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Luke 4:21-30
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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• Historical References, Commentary and Comparative Texts: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.
  • Primary comparative texts about Prayer and Piety (includes texts about healing) from Philo, Josephus, Lucian, Pseudepigrapha, Babylonian Talmud, Midrash, Philostratus. At Mahlon H. Smith's Into His Own: Perspective on the World of Jesus. (Rutgers University)
  • "Prophet's Own Country," The Jesus Database, an online annotated inventory of the traditions concerning the life and teachings of Jesus. Dr. Gregory C. Jenks, FaithFutures Foundation.
  • Chapter X, Chapter XIII, Adversus Judaeos, Tertullian (c. 198)
  • IV.8, IV.9, IV.35, Against Marcion, Tertullian (c. 210)
  • Commentary on a Harmony of the Evangelists, John Calvin, 1558: Luke 4:23-30.
  • From the Geneva Notes.
    • "Familiarity causes Christ to be condemned and therefore he often goes to strangers."
  • From Matthew Henry's Commentary (c. 1700).
    • "The doctrine of God's sovereignty, his right to do his will, provokes proud men. They will not seek his favour in his own way; and are angry when others have the favours they neglect. Still is Jesus rejected by multitudes who hear the same message from his words. While they crucify him afresh by their sins, may we honour him as the Son of God, the Saviour of men, and seek to show we do so by our obedience."
  • From Wesley's Notes. John Wesley (1703-1791).
    • "A person of spiritual discernment may find in all the discourses of our Lord a peculiar sweetness, gravity, and becomingness, such as is not to be found in the same degree, not even in those of the apostles."
  • From the Commentary on the Whole Bible (Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, 1871).
    • "Our Lord's long residence in Nazareth merely as a townsman had made Him too common, incapacitating them for appreciating Him as others did who were less familiar with His everyday demeanor in private life. A most important principle, to which the wise will pay due regard."
  • From The People's New Testament, B.W. Johnson, 1891.
    • "This seems to have been answered to their whispered words and the thoughts he read in their hearts. They had heard of his fame in Capernaum, but they knew him as a poor young man, and his family was poor. "If he has such power as fame reports, let him better his own condition.""
• Contemporary Commentary, Studies, and Exegesis:
  • Commentary, Luke 4:21-30, Ruth Anne Reese, Preaching This Week, WorkingPreacher.org, 2016.
    • "Do we feel entitled to the work of Jesus among us? Do we think that Jesus should do ministry for the church first?"
  • "Moving beyond Mending our Walls," David Lose, ...in the Meantime, 2016.
  • "Walls: Not in My Backyard," Greg Carey, ON Scripture, 2016.
  • The Truett Pulpit, Jason Edwards, 2016.
  • "Good News for the Outsider: How Might This Change Us?" Janet H. Hunt, Dancing with the Word, 2016.
    • "I do find Jesus' preaching here to be more 'direct' than I am often comfortable with.With his first listeners, I might also find myself offended. I wonder then, what needs to be changed in me?"
  • "Jesus - the Preacher Nobody Wanted to Hear," Nancy Rockwell, The Bite in the Apple, 2016.
    • "That's always been the promise of the kingdom: the hungry will be filled with good things, the rich sent empty away, and the proud – they will be scattered in the imagination of their hearts, imagination that led them to hear all the promises as for themselves, who had shared a little now and then, but had mostly waited, waited, waited, for God to come and make them great again."
  • "The Gift of Rejection," David F. Sellery, 2016.
  • Center for Excellence in Preaching, Scott Hoezee, commentary, textual notes, illustrations, 2016.
  • Pulpit Fiction, plus podcast. Reflections of lectionary text, pop culture, current events, etc. Robb Mc Coy and Eric Fistler, 2016.
  • "Spreading Word," Thomas Beam, 2016.
  • "Home Town Visit Goes Awry," Bob Cornwall,Ponderings on a Faith Journey, 2016.
  • "Cliff Notes," Howie Adan, Just off the Map, 2016.
  • "Chosen," Alan Brehm, The Waking Dreamer.
