Luke 3:1-6
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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 & sermons.
- Historical References, Commentary and
Comparative Texts:
- The Five Gospels Parallels, John W. Marshall, University of Toronto.
- Stephen Carlson's color-coded Greek Synoptic Parallels.
- Comparative texts about Baptism: Water & Spirit from DSS, Josephus, Babylonian Talmud. At (Rutgers University Dept of Religion) Mahlon H. Smith's Into His Own: Perspective on the World of Jesus companion to the historical study of Christian texts.
- "John the Baptist," The Jesus Database, an online annotated inventory of the traditions concerning the life and teachings of Jesus. Dr. Gregory C. Jenks, FaithFutures Foundation.
- The Fifteenth Year of Tiberius and John the Baptist: New Testament Parallels to the Works of Josephus. From G.J. Goldberg's Flavius Josephus Home Page. (Some of these "parallels" are speculative.)
- Exegetical Fragments. (scroll down to XLVII) Irenaeus (c 180),
- I.21, Stromata, Clement of Alexandria (c 200)
- IV.7, Against Marcion, Tertullian (c. 210)
- V.3, Against Marcion, Tertullian (c. 212)
- Chapter II, Considering Repentance, Tertullian (c. 203)
- Commentary on a Harmony of the Evangelists, John Calvin, 1558: Matthew 3:1-6/Mark 1:1-6/Luke 3:1-6.
- From the Geneva Notes.
- "John comes at the time foretold by the prophets and lays the foundation of the gospel which is exhibited unto us, setting forth the true observing of the law and free mercy in Christ, which comes after John, using also baptism which is the outward sign both of regeneration and also forgiveness of sins."
- From
Matthew
Henry's Commentary (c. 1700).
- "The scope and design of John's ministry were, to bring the people from their sins, and to their Saviour. He came preaching, not a sect, or party, but a profession; the sign or ceremony was washing with water."
- From
Wesley's
Notes.
John Wesley
(1703-1791).
- "The dominions of Herod the Great were, after his death, divided into four parts or tetrarchies. This Herod his son was tetrarch of Galilee, reigning over that fourth part of his dominions. His brother reigned over two other fourth parts, the region of Iturea, and that of Trachonitis (that tract of land on the other side Jordan, which had formerly belonged to the tribe of Manasseh.) And Lysanias (probably descended from a prince of that name, who was some years before governor of that country) was tetrarch of the remaining part of Abilene, which was a large city of Syria, whose territories reached to Lebanon and Damascus, and contained great numbers of Jews."
- From the
Commentary on the Whole Bible
(Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, 1871).
- "Here the curtain of the New Testament is, as it were, drawn up, and the greatest of all epochs of the Church commences."
- From The People's New Testament, B.W. Johnson, 1891.
- Contemporary Commentary, Studies, and Exegesis:
- The Proclamation of John the Baptist, audio telling, story in episodes, graphic, audio and written commentaries. Go Tell Communications, Biblical Storytelling for the Global Village, 2012.
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Commentary,
Luke 3:1-6, David Lose, Preaching This Week, WorkingPreacher.org,
2009.
- "Consider again Luke's extension of the familiar passage from Isaiah: it is, ultimately, 'all flesh' that 'will see the salvation of God' (3:6). In one stroke Luke reaches across history to claim all of his readers ? then and now ? who have put their faith in Jesus."
- 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," Advent
2C,
William Loader, Murdoch University, Uniting Church in Australia.
- "We are taken to the waters of hope to be immersed in renewal and revolution with the trampling feet of the dignitaries and the footsoldiers in our ears. Expounding a text like this means taking people out to that place."
-
Exegetical
Notes by Brian Stoffregen. At CrossMarks
Christian Resources.
- "Neither Matthew or Mark use any of the words related to sot- but Luke does. All of the gospels use the related verb sozo = "to save, heal, deliver." Perhaps Luke's audience was more familiar with sot- terms. Protecting gods were frequently given the title "soter," e.g., Zeus Soter. At the same that they may have been more familiar with such terms, the word group -- as well as their Hebrew equivalents -- carried the idea of "victory over enemies." "Enemies were outside forces -- an invading army or a disease that had invaded the body. Salvation meant defeating and driving out the army or healing the disease."
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Lectionary Blogging, John Petty, Progressive Involvement,
2009.
- "Would Luke's readers have known this? Would they have understood Tiberius' 'fifteenth year' as one of particular political chaos? If so, it would underline Luke's over-all argument about the corruption of the earthly powers and God's intervention to "bring down the powerful from their thrones" (1:52). This fecklessness and brutality is typical of these worldly empires, Luke is saying, and God has intervened to show a new 'way.'"
