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Matthew 16:13-20
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NRSV (with link to Anglicized NRSV) at Oremus Bible Browser. |
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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 (Matthew Henry, Wesley's Notes, Geneva Notes,
etc) & sermons. |
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| Historical References, Commentary and
Comparative Texts:
| The
Five Gospels Parallels, John W. Marshall, University of Toronto. |
| "The
People of God," Comparative World Scriptures from United
Communities of Spirit. |
| Primary texts (Pseudepigrapha, Targum, Midrash, Targum) about Messainic Expectation from
(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. |
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III.XIII.2,
III.XVIII.4,
III.XIX.2,
III.XXI.8,
Adversus Haereses,
Irenaeus
of Lyons. (c. 180) |
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VI.15, Stromata,
Clement of Alexandria (c 200) |
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Chapter XXII,
The Prescription of Heretics,
Tertullian (c.
200) |
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IV.11, Against
Marcion,
Tertullian
(c. 210) |
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Chapter
XXI,
Chapter
XXIII,
Chapter
XXVI, Against Praxeas,
Tertullian
(c. 213) |
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Chapter
X, Scorpiace,
Tertullian
(c. 213) |
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Chapter
XXI, On Modesty,
Tertullian
(c. 217) |
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Epistle XXVI
--
Cyprian of Carthage (c.
250) |
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On the
Unity of the Church,
Cyprian
of Carthage (c. 250) |
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Epistle LXXIV
--
Cyprian of Carthage (c.
256) |
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VI.25,
VII.25,
Ecclesiastical History, Eusebius of Caesarea, (c 320). |
| From the
Catena
Aurea, Patristic Commentary by St Thomas Aquinas. |
| From the Geneva Notes.
 | "There were two Caesareas, the one called Stratonis upon the Mediterranean
Sea, which Herod built extravagantly in the honour of Octavius; Josephus lib. 15. The
other was Caesarea Philippi, which Herod the great the Tetrarch's son by Cleopatra, built
in the honour of Tiberius at the foot of Lebanon; Josephus lib. 15." |
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| From
Matthew
Henry's Commentary.
| "Our Lord declared Peter to be blessed, as the teaching of God made him
differ from his unbelieving countrymen." |
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| A Divine and Supernatural
Light (Mt 16:17). Sermon by Jonathan Edwa
| "The Spirit of God acts in a very different manner in the one
case, from what he doth in the other...He acts upon the mind of an unregenerate person as
an extrinsic, occasional agent...But he unites himself with the mind of a saint, takes him
for his temple, actuates and influences him as a new supernatural principle of life and
action." |
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| From
Wesley's
Notes.
| "Shall not prevail against it - Not against the Church universal,
so as to destroy it. And they never did. There hath been a small remnant in all
ages." |
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| From the
Commentary on the Whole Bible
(Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, 1871).
| "He had never put this question before, but the crisis He was reaching made
it fitting that He should now have it from them." |
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| From The People's
New Testament, B.W. Johnson, 1891.
| "But whom say ye that I am? This is the great and smaller
catechism, the one great and essential question. Christ is the one object of the
Christian's faith." |
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| Contemporary Commentary, Studies, and Exegesis:
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Commentary,
Matthew 16:13-20, Marilyn Salmon, Preaching This Week, WorkingPreacher.org,
2008. |
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"The Keys of the Kingdom," Gospel Analysis, Sermons from
Seattle,
Pastor Edward F. Markquart, Grace Lutheran Church, Seattle,
Washington. Detailed background and exegesis.
| "It seems that the power of the keys is
the power of the Church to declare the forgiveness of sins on behalf of
God and withhold the forgiveness of sins on behalf of God." |
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Comments
(commentary) and
Clippings
(technical notes for in-depth study), Chris Haslam, Anglican
Diocese of Montreal. |
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Dylan's Lectionary Blog,
Proper 16. Biblical Scholar
Sarah Dylan Breuer looks at readings for the coming Sunday in the lectionary
of the Episcopal Church.
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"...Jesus receives what Peter has to offer that came as a gift from
God. Most importantly, Jesus receives Peter himself, with all his
flaws, as sharing in the victory he will win on the cross -- even as
Peter tries to set a path for Jesus that would preclude that
victory." |
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"First
Thoughts on Year A Gospel Passages in the Lectionary," Pentecost 15,
William Loader, Murdoch University, Uniting Church in Australia, 2002.
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"For Matthew the location is also
Caesarea Philippi and perhaps the same shadows of imperial power or power through its
local Jewish proteges of Herod's family are in mind. But in Matthew the passage is not
such a turning point as it is in Mark." |
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"Exegetical Considerations,"
14th Sunday after Pentecost,
Richard Carlson, Lutheran Theological Seminary at Gettysburg, Using Greek
for Sunday Text Preparations.
| "How does the geographical
reference to the districts of Caesarea Philippi function theologically in
this context (especially in light of the theological geography of 16:21)?" |
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Exegetical Notes
by Brian Stoffregen at CrossMarks Christian
Resources.
