Matthew 14:13-21
- 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- Historical References, Commentary and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 Food & Fellowship (including "the blessing of meals"), and Prayer and Piety (includes texts about healing), from Philo, Josephus, Lucian, Pseudepigrapha, Babylonian Talmud, Midrash, Philostratus. At Mahlon H. Smith's (Rutgers University) Into His Own: Perspective on the World of Jesus.
- "Bread and Fish," The Jesus Database, an online annotated inventory of the traditions concerning the life and teachings of Jesus. Dr. Gregory C. Jenks, FaithFutures Foundation.
- II.XXIV.4, Adversus Haereses, Irenaeus of Lyons. (c. 180)
- Homilies on the Gospel of St. Matthew, St. Chrysostom (c.
380):
- Homily XLIX - Matthew 14:13
- From the Catena Aurea, Patristic Commentary by St Thomas Aquinas.
- From the Geneva Notes.
- From Matthew Henry's Commentary.
- From Wesley's Notes.
- From the Commentary on the Whole Bible (Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, 1871).
- From The People's New Testament, B.W. Johnson, 1891.
- Contemporary Commentary, Studies, and Exegesis:
- Radical Gratitude: Advent 1A, Pentecost 12A, lectionary-based stewardship, Northwest United Methodist Foundation. (.pdf)
- Commentary,
Matthew 14:13-21, (Pentecost 7), Mark G. Vitalis Hoffman, Preaching This Week, WorkingPreacher.org, 2011.
- "Dostoevsky, in the magnificent "The Grand Inquisitor" chapter of The Brothers Karamazov, ties the matter of bread and hunger to the temptation of Jesus in Matthew 4:1-11."
- Feeding of 5000, audio telling, story in episodes, graphic, audio and written commentaries. Go Tell Communications, Biblical Storytelling for the Global Village, 2011.
- Holy
Textures, Understanding the Bible in its own time and in ours, Matthew 14:13-21, David Ewart, 2011.
- "This lesson invites us to remember our own wildernesses, our own places of chaos, when our own insufficiencies may have been blessed, broken, and given away. And yet it was precisely in risking that impossible insufficiency that there was enough. Indeed, more than enough."
- Feeding The 5,000 -- Exegesis for Proper 13 | OT 18 based on Matthew 14:13-21, Jeff Wedge, SermonStudio.
- "You Want Us to Do What?" Alyce McKenzie, Edgy Exegesis, Patheos, 2011.
- "...over and over again in life, we stand in the shoes of the disciples in this passage: surrounded by human need, faced with a challenge, knowing we do not have the resources, in our own wisdom, wealth, and strength, to meet the need, to stand up to the challenge."
- Comentario del Evagelio, San Mateo 14:13-21, Guillermo Hansen, Working Preacher, 2011.
- "Nos encontramos con uno de los relatos más conocidos del evangelio, la acogida de Jesús de quienes lo seguían y la alimentación de la muchedumbre."
- "Too Tired to Care?" Peter Woods, I am Listening, 2011.
- "The primary miracle, as I read it from the demands and exhaustion of pastoral ministry, is that a human being endangered by a head hunting king, in grief over John’s death, exhausted by an itinerant ministry; can find the compassion in the midst of all this to care about healing and feeding those needy crowds."
- Lectionary Blogging, July 31, 2011, John Petty, Progressive Involvement, 2011.
- "This 'good eucharist' follows what what you might call a 'negative eucharist'--Herod's 'black mass.'"
- Deserted Places, Karen Gibson, The Hardest Question, 2011.
- "What does a deserted place look like?"
- Preaching Matthew 14:13-21, Bruce Robbins, Lectionary Homiletics sample.
- "I sense less each day that it matters how the miracles surrounding us are accomplished. What matters is how much we love and how much the gospel message can fill and satisfy those with ears to hear."
- "A lonely place," Neil Chappell, a weird thing, 2011.
- "Life is not about the disappointments we face. Life is not the sum of all our defeats. Life is how we respond."
- Commentary, Matthew 14:13-21, Marilyn Salmon, Preaching This Week, WorkingPreacher.org, 2008.
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"First
Thoughts on Year A Gospel Passages in the Lectionary," Pentecost 7,
William Loader, Murdoch University, Uniting Church in Australia.
- "The last supper makes sense in the light of all the other meals including this one and they make sense in the light of the vision of liberation and reconciliation which inspired them. To receive him in bread and wine is also to participate in the vision and nourishment which makes it possible."
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"The
God of Abundance," Blogging toward Sunday, Trygve David Johnson, Theolog: The Blog of The Christian Century, 2008.
- "There are times in my life when I feel like I?ve got nothing to give..."
