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Luke 19:1-10

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• 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: 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• Historical References, Commentary and Comparative Texts: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 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.
  • I.VIII.3, IV.XII.5, Adversus Haereses, Irenaeus of Lyons. (c. 180)
  • IV.37, Against Marcion, Tertullian (c. 210)
  • Chapter IX, Chapter XXXIV, On the Resurrection of the Flesh,  Tertullian (c. 211)
  • Epistle LXII -- Cyprian of Carthage (c. 253)
  • From the Geneva Notes.
    • "The world forsakes the grace of God, and yet is unwilling that it should be bestowed upon others."
  • From Matthew Henry's Commentary (c. 1700).
    • "Those who sincerely desire a sight of Christ, like Zaccheus, will break through opposition, and take pains to see him."
  • The Conversion of Zacchaeus (Luke 19:9-10): sermon by George Whitefield.
  • From Wesley's Notes. John Wesley (1703-1791).
    • "What a strange mixture of passions must Zaccheus have now felt, hearing one speak, as knowing both his name and his heart!"
  • "Effectual Calling," Luke 19:5, Charles H. Spurgeon, 1856.
  • From the Commentary on the Whole Bible (Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, 1871).
  • From The People's New Testament, B.W. Johnson, 1891.
    • "What greater proof of a change of heart! His heart had been on riches; now at once he consecrates one-half to the relief of suffering."
  • "The Honoured Guest," Luke 19:6, Charles H. Spurgeon, 1915.
• Contemporary Commentary, Studies, and Exegesis:
  • 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 23, William Loader, Murdoch University, Uniting Church in Australia.
    • "We do an injustice to the story if we reduce it to the cheap category of a wonder conversion and fail to bring out that conversion here means transformation which includes the budget."
  • "Reflections on Jesus' Encounter with Zacchaeus: When the tax system meets Jesus, good things happen for poor people" (PDF file) by Larry Hollar (a Bread for the World's 2010 Offering of Letters resource).
  • Comentario del Evangelio, San Lucas 19:1-10, Gilberto Ruiz, WorkingPreacher.org, Luther Seminary, 2010.
    • "Una interpretación común de este pasaje presume que Zaqueo es un pecador quien se arrepiente y experimenta una transformación total de resultas de su encuentro con Jesús."
  • Exegetical Notes by Brian Stoffregen at CrossMarks Christian Resources.
    • "How do we rescue people from greed?"
  • Jesus and Zacchaeus, audio telling, story in episodes, graphic, audio and written commentaries. Go Tell Communications, Biblical Storytelling for the Global Village, 2010.
  • "Zacchaeus and the Reformation," David Lose, Dear Working Preacher, 2010.
    • "Maybe justice is our way of tracking each other, our way of defining each other, of keeping count, of keeping score, of following who's in and who's out, who's up and who's down. If this is so, if God's love regularly trumps God's justice ? and I believe Jesus dies precisely to show us that it is ? then we're operating with flawed categories."
  • "Transforming Love," Kate Huey, ucc.org: Sermon Seeds, lectionary citations, weekly theme, lectionary texts, bulletin back page, 2010.
    •  "There is, finally, the uncomfortable question of our role in the suffering of others because of economic injustice, our failure to share freely, like Zacchaeus."
  • Dominoes, Anyone? Alyce McKenzie, Faith Forward, Patheos, 2010.
    • "This encounter between a popular healer and the least popular member of the Jericho Rotary Club seems coincidental, almost casual on first reading. But there are a couple of not- so- casual details. Jesus seems to know just the right spot under just the right tree..."
  • Holy Textures, Understanding the Bible in its own time and in ours, Luke 19:1-10, David Ewart, 2010.
    • "One possible moral of this story is to realize that salvation does not require, nor result in, perfection. Salvation in this lifetime is a process - the healing and reconciling that is needed for creating right relationships within which compromised, impure, and sinful people - like us - can live within, in response to, and toward, the realm of God."
  • "Camouflaged by Shame," Peter Woods, I Am Listening, 2010.
    • "Here is the good news. Jesus is drawn to shame. Shame and sadness are the phemerones that attract the amazing grace of Jesus."
  • Exegesis, Russell Pregeant, Lectionary Homiletics sample.
    • "The story illustrates the radically inclusive character of Jesus? ministry: even chief tax collectors have a place in God?s people, if they demonstrate repentance."
  • The Mystery of Grace, Andrew Prior, The Church (re)Wired, 2010.
    • "This series of stories might be called the Mystery of Grace.  The one who had power, and who kept the law, and appeared to be of God, could not see.  Those who were beggars, obvious sinners in the eyes of the people, saw."
  • Dylan's Lectionary Blog, Proper 26C, 2004. Biblical Scholar Sarah Dylan Breuer looks at readings for the coming Sunday in the lectionary of the Episcopal Church.
