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Luke 1:26-38
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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: 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 & sermons.
• Historical References, Commentary and Comparative Texts:
  • The Five Gospels Parallels, John W. Marshall, University of Toronto.
  • "Jesus Virginally Conceived," The Jesus Database, an online annotated inventory of the traditions concerning the life and teachings of Jesus. Dr. Gregory C. Jenks, FaithFutures Foundation.
  • Chapter XXXIII, The First Apology of Justin Martyr. (c 150)
  • Chapter C, Dialogue With Trypho, Justin Martyr. (c 160)
  • III.IX.2, III.X.2, III.XVI.3, III.XXI.4, III.XXII.4, V.I.3, Adversus Haereses, Irenaeus of Lyons. (c. 180)
  • Chapter IX, Adversus Judaeos, Tertullian (c. 198)
  • Chapter VI, On The Veiling of Virgins, Tertullian (c. 205)
  • II.6, To His Wife, Tertullian (c. 206)
  • IV.7, Against Marcion, Tertullian (c. 210)
  • Chapter XII, On Idolatry, Tertullian (c. 211)
  • Chapter II, Chapter XIV, Chapter XXI, On the Flesh of Christ, Tertullian (c. 211)
  • Chapter XXVI, Chapter XXVII, Against Praxeas,  Tertullian (c. 213)
  • I.III.2, II.VI.7, First Principles (De Principiis), Origen. (c.225)
  • VI.XXX, VI.XLVI, VII.XIV, The Refutation of all Heresies (Philosophumena), Hippolytus of Rome. (c. 225)
  • "The Angel's Greeting," Luke 1:28, Meister Eckhart.
  • Commentary on a Harmony of the Evangelists, John Calvin:
    • Luke 1:26-33
    • Luke 1:34-38
  • From the Geneva Notes.
    • "Though Elisabeth was of the tribe of Levi, yet it was possible for her to be Mary's cousin: for whereas it was forbidden by the Law for maidens to be married to men of other tribes, there was an exception among the Levites, who could take for themselves wives out of any tribe: for the Levites had no portion allotted to them when the land was divided among the people."
  • From Matthew Henry's Commentary (c. 1700).
    • "And we must, as Mary here, guide our desires by the word of God. In all conflicts, let us remember that with God nothing is impossible; and as we read and hear his promises, let us turn them into prayers, Behold the willing servant of the Lord; let it be unto me according to thy word."
  • From Wesley's Notes. John Wesley (1703-1791).
    • "Though Elisabeth was of the house of Aaron, and Mary of the house of David, by the fathers side, they might be related by their mothers. For the law only forbad heiresses marrying into another tribe. And so other persons continually intermarried; particularly the families of David and of Levi."
  • From the Commentary on the Whole Bible (Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, 1871).
    • "That Christ is the Son of God in His divine and eternal nature is clear from all the New Testament; yet here we see that Sonship efflorescing into human and palpable manifestation by His being born, through "the power of the Highest," an Infant of days."
  • From The People's New Testament, B.W. Johnson, 1891.
    • "In the angel's message we have, (1) An assurance, Fear not. (2) A promise, Thou shalt bring forth a son. (3) A command, Thou shalt call his name Jesus. (4) A prophecy, He shall be great, the Son of the Highest, sit on David's throne, reign forever."
• Contemporary Commentary, Studies, and Exegesis:
  • Commentary, Luke 1:26-38, Mark Allan Powell, Preaching This Week, WorkingPreacher.org, 2014.
    • "Mary turns out to be not simply the mother of Jesus but an ideal role model for all followers of Jesus: a servant of God who embodies faith and faithfulness."
  • "The Pause Before Yes," Debie Thomas, Journey with Jesus, 2014.
    • "For better or for worse, I can't relate to a person who leaps headlong into obedience. I can relate, however, to the one who struggles, to the one whose "yes" is cautious and ambivalent."
  • Advent as a Way of Life, Karoline Lewis, Working Preacher, 2014.
    • "Mary’s witness in the season of Advent invites us move outside our liturgical constraints to imagine the meaning of a liturgical season beyond its weeks; beyond our propensities to locate responses to faith, living out faith, understanding faith that are inextricably tied to events established by religious institutions."
  • "Mary, Actualized, Mature, and with Agency," Lia Scholl, Question the Text, 2014.
    • "So how about we stop putting our tired, evangelical, Puritanical ethics on Ms. Mary?"
  • "Stewards of Advent Time: Be," Sharron R. Blezard, Stewardship of Life, 2014.
