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Matthew
22:34-46
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St Patrick’s Episcopal Church,
Fort Davis, Texas.
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Reading the Text:
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Historical References, Commentary and
Comparative Texts:
 | The
Five Gospels Parallels, John W. Marshall, University of Toronto. |
| "The
Golden Rule," Comparative World Scriptures from United
Communities of Spirit. |
| Primary comparative texts of
Rabbinic Wisdom, including
"greatest commandment" parallels. Primary texts (Pseudepigrapha, Targum,
Midrash, Targum) about
Messainic
Expectation. At Mahlon H. Smith's
Into
His Own: Perspective on the World of Jesus, Rutgers University. |
| "Of
David's Lineage," 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 VI,
The
Epistle of Ignatius to the Smyrnaeans,
Ignatius of Antioch (c. 110). (Longer version only - 4th cent
interpolation.) |
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Chapter XII of the
Epistle of Barnabas. (ca. 130) |
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Chapter XCIII,
Dialogue With Trypho,
Justin Martyr. (c 160) |
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XXXIV.24-25, 28-29, 31;
XXXV.17-22; Tatian's
Diatessaron (c. 150-160). |
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III.XXI.8,
IV.XXXIII.4,
Adversus Haereses,
Irenaeus of Lyons. (c. 180) |
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Chapter II,
Adversus Judaeos,
Tertullian (c. 198) |
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I.7,
I.9,
III.12,
Paedagogus,
Clement of Alexandria (c 200) |
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II.2,
On
The Apparel of Women,
Tertullian (c. 202) |
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II.13,
Against Marcion,
Tertullian (c. 208) |
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Chapter IX,
On
the Resurrection of the Flesh,
Tertullian (c. 211) |
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Chapter VI,
Scorpiace,
Tertullian (c. 213) |
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II.IV.2,
First Principles (De Principiis),
Origen. (c.225) |
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XIV.16,
Commentary on the Gospel of Matthew,
Origen. (c.247) |
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Epistle VI --
Cyprian of Carthage (c. 250) |
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On
the Lord's Prayer --
Cyprian of Carthage (c. 252) |
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Latin text of Augustine's
Sermon 91 (Mt 22:42 - 23:12). |
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Sermon XLI –
Augustine |
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Sermon XLII -
Augustine |
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Homily
LXXI - Matthew 22:34-36, Homilies on the Gospel of St. Matthew, St.
Chrysostom (c. 380) |
| From the
Catena
Aurea, Patristic Commentary by St Thomas Aquinas. |
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"A Beautiful Sermon on the Law & the Gospel," Martin Luther, c.
1522. |
| From the
Geneva Notes.
 | "The Hebrew text in De 6:5 reads, "with thine heart, soul, and
strength"; and in Mr 12:30 and Lu 10:27 we read, "with soul, heart, strength and
thought."" |
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Cases
and Directions for Loving our Neighbor as Ourselves, Richard Baxter (Puritan,
c 1650)
| "The true meaning of the text is, you must love him according to his true
worth, without the diversion and hinderance of selfishness and
partiality." |
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| From
Matthew
Henry's Commentary.
| "There is a self-love which is corrupt, and the root of the greatest sins,
and it must be put off and mortified; but there is a self-love which is the rule of the
greatest duty: we must have a due concern for the welfare of our own souls and
bodies." |
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What Think Ye of
Christ? (Matt 22:42): sermon by George Whitefield.
| "It is true, the doctrine of our free justification by faith in
ChristJesus, like other gospel truths, may and will be abused by men of corruptminds,
reprobates concerning the faith; but they who receive the truth ofGod in the love if it,
will always be showing their faith by their works." |
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| From
Wesley's
Notes.
| "A scribe asking him a question, trying him - Not, as it seems,
with any ill design: but barely to make a farther trial of that wisdom, which he had shown
in silencing the Sadducees." |
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| From the
Commentary on the Whole Bible
(Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, 1871).
| "Which is the first commandment of all?--first in importance; the
primary, leading commandment, the most fundamental one. This was a question which, with
some others, divided the Jewish teachers into rival schools." |
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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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"The
Hinge: The Two Great Commandments," Gospel Analysis, Sermons from
Seattle,
Pastor Edward F. Markquart, Grace Lutheran Church, Seattle,
Washington. Detailed background and exegesis.
| "Write the sentence,
'Jesus is both Lord and Son.' This is what God and the Bible is teaching
us about Jesus. Jesus is both the Lord of our lives and is also the Son of
God." |
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"First Thoughts on Year A Gospel Passages in the Lectionary,"
Pentecost 24,
William Loader, Murdoch University, Uniting Church in Australia.
| "It leaves each generation with a
new challenge: how do we speak about God in Christ in a way that communicates the essence
of the good news to people in our culture?" |
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Dylan's Lectionary Blog,
Proper 25. Biblical Scholar
Sarah Dylan Breuer looks at readings for the coming Sunday in the lectionary
of the Episcopal Church.
| "Despite the frequency
with which people turn to Jesus to find out to whom they're NOT obligated,
which people under which circumstances are out of the reach of God's love
and therefore are beyond the call of God's people to ministry, Jesus' call
will compel each one of his followers to take the fullest extent of God's
love to the furthest reach of that love, to every person whom God made." |
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Exegetical
Notes by Brian P. Stoffregen at CrossMarks.
| "While Jesus quotes two
OT passages (Dt 6:5; Lv 19:18), I think that we should stress the triple
aspect of these two commandments: love God, love neighbor, and love
self. I don't believe that Jesus is telling us to loose self in our care
for neighbor -- or, in other words, become co-dependent. I also find it
interesting that Jesus isn't proposing anything new, but using the
authoritative writings for both Pharisees and Sadducees." |
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"Back to Basics," Rev. Todd Weir, bloomingcactus