bulletContemporary Commentary, Studies, and Exegesis:
bullet Comments (commentary) and Clippings (technical notes for in-depth study), Chris Haslam, Anglican Diocese of Montreal.
bullet "First Thoughts on Year B Gospel Passages in the Lectionary: Pentecost 11," William Loader, Murdoch University, Uniting Church in Australia.
bullet"Ultimately all hunger cries out for satisfaction and the oldest Jesus traditions report the promise and agenda of the kingdom: ‘Blessed are you who hunger; for you shall be satisfied’ (Luke 6:21); so will those ‘who hunger and thirst for justice’ (Matt 5:6). The two must not be divorced, because in the bread of life we are being nourished by the one whose being is love and compassion."
bullet "Holy Communion," Gospel Analysis, Sermons from Seattle, Pastor Edward F. Markquart, Grace Lutheran Church, Seattle, Washington. Detailed background and exegesis.
bullet 13th 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.
bullet Marginally Mark, by Brian McGowan, Anglican priest in Western Australia.
bullet "The 'Dangerous Memory' of Jesus," Ordinary 20B, Fr. Gerry Pierse, C.Ss.R., from Sundays Into Silence: Reflections on the Sunday Gospels in the Light of Christian Meditation. Claretian Publications.
bullet"We must be in touch with our blessedness, brokenness, given-ness if our Eucharist is to be a living bread for us. We must have the interior attitudes of Christ."
bullet Wellspring of the Gospel, Ordinary 20B, Catherine McElhinney and Kathryn Turner, Weekly Wellsprings.
bullet "The Scandal of the Living Bread," Ordinary 20B, Larry Broding's Word-Sunday.Com: A Catholic Resource for This Sunday's Gospel. Adult Study, Children's Story, Family Activity, Support Materials.
bullet"In what ways does Christianity cause scandal?"
bullet Exegetical Notes by Brian Stoffregen, CrossMarks Christian Resources.
bullet"This crude image of eating and drinking can also be a corrective to an overly emotional, subjective understanding of "Jesus-in-me." Whether we feel it or not, the objective truth is, when we chew the bread and drink the wine, we are receiving the flesh and blood of Jesus in some way and we are receiving the benefits that Jesus promises us."
bullet "Connected or Disconnected?" John and Robin McCullough-Bade, Daily Discipleship Bible Study, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, 2006.
bullet "'I Am the Living Bread,'" Jerry Goebel, One Family Outreach. "Focus on scripture from a justice perspective." Exegesis, study, and teen study and activities.
bullet"There has never been a greater promise in all of history.  Sadly, those who questioned Jesus on that day missed it entirely.  They did not want eternal bread; they wanted everyday bread.  They desire to grab a free meal disabled them from hearing Jesus’ invitation to the eternal."
bullet "Receiving Jesus," Martin B. Copenhaver, The Christian Century, 1994.
bullet"John's Gospel does not include an account of the Last Supper, but the sixth chapter is soaked with eucharistic imagery."
bullet Commentary by Hall Harris at the Biblical Studies Foundation.
bulletArticles & Background:
bullet"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.
bullet"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."
bullet "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).
bullet"...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."
bullet "Drinking Blood at a Kosher Eucharist? The Sound of Scholarly Silence," Michael C. Cahill, Biblical Theology Bulletin, 2002.
bullet"The element of drinking blood in the Eucharistic rite is at once a religious and a theological problem..."
bulletArticles in ATLAS Journals. (Direct link when you are subscribed and logged in to ATLASerials online collection of Religion and Theology Journals.):
bulletBailey, Raymond, "John 6," Review and Expositor, 1988.
bulletCrossan, John Dominic, "It Is Written: A Structuralist Analysis of John 6," Semeia, 1983.
bulletGingrich, 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.
bulletHanna, Eleanor B., "Biblical Interpretation and Sacramental Practice: John Calvin's Interpretation of John 6:51-58," Worship, 1999.
bulletHarrill, J. Albert, "Cannibalistic Language in the Fourth Gospel and Greco Roman Politics of Factionalism," Journal of Biblical Literature, 2008.
