Luke 13:22-30

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• Historical References, Commentary and Comparative Texts:
  • The Five Gospels Parallels, John W. Marshall, University of Toronto.
  • Commentary on a Harmony of the Evangelists, John Calvin, 1558:
    • Luke 13:23-24
    • Luke 13:25-30
  • From the Geneva Notes.
  • From Matthew Henry's Commentary (c. 1700).
  • From Wesley's Notes. John Wesley (1703-1791).
  • From the Commentary on the Whole Bible (Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, 1871).
  • From The People's New Testament, B.W. Johnson, 1891.
• Contemporary Commentary, Studies, and Exegesis:
  • Context, Structure, Literary Style, Luke 13:22-30, Jouette Bassler, Lectionary Homiletics sample.
  • Wellspring of the Gospel, Ordinary 21, Catherine McElhinney and Kathryn Turner, Weekly Wellsprings.
  • Environmental & earth-centered reflections from the Episcopal Diocese of Minnesota Environmental Stewardship Commission.
• Articles & Background:
  • "Before the Law," Franz Kafka.
  • "Jesus, Apocalyptic, and World Transformation," David B. Batstone. Theology Today, 1993.
    • "It is often overlooked how ideologically explosive the notion of the kingdom of God was within Jesus' own social milieu. In first-century Palestine, it did not have the same metaphorical and strictly religious connotation that makes the term so safe within our own theological world. In fact, it evoked the memory and visionary impulse of Yahweh who acts to deliver Yahweh's 'chosen ones' from occupation and oppression at the hands of alien nations. Intrinsic to that symbolic universe is the conviction that the chosen suffer and the unjust prosper in the present day only because history stands at the brink of a great reversal."
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  • Shirock, Robert J., "The Growth of the Kingdom in light of Israel's Rejection of Jesus: Structure and Theology in Luke 13:1-35," Novum Testamentum, 1993.
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• Reviews:
• Sermons:
  • "Center and Circumference," Fr. Richard Rohr, 30 Good Minutes, Chicago Sunday Evening Club, 1992.
    • "People who have learned to live from their Center where God reigns know which boundaries are worth maintaining and which can be surrendered. Both reflect an obedience. If you want a litmus test for truly centered people, that's it: they are always free to obey a voice outside themselves."
  • "Faith's Awkward Question," the Rev. Barbara Crafton, 30 Good Minutes, Chicago Sunday Evening Club, 2001.
    • "The duty of faith, the sign of membership in the kingdom of God, is that you make the world around you more Godly, that you make the world better, and spread love and joy where you are. It is a positive thing and not a negative thing. Things that we do and are, rather things that we avoid and are not. What did you do? Not, what did you not do?"
  • "Will It Sell in Peoria?" Pastor Edward F. Markquart, Grace Lutheran Church, Seattle, Washington.
• With Children:
  • "Brandon's Fame," children's story by Larry Broding, word-sunday.com.
• Drama:
• Graphics & Bulletin Materials:
  • Clip Art, Luke 13:24, Fr. Richard Lonsdale, Resources for Catholic Educators.
  • Clip Art Images: Luke 13:22-30, Luke 13:22-30 #2, Misioneros Del Sagrado Corazón en el Perú.
  • Luke 13:22-30 at Cerezo Barredo's weekly gospel illustration. Liberation emphasis.
• Hymns and Music:
  • Hymns with Scripture Allusions: Luke 13:24. The Cyber Hymnal.
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  • Proper 16C/Ordinary 21C
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