    • "Epiphany is a time to remember that we have received the blessings of new life for a purpose: not to hoard them, or to think of ourselves as special, but to share them with everyone we meet."
  • Evangelio Comentario del San Lucas 4:21-30 por Francisco Javier Giotia Padilla, Working Preacher, 2016.
  • Commentary, Luke 4:21-30, Karoline Lewis, Preaching This Week, WorkingPreacher.org, 2013.
    • "Jesus pushes through our walls of resistance, our facades of forbearance, and our determined denial toward that which will truly bring us peace, comfort and hope.
  • "Three Questions and a Promise," David Lose, WorkingPreacher, 2013.
    • "You see, it really is all Jesus’ fault – he goes and does the one thing you’re never supposed to do, even to strangers, let alone to friends and neighbors: He tells them the truth, the truth about their pettiness and prejudice, their fear and shame, their willingness, even eagerness, to get ahead at any cost, even at the expense of another. And so they want him gone in the most permanent of ways."
  • "Immigration Reform and the Challenges of Generosity," Matthew L. Skinner, ON Scripture, 2013.
    • "Charity doesn’t leave us unchanged, which is just one reason why it’s hard to make ourselves do it."
  • "The Nones," Anne Howard, A Word in Time, The Beatitudes Society, 2013.
    • "The Nones invite us to listen with fresh ears to that brand-new Preacher in Luke’s story, who asks us to look beyond our tribe, beyond the familiar, to see God alive in our world."
  • Lectionary Greek: Luke 4:21-30, Rob Myallis, 2013.
  • "The Mount of Jumpification," Alyce M McKenzie, Edgy Exegesis, 2013.
    • "The good news is that we can't get rid of him so easily."
  • "A Rough and Tumble Reception," D Mark Davis, raw translation and exegesis/questions, Left Behind and Loving It, 2013.
  • "Whom do you assume that I am?" Lectionary Reflection, bethscib, 2013.
  • Sayings of Jesus, audio telling, story in episodes, graphic, audio and written commentaries. Go Tell Communications, Biblical Storytelling for the Global Village, 2012.
  • Radical Gratitude, lectionary-based stewardship, Northwest United Methodist Foundation. (.pdf)
  • Holy Textures, Understanding the Bible in its own time and in ours, Luke 4:21-30, David Ewart, 2013.
    • "This, of course, will not be the last time words and wits will fail Jesus' opponents and they will resort to violence."
  • "'The Old Home Town Acts the Same...'" Peter Woods, I Am Listening..., 2013.
  • "Alexander the (Passionate) Corrector," Neil Chappell, A Weird Thing, 2013.
  • Comentario del Evangelio por Nicolás Panotto, Lucas 4:21-30, Working Preacher, 2013.
  • Commentary, Luke 4:21-30, Roy Harrisville, Preaching This Week, WorkingPreacher.org, 2010.
    • "Christ's epiphany is not two-dimensional and easy to take."
  • 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," Epiphany 4, William Loader, Murdoch University, Uniting Church in Australia.
    • "The mission and message of Jesus according to Luke is about undermining the dehumanising categories wherever they have been applied (usually to people seen as threats). This is not about a naive denial of danger where it exists, but it is about living out the freedom that love brings so that people never lose their value, are never written off. That really is good news also in today?s world."
  • Exegetical Notes by Brian Stoffregen at CrossMarks Christian Resources.
    • "Do we really want a gracious God? Certainly we do -- for ourselves; but can we have a gracious God if we don't believe that the same grace is given to those sinners outside our church doors, outside our faith, outside our boundaries of acceptability?"
  • Lectionary Blogging, John Petty, Progressive Involvement, 2010.
    • "Luke's purpose is different than Mark's.  What Luke wants to do is offer additional confirmation of Jesus' prophetic role and make the simple point that the mark of a true prophet is to be rejected."
  • Commentary, Luke 4:14-30, Madeline McClenney-Sadler, The African American Lectionary, 2008.
    • "Praise be to God that we have an opportunity to be the hands, feet, and mouths that offer liberation to the captive, friendship to the friendless, and a hand-up to those who are down."
