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Luke
4:21-30
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| Historical References, Commentary and
Comparative Texts:
 | The
Five Gospels Parallels, John W. Marshall, University of Toronto. |
| Stephen Carlson's Greek Synoptic Parallels. |
| 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) |
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"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. |
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Chapter X,
Chapter XIII,
Adversus Judaeos,
Tertullian (c.
198) |
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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." |
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| 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." |
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| 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." |
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| 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." |
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| 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."" |
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| Contemporary Commentary, Studies, and Exegesis:
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Comments
(commentary) and
Clippings
(technical notes for in-depth study), Chris Haslam, Anglican
Diocese of Montreal. |
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"On Staying Put - Or Not,"
Pilgrim Preaching, Keeping company with biblical texts and the people
who hear and preach them, a weblog for preaching, by Mary Hinkle, Luther
Seminary.
| "Maybe the people want Jesus to
establish himself at home, to set up shop there, to give something back.
They like it when he is reading and speaking in the synagogue. The young
rabbi could establish himself right at home." |
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| "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." |
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| 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?" |
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Jesus Now,
Luke 4:21-30. Lectionary, study and worship resources from Faith
Futures Jesus Then & Now. |
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"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. |
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"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." |
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"Embracing the Excluded," Resources for Prophetic
Worship, Speaking to North Carolina Justice Issues, North Carolina Council
of Churches, 2007. |
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"Exegetical Considerations:
3rd & 4th Sunday after Epiphany," Richard
Carlson, Lutheran Theological Seminary at Gettysburg, Using Greek for
Sunday Text Preparations.
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"What is the literary context of this
text? How does that context provide an interpretive framework for this
passage?" |
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Exegesis,
Epiphany 4C, by
Richard Donovan at lectionary.org.
| "Jesus' comment makes it clear that he
has done wonderful things in Capernaum, and the hometown folk expect him
to do at least as much for them." |
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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?" |
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"Jesus
Rejected at Nazareth,"
Gospel Analysis, Sermons from
Seattle, Pastor Edward F. Markquart, Grace Lutheran Church, Seattle,
Washington. Detailed background and exegesis. |
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Laterally Luke, by
Brian McGowan, Anglican priest in Western Australia. |
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Expository Essay,
Luke 4:22-30, Dr. William R. Long.
Part 2. |
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"Book
'Em," William Willimon, The Christian Century, 2004.
| "Jesus moves right on from Nazareth to
Capernaum, another Sabbath, another sermon, where the congregational
demons cry out to him, 'Let us alone!' (Luke 4:34). But he won’t, thank
God. He is free to administer his peculiar sort of grace, whether we hear
or refuse to hear. This is our good news." |
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"God's Love
Is Universal," Rev. Bryan Findlayson, Lectionary Bible
Studies and Sermons, Pumpkin Cottage Ministry Resources. Includes detailed
textual notes. |
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"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." |
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"No
Prophet Is Welcome in His Hometown,"
Jerry Goebel, One
Family Outreach. "Focus on scripture from a justice perspective." Exegesis, study, and teen study
and activities.
| "Jesus didn’t have to sneak out, he could have yelled;
'Here I am, get me!' all the way down the road to Capernaum. They still
wouldn’t have noticed; they were too busy with their personal indignation.
The indignant will never glimpse God. Yet, how horrible, how sorrowful;
Jesus was right there and he walked away. With a ho-hum and an uncovered
yawn, Jesus slipped right out the back of their church." |
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"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.
