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Luke
6:20-31

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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.
bulletPrimary comparative texts of Rabbinic Wisdom from Mahlon H. Smith's Into His Own: Perspective on the World of Jesus, Rutgers University.
bullet Chapter II, The Epistle of Polycarp to the Philippians, Polycarp of Smyrna (c 115).
bullet Chapter XV, Chapter XVI, The First Apology of Justin Martyr. (c 150)
bullet III.XIV.3, IV.XIII.3, Adversus Haereses, Irenaeus of Lyons. (c. 180)
bullet Chapter XVIII, On Baptism Tertullian (c. 198)
bullet Chapter X, Exhortation to the Greeks, Clement of Alexandria (c 200)
bullet III.12, Paedagogus, Clement of Alexandria (c 200)
bullet II.18, III.4, IV.6, Stromata, Clement of Alexandria (c 200)
bullet Chapter VIII, On Patience, Tertullian (c. 202)
bullet Chapter XXXV, On the Soul, Tertullian (c. 210)
bullet IV.14, IV.15, IV.16, IV.27, Against Marcion, Tertullian (c. 210)
bullet Chapter XII, On Idolatry, Tertullian (c. 211)
bullet Chapter IX, Chapter X, Scorpiace Tertullian (c. 213)
bullet Chapter XI, On Monogamy, Tertullian (c. 215)
bullet On the Lapsed -- Cyprian of Carthage (c. 251)
bullet Epistle LV -- Cyprian of Carthage (c. 252)
bullet Chapter 14, On Cleaving to God, Albertus Magnus, c. 1275.
bulletCommentary on a Harmony of the Evangelists, John Calvin, 1558: Matthew 5:1-12/Luke 6:20-26.
bulletFrom the Geneva Notes.
bullet"Christ teaches against all philosophers, and especially the Epicureans, that the greatest happiness of man is laid up in no place here on earth, but in heaven, and that persecution for righteousness' sake is the right way to achieve it."
bulletFrom Matthew Henry's Commentary (c. 1700).
bullet"All believers that take the precepts of the gospel to themselves, and live by them, may take the promises of the gospel to themselves, and live upon them."
bulletFrom Wesley's Notes. John Wesley (1703-1791).
bullet"Happy are ye poor - The word seems here to be taken literally: ye who have left all for me."
bulletFrom the Commentary on the Whole Bible (Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, 1871).
bullet"In this form of the discourse, then, our Lord seems to have had in view "the poor of this world, rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which God hath promised to them that love Him," as these very beatitudes are paraphrased by James (Jas 2:5)."
bulletFrom The People's New Testament, B.W. Johnson, 1891.
bullet"These four woes are addressed to four classes: (1) Those who worship wealth; (2) those satisfied with their present life; (3) those who live for present enjoyment; (4) those whose aim is human praise and adulation."
bulletContemporary Commentary, Studies, and Exegesis:
bullet Luke 6:20-31, Comments (commentary) and Clippings (technical notes for in-depth study), All Saints C, Chris Haslam, Anglican Diocese of Montreal.
bullet "Love of Enemies," Rev. Bryan Findlayson, Lectionary Bible Studies and Sermons, Pumpkin Cottage Ministry Resources. Includes detailed textual notes.
bullet "Global Poverty: Beyond Utopian Visions," study guide for adults, Robert B. Kruschwitz, (other resources at) "Global Wealth," Christian Reflection, The Center for Christian Ethics at Baylor University, 2007.
bulletFrom Luke: The Gospel of the Gentiles by Robert Deffinbaugh at the Biblical Studies Foundation:
bullet"Defining Discipleship" (Luke 6:12-26)
bullet"Life involves choices. We must choose what in life to pursue. Every choice has both benefits (blessings) and a price to pay."
bullet "Tough Love" (Luke 6:27-49)
bullet"We are to do what no one else will do—love our enemy. We are to do so because God has loved us while we were His enemies. We are to do so because God is the One who will bless us for obeying His commands."
bulletArticles & Background:
bullet "Sermon on the Plain," wikipedia.
bullet "Honoring the Dishonored: The Cultural Edge of Jesus' Beatitudes," Jerome H. Neyrey, S.J., 1995.
bullet "'Love Your Enemies,' the Golden Rule, and Ancient Reciprocity," Alan Kirk, Journal of Biblical Literature, 2003. (Links one long .pdf file of entire Winter 2003 JBL volume. Expect long download times over slow connections.)
bullet "Attitudes to the Poor in New Testament Times," Jerome H. Neyrey, S.J., University of Notre Dame, 2002.
bullet"When taxes were so high, life for peasants was at best “subsistant,” i.e., they had only several months of food stored. The wolf was always at the door. And there was no unemployment insurance, no social security, no medicare. The state took the surplus of peasants and gave them nothing in return."
bullet "Blessings and Boundaries: Interpretations of Jesus' Death in Q," by David Seeley, Early Christianity, Q and Jesus, Semeia 55 (ed. John S. Kloppenborg; Atlanta: Scholars Press, 1991) 131-46. 
