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  Pr15/OT20/P+14
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  Pr16/OT21/P+15
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  St Bartholomew
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  Holy Cross
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  Pr20/OT25/P+19
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  Pr21/OT26/P+20
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Luke
2:15-21

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bulletReading the Text:
bullet NRSV (with link to Anglicized NRSV) at Oremus Bible Browser.
bullet The Bible Gateway: NIV, NASB, CEV, The Message, KJV, etc.
bulletThe Blue Letter Bible. KJV, alternate versions, Greek text with concordance, commentaries.
bulletThe World Wide Study Bible includes commentary & sermons.
bulletHistorical References, Commentary and Comparative Texts:
bulletThe Five Gospels Parallels, John W. Marshall, University of Toronto.
bulletCommentary on a Harmony of the Evangelists, John Calvin, 1558: Luke 2:15-21.
bulletFrom the Geneva Notes.
bulletFrom Matthew Henry's Commentary (c. 1700).
bullet"We should be more delivered from errors in judgment and practice, did we more fully ponder these things in our hearts."
bulletFrom Wesley's Notes. John Wesley (1703-1791).
bulletFrom the Commentary on the Whole Bible (Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, 1871).
bullet"They are not taken up with the angels, the glory that invested them, and the lofty strains with which they filled the air. Nor do they say, Let us go and see if this be true--they have no misgivings. But 'Let us go and see this thing which is come to pass, which the Lord hath made known unto us.'"
bulletFrom The People's New Testament, B.W. Johnson, 1891.
bullet"A mother forgets none of those things which occur respecting her children."
bulletContemporary Commentary, Studies, and Exegesis:
bullet Comments (commentary) and Clippings (technical notes for in-depth study), Chris Haslam, Anglican Diocese of Montreal.
bulletExtraordinary News-Verse Commentary on Luke 2:8-20, Dennis Bratcher, Christian Resource Institute.
bullet"In contrast to the heavenly fanfare in the previous scene, the birth of Jesus couldn’t have been more down-to-earth."
bullet "Mary - Magician or Model," Mary, Mother of God, Fr. Gerry Pierse, C.Ss.R., from Sundays Into Silence: Reflections on the Sunday Gospels in the Light of Christian Meditation. Claretian Publications.
bullet "It is often easier to light a candle in the church than it is to follow the example of Mary...who expressed [her] faith in deeds rather than in words."
bullet "Fear Not," Rev. Bryan Findlayson, Lectionary Bible Studies and Sermons, Pumpkin Cottage Ministry Resources. Includes detailed textual notes.
bullet "Mary; The Good Sister-in-Law," Mary, Mother of God, Fr. Gerry Pierse, C.Ss.R., from Sundays Into Silence: Reflections on the Sunday Gospels in the Light of Christian Meditation. Claretian Publications.
bullet "Her greatness was in her ordinariness, and her power now is in the feeling that she is someone like a sister-in-law that you can sit down and have a cup of coffee with as she throws sensible light on whatever problem is bugging you right now."
bulletArticles & Background:
bulletReviews:
bulletSermons:
bullet :"Freed to Plan Tomorrow," 1 January 2007, David Zersen, Göttinger Predigten im Internet: Every Sunday Sermons based on the RCL by a team of Lutheran theologians/ pastors.
bullet "What's In a Name?" John Jewell, 2000.
bulletWith Children:
bullet Luke 1 & 2 Word Search Don Crownover's Bible Puzzles.
bulletDrama:
bullet "A Feast with the Shepherds," from A Certain Jesus by Jose Ignacio and Maria Lopez Vigil. Ideal for catechetical and liturgical dramatization of today's gospel. Claretian Publications.
bullet "Lamb of God," Nina Wallestad, Dramatic License. Conditions of Use.
bulletGraphics & Bulletin Materials:
bullet Luke 2:16-21, at Cerezo Barredo's weekly gospel illustration. Liberation emphasis.
bullet Luke 2:16-21, Luke 2:16-21, Liturgical Drawing, Maria d.c. Zamora, Claretian Resources, Philippines. ("Download and use these for free.")
bulletHymns and Music:
bullet Hymns with Scripture Allusions: Luke 2:15, 20. The Cyber Hymnal.
bullet Hymnal Scripture References, The Lutheran Hymnal, Lutheran Worship.
bulletFine Arts Images Linked at The Text This Week's Art Index:
bulletNativity
bulletShepherds
bulletMadonna and Child/Holy Family
bulletMovies scenes with the following themes, listed at The Text This Week's Movie Concordance:
bulletIncarnation
bullet Find Worship Resources & Suggested Other Readings for use with this text:
bullet Holy Name
bulletStudy Links and Resources for the Book of Luke