- Comments (commentary) and Clippings (technical notes for in-depth study), Chris Haslam, Anglican Diocese of Montreal.
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"Blessing, Breaking, and Giving,"
Daniel Deffenbaugh, Seeds of Shalom, 2008.
- "For us, feeding five thousand requires little in the way of divine intervention; a few lifestyle changes could easily free up the resources that could make scores of hungry families secure in their food needs."
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Dylan's Lectionary Blog,
Proper 13. Biblical Scholar
Sarah Dylan Breuer looks at readings for the coming Sunday in the lectionary
of the Episcopal Church.
- "The first miracle was the one we usually talk about -- the multiplication of the loaves. The second one was the kind of miraculous trust Jesus inspired in those who came to him, the trust that made everyone there willing to forget about years of "you are what you eat" conditioning to accept bread from Jesus without knowing or asking about where it came from and whether it was safe or kosher."
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"Five Loaves and Two Fish to Feed 5,000," Gospel Analysis, Sermons from
Seattle,
Pastor Edward F. Markquart, Grace Lutheran Church, Seattle,
Washington. Detailed background and exegesis.
- "In the miracle of the five loaves, two fish and feeding of the five thousand, what part of the story is most meaningful to you and why?"
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"About Eating and Feeding,"
Rev. Todd Weir, bloomingcactus.
- "Imagine preaching the feeding of the 5000 to a congregation in Ireland during the Potato Famines of the 1840s..."
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Exegetical Notes
by Brian Stoffregen at CrossMarks Christian Resources.
- "I wonder what might happen if at all our congregational potluck meals we invited the homeless and poor to come and eat -- knowing that they couldn't bring a dish to share."
- Matthew in the Margins, by Brian McGowan, Anglican priest in Western Australia.
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"Miracle of the Loaves and Picnic Baskets: Uncounted Women Make World Food
Go Round," Rosemary Radford Ruether, National Catholic Reporter,
1996.
- "There were actually many more baskets than the 12 taken up by the disciples of Jesus. The other baskets were taken back by the women to feed those left at home. This is the real miracle of the multiplication of loaves and fishes."
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Sermon
Preparation Thoughts and Questions by Wesley White, 2005.
- "It is good to know that fear (Herod) and grief (John) are not able to capture and control compassion (sick) and generosity (hunger)."
- "Jesus Feeds the Five Thousand," Rev. Bryan Findlayson, Lectionary Bible Studies and Sermons, Pumpkin Cottage Ministry Resources. Includes detailed textual notes.
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"God
Blesses Our Scarcity with Abundance," Larry Broding's
Word-Sunday.Com: A
Catholic Resource for This Sunday's Gospel. Adult Study, Children's
Story, Family Activity, Support Materials.
- "What was the last truly memorable meal you ate? Why does the memory stand out?"
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"Bring Them to Me!"
Jerry Goebel, One
Family Outreach. "Focus on scripture from a justice perspective." Exegesis, study, and teen study
and activities.
- "...with Christ?s help these disciples eventually changed from doubtful cynics to faithful activists."
- Wellspring of the Gospel, Ordinary 18A, Catherine McElhinney and Kathryn Turner, Weekly Wellsprings.
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Matthew 14:13-21, at Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary's An Exegetical Study of the Common
Lectionary, coordinated by Prof. John E. Alsup, features rough translation,
disposition, immediate context, broader context, hermeneutical bridge, and contemporary
address.
- "Is this a story about food "quantity" (feeding of 5,000 people) or food "quality" (you! give them to eat)? Or perhaps both?"
- Articles & Background:
- "Feeding the Multitude," wikipedia.
- "Meals, Food and
Tablefellowship." Jerome H. Neyrey, in The Social Sciences and New Testament
Interpretation, 159-82. R. L. Rohrbaugh, ed. Peabody, Mass.: Hendrickson, 1996.
- "How can readers understand the particular ceremony of meals and table fellowship? Why are meals so important as symbols of broader social relationships? How can we peer below the surface and grasp the social dynamics encoded in meals and commensality, what anthropologists call "the language of meals"?"
- "The Old Testament in the New: A Jewish Perspective," David Daube, in Appeasement or Resistance and Other Essays on New Testament Judaism. University of California Press, 1987. (Scroll down to "VIII - They Ate and Were Satisfied and Took Up What Was Left Over.")
- Fishes and Bread: Poems, articles and artwork from Jewish Heritage Online Monthly's "Topic of the Month."
- 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).
- Allen, Charles W., "A Sermon: When
Worlds Break Open," Encounter, 2004.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Burghardt, Walter J., S.J., and
Katharyn L. Waldron, "Jesus Feeding the Hungry: Miracle or Mandate?"