- "John the Baptist: Divine Wisdom from the Lunatic Fringe," The Journey with Jesus: Notes to Myself, Daniel B. Clendenin, Journey with Jesus Foundation.
- "John the Baptist," Gospel Analysis, Sermons from Seattle, Pastor Edward F. Markquart, Grace Lutheran Church, Seattle, Washington. Detailed background and exegesis.
-
Lectionary
Commentary and Preaching Paths (Advent C2), by Dennis Bratcher, at
The
Christian Resource Institute.
- "There is a newness with God in which He will remove the obstacles to proper relationship. He will not allow barriers to block His revelation to "all flesh." No matter how sinful, the call still comes, "Turn around!" But the most wonderful part is that the highway back home has already been built."
- "What Must We Do?" Rev. Bryan Findlayson, Lectionary Bible Studies and Sermons, Pumpkin Cottage Ministry Resources. Includes detailed textual notes.
- Holy Textures, Understanding the Bible in its own time and in ours, Luke 3:1-6, David Ewart, 2009.
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"Under
Construction in Advent," Michael Hoy, Sabbatheology, The Crossings Community, 2009.
- "Caring for the creation, we seek to redesign the landscape so that equality has a greater place."
- "The Second Sunday in Advent: Luke 3:1-6," The Birth of Jesus Never Saved Anyone: The Lucan Advent Texts, Marc Kolden, Word & World: Theology for Christian Ministry, Luther Northwestern Theological School, 1991.
- "The Second Sunday in Advent: Luke 3:1-6," Promises, Promises, Gracia Grindal, Word & World: Theology for Christian Ministry, Luther Northwestern Theological School, 1988.
- Laterally Luke, by Brian McGowan, Anglican priest in Western Australia.
-
"To Know Where You Are,"
Advent 2, Fr. Gerry Pierse, C.Ss.R., from Sundays Into
Silence: Reflections on the Sunday Gospels in the Light of Christian
Meditation. Claretian Publications.
- "Many people use prayer as a way of denying who and where they are."
-
Kairos CoMotion Lectionary Discussion,
Luke 3:1-6. "A place of
conversation regarding Progressive Christianity."
- "In the sixth year of the reign of President W. ... the high priesthood of James Dobson and Joel Osteen ..., etc. (you fill in the rest) there is still a need for the proclaiming of repentance/justice and forgiveness/righteousness."
-
"A Contrary Sign," Larry Broding's
Word-Sunday.Com: A Catholic
Resource for This Sunday's Gospel. Adult Study, Children's Story, Family
Activity, Support Materials.
- "When was the last time something that didn't make sense catch your attention? Did its image have contradictory messages? How was that possible?"
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"Ready
for Prime Time," James F. Kay, The Christian Century,
1997. At Religion Online.
- "If the living God is not a liar, if God is faithful to the promise that "all flesh shall see salvation," then our time, too, is in God?s hands, however we reckon it."
-
"Gospel
for the Second Sunday in Advent: Luke 3:1-6," from Exegesis for the Christian
Year, Henry Gustafson, 1998. At
Religion
Online.
- "Preoccupation with cybernetics and technologies tend to enervate one’s capacity to experience an epiphany. We often fail to make "intellectual space" for God in our reflections about our social and personal lives, and we tend to dwarf our assumptions about the perceptive capacities and destinies of humans."
- Articles & Background:
- "John the Baptist," wikipedia.
-
"Why Didn't John the Baptist Commit Himself to Jesus As a Disciple?"
Michael H. Crosby, Biblical Theology Bulletin, 2008.
- "A more critical reading of Luke and, especially, Matthew points to the possibility that John's 'pre-understanding' vis-a-vis the Messiah kept him from making the leap of faith to become a disciple of Jesus."
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"Current
Trends: The Desert as Reality and as Symbol," Donald Goergen, Spirituality
Today, March 1982.
- "The desert forms us; it ought not detain us; yet we ought not too quickly reject what history has taught us it has to offer."
- "Repentance
and Forgiveness," David R. Blumenthal, Cross Currents.
- "Teshuvá is the key concept in the rabbinic view of sin, repentance, and forgiveness. The tradition is not of one mind on the steps one must take to repent of one's sins. However, almost all agree that repentance requires five elements: recognition of one's sins as sins (hakarát ha-chét'), remorse (charatá), desisting from sin (azivát ha-chét'), restitution where possible (peira'ón), and confession (vidúi)."
- 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.