  • Pulpit Fiction, plus podcast. Reflections of lectionary text, pop culture, current events, etc. Robb Mc Coy and Eric Fistler, 2014.
  • "The God of Impossible Pregnancies," D. Mark Davis, Left Behind and Loving It, 2014.
  • "The Annunciation: a theological insight into God's life with us," Peter Lockhart, A Different Heresy, 2014.
  • "Bringing to Light: The Annunciation and the Birth of Mothers," Katie Munnik, Presbyterian Record, 2014.
  • "Missing the Magnificat Point," Lynn Miller, Art & Faith Matters, celebrating our creative and living God by generating art and architecture resources for congregations and individuals. Art and Faith Matters facebook page contains additional resources.
  • "Control is such an alluring illusion," Bob Stuhlmann, Stories from a Priestly Life, 2014.
  • Lectionary Greek, Rob Myallis, 2014.
  • "Expecting a Divine Visitation," Bob Cornwall, Ponderings on a Faith Journey, 2014.
  • "Fearlessness," Nancy Rockwell, The Bite in the Apple, 2014.
    • "Her grace, then, is in part her strong center, her sense of who she is – her soul, which sings and sighs but also signals and sounds the depths of all that reaches her."
  • "Found Favor?" Thomas Beam, 2014.
  • "Grim Joy, or Glorious Hope?" Andrew Prior, 2014.
  • "'Do Not Be Afraid,'" Janet H. Hunt, Dancing with the Word, 2014.
    • "When have you heard that announcement and believed it and moved ahead in spite of the fear?"
  • Evangelio Comentario del San Lucas 1:26-38, Luis N. Rivera-Pagán, Working Preacher, 2014.
  • Commentary, Luke 1:26-38, Karoline Lewis, Preaching This Week, WorkingPreacher.org, 2011.
    • "It is no small thing to be regarded, to be favored, especially when you are exceedingly aware that you should not be."
  • The Annunciation to Mary, audio telling, story in episodes, graphic, audio and written commentaries. Go Tell Communications, Biblical Storytelling for the Global Village, 2011.
  • "Favored Ones," David Lose, Dear Working Preacher, 2011.
    • "It's an incredible thing to be noticed, to be called favored, to be invited into meaning work. This is the gift we can give our people this week, Working Preacher."
  • "Gutsy Faith, Greater than the Angels," Rick Morley, 2011.
    • "How could she do this without disappointing everyone? Ev-er-y-one."
  • Magnificat for a Broken World, Carolyn Sharp, Odyssey Networks ON Scripture, 2011.
    • "What does it mean to wait for God in a broken world? What does it mean to wait in a time in which God’s promise of redemption is met by the despair of the poor, the greed of those who exploit others, and the rage of those who commit violence?"
  • "And It Was Sufficient," Kyle Childress, The Ekklesia Project, 2011.
  • "Just say, 'Yes. Let it be...'" Peter Woods, I Am Listening, 2011.
  • "The Politics of 2 Samuel 7:1-11, 16 and Luke 1:26-38," Timothy F. Simpson, Political Theology, 2011.
  • "What do you call a man with a shovel in his head?" Andrew Prior, First Impressions, 2011.
    • "Luke’s story is laden with historical memory. He is building us up to claim that his story of Jesus is The Story of the Universe, much better and More True than the shallow claims of the Roman Empire."
  • "The Myth of the Extraordinary," John van de Laar, Sacredise, 2011.
    • "There are few places where our addiction to the extraordinary manifests more than in the Christmas story. It’s no wonder that Christmas has been co-opted by the forces of materialism and consumerism. It’s no wonder that we get so caught up in meaningless arguments about insignificant details and unimportant labels (is it a “Christmas tree” or a “Holiday tree”?)."
  • "Mary, Mother of God," Debbie Blue, The Hardest Question, 2011.
  • "Temple of flesh and blood."
  • "Hail Mary, Full of Grace," "Let It Be," Carl Gregg, Patheos, 2011.
    • "How is God calling you this Advent season to slow down, open your eyes in wonder, and expectantly wait for is already in the process of being born?"
  • Holy Textures, Understanding the Bible in its own time and in ours, Luke 1:26-38, David Ewart, 2011.
  • "As the story of Jesus' life is bookended with a special embedding of the spiritual and the material (spiritual conception at birth; spiritual body at resurrection), so too, just within each bookend, as the first and last books on the shelf, are stories of total shame, violation and degradation (pregnancy outside of wedlock; naked execution on a cross)."
  • "Confused and Disturbed," Neil Chappell, a weird thing, 2011.
  • "A Mother's Wisdom," Alyce M. McKenzie, Edgy Exegesis, Patheos, 2011.