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bulletKilmartin, S.J., "Liturgical Influence on John 6," Catholic Biblical Quarterly, 1960.
bulletLilly, Joseph L., "The Eucharistic Discourse of John 6," Catholic Biblical Quarterly, 1950.
bulletPhillips, Gary A., "'This Is A Hard Saying. Who Can Be Listener To It?': Creating a Reader in John 6," Semeia, 1983.
bulletRuland, S.J., Vernon, "Sign and Sacrament: John's Bread of Life Discourse," Interpretation, 1964.
bulletRusch, Frederick A., "The Signs and the Discourse - The Rich Theology of John 6," Currents in Theology and Mission, 1978.
bulletTemple, Patrick J., "The Eucharist in St John 6," Catholic Biblical Quarterly, 1947.
bulletYeago, 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.
bulletReviews:
bulletAnderson, Paul N., The Christology of the Fourth Gospel: ITs Unity and Disunity in the Light of John 6. Tubingen: Mohr (Paul Siebeck), 1966.
bullet Review by Andreas J. Kostenberger, Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society, 1999.
bullet Review by Sidney G Sowers, Anglican Theological Review, 1998.
bullet 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.
bulletSermons:
bullet "To Be Or Not To Be," Pentecost 11, 20 August 2006, Walter W. Harms, Göttinger Predigten im Internet: Every Sunday Sermons based on the RCL by a team of Lutheran theologians/ pastors.
bullet "Holy Communion," Pastor Edward F. Markquart, Grace Lutheran Church, Seattle, Washington.
bullet "A Taste of Freedom Food," the Rev. Harvard Stephens, Day 1, 2000.
bullet "Discipleship - Communion with Christ," John Jewell, 2000.
bulletFather Andrew M. Greeley, "Priest, Author, Sociologist," Commentary and Homily
bullet Ordinary 20, 2008
bullet Ordinary 20, 2006
bullet Ordinary 20, 2000
bullet Body and Blood of Christ, 1999 (Dr. Mary G Durkin)
bullet Body and Blood of Christ, 1996
bulletLife With God - John 6:41-59, Ray C. Stedman. Text or Real Audio.
bulletWith Children:
bullet "The Bread of Life," Charles Kirkpatrick, Sermons4kids.com.
bullet "Jesus Gives Life," Fr. Max Bowers, Kid's Church.
bullet "James and the Chewy Peanut Butter Sandwich," "Donny's Choice," children's story by Larry Broding, word-sunday.com.
bullet John 5 & 6 Word Search, Don Crownover's Bible Puzzles.
bulletDrama:
bullet "In Front of the Synagogue of Capernaum," from A Certain Jesus by Jose Ignacio and Maria Lopez Vigil. Ideal for catechetical and liturgical dramatization of today's gospel. Claretian Publications.
bullet "Tough Teaching," Jane and Mark Lewis, Potted Jam.
bulletGraphics & Bulletin Materials:
bulletClip Art Images: John 6:51-58, Misioneros Del Sagrado Corazón en el Perú.
bullet John 6:51-58, at Cerezo Barredo's weekly gospel illustration. Liberation emphasis.
bullet John 6:51-58, John 6:51-58, John 6:52-59, Liturgical Drawing, Maria d.c. Zamora, Claretian Resources, Philippines. ("Download and use these for free.")
bullet Commercial Site: The Work of the People - John 6 / True Food, True Drink - Films/Visual Liturgy based on RCL texts.
bullet Mustard Seeds, a lectionary-based ideas resource for leaders of contemporary worship, Ann Scull, Gippsland, Australia.
bulletHymns and Music:
bullet Contemporary/Praise Song suggestions, Together to Celebrate, David MacGregor.
bullet Hymns with Scripture Allusions: John 6:51, 55, 56, 57, 58. The Cyber Hymnal.
bulletFine Arts Images Linked at The Text This Week's Art Index:
bulletEating/Feeding/Eucharist
bulletMovies scenes with the following themes, listed at The Text This Week's Movie Concordance:
bulletCommunion/Eucharist
bulletStudy Links and Resources for the Book of John