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"It can be more difficult to
believe in the power of the living God when we are surrounded by
indications of contrary powers and authorities." |
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Commentary, Matthew 16:13-19, Lovelle Maxwell, The African
American Lectionary, 2009.
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"One of the greatest truths of the text is
that, ultimately, the Church is built on Christ and not on anything
or any created being." |
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"Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost: Matthew 16:13-20," Transformed for
Disciple Community: Matthew in Pentecost, James L. Boyce,
Word & World: Theology for
Christian Ministry, Luther Northwestern Theological School, 1993. |
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"West Coast Witness," Peter S. Hawkins, The Christian Century,
2005.
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"What Peter said to his Lord comes as close to
bedrock as anything I know, and comes nearer to stating my bare
belief than the more elaborate affirmations I make week after week." |
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Matthew in the Margins, by
Brian McGowan, Anglican priest in Western Australia. |
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Sermon
Preparation Thoughts and Questions by Wesley White, 2005.
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"What you need to affirm is not what everyone needs
to affirm. There are a variety of gifts given, received, and applied. So
we don't measure ourselves against one another but how we are doing in
applying the wisdom given us to the common good." |
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"The Keys
of the Kingdom," Rev. Bryan Findlayson, Lectionary Bible
Studies and Sermons, Pumpkin Cottage Ministry Resources. Includes detailed
textual notes. |
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"The Keys
to the Kingdom,"
Jerry Goebel, One
Family Outreach. "Focus on scripture from a justice perspective." Exegesis, study, and teen study
and activities.
| "Jesus allows them to witness his
works, hear the attacks of the Pharisees and come to their own
understanding about his messianic claims. There is no better model
of teaching than this four-part formula used by the greatest teacher
in history. Invite, model, teach and send." |
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Wellspring of
the Gospel, Ordinary 21A, Catherine McElhinney and Kathryn
Turner, Weekly Wellsprings. |
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"Faith and
Church Leadership," Larry Broding's Word-Sunday.Com: A
Catholic Resource for This Sunday's Gospel. Adult Study, Children's
Story, Family Activity, Support Materials.
| "What is the true power of peer
pressure?" |
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"'Thou
Art Peter,'" George A.F. Knight, Theology
Today, 1960.
| "The great majority of
exegetes look upon the word "rock" as a theological idea
that takes on significance only in terms of the future, and of the
outcome of the promise which our Lord here makes to Peter. Thus, in
looking to the future alone, they entirely ignore the past, the
whole story of God's self-revelation through his extraordinary
relationship with Israel, the story of the formation by grace of the
people of God." |
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Matthew
13:1-9, 18-23, 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.
| "At this stage of the exegesis, we must note well Jesus' contrasting the
revelatory source of the substance of Simon's confession. It is not via flesh and blood,
an allusion to Jewish Rabbis' revelations as well as instructions of the Law(s), rather it
is with Jesus' Father who is in heaven revealing to Simon that Jesus is the Messiah, the
Christ." |
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| Articles & Background:
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"Peter's
Confession," wikipedia. |
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"Rethinking a Key Biblical Text and Catholic Church Governance,"
Michael H. Crosby, Biblical Theology Bulletin, 2008.
| "For years Matthew 16:17-19 has
been used in the Roman Church to legitimize a certain approach to
its institutional form of governance that virtually excludes all the
baptized but the hierarchy. Using the historical-critical method
accepted by the Pontifical Biblical Commission (PBC), this article
shows that this 'Petrine' text is absent in its parallels in Mark
and Luke." |
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"Binding and Loosing: A Paradigm for Ethical Discernment from the Gospel
of Matthew," Mark Allan Powell, Currents in Theology and Mission,
2003.
| "Matthew closely connects the
business of binding and loosing with the mission of the church that is
built by Jesus (16:18) and sustained by his continuing presence (18:20).
It would not be an overstatement to say that Matthew considers binding
and loosing to be a constitutive aspect of the church's mission on
earth." |
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"Towards
Sharing the One Faith," Faith and Order Paper No. 113.
World Council of Churches, 1996. A study/discussion
guide on the Nicene Creed. |
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"The
Doctrine of Papal Infallibility," at Catholic Resources on the Web.
Consists
of quotations from (and links to) Roman Catholic documents explaining and supporting the
doctrine of papal infallibility. |
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"The Papacy
and Infallibility: 'Keys of the Kingdom'," Dave Armstrong.
| "Clearly, the office of the papacy is paramount, not individual
popes, and this was to be perpetual (apostolic succession), just as are the offices
of bishop, deacon, teacher, and evangelist." |
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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.):
| Basser, Herbert W., "Derrett's
'Binding' Reopened," Journal of Biblical Literature, 1985.
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| Basser, Herbert W., "Marcus's
'Gates': A Response," The Catholic Biblical Quarterly, 1990.
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| Berge, Paul S., "Expository Article,
Matthew 16:13-20," Interpretation, 1975.
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| Boyce, James L., "Transformed for
Disciple Community: Matthew in Pentecost," Word & World, 1993.
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| Brown, Colin, "The Hermeneutics of
Confession and Accusation," Calvin Theological Journal, 1995.
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| Dahlberg, Bruce T.,
"The Typological Use of Jeremiah 1:4-19 in Matthew 13-23," Journal of
Biblical Literature, 1975.
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| Derrett, J. Duncan M., "Binding and
Loosing," Journal of Biblical Literature, 1983.
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| Finley, Stephen C., "Homoeroticism
and the African-American Heterosexual Male: Quest for Meaning in the
Black Church," Black Theology, 2008.
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| Goodwin, Mark J.,
"Hosea and 'the Son of the Living God' in Matthew 16:16b," The
Catholic Biblical Quarterly, 2005.
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| Hawkins, Peter S., "West Coast
Witness," The Christian Century, 2005.
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| Hiers, Richard H., "'Binding' and
'Loosing': The Matthean Authorizations," Journal of Biblical
Literature, 1985.
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| Knight, George A.F., "'Thou Art
Peter,'" Theology Today, 1960.
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| Marcus, Joel, "The Gates of Hades and
the Keys of the Kingdom," The Catholic Biblical Quarterly, 1988.
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| Mathew, Parackel K., "Authority and
Discipline, Matthew 16:17-19 and 18:15-18 and the Exercise of Authority
and Discipline in the Matthean Community," Communio Viatorum,
1985.
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| Powell, Mark Allan, "Binding and
Loosing: Asserting the Moral Authority of Scripture in Light of a
Matthean Paradigm," Ex Auditu, 2003.
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| Powell, Mark Allan,
"Binding and Loosing: A Paradigm for Ethical Discernment from the Gospel of
Matthew," Currents in Theology and Mission, 2003.
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| Robinson, Bernard P., "Peter and His Successors:
Tradition and Redaction in Matthew 16:17-19," Journal for the Study
of the New Testament, 1984.
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| Sell, Jesse, "Simon Peter's 'Confession' and the
Acts of Peter and the Twelve Apostles," Novum Testamentum,
1979.
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| Stylianopoulos, Theodore, "Concerning the Biblical
Foundation of Primacy," Greek Orthodox Theological Review, 2004.
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| Suggs, M. Jack, "Matthew 16:13-20, Expository
Article," Interpretation, 1985.
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| Wright, Benjamin G. III, "A Previously Unnoticed
Greek Variant of Matt 16:14 - 'Some say John the Baptist,'" Journal
of Biblical Literature, 1986.
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| Reviews: |
| Sermons:
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"Who Do You Think You Are?" Paul Bellan-Boyer, I Heard of a City
Called Heaven, 2008. |
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"How
Do We Know What God Is Like?" The Very Rev. Dr. Ian Markham, Day
1, 2008. |
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"Keys," the Rev. Dr. Gary Charles, Day1, 2005. |
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"One Costly Foundation,"
14 Pentecost - 21 August 2005, Samuel Zumwalt, Göttinger Predigten im Internet: Every Sunday Sermons based on the
RCL by a team of Lutheran theologians/ pastors. |
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"The Keys of the Kingdom,"
Sermons from Seattle,
Pastor Edward F. Markquart, Grace Lutheran Church, Seattle,
Washington. |
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"The
Builder," John M. Buchanan, 2003.
Covenant Network of Presbyterians. |
| "The
Abiding Question," the Rev. Dr. Norman Pott, Day 1, 1996. |
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"Will the Real Jesus Please Stand Up?" John Jewell, 1999. |
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Father Andrew M. Greeley, "Priest, Author,
Sociologist." Commentary and Homily, 1996. (Dr. Mary G. Durkin writes this
week's column.),
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| With Children:
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"Choices," Talks to Children, Rev. Donald
McCorkindale, Dalgety Parish Church, Fife, Scotland. |
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"Keys to the Kingdom," Fr Max Bowers, Kids Church. |
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"Jesus Finds a
Solid Rock," Sunday School
Lessons: Family Bible Study, art projects, music, stories, etc. |
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"Peter's
Pledge,"
Jim Kerlin, childrensermons.com. |
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| Drama:
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| Graphics & Bulletin Materials:
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Clip Art, Matthew 16:18,
Matthew 16:19, Fr. Richard Lonsdale, Resources for Catholic Educators. |
| Clip Art Images:
Matthew 16:13-20, Misioneros Del Sagrado Corazón en el Perú. |
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Matthew 16:13-20, Scripture Pics - graphics
relating to RCL texts, Matt Baker, Germantown UMC, Ohio. |
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Matthew 16:13-19,
Matthew 16:15-20,
Matthew 16:13-23, Liturgical Drawing, Maria d.c. Zamora,
Claretian Resources, Philippines. ("Download and use
these for free.") |
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Matthew 16:13-19, 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:
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| Movies scenes with the following themes,
listed at The Text This Week's Movie Concordance: |
| Study Links and Resources for the Book of Matthew |
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