    • "I sometimes ask myself who, among all the characters in the Living Nativity, would I most like to meet?"
  • Comentario del Evangelio por J. Manny Santiago, San Lucas 1:26-38, Working Preacher, 2011.
  • Commentary, Luke 1:26-38, Paul S. Berge, Preaching This Week, WorkingPreacher.org, 2008.
  • Luke 1:26-38, Advent 4B, Comments (commentary) and Clippings (technical notes for in-depth study), Chris Haslam, Anglican Diocese of Montreal.
  • "First Thoughts on Passages from Mark in the Lectionary: Advent 4," William Loader, Murdoch University, Uniting Church in Australia.
    • "Divine grace cuts through prejudice to uphold the dignity of the least and expendable. It meets us in our vulnerability and our humanity, when we know we cannot be the world?s Messiah but can simply be what we are."
  • Exegetical Notes by Brian Stoffregen at CrossMarks Christian Resources.
    • "Sometimes we need to be reminded that Jesus was a son of Mary, growing up poor and misunderstood."
  • Commentary, Isaiah 11:1-5 / Luke 1:26-33, Richard Wills, Sr., The African American Lectionary, 2009.
  • "We may find and follow our dreams, but only God can fulfill  an impossible dream. And that is not to say that dreamers ought to simply sit at life?s sideline while God does it all."
  • "What Should We Say about Mary?" study guide, Robert B. Kruschwitz, (other resources at) "Women and the Church," Christian Reflection, The Center for Christian Ethics at Baylor University, 2009. Focus article: "What Should We Say about Mary?" Carole L. Baker.
  • "A Startling Announcement to a Girl from Nazareth," guest essay by novelist Ron Hansen, The Journey with Jesus: Notes to Myself, Daniel B. Clendenin, Journey with Jesus Foundation, 2008.
    • "Nothing is too wonderful to be true."
  • "Mary, the Lord's Servant: Availability," The Journey with Jesus: Notes to Myself, Daniel B. Clendenin, Journey with Jesus Foundation, 2005.
  • "The Possible Impossible," Dr. Dwight Gunter, Preacher's Magazine, 2007.
    • "Our response is to go beyond simply bringing our impossibilities to God. We are to bring ourselves to Him first and then our impossibilities."
  • "The Annunciation," Gospel Analysis, Sermons from Seattle, Pastor Edward F. Markquart, Grace Lutheran Church, Seattle, Washington. Detailed background and exegesis.
  • Sermon Preparation Thoughts and Questions by Wesley White, 2005.
  • Marginally Mark, by Brian McGowan, Anglican priest in Western Australia.
    • "We might summarise the [Year B] Advent Gospels as (1) Social Disruption - earthly & apocalyptic; (2) Baptismal Disruption - for a change of heart; (3) Messianic disruption - "He's arrived!" ; & (4) The Disruption of Slavery (or, 'The Cost of Discipleship', as Bonhoeffer put it)."
  • "The Honor of God," Larry Broding's Word-Sunday.Com: A Catholic Resource for This Sunday's Gospel. Adult Study, Children's Story, Family Activity, Support Materials.
    • "Have you ever been criticized something you valued?"
  • "God's Call to Mary," Rev. Bryan Findlayson, Lectionary Bible Studies and Sermons, Pumpkin Cottage Ministry Resources. Includes detailed textual notes
  • Luke 1:26-38, in Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary's An Exegetical Study of the Common Lectionary, coordinated by Prof. John E. Alsup, features rough translation, disposition, immediate context, broader context, hermeneutical bridge, and contemporary address.
    • "Daily life through Advent is full of all kinds of anxieties. People are inundated by ressures of commercialism, socializing and temptations to overindulge. Visions of God?s activities might bring some peace of mind, some confidence in the deity and hope in the Messiah."
  • Reflection on Luke 1:26-38, Rev Helen Hanten. Environmental & earth-centered reflections from the Episcopal Diocese of Minnesota Environmental Stewardship Commission.
  • Luke 1:26-38, Annunciation, Comments (commentary) and Clippings (technical notes for in-depth study), Chris Haslam, Anglican Diocese of Montreal.
• Articles & Background:
  • "Annunciation," wikipedia.
  • "Narrative Logic in the Annunciation to Mary (Luke 1:26-38)," David T. Landry, University of St. Thomas, Journal of Biblical Literature, 1995.
  • "Socio-Rhetorical Criticism: Mary, Elizabeth, and the Magnificat as a Test Case," Vernon K. Robbins, The New Literary Criticism and the New Testament, E S Malbon and E V McKnight, eds, 1994.