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"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." |
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"The
Offense," John Stendahl, The Christian Century, 1998. At
Religion Online.
| "As we visit with Jesus in
Nazareth -- or maybe as Jesus visits us in our own settlement --
ought we perhaps to understand his impatience and perhaps even to
feel it ourselves, this irritation with old suppositions and
preoccupations?" |
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| 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." |
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| "A Prescription for
Healing," analysis and reflections by Michael Hoy, in Sabbatheology by The
Crossings Community of St Louis, Missouri.
| "As those who have been healed by
the Doctor of our souls, Jesus the Christ, we bring into the world a healing
presence." |
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| Articles & Background:
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"Rejection of
Jesus," Luke 4:16-20, Wikipedia. |
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"AIDS and the Church," Earl E. Shelp and Ronald H. Sunderland,
The
Christian Century, 1985.
| "An uncompromising affirmation of the
church’s ministry to the poor is central to the church’s servanthood, they
urge, since Jesus came preaching the Good News to the poor, and announcing
freedom to the broken victims of human indignities and oppression. God’s
servants have a special responsibility to act with justice and
righteousness, and to speak prophetically in the name of a just, righteous
and compassionate God." |
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Articles in
ATLAS Journals. (Direct link when you are
subscribed and logged in to
ATLASerials online collection of Religion and Theology Journals.):
| 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.
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| Crockett, Larrimore C.,
"Luke 4:25-27 and Jewish-Gentile Relations in Luke-Acts," Journal of
Biblical Literature, 1969. |
| Evans, Craig A.,
"Luke's Use of the Elijah/Elisha Narratives and the Ethic of Election,"
Journal of Biblical Literature, 1987. |
| 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. |
| Miller, Donald G.,
"Luke 4:22-30: Expository Article," Interpretation, 1986. |
| Nolland, John,
"Classical and Rabbinic Parallels to 'Physician, Heal Yourself' (Luke
4:23)," Novum Testamentum, 1979. |
| Nolland, John,
"Impressed Unbelievers a Witnesses to Christ (Luke 4:22a)," Journal
of Biblical Literature, 1979. |
| Rogness, Michael,
"'You Are My Son, the Beloved': The Epiphany Gospels," Word & World,
2004. (Section on this text begins on page 88.) |
| Russell, Letty,
"Prophet without Violence," The Christian Century, 1992. |
| Siker, Jeffrey S.,
"'First to the Gentiles': A Literary Analysis of Luke 4:16-30,"
Journal of Biblical Literature, 1992. |
| Stendahl, John,
"The Offense," The Christian Century, 1998. |
| Tiede, David L.,
"Proclaiming the Righteous Reign of Jesus: Luke 4 and the Justice of God,"
Word & World, 1987. |
| Walker, T. Vaughn,
"Luke 4:16-30," Review and Expositor, 1988. |
| Willimon, William H.,
"Book 'Em," The Christian Century, 2004. |
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| Reviews: |
| Sermons:
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"What
Happened at Nazareth?" from God Has a
Story, Too, by James A. Sanders, 1979. Full text online at Religion
Online. |
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"Offended by the Nice Little Kid from Nazareth," Pastor Edward F.
Markquart, Grace Lutheran Church, Seattle,
Washington. |
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Göttinger Predigten im Internet: Every Sunday Sermons based on the
RCL by a team of Lutheran theologians/ pastors:
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"Contemptuous Familiarity,"
Dean William Willimon, Duke University Chapel Sermon Archive, 1998. |
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Father Andrew M. Greeley, "Priest, Author,
Sociologist," Commentary and Homily:
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"Accepting People As They Are," Mel Williams, Watts Street Baptist
Church, 2004. (Click View/Open in gray rectangle.) |
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| With Children:
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"Questions About Jackie and Charlie,"
children's story by Larry Broding, word-sunday.com. |
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"Jesus Makes Enemies in his Hometown," Sunday School
Lessons: Family Bible Study, art projects, music, stories, etc. |
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"Hometown Boy Makes Good," children's sermon, coloring page. Charles
Kirkpatrick, Sermons 4 Kids. |
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| Drama:
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| Graphics & Bulletin Materials:
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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. |
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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.") |
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Luke 4:21-30 at
Cerezo Barredo's weekly gospel illustration.
Liberation emphasis. |
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| Hymns and Music:
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| 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:
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