"People
of Jesus' day would have been surprised
to see a respected religious
professional showing his arrogance like
this. What would people of our day think
of us if and when we allow a hidden
arrogance to show, however briefly?"
Luke 18:9-14
- Reading the Text:
- NRSV (with link to Anglicized NRSV) at Oremus Bible Browser.
- Greek Interlinear Bible, ScrTR, ScrTR t, Strong, Parsing, CGTS, CGES id, AV.
- The Bible Gateway: NRSV, RSV, NIV, NASB, CEV, The Message, KJV, etc.
- The Blue Letter Bible. KJV, alternate versions, Greek text with concordance, commentaries.
- The World Wide Study Bible includes commentary, exposition & sermons.
- Historical References, Commentary and
Comparative Texts:
- The Five Gospels Parallels, John W. Marshall, University of Toronto.
- "Repentance, Confession and Restitution," Comparative World Scriptures from United Communities of Spirit.
- Comparative texts about Pharisees & Sadducees from Joephus, Tosefta, Mishnah & Babylonian Talmud. Comparative primary texts about Purity and Social Relations (see esp "Tax Collectors Visit," from Mishnah, Midrash, Tosefta, and Babylonian Talmud. At Mahlon H. Smith's (Rutgers University) Into His Own: Perspective on the World of Jesus.
- Chapter XII, The Epistle of Ignatius to the Magnesians, Ignatius of Antioch (c. 110). (Longer Version - 4th cent interpolation)
- IV.XXXVI.8, Adversus Haereses, Irenaeus of Lyons. (c. 180)
- Chapter XVII, On Prayer, Tertullian (c. 199)
- III.12, Paedagogus, Clement of Alexandria (c 200)
- IV.36, Against Marcion, Tertullian (c. 210)
- III.I.12, First Principles (De Principiis), Origen. (c.225)
- III.LXIV, Against Celsus, Origen (c. 246)
- On the Unity of the Church, Cyprian of Carthage (c. 250)
- On the Lord's Prayer -- Cyprian of Carthage (c. 252)
- "The Pharisee & the Publican," Luke 18:9-14, Martin Luther, c. 1522.
- From the Geneva Notes.
- "Two things especially make our prayers void and of no effect: confidence of our own righteousness, and our contempt of others; but a humble heart is contrary to both of these."
- From
Matthew
Henry's Commentary (c. 1700).
- "This parable was to convince some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised others."
- The Pharisee and the Publican (Luke 18:14): sermon by George Whitefield.
- From
Wesley's
Notes.
John Wesley
(1703-1791).
- "The Pharisee here mentioned was no hypocrite, no more than an outward adulterer: but he sincerely trusted in himself that he was righteous, and accordingly told God so, in the prayer which none but God heard."
- From the Commentary on the Whole Bible (Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, 1871).
- From The
People's New Testament, B.W. Johnson, 1891.
- "'This parable teaches us the spirit that should pervade our prayers. The first parable encourages us to pray, and faint not. The second reminds us how we ought to pray. Both should be often pondered by every true Christian.'--Ryle."
- Contemporary Commentary, Studies, and Exegesis:
- Radical Gratitude, lectionary-based stewardship, Northwest United Methodist Foundation. (.pdf)
-
Commentary,
Luke 18:9-14, David Lose, Preaching
This Week, WorkingPreacher.org, 2010.
- "This parable is therefore preached well only to the degree that each time we try to interpret it we find ourselves, yet again, with nothing to claim but our dependence on God's mercy."
- 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 22, William Loader, Murdoch University, Uniting Church in
Australia.
- "The message of Jesus is quite sharp: bolstering one?s sense of identity by disparaging others (even when they are terrible sinners) so easily leads to illusions of grandeur and a failure to see ourselves as we really are."
-
"The Parable
Trap," Russell Rathbun, The Hardest Question, 2010.
- "Is the Pharisee?s self-justification built on the Law or on his comparison to others? The text is explicit about his comparison to others. A Pharisee, however, would find righteousness in the Law. I think this distinction matters."
-
Exegetical Notes by Brian Stoffregen at
CrossMarks Christian Resources.
- "We are the crown of God's creation. Each one of us has been gifted by God. So -- how can we promote godly self-esteem without self-exaltation or arrogance? And how can we promote humility without self-degradation or shame?"
-
Lectionary Blogging, John Petty, Progressive Involvement,
2010.
- "You were thinking that this story is fine as a start, but, in the future, we expect some amendment of behavior on the part of the tax collector. In other words, while the pharisee is clearly going overboard, we want the tax collector to start acting like one anyway."
-
"Who Are You Talking About, Jesus?" Blogging toward Sunday,
Stan Wilson,
Theolog:
The Blog of The Christian Century, 2007.