  • Companion Pieces at Religion OnLine, adapted from The Meaning of Jesus: Two Visions, 1998.
    • "God's Way of Acting," N.T. Wright. 
      • "If the first two chapters of Matthew and the first two of Luke had never existed, I do not suppose that my own Christian faith, or that of the church to which I belong, would have been very different. But since they do, and since for quite other reasons I have come to believe that the God of Israel, the world's creator, was personally and fully revealed in and as Jesus of Nazareth, I hold open my historical judgment and say: If that's what God deemed appropriate, who am I to object?"
    • "Light in the Darkness," Marcus Borg. 
      • "Thus I do not see the basis of the birth stories as history remembered. Yet I think these stories are true. To use familiar terminology, I see these stories as history metaphorized, that is, as metaphorical narratives. And the history that is being metaphorized is not the birth itself but the Jesus story as a whole. With beauty and power, these symbolic narratives express central early Christian convictions about the significance of Jesus."
  • Virgin Birth: Child of the Holy Ghost, from And Adam Knew Eve: A Dictionary of Sex in the Bible, by Ronald L. Ecker.
• 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).
  • Borg, Marcus, "Light in the Darkness," The Christian Century, 1998.
      EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
      EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
  • Brenner, Athalya, "Female Social Behaviour: Two Descriptive Patterns within the 'Birth of the Hero' Paradigm," Vetus Testamentum, 1986.
      EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
      EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
  • Brown, Raymond E., "The Annunciation to Mary, the Visitation, and the Magnificat," Worship, 1988.
      EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
      EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
  • Byrne, Brendan, "Jesus as Messiah in the Gospel of Luke: Discerning a Pattern of Correction," The Catholic Biblical Quarterly, 2003.
      EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
      EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
  • Ceroke, Christian P., "Luke 1:34 and Mary's Virginity," The Catholic Biblical Quarterly, 1957.
      EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
      EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
  • Conrad, Edgar W., "The Annunciation of Birth and the Birth of the Messiah," The Catholic Biblical Quarterly, 1985.
      EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
      EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
  • Daniel, Lillian, "Borne in Perplexity," Journal for Preachers, 2005. Sermon.
      EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
      EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
  • Danker, Frederick W., "Politics of the New Age according to St Luke," Currents in Theology and Mission, 1985.
      EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
      EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
  • Felder, Cain Hope, "The Bible, Black Women and Ministry," Journal of the Interdenominational Theological Center, 1984-85.
      EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
      EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
  • Goetz, Ronald, "The Mary in Us All," The Christian Century, 1987.
      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
  • Jarrell, R.H., "The Birth Narrative as Female Counterpart to Covenant," Journal for the Study of the Old Testament, 2002.
      EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
      EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
  • Jegen, Carol Frances, "Rejoicing in God," 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
  • Jones, Verity A., "Back to Bethlehem, Luke 1:26-38," Journal for Preachers, 2004.
      EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
      EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
  • Landry, David T., "Narrative Logic in the Annunciation to Mary (Luke 1:26-38)," Journal of Biblical Literature, 1995.
      EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
      EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
  • Lewela, M Pauline W., "Mary's Faith -- Model of Our Own: A Reflection," AFER, 1985.
      EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
      EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
  • Norris, Kathleen, "Open Paths," The Christian Century, 2005.
      EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
      EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
  • Rohrig, Byron L., "Mary as Role Model," The Christian Century, 1986.
      EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
      EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
  • Scholer, Jeannette F., "A Question of Faith," The Christian Century, 1987.
      EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
      EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
  • Smith, D. Moody, "An Exposition of Luke 1:26-38," Interpretation, 1975.
      EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
      EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
  • Stendahl, John, "Mary Says Yes," The Christian Century, 2002.
      EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
      EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
  • Sweeney, James P., "Modern and Ancient Controversies over the Virgin Birth of Jesus," Bibliotheca Sacra, 2003.
      EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
      EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
  • Talbert, Charles H., "Luke 1:26-31," Interpretation, 1985.
      EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
      EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
  • Wright, N.T., "God's Way of Acting," The Christian Century, 1998.
      EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
      EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
• Sermons:
  • "The Reality of Christmas," the Rev. Pendleton Peery, Day 1, 2014.
  • "Call and Response," the Rev. Dr. Kenneth Carter, Day 1, 2011.
  • "The Possible Impossible," Dr. Dwight Gunter, Preacher's Magazine, 2007.
  • "Head of Household," the Rev. Dr. Scott Black Johnston, Day 1, 2006.