    • "This chief tax collector, who receives only disdain from his neighbors, is actually far more generous and intentional about doing justice than is the respectable ruler of Luke 18:18-25."
  • "A Tale of Two Rich Folks," Blogging toward Sunday, Michael Pasquarello III, Theolog: The Blog of The Christian Century, 2007.
  • Laterally Luke, by Brian McGowan, Anglican priest in Western Australia.
  • "Even a Rich Man Can Be Saved," The Politics of God: The Way to the Cross, Eugene C. Kreider, Texts in Context, Word & World, Luther Northwestern Theological School, 1986.
    • "The Zacchaeus story is the final stroke that does away with any suspicion that Jesus has been talking about morality in the previous pericopes."
  • "The Politics of Salvation," study guide for adults, Robert B. Kruschwitz, (other resources at) "Forgiveness," Christian Reflection, The Center for Christian Ethics at Baylor University, 2001.
  • Wellspring of the Gospel, Ordinary 31, Catherine McElhinney and Kathryn Turner, Weekly Wellsprings.
    • "Be brave and ask yourself - what criticisms could people make about you - as good reasons why Jesus shouldn't come?
      How would you stand your ground - what response would you make to the criticism?"
  • "The Town of Jericho and Zacchaeus," Andrew Marr, OSB.
    • "The challenge of this story...is not limited to the possible conversion of one person, but it extends to the possible conversion of the whole community."
  • "He Shocks Us Again," Ordinary 31, Fr. Gerry Pierse, C.Ss.R., from Sundays Into Silence: Reflections on the Sunday Gospels in the Light of Christian Meditation. Claretian Publications.
    • "The true attitude of prayer is to open oneself to God?s unconditional love for us."
  • "Jesus and Zacchaeus," Rev. Bryan Findlayson, Lectionary Bible Studies and Sermons, Pumpkin Cottage Ministry Resources.
  • "The Short One," Roberta Bondi, The Christian Century, 2004.
  • "Jesus Escapes the 'Box,' Again," Expository Essay, Dr. William R. Long. Part 2.
    • "Indeed, Jesus is the one who declares the true children of Abraham."
  • "Grace as Subversive Surprise: A Reading of Psalm 130 and Luke 19:1-10," Gosbert T.M. Byamungu, The Ecumenical Review, 2004.
    • "The following close reading of scripture comes to the conclusion that the image of a child is a powerful, cosmic symbol of transformation."
  • "I Must Stay," Jerry Goebel, One Family Outreach. "Focus on scripture from a justice perspective." Exegesis, study, and teen study and activities.
    • "Can we understand that our Lord is ?bound,? even ?chained? to the repentant heart?  It is his ultimate purpose to free sinners; it is the reason for his incarnation."
  • "From the Sublime to the Ridiculous," a study from the Biblical Studies Foundation.
    • "...while salvation is not by works, when genuine salvation comes to a man, his life radically changes."
  • "Seeking and Saving the Lost," Geerhardus Vos, in Kerux: The Online Journal of Biblical Theology (Reformed)
    • "It may all be summed up in the simple formula, to bring Christ to men and men to Christ."

• Articles & Background:
  • "Zacchaeus," wikipedia.
  • "Global Poverty: Beyond Utopian Visions," Thomas E. Phillips, (other resources at) "Global Wealth," Christian Reflection, The Center for Christian Ethics at Baylor University, 2007.
    • "The crisis of poverty in the world?s largest cities, which is growing exponentially worse in the new era of globalization, should overwhelm us. However, it should not paralyze us. Scripture may not offer an easy answer, but it does provide a consistent moral imperative."
  • "How Unclean Were Tax Collectors?" Hyam Maccoby, Biblical Theology Bulletin, 2001.
    • "Disapproval of tax-collectors was on moral, not ritual-purity grounds, since they acted corruptly and oppressively. The case of the repentant tax-collector Zachaeus and his offer of reparation can be fully understood through rabbinic parallels."
  • "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."
  • Jericho, article and photos at Walking in Their Sandals, Journey through the Land of the Bible.
• 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).
  • Baarda, Tjitze, "The 'Foolish' or 'Deaf' Fig-Tree: Concerning Luke 19:4 in the Diatessaraon," Novum Testamentum, 2001.
      EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
      EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
  • Bondi, Roberta, "The Short One," The Christian Century, 2004.
      EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
      EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
  • Burghardt, William, S.J., "Gospel Joy, Christian Joy," The Living Pulpit, 1996. (see Joy issue focus of The Living Pulpit 5.4, 1996.)
      EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
      EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
  • Byamungu, Gosbert T.M., "Grace as Subversive Surprise: A Reading of Psalm 130 and Luke 19:1-10," Ecumenical Review, 2004.
      EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
      EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
  • Duke, Paul D., "A Festive Repentance," The Christian Century, 1995.
      EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
      EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
  • Hamm, Dennis, S.J., "Luke 19:8 Once Again: Does Zacchaeus Defend or Resolve?" Journal of Biblical Literature, 1988.