  • Jesus Now, Luke 4:21-30. Lectionary, study and worship resources from Faith Futures Jesus Then & Now.
  • "Have You 'Herd'?" Peter Woods, I Am Listening, 2010.
    • "Some mobs, some crowds, some passionate, vindictively righteous assemblies, can get so enraged, so angry, so violent, so hynotised by their fulminations that truth, light, and Universal Love, are able to depart from amongst them so swiftly they don?t even notice."
  • "Forgiveness is God's Purpose," study guide for adults, Robert B. Kruschwitz, (other resources at) "Forgiveness," Christian Reflection, The Center for Christian Ethics at Baylor University, 2001.
  • "Proclaiming the Righteous Reign of Jesus: Luke 4 and the Justice of God," David L. Tiede, Texts in Context, Word & World, Luther Northwestern Theological School, 1987.
    • "The platform of Jesus' mission and the content of his call to discipleship are filled with God's passion for the outcast, the poor, the oppressed, and the lost."
  • Kairos CoMotion Lectionary Discussion, Luke 4:21-30, Wesley White. "A place of conversation regarding Progressive Christianity."
    • "What are you remembering and anticipating this day?"
  • "Jesus Rejected at Nazareth," Gospel Analysis, Sermons from Seattle, Pastor Edward F. Markquart, Grace Lutheran Church, Seattle, Washington. Detailed background and exegesis.
  • Laterally Luke, by Brian McGowan, Anglican priest in Western Australia.
  • "God's Love Is Universal," Rev. Bryan Findlayson, Lectionary Bible Studies and Sermons, Pumpkin Cottage Ministry Resources. Includes detailed textual notes.
  • "Expectations," Larry Broding's Word-Sunday.Com: A Catholic Resource for This Sunday's Gospel. Adult Study, Children's Story, Family Activity, Support Materials.
    • "What do people expect from religion and the Church? What happens when their expectations are unfulfilled? Explain."
  • "He Broke All of the Rules," Ordinary 4, Fr. Gerry Pierse, C.Ss.R., from Sundays Into Silence: Reflections on the Sunday Gospels in the Light of Christian Meditation. Claretian Publications.
    • "The way of Christian meditation is a way of being still before God. There are no words or images to divert one from reality. One just sits with reality and comes away from prayer better able to face and cope with this reality, painful though it may be."
  • Lectionary Commentary and Preaching Paths (Epiphany C4), by Dennis Bratcher, at The Christian Resource Institute.
    • "In such an environment God?s work is provincialized into maintenance rather than mission, taking care of those who should be healthy instead of seeking out those who need healing (Lk 5:31-32). It is expressed in a willingness to settle for security rather than risk everything for the Kingdom. It is a willingness to leave things as they have always been rather than embrace newness. It is an eagerness to face the future only if that future is the same as yesterday."
• 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).
  • Abogunrin, Samuel O., "Jesus' Sevenfold Programmatic Declaration at Nazareth: An Exegesis of Luke 4:14-30 from and African Perspective," Black Theology, 2003.
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      EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
  • Baawobr, Richard K., "Opening a Narrative Programme: Luke 4:16-30 and the Black Bagr Narrative," Journal for the Study of the New Testament, 2007.
      EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
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  • Crockett, Larrimore C., "Luke 4:25-27 and Jewish-Gentile Relations in Luke-Acts," Journal of Biblical Literature, 1969.
      EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
      EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
  • Evans, Craig A., "Luke's Use of the Elijah/Elisha Narratives and the Ethic of Election," Journal of Biblical Literature, 1987.
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  • Kimball, Charles A., III, "Jesus' Exposition of Scripture in Luke 4:16-30: An Inquiry in Light of Jewish Hermeneutics," Perspectives in Religious Studies, 1994.
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  • Miller, Donald G., "Luke 4:22-30: Expository Article," Interpretation, 1986.
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  • Nolland, John, "Classical and Rabbinic Parallels to 'Physician, Heal Yourself' (Luke 4:23)," Novum Testamentum, 1979.