  • "Have I Got News for You!" the Rev. Dr. William L. Self, Day 1, 2005.
  • "Mary, Mother of Jesus," Sermons from Seattle, Pastor Edward F. Markquart, Grace Lutheran Church, Seattle, Washington.
  • "Lovely Lady," Phyllis Tickle, Day 1, 2002.
  • Advent 4, AKM Adam, Flesh and Bones, 2001. (Download is one long PDF file for book of sermons.)
  • Father Andrew M. Greeley, "Priest, Author, Sociologist," Commentary and Homily
    • Advent 4, 2005
    • Advent 4, 2002
    • Advent 4, 1999
• With Children:
  • Worshiping with Children, Advent 4B, Including children in the congregation's worship, using the Revised Common Lectionary, Carolyn C. Brown, 2011.
  • "An Angel Visits Mary," Illustrating the Story (lessons, children's sermons), coloring pages, activity sheets, crafts, children's songs. MSSS Crafts.
  • Impossible, Leah Thompson, CSSPlus
    
  • "You Shall Call His Name Jesus," Charles Kirkpatrick, Sermons4kids.com.
  • "Mary, Mother of Jesus," Jim Kerlin, childrensermons.com.
  • "Gabriel Brings Blessings to Mary," Sunday School Lessons: Family Bible Study, art projects, music, stories, etc.
  • "Gabriel Visits Mary," children's study, puzzles, coloring sheet, etc. Higher Praise Christian Center.
  • Luke 1 & 2 Word Search Don Crownover's Bible Puzzles.
  • The Christmas Story Crossword Puzzle, downloadable and interactive online, based on the NRSV Christmas stories from Matthew and Luke. Bruce Gillette, Limestone Presbyterian Church, Wilmington, DE.
• Drama:
  • "A Child Will Be Born," from A Certain Jesus by Jose Ignacio and Maria Lopez Vigil. Ideal for catechetical and liturgical dramatization of today's gospel. Claretian Publications.
• Graphics, Multimedia & Bulletin Materials:
  • Clip Art Images: Luke 1:26-38, Misioneros Del Sagrado Corazón en el Perú.
  • Images for this week's readings, Pitts Theology Library Digital Image Archive.
  • Luke 1:26-38, Luke 1:26-38, Liturgical Drawing, Maria d.c. Zamora, Claretian Resources, Philippines. ("Download and use these for free.")
  • Clip Art, Julius Schnoor von Carolsfeld woodcuts, World Mission Collection, Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod.
  • Annunciation, Clip Art, Anglican Diocese of Dunedin, New Zealand.
• Hymns and Music:
  • “Mary Heard the Angel's Message,” an original hymn by Carolyn Winfrey Gillette celebrates many biblical stories about Mary, from before Jesus' birth, fleeing from Herod, his teaching about his family, her presence at his death and with the disciples after his resurrection.  This hymn is in the Episcopalians’ Voices Found.  Tune:  BEECHER 8.7.8.7 D “Love Divine, All Loves Excelling”) and HYFRYDOL (“Alleluia, Sing to Jesus”). 
  • “There's Not a Thing That God Can't Do,” an original hymn by Carolyn Winfrey Gillette, celebrates God’s call and miraculous blessing of Mary and of people today.  This hymn was commissioned by The Presbyterian Outlook magazine for new Advent hymns to Christmas carol tunes. Tune: WINCHESTER OLD 8.6.8.6 (“While Shepherds Watch Their Flocks”).
  • “I Believe (The Apostles' Creed),” an original hymn by Carolyn Winfrey Gillette, celebrates the Apostles' Creed and includes this verse: "Jesus, by God's Holy Spirit, was so wondrously conceived, Born unto the Virgin Mary, who your promises believed."  Tune: AUSTRIAN HYMN 8.7.8.7 D (“Glorious Things of Thee Are Spoken”).
  • Hymnary.org, hymns, scores, media, information.
  • Hymns with Scripture Allusions: Luke 1:28, 31, 35. The Cyber Hymnal.
  • Hymnal Scripture References, The Lutheran Hymnal, Lutheran Worship.
• Fine Arts Images Linked at The Text This Week's Art Index:
  • Annunciation
• Movies scenes with the following themes, listed at The Text This Week's Movie Concordance:
• Poetry, Literature & Literary References:
  • "Annunciation," from La Corona by John Donne (1572-1631).
  • "Zechariah's Annunciation," Anglican Theological Review, 2004.
• Find Worship Resources & Suggested Other Readings for use with this text:
  • Advent 4B
• Study Links and Resources for the Book of Luke

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