      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
  • Hobbie, F. Wellford, "Luke 19:1-10, Expository Article," Interpretation, 1977.
      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
  • Loewe, William P., "An Interpretation of Luke 19:1-10," The Catholic Biblical Quarterly, 1974.
      EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
      EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
  • O'Hanlon, John, "The Story of Zacchaeus and the Lukan Ethic," Journal for the Study of the New Testament, 1981.
      EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
      EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
  • O'Toole, Robert F., S.J., "The Literary Form of Luke 19:1-10," Journal of Biblical Literature, 1991.
      EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
      EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
  • Ravens, D.A.S., "Zacchaeus: The Final Part of a Lucan Triptych?" Journal for the Study of the New Testament, 1991.
      EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
      EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
  • Tannehill, Robert C., "The Story of Zacchaeus as Rhetoric: Luke 19:1-10," Semeia, 1993.
      EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
      EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
  • Thompson, Virgil, "Preaching the Justification of Zacchaeus," Lutheran Quarterly, 2009.
      EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
      EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
  • Walker, William O., Jr., "Jesus and the Tax Collectors," Journal of Biblical Literature, 1978.
      EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
      EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
  • West, Audrey, "House Calls," The Christian Century, 2007.
      EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
      EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
  • Westhelle, Vitor, "Exposing Zacchaeus," The Christian Century, 2006.
      EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
      EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
  • Yamasaki, Gary, "Point of View in a Gospel Story: What Difference Does It Make? Luke 19:1-10 as a Test Case," Journal of Biblical Literature, 2006.
      EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
      EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
• Reviews:
• Sermons:
  • "Changed from a Taker to a Giver," the Rev. Bill Wilson, Day 1, 2004.
  • "Grit, Grace and Gratitude," the Rev. Dr. James W. Moore, Day 1, 2001.
  • "Zacchaeus," Pastor Edward F. Markquart, Grace Lutheran Church, Seattle, Washington.
  • "A View from the Tree," John Jewell, 1998.
  • Father Andrew M. Greeley, "Priest, Author, Sociologist," Commentary and Homily
    • Ordinary 31, 2010
    • Ordinary 31, 2007
    • Ordinary 31, 2004
    • Ordinary 31, 2001
• With Children:
  • "Children's Literature: A Resource for Ministry," Connections: Enemy Pie by Derek Munson and Luke 19:1-10; Union Presbyterian Seminary, 2010.
  • "Zacchaeus," Illustrating the Story (lessons, children's sermons), coloring pages, activity sheets, crafts, children's songs. MSSS Crafts.
  • "Zacchaeus," "Jesus and Zacchaeus," Fr. Max Bowers, Kid's Church.
  • "Big or Small - It Doesn't Matter at All," Charles Kirkpatrick, Sermons4kids.com.
  • "Zacchaeus Repents," Jim Kerlin, childrensermons.com.
  • "Tree Trouble!" Steven Wilson, The Children's Chapel.
  • "Zacchaeus," children's study, puzzles, coloring sheet, etc. Higher Praise Christian Center.
  • "The Cheater Finds a Friend," April Hicks, sermons4kids.com.
  • Zacchaeus Maze Puzzle, Zacchaeus Word Search, sermons4kids.com.
• Drama:
  • "Calling Zacchaeus," Pete Haynes, Long Green Valley Church of the Brethren, Glen Arm, Maryland.
  • "Tall Timber," Michele Pitman, dramatix.
  • "Are We Lost?" Joanne Miller, dramatix.
  • "Lifeboat," Trevor Fletcher, dramatix.
• Graphics & Bulletin Materials:
  • Clip Art Images: Luke 19:1-10, Luke 19:1-10 #2, Misioneros Del Sagrado Corazón en el Perú.
  • Luke 19:1-10 at Cerezo Barredo's weekly gospel illustration. Liberation emphasis.
  • Zaccheus Clip Art. Anglican Diocese of Dunedin, New Zealand.
  • Zacchaeus, Henry Martin, sermons4kids.com.
  • Zacchaeus, A Little Man Who Made It Big PowerPoint Slide Masters. Henry Martin, sermons4kids.com.
• Hymns and Music:
  • Zacchaeus Was a Tax Man (Luke 19:1-10) original hymn by Carolyn Winfrey Gillette to the tune of  AURELIA 7.6.7.6 D ("The Church's One Foundation")
  • Hymns with Scripture Allusions: Luke 19:10. The Cyber Hymnal.
  • At Digital Hymnal (midi files, guitar chords, karaoke files, projection text):
    • Christ for the World
    • Give Me the Bible
    • Seeking the Lost
• Fine Arts Images Linked at The Text This Week's Art Index:
  • Zaccheus
• 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:
  • Proper 26C/Ordinary 31C
• Study Links and Resources for the Book of Luke

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