bullet"This article maintains that Q 14:27 is the earliest interpretation of Jesus' death in Q, and that it functions in accordance with the pattern of the philosopher's noble death. The noble death is held in both Cynic and Stoic circles of the first century CE as a model to be re-enacted imaginatively by students of philosophy. Those who do so gain the strength to re-enact it literally. If one is capable of dying for one's philosophy, then one has become a true philosopher...The reference to prophets in 6:23c is shown to be a transitional phase between the noble death and the later, deuteronomistic-prophetic outlook."
bullet"Blessed are the NonViolent," by John Dear. From The Other Side on line.
bullet"As we let nonviolence fill our inner life, and as we walk the way of the Beatitudes, we see God at work. We are filled with hope because we know God is leading us and transforming humanity into God's reign of peace."
bullet"The Tension between Poverty and Possessions in the Gospel of Luke," John Sheila Galligan, Spirituality Today, Spring 1985.
bullet"No fanatic about renunciation of possessions, Jesus nevertheless warned us that they could hinder our being open to the Kingdom and that we have to use them for others welfare."
bullet "Jesus, Apocalyptic, and World Transformation," David B. Batstone. Theology Today, 1993.
bullet"It is often overlooked how ideologically explosive the notion of the kingdom of God was within Jesus' own social milieu. In first-century Palestine, it did not have the same metaphorical and strictly religious connotation that makes the term so safe within our own theological world. In fact, it evoked the memory and visionary impulse of Yahweh who acts to deliver Yahweh's 'chosen ones' from occupation and oppression at the hands of alien nations. Intrinsic to that symbolic universe is the conviction that the chosen suffer and the unjust prosper in the present day only because history stands at the brink of a great reversal."
bullet "Jesus' Death in Q," by David Seeley. From NTS 38 (1992) 222-34.
bullet"Steck has argued that, by the first century CE, two important ideas had coalesced: 1) a belief that prophets were habitually killed by the recalcitrant Israelites; 2) the deuteronomistic view of Israel's repeated disobedience against God's laws./4/ Steck has termed this coalescence the deuteronomistic-prophetic view. According to it, the Israelites would sin, God would send his messengers to admonish them, and the people, compounding their sin, would kill those messengers."
bulletReviews:
bulletArticles in ATLAS Journals. (Direct link when you are subscribed and logged in to ATLASerials online collection of Religion and Theology Journals.):
bulletBurghardt, William, S.J., "Gospel Joy, Christian Joy," The Living Pulpit, 1996. (see Joy issue focus of The Living Pulpit 5.4, 1996.)
bulletKirk, Alan, "Some Compositional Conventions of Hellenistic Wisdom Texts and the Juxtaposition of 4:1-13; 6:20b-49; and 7:1-10 in Q," Journal of Biblical Literature, 1997.
bulletSermons:
bullet "The Third Way," Dr. Walter Wink, 30 Good Minutes, Chicago Sunday Evening Club, 1993.
bullet "Prayer: Connecting to the Divine Presence," the Rev. Arthur Cribbs, 30 Good Minutes, Chicago Sunday Evening Club, 2002.
bullet "Saints, All of You," and "Blessing and Curse," Dean William Willimon, Duke University Chapel Sermon Archive, 1998.
bullet "Is the Communion of Saints a Community of Losers?" John Jewell, 2001.
bullet "The Paradox of the Beatitudes," Paul Tillich, from The Shaking of the Foundations, 1955. At Religion Online.
bulletWith Children:
bullet "Jesus Counts Our Blessings for Us," "Jesus Comforts People in Hard Times," Sunday School Lessons: Family Bible Study, art projects, music, stories, etc.
bullet "Beatitudes 2," Fr. Max Bowers, Kid's Church.
bulletDrama:
bullet "God Is On Our Side," from A Certain Jesus by Jose Ignacio and Maria Lopez Vigil. Ideal for catechetical and liturgical dramatization of today's gospel. Claretian Publications.
bullet "The Fire and the Flood," Glenn Hascall, dramatix.
bullet "Persecution of the Church," Melissa Denny, dramatix.
bullet "The Persecutor," David Marriott, dramatix.
bullet "The Sanctuary," Richard G. Huxley, dramatix.
bullet "Bygones," Erina Caradus, dramatix.
bullet "Super Secret Sisters," Glenn A. Hascall, dramatix.
bullet "To Be Or Not To Be (Kind, That Is)," Kelly Gross, dramatix.
bulletGraphics & Bulletin Materials:
bullet Luke 6:17, 20-26, Luke 6:20-26, Liturgical Drawing, Maria d.c. Zamora, Claretian Resources, Philippines. ("Download and use these for free.")
bulletHymns and Music:
bulletFine Arts Images Linked at The Text This Week's Art Index:
bulletMovies scenes with the following themes, listed at The Text This Week's Movie Concordance:
bullet Find Worship Resources & Suggested Other Readings for use with this text:
bulletAll Saints C
bulletResources for the Matthean Beatitudes
bulletStudy Links and Resources for the Book of Luke