Luke 16:19-31
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- Historical References, Commentary and
Comparative Texts:
- The Five Gospels Parallels, John W. Marshall, University of Toronto.
- "Hell," Comparative World Scriptures from United Communities of Spirit.
- Vision II.2, Shepherd of Hermas. (c.145)
- II.XXIV.4, II.XXXIV.1, III.XIV.3, IV.II.3, Adversus Haereses, Irenaeus of Lyons. (c. 180)
- Chapter VII, Chapter IX, Chapter LVII, On The Soul, Tertullian (c. 210)
- IV.34, Against Marcion, Tertullian (c. 210)
- Chapter XIII, On Idolatry, Tertullian (c. 211)
- The Rich Man and Poor Lazarus, Luke 16:19-31, Martin Luther, c. 1522-23.
- From the
Geneva Notes (c. 1599)
- "Seeing that we have a most sure rule to live by, laid forth for us in the word of God, men seek rashly and vainly for other revelations."
- From
Matthew
Henry's Commentary (c. 1700).
- "The sin of this rich man was his providing for himself only."
- From
Wesley's
Notes.
John Wesley
(1703-1791).
- "Truly to repent: for this implies an entire change of heart: but a thousand apparitions cannot, effect this. God only can, applying his word."
- The Rich Man and Lazarus (Luke 16:31). Sermon by John Wesley (1703-1791).
- The Rich Man and Lazarus, Charles G. Finney, 1853.
- From the Commentary on the Whole Bible (Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, 1871).
- From
The
People's New Testament, B.W. Johnson, 1891.
- "'Here is an affluent citizen, on whose fair fame the breath of scandal can fix no blot. He had a large portion in this world, and did not seek--did not desire--any other. He spent his wealth in pleasing himself, and did not lay it out in serving God or helping man.'--Arnot."
- Contemporary Commentary, Studies, and Exegesis:
- Radical Gratitude, lectionary-based stewardship, Northwest United Methodist Foundation. (.pdf)
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Commentary,
Luke 16:19-31, Greg Carey, Preaching This Week,
WorkingPreacher.org, 2010.
- "How far may we push a parable? Should we regard parables as helpful fictions that open our imaginations to new possibilities, or should we approach them as condensed pedagogical vehicles designed to carry specific teachings?"
- Comments (commentary) and Clippings (technical notes for in-depth study), Chris Haslam, Anglican Diocese of Montreal.
-
"First
Thoughts on Year C Gospel Passages in the Lectionary,"
Pentecost 18, William Loader, Murdoch University, Uniting Church in
Australia.
- "This parable targets the violence of apathy and neglect which is widening the chasm between rich and poor. The trouble is that even such abstractions become easy to live with."
-
"'To See or Not to See': Stepping Over Lazarus?" Alyce McKenzie,
Patheos, 2010.
- "The background of this parable is a tale from Egyptian folklore about the reversal of fates after death."
-
"In
God We Trust: God & Money, Pt. 2," David Lose, Working Preacher,
2010.
- "Nothing quite like a sermon about a rich guy going to hell just before the fall Stewardship campaign kicks off, is there? Seriously, though, the clarity of today's Gospel reading offers a stark contrast to the ambiguous, even confusing lection of last week. But what, precisely, is this passage clear about?"
-
Exegetical Notes
by Brian Stoffregen at CrossMarks Christian Resources.
- "We often talk about ministering to the poor and needy, but what about the rich and needy?"
- The Rich Man and Lazarus, audio telling, story in episodes, graphic, audio and written commentaries. Go Tell Communications, Biblical Storytelling for the Global Village, 2010.
-
Holy Textures, Understanding the Bible in its own time and in ours,
Luke 16:19-31, David Ewart, 2010.
- "A reversal at the outset of the story is that the beggar is given a name and the rich man is not. That single fact ought to alert us that the story we are about to hear is going have surprises in it."
- "The Rich Man and Lazarus," Rev. Bryan Findlayson, Lectionary Bible Studies and Sermons, Pumpkin Cottage Ministry Resources.
- "The Word and the World," by Bruce Gillette, Presbyterian Outlook magazine, how Christians are responding to poverty in Haiti, USA and throughout the world.
-
Lectionary Blogging, John Petty, Progressive Involvement,
2010.
- "In a surprising twist, and contrary to convention, it is the poor man who has a specific identity. What an interesting turnabout. The rich man is not specifically identified, but the poor man is."
-
"'Something there is..." Russell Rathbun, The Hardest Question,
2010.
- "What put one on this side of the wall and one on that side of the wall? Chance?"
-
"Gates and Tables," Mary Hinkle, Pilgrim Preaching,
2004.
- "It is an intense text. Jesus is really mad about something. It would be good if we could figure out what."
-
"Great Chasm," Blogging Toward Sunday,
Stan Wilson,
Theolog:
The Blog of The Christian Century, 2007.