- "Far from condemning all Pharisees, Jesus is using one as an example of virtue not yet transformed by the love of God."
- Parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector, audio telling, story in episodes, graphic, audio and written commentaries. Go Tell Communications, Biblical Storytelling for the Global Village, 2010.
- A Hitchhiker's Guide to the Gospels, Andy Doyle, 2010.
- "The Leveling Love of God," Andrew Prior, The Church (re)Wired, 2010.
- Luke 18 Parables, a telling and performance criticism analysis of the Unjust Judge and Persistent Widow and the Pharisee and the Tax Collector in Luke 18 by Tim Coombs, member, Network of Biblical Storytellers Seminar.
-
Comentario del Evangelio,
San Lucas 18:9-14, Gilberto Ruiz, WorkingPreacher.org, Luther
Seminary, 2010.
- "En esta parábola, Jesús escoge a un fariseo y un publicano para comunicar la enseñanza de 18:14."
-
Holy Textures, Understanding the Bible in its own time and in ours,
Luke 18:9-14, David Ewart, 2010.
- "The bumper sticker we all should have on our cars is: 'God loves you, so start living this love (and stop being a jerk)' This is the transformation the tax collector experiences in this parable."
-
"The Altitude of a Prayerful Attitude," Peter Woods, I Am
Listening, 2010.
- "Why this threat of humiliation for the lofty living Pharisee and the reverse for the tribute collector?"
-
"The Pharisee and the Tax Collector," Alyce McKenzie, Patheos,
2010.
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-
"Sin
of Scorn," Roberta C. Bondi, The Christian Century, 2004.
- "As Dorotheos suggests, allowing ourselves to experience gratitude to God for the good we can do may truly provide some healing for our scornful souls."
- "Praying for a Change," study guide, Robert B. Kruschwitz, (other resources at) "Prayer," Christian Reflection, The Center for Christian Ethics at Baylor University, 2009. Focus articles: "Praying for a Change," Todd Edmondson, "Prayer in Eclipse," Ken Massey, "The Orant," Heidi J. Hornik.
-
- "I need the story about the pharisee and the publican to sustain me in meditation. There is the instinctive need in me to want to be able to give an impressive account of myself as he did, and to be able to feel that I am better than others."
-
"Humility: An Example of Faith," The Politics of God: The Way to the
Cross, Eugene C. Kreider,
- "God is free to respond to a sinner's plea for mercy with justification. God is not bound by human claims or by the expectations of religious tradition."
-
"Perfectly Forgiven,"
Jerry Goebel, One
Family Outreach. "Focus on scripture from a justice perspective." Exegesis, study, and teen study
and activities.
- ?Lord, help me discover the self-deceived and self-persuaded Pharisee in myself and liberate me ? from my arrogance.?
-
- "Do you compare your prayer and life-style with others - so that you come out best?"
-
"The
Pharisee Next Door," Expository Essay, Dr. William R. Long.
Part 2.
- "Not only does it say that the tax collector went home justified, but he did so 'instead of that one' (i.e., the Pharisee)."
-
"The Pharisee and the Tax Collector,"
-
"General
Principles," J. Mary Luti, The Christian Century, 1998.
- "Julien Green?s incisive lines come to mind: 'I want to get rid of the sin from my life,' says the Christian. 'And I will help you,' says Pride, 'That way, we?ll both have a peaceful time of it.'"
-
"Prayer and Morality," Eugene Carson Blake, Theology Today,
1972.
- "If I understand this story of Jesus, he is saying to every one of us that the moral result of prayer ought always to be a humbling experience and, therefore, for most of us quite unpleasant."
- "Piety,
Persistence, Penitence and Prayer," a study from the Biblical Studies Foundation.
- "The parable of the Pharisee and the publican provides us with valuable insight into the very recent preoccupation with self-esteem."
- Articles & Background:
- "Pharisee and the Publican," wikipedia.
-
"The Case of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector: Justification and
Social Location in Luke's Gospel," Currents in Theology and
Mission, 2005.
- "Throughout this essay, I argue that Luke's view of justification has as much to do with our social location and our willingness to show mercy as it does with an inner attitude of humility or of being right with God."
-
"How Unclean Were Tax-Collectors?" Hyam Maccoby, Biblical Theology
Bulletin.
- "The ideas that tax-collectors were unusually unclean and were regarded as incapable of repentance derive from misreadings of passages in the Mishnah and Talmud."
-
"The Goal of Public Humiliation Is Protection of Status Quo," Sandra
Schneiders, National Catholic Reporter, 1999.
- "The gospels suggest that there was only one type of person for whom Jesus expressed moral repugnance and even contempt: the self-righteous who condemned others from a position of ecclesiastical power."
- Kilgallen, J. J., "The Importance of the Redactor in Luke 18,9-14," Biblica Vol. 79(1998) 69-75. Abstract
- 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).