The Living Pulpit, 2007.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Fink, Peter E., "The Challenge of
God's Koinonia," Worship, 1985.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - "Homiletical Helps," Concordia Journal, 2011. (Section on this text begins on page 157)
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerial - Hunter, Amy B., "Big Story," The
Christian Century, 2005.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Morse, Christopher L.,
"Karl Barth on 'Covenant Partners,'" The Living Pulpit, 2005.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Summers, Charles A.,
"Between Text and Sermon: Matthew 14:13-21," Interpretation,
2005.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
- Allen, Charles W., "A Sermon: When
Worlds Break Open," Encounter, 2004.
- Reviews:
- Sermons:
- You Provide The Bread, William J. Carl, III, SermonStudio.
- "Exodus from Hunger: Faith & Global Hunger," the Rev. David Beckmann, Day 1, 2010.
- "Our Mentality of Scarcity among God's Abundance," 30 Good Minutes, Chicago Sunday Evening Club, 2008.
- "Extravagance," Bishop William H. Willimon, Day 1, 2005.
- "Pushed Beyond the Limits," 11 Pentecost - 31 July 2005, Walter Harms, Göttinger Predigten im Internet: Every Sunday Sermons based on the RCL by a team of Lutheran theologians/ pastors.
- "Multiplication of Loaves and Fishes," Fr. Jerry Fuller, o.m.i., 1999, at Sermon & Lectionary Resources, Richard J. Fairchild.
- "Five Loaves and Two Fish to Feed 5,000," "World Hunger Sunday," Pastor Edward F. Markquart, Sermons from Seattle.
- "I love a Mystery," Bishop Woodie White, Day 1, 2002.
- "You Give them Something to Eat!" John Jewell, 1999.
- Father Andrew M. Greeley, "Priest, Author,
Sociologist," Commentary and Homily:
- Ordinary 18, 2011
- Ordinary 18, 2005
- Ordinary 18, 1999. (Dr. Mary G. Durkin)
- With Children:
- Worshiping with Children, Proper 13, Including children in the congregation's worship, using the Revised Common Lectionary, Carolyn C. Brown, 2011.
- "Children's Literature: A Resource for Ministry," July 31, 2011, Union Presbyterian Seminary. Connections: Matthew 14:13-21 and How Hungry Are You? by Donna Jo Napoli and Richard Tchen.
- Faith Formation Journeys, Children's Sermon, Pentecost 7A, 2011.
- The Great Picnic, Wesley T. Runk, SermonStudio.
- "Jesus Feeds Many People," Illustrating the Story (lessons, children's sermons), coloring pages, activity sheets, crafts, children's songs. MSSS Crafts.
- "Super Size It," Charles Kirkpatrick, Sermons4kids.com.
- "Feeding the 5000," Jim Kerlin, childrensermons.com.
- "Jesus Gives Lunch to Thousands of People," Sunday School Lessons: Family Bible Study, art projects, music, stories, etc.
- Drama:
- "Bertie from Bethsaida," Pete Smithies & Andy Lund, dramatix.
- "How to Feed a Party of 5000," Susan Cowsar, dramatix.
- "Fish and Loaves," Michelle Pitman, dramatix.
- "Five Loaves of Bread and Two Fish," 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 Images: Matthew 14:13-21, Misioneros Del Sagrado Corazón en el Perú.
- Matthew 14:13-21, at Cerezo Barredo's weekly gospel illustration. Liberation emphasis.
- Clip Art: Jesus Feeds the 5,000, Julius Schnoor von Carolsfeld woodcuts, World Mission Collection, Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod.
- Making Lunch, After Eden Cartoons, Dan Lietha, Answers in Genesis.
- Hymns and Music:
- “In Cana at a Wedding Feast,” an original hymn by Carolyn Winfrey Gillette, 1999. This hymn celebrates Jesus' miracles (water into wine, feeding thousands, calming the storm and healing the blind) are celebrated as signs of God's love in the world then and now. Tune: ELLACOMBE 8.6.8.6 D (“I Sing the Mighty Power of God”).
- "Where Is Bread?" original hymn by Carolyn Winfrey Gillette, tune: ABBOT'S LEIGH 8.7.8.7.D "God Is Here!"
- Hymnary.org, hymns, scores, media, information.
- Contemporary/Praise Song suggestions, Together to Celebrate, David MacGregor.
- Hymns with Scripture Allusions: Matthew 14:17, 19. The Cyber Hymnal.
- At Digital Hymnal (midi files, guitar chords, karaoke files, projection text):
- "Hunger in Their Souls," Brenton Prigge, NewHymn, weekly new, relevant hymn set to traditional tunes.
- 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 Matthew