- Benke, Richard, "2nd Sunday in Advent," Concordia
Journal, 1985.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Blumenthal, David R., "Repentance and Forgiveness,"
CrossCurrents, 1998.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Brueggemann, Walter,
"Expository Article: Luke 3:1-4," Interpretation, 1976.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Chakoian, Christine,
"Between Text & Sermon, Luke 3:1-16," Interpretation, 1999.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Downing, F. Gerald,
"Psalms and the Baptist," Journal for the Study of the New Testament,
2006.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Edelman, Marian
Wright,
"A Parent, Community, and National Audit: Who Are Our Children Modeling?"
The Living Pulpit, 2003.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Grindal, Gracia,
"Promises, Promises," Word & World, 1988.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Grant, Robert McQueen, "The Occasion of Luke 3:1-2,"
Harvard Theological Review, 1940.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Hall, Douglas John, "Preaching Lenten Repentance to a
Nation and a Church," Journal for Preachers, 2008.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Hauerwas, Stanley, "Preaching Repentance in a Time of
War," Journal for Preachers, 2008.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Hug, James E., S.J.,
"Birthing the Peace of Justice," The Living Pulpit, 1997.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Hutchison, John C.,
"Was John the Baptist an Essene from Qumran?" Bibliotheca Sacra,
2002.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Kay, James F.,
"Ready for Prime Time," The Christian Century, 1997.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Kolden, Marc,
"The Birth of Jesus Never Saved Anyone: The Lucan Advent Texts,"
Word
& World, 1991.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Lee, Mark,
"An Evangelical Dialogue on Luke, Salvation, and Spirit Baptism,"
Pneuma, 2004.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Marty, Martin E.,
"Riding High," The Christian Century, 2002.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Miller, David B., "Preaching Lenten
Repentance to Church and Nation: Deep Memory and the Catechesis of
Repentance," Journal for Preachers, 2008.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Ochs, Peter,
"Church and Sociality," The Living Pulpit, 2000.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - O'Driscoll, Herbert,
"Opening Act," The Christian Century, 2003.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Otey, Rush,
"Gospel Fragments for Advent," Journal for Preachers, 2000.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Petrucelli, Linda,
"The Patron Saint of Sharing," The Living Pulpit, 1997.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Phelan, John E., Jr.,
"Church Growth: Marketing or Mission?" The Living Pulpit, 2000.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Russell, Letty M.,
"Going Out of Business," The Christian Century, 1991.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Webb-Mitchell, Brett,
"'For Crying Out Loud!' Second Sunday of Advent," Journal for
Preachers, 1995.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
- Benke, Richard, "2nd Sunday in Advent," Concordia
Journal, 1985.
- Reviews:
- Reviews: Helen K. Bond, Caiaphas: Friend of Rome and Judge of Jesus? Westminster John Knox, 2004. Reviews by Michael Tilly, John Byron and Florence Gillman in SBL's Review of Biblical Literature.
- Review: James A. Kelhoffer, The Diet of John the Baptist. Mohr Siebeck, 2005. Review by Tobias Nicklas, Review of Biblical Literature, 2006.
- Lawrence, Jonathan D., Washing in Water: Trajectories of Ritual Bathing in the Hebrew Bible and Second Temple Literature. Society of Biblical Literature/Brill, 2006. Review by James W. Watts, Review of Biblical Literature, 2007.
- Sermons:
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- With Children:
- "John the Baptist," Illustrating the Story (lessons, children's sermons), coloring pages, activity sheets, crafts, children's songs. MSSS Crafts.
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"John the
Baptist,"
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- Drama:
- "A Voice in the Desert," from A Certain Jesus by Jose Ignacio and Maria Lopez Vigil. Ideal for catechetical and liturgical dramatization of today's gospel. Claretian Publications.
- Graphics & Bulletin Materials:
- Clip Art, Luke 3:3, Luke 3:4, Fr. Richard Lonsdale, Resources for Catholic Educators.
- Clip Art Images: Luke 3:1-6, Misioneros Del Sagrado Corazón en el Perú.
- Luke 3:1-6, Liturgical Drawing, Maria d.c. Zamora, Claretian Resources, Philippines. ("Download and use these for free.")
- Luke 3:1-6 at Cerezo Barredo's weekly gospel illustration. Liberation emphasis.
- Clip Art, Julius Schnoor von Carolsfeld woodcuts, World Mission Collection, Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod.
- Hymns and Music:
- Contemporary/Praise Song suggestions, Together to Celebrate, David MacGregor.
- "Down by the Jordan," original hymn by Carolyn Winfrey Gillette, LOBE DEN HERREN 14 14.478.
- 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:
- Study Links and Resources for the Book of Luke