- Anderson, Garwood P., "Seeking and Saving What Might
Have Been Lost: Luke's Restoration of an Enigmatic Parable Tradition,"
The Catholic Biblical Quarterly, 2008.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Blake, Eugene Carson, "Prayer and
Morality," Theology Today, 1972.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Bondi, Roberta, "Sin of Scorn," The Christian
Century, 2004.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Cortés, Juan B., S.J., "The Greek
Text of Luke 18:14a: A Contribution to the Method of Reasoned
Eclecticism," The Catholic Biblical Quarterly, 1984.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Downing, F. Gerald, "The Ambiguity of
'The Pharisee and the Tax-Collector' (Luke 18:9-14) in the Greco-Roman
World of Late Antiquity," The Catholic Biblical Quarterly, 1992.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Duke, Paul D., "Praying with a
Sideward Glance," The Christian Century, 1995.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Friedrichsen, Timothy A.,
"The Temple, a Pharisee, a Tax Collector, and the Kingdom of God: Rereading
a Jesus Parable (Luke 18:10-14a)," Journal of Biblical Literature,
2005.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Hamm, Dennis, S.J.,
"The Tamid Service in Luke-Acts: The Cultic Background behind Luke's
Theology of Worship," The Catholic Biblical Quarterly, 2003.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Harrison, Stephanie,
"The Case of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector: Justification and Social
Location in Luke's Gospel," Currents in Theology and Mission,
2005.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Holmgren, Fredrick C., "The Pharisee and the Tax
Collector, Luke 18:9-14 and Deuteronomy 26:1-15" Interpretation,
1994.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Kodell, Jerome, O.S.B., "Luke and the Children: The
Beginning and End of the Great Interpolation (Luke 9:46-56; 18:9-23),"
The Catholic Biblical Quarterly, 1987.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Kreider, Eugene C., "The Politics of God: The Way to
the Cross," Word & World, 1986.
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, "General Principles," The Christian
Century, 1998.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - West, Audrey, "One-Upsmanship," The Christian
Century, 2007.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
- Anderson, Garwood P., "Seeking and Saving What Might
Have Been Lost: Luke's Restoration of an Enigmatic Parable Tradition,"
The Catholic Biblical Quarterly, 2008.
- Reviews:
- Sermons:
- "Prayers to God," Laceye Warner, Faith and Leadership, 2008.
- "Judgment," the Rev. Geoffrey Hoare, Day 1, 2007.
- "A Satisfactory Humility," the Rev. Robert M. Holmes, Day 1, 2001.
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- Father Andrew M. Greeley, "Priest, Author,
Sociologist," Commentary and Homily.
- Ordinary 30, 2010
- Ordinary 30, 2007
- Ordinary 30, 1998 (Dr. Mary G. Durkin writes this week's column)
- With Children:
- "Children's Literature: A Resource for Ministry," Connections: Sidney & Norman: A Tale of Two Pigs by Phil Vischer and Luke 18:9-14; Union Presbyterian Seminary, 2010.
-
"Untangling Grace,"
-
"The Pharisee and
the Publican,"
- Drama:
- "The Pious Man and the Scoundrel," from A Certain Jesus by Jose Ignacio and Maria Lopez Vigil. Ideal for catechetical and liturgical dramatization of today's gospel. Claretian Publications.
- "Prayer Clinic," Andy Lund, dramatix.
- Graphics & Bulletin Materials:
- Clip Art, Luke 18:10, Fr. Richard Lonsdale, Resources for Catholic Educators.
- Clip Art Images: Luke 18:9-14, Luke 18:9-14 #2, Misioneros Del Sagrado Corazón en el Perú.
- Luke 18:9-14, Liturgical Drawing, Maria d.c. Zamora, Claretian Resources, Philippines. ("Download and use these for free.")
- Luke 18:9-14 at Cerezo Barredo's weekly gospel illustration. Liberation emphasis.
- Clip Art: The Pharisee and the Tax Collector, Julius Schnoor von Carolsfeld woodcuts, World Mission Collection, Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod.
- Hymns and Music:
- When You Are Praying (Jesus? Teaching on Prayer), Carolyn Winfrey Gillette, NEW BRITAIN (CM 8.6.8.6) (Amazing Grace) or CRIMOND (CM 8.6.8.6) (The Lord's My Shepherd, I'll Not Want) with links to helpful books on the Lord?s Prayer.
- Hymnary.org, hymns, scores, media, information.
- Contemporary/Praise Song suggestions, Together to Celebrate, David MacGregor.
- Hymns with Scripture Allusions: Luke 18:13. The Cyber Hymnal.
- Hymnal Scripture References, The Lutheran Hymnal, Lutheran Worship.
- 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:
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