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  • Nolland, John, "Impressed Unbelievers a Witnesses to Christ (Luke 4:22a)," Journal of Biblical Literature, 1979.
      EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
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  • Poirier, John C., "Jesus as an Elijianic Figure in Luke 4:16-30," The Catholic Biblical Quarterly, 2009.
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  • Rogness, Michael, "'You Are My Son, the Beloved': The Epiphany Gospels," Word & World, 2004. (Section on this text begins on page 88.)
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  • Russell, Letty, "Prophet without Violence," The Christian Century, 1992.
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  • Siker, Jeffrey S., "'First to the Gentiles': A Literary Analysis of Luke 4:16-30," Journal of Biblical Literature, 1992.
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  • Stendahl, John, "The Offense," The Christian Century, 1998.
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  • Tiede, David L., "Proclaiming the Righteous Reign of Jesus: Luke 4 and the Justice of God," Word & World, 1987.
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      EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
  • Walker, T. Vaughn, "Luke 4:16-30," Review and Expositor, 1988.
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  • Willimon, William H., "Book 'Em," The Christian Century, 2004.
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• Sermons:
  • "If Jesus Was Your Preacher," Nadia Bolz Webber, Sarcastic Lutheran, 2016.
  • "Nazareth," Jeremy Troxler, Faith and Leadership, 2007.
  • "Offended by the Nice Little Kid from Nazareth," Pastor Edward F. Markquart, Grace Lutheran Church, Seattle, Washington.
  • Göttinger Predigten im Internet: Every Sunday Sermons based on the RCL by a team of Lutheran theologians/ pastors:
    • Epiphany 4, 28 January, 2007, Timothy J. Hoyer.
    • "Not Just for the People in the Club," Epiphany 4, 1. February 2004, Walter W. Harms.
  • Father Andrew M. Greeley, "Priest, Author, Sociologist," Commentary and Homily:
    • Ordinary 5, 2010
    • Ordinary 5, 2007
    • Ordinary 3, 2007
    • Ordinary 3, 2004
  • "Accepting People As They Are," Mel Williams, Watts Street Baptist Church, 2004. (Click View/Open in gray rectangle.)
• With Children:
  • Worshiping with Children, Epiphany 4C, Including children in the congregation's worship, using the Revised Common Lectionary, Carolyn C. Brown, 2013.
  • "Storypath Lectionary Links: Connecting Children's Literature with our Faith Story," 2016, Union Presbyterian Seminary.
  • "Questions About Jackie and Charlie," children's story by Larry Broding, word-sunday.com.
  • "Jesus Makes Enemies in his Hometown," Sunday School Lessons: Family Bible Study, art projects, music, stories, etc.
  • "Hometown Boy Makes Good," children's sermon, coloring page. Charles Kirkpatrick, Sermons 4 Kids.
• Drama:
• Graphics & Bulletin Materials:
  • Clip Art, Luke 4:20-21, Fr. Richard Lonsdale, Resources for Catholic Educators.
  • Clip Art Images: Luke 4:21-30, Luke 4:21-30 #2, Misioneros Del Sagrado Corazón en el Perú.
  • Luke 4:21-30, Luke 4:24-30, Luke 4:24-30, Liturgical Drawing, Maria d.c. Zamora, Claretian Resources, Philippines. ("Download and use these for free.")
  • Luke 4:21-30 at Cerezo Barredo's weekly gospel illustration. Liberation emphasis.
• Hymns and Music:
  • "They Raged At Jesus' Sermon," a hymn by Carolyn Winfrey Gillette, based on the story of Jesus' rejection in his hometown of Nazareth and a call to follow his inclusive love. Tune: LLANGLOFFAN 7.6.7.6 D ("Rejoice, Rejoice, Believers") and WEBB ("Stand Up, Stand Up For Jesus").
  • Hymnary.org, hymns, scores, media, information.
  • Contemporary/Praise Song suggestions, Together to Celebrate, David MacGregor.
• 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:
  • Prophet/Prophecy
  • Individuality/Identity
  • Healing
  • Suffering Servant
• Find Worship Resources & Suggested Other Readings for use with this text:
  • Epiphany 4C
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