- "In our town it?s possible to go a long time without seeing the poor."
-
Dylan's Lectionary Blog,
Proper 21C, 2004. Biblical Scholar
Sarah Dylan Breuer looks at readings for the coming Sunday in the lectionary
of the Episcopal Church.
- "...as we make use of possessions to live more deeply as a community into who we are in Christ, we will see not only how much we have used our power and resources to dig chasms, but how powerful Christ's love is to bring us to repentance and reconciliation to bridge them."
- "'A Poor Man Named Lazarus': Fair Wages," Resources for Prophetic Worship, Speaking to North Carolina Justice Issues, North Carolina Council of Churches, 2007.
- "Wealth: Hazmat or Good Gift?" study guide, Robert B. Kruschwitz, (other resources at) "Parables," Christian Reflection, The Center for Christian Ethics at Baylor University, 2006.
- "The Contexts of Jesus' Parables," study guide, Robert B. Kruschwitz, (other resources at) "Parables," Christian Reflection, The Center for Christian Ethics at Baylor University, 2006.
- "Lazarus and the Rich Man," Mark Vitalis Hoffman, Lutheran Theological Seminary at Gettysburg, CrossMarks Christian Resources. The Parables of Jesus - to learn & teach, to share & discuss, to re-imagine & re-present.
- Laterally Luke, by Brian McGowan, Anglican priest in Western Australia.
-
"The Power
of Passivity,"
Expository Essay, Dr. William R. Long.
Part 2.
- "In the final analysis, however, it is Lazarus, the one who never says a word and always is the passive recipient or expecter of things, who is lauded. How's that going to be received in our activist culture?"
-
"The
Man Who Wore Purple and Linen,"
Jerry Goebel, One
Family Outreach. "Focus on scripture from a justice perspective." Exegesis, study, and teen study
and activities.
- "The greatest deception is that people start to believe they are owed a privileged status. They actually think they are exceptional and believe that they have become more valuable because they have more valuables."
- Wellspring of the Gospel, Ordinary 26, Catherine McElhinney and Kathryn Turner, Weekly Wellsprings.
-
"The Challenge of
Compassion," Larry Broding's Word-Sunday.Com: A Catholic
Resource for This Sunday's Gospel. Adult Study, Children's Story, Family
Activity, Support Materials.
- "What place does compassion have in the face of tragedy? Can one have compassion for an enemy in times of stress? Why or why not?"
-
"No Way Out," Mark Harris,
The Christian Century, 2001. Religion
Online.
- "If our hearts are closed to hearing the cry for justice, mercy and bread, the words of the resurrected One will not be convincing, but convicting."
-
"Send
Lazarus," J. Mary Luti, The Christian Century, 1998.
- "Some outcomes cannot be influenced. Some chasms cannot be crossed. Some things harden. There is a point of no return. Even Abraham cuts no ice with a God determined to be just."
-
"The Rich
Man and Lazarus," Hampton Keathley IV, a study from the
Biblical
Studies Foundation.
- "We would do well, I believe, to explore those things which our culture highly esteems, and then to consider whether or not these things are well pleasing in the sight of God."
- Articles & Background:
- "Lazarus and Dives," wikipedia.
-
"Toward a Welcoming Congregation," Paul J. Wadell,
(other resources at)
"Hospitality," Christian Reflection, The Center for Christian
Ethics at Baylor University, 2007.
- "In a world that has grown frighteningly guarded and harsh, Christian congregations are called to imitate the 'table manners' of Jesus by being sacraments of God?s hospitality in the world."
-
"The Contexts of Jesus' Parables," David B. Gowler, (other resources
at)
"Parables," Christian Reflection, The Center for Christian
Ethics at Baylor University, 2006.
- "Jesus? parables were created and preserved in conversation with both Jewish and Greco-Roman cultural environments. As we become aware of these diverse webs of meaning, we can respond more fully to the message of our Lord who spoke these parables with one ear already listening for our responses."
-
"Hazmats or Good Gifts?" Dorothy Jean Weaver, (other resources at)
"Parables," Christian Reflection, The Center for Christian
Ethics at Baylor University, 2006.
- "Jesus' striking parables on wealth in the Gospel of Luke paint a vivid portrait of the two-sided impact of money and possessions on our lives."
- "Slouching Towards Utopia? The Economic World of the Twentieth Century: Chapter 7.2: The World in 1900: Poverty," Brad DeLong, August, 2007.
-
"The
Tension between Poverty and Possessions in the Gospel of Luke,"
John Sheila Galligan, Spirituality Today, Spring 1985.
- "No fanatic about renunciation of possessions, Jesus nevertheless warned us that they could hinder our being open to the Kingdom and that we have to use them for others welfare."
- 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).
- Adewale, Olubiyi Adeniyi, "An
Afro-Sociological Application of the Parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus
(Luke 16:19-31)," Black Theology, 2006.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Cadbury, Henry J., "The Name for
Dives: Critical Note," Journal of Biblical Literature, 1965.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Cadbury, Henry J., "A Proper Name for Dives: Critical
Note," Journal of Biblical Literature, 1962.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Gilmour, Michael J., "Hints of Homer
in Luke 16:19-31?" Didaskalia, 1999.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Gowler, David B., "'At His Gate Lay a
Poor Man': A Dialogic Reading of Luke 16:19-31," Perspectives in
Religious Studies, 2005.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Harris, Mark, "No Way Out," The
Christian Century, 2001.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Haughey, John C., S.J.,
"There's No 'Them' There," The Living Pulpit, 2004.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Hertig, Paul, "The Jubilee Mission of Jesus in the
Gospel of Luke: Reversals of Fortunes," Missiology, 1998.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Hock, Ronald F., "Lazarus and
Micyllus: Greco-Roman Backgrounds to Luke 16:19-31," Journal of
Biblical Literature, 1987.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Honeycutt, Frank G.,
"Hellish Indifference," Journal for Preachers, 2005. Sermon.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Huie, Wade P., Jr., "The Poverty of Abundance,"
Interpretation, 1968.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Knight, George W., "Luke 16:19-31: The Rich Man and
Lazarus," Review & Expositor, 1997.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Linss, Wilhelm C., "Example Stories," Currents in
Theology and Mission, 1990.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Luti, J. Mary, "Send Lazarus," The Christian
Century, 1998.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - O'Kane, Martin, "'The Bosom of Abraham' (Luke 16:22):
Father Abraham in the Visual Imagination," Biblical Interpretation,
2007.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Wehrli, Eugene S., "Expository Article: Luke
16:19-31," Interpretation, 1977.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
- Adewale, Olubiyi Adeniyi, "An
Afro-Sociological Application of the Parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus
(Luke 16:19-31)," Black Theology, 2006.
- Reviews:
- Metzger, James A., Consumption and Wealth in Luke's Travel Narrative. Brill, 2007. Review by Kenneth Litwak, Review of Biblical Literature, 2008.
- Sermons:
- "The Sin of Ignorance," the Rev. Paul Rauschenbush, Day 1, 2011.
- "A Parable of Judgement and Grace," Garth Wehrfritz-Hanson, Dim Lamp, 2010.
- "Are You Listening?" 30 September 2007, Hubert Beck, Goettinger Predigten im Internet: Every Sunday Sermons based on the RCL by a team of Lutheran theologians/ pastors.
- "You Only Go Round Once," 26 September 2004, Walter W. Harms, Goettinger Predigten im Internet: Every Sunday Sermons based on the RCL by a team of Lutheran theologians/ pastors.
- "What Are You Doing for Lazarus?" "Reach Out and Touch," Pastor Edward F. Markquart, Grace Lutheran Church, Seattle, Washington.
- "You Can't Get There from Here," John Jewell, 1998.
- Father Andrew M. Greeley, "Priest, Author,
Sociologist," Commentary and Homily, 2001.
- Ordinary 26, 2010
- Ordinary 26, 2007
- Ordinary 26, 2001
- Ordinary 26, 1998 (Dr. Mary G. Durkin)
- With Children:
- "Children's Literature: A Resource for Ministry," Connections: Tiger Woman by Laurence Yep and Luke 16:19-31, Union Presbyterian Seminary, 2010.
- "Do the Right Thing," "The Rich Man and Lazarus," children's sermon, coloring page. Charles Kirkpatrick, Sermons 4 Kids.
- "A Rich Man Ignores a Poor Man," Sunday School Lessons: Family Bible Study, art projects, music, stories, etc.
- "The Rich Man and Lazarus," children's study, puzzles, coloring sheet, etc. Higher Praise Christian Center.
- Drama:
- "At the Furnace," Jim Hatherly.
- Graphics & Bulletin Materials:
- Clip Art, Luke 16:20, Luke 16:24, Fr. Richard Lonsdale, Resources for Catholic Educators.
- Clip Art Images: Luke 16:19-31, Luke 16:19-31 #2, Misioneros Del Sagrado Corazón en el Perú.
- Luke 16:19-31 at Cerezo Barredo's weekly gospel illustration. Liberation emphasis.
- Clip Art: The Rich Man and Lazarus, Julius Schnoor von Carolsfeld woodcuts, World Mission Collection, Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod.
- Hymns and Music:
- Hymnary.org, hymns, scores, media, information.
- Contemporary/Praise Song suggestions, Together to Celebrate, David MacGregor.
- Hymns with Scripture Allusions: Luke 16:20, 22. The Cyber Hymnal.
- 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:
- Find Worship Resources & Suggested Other Readings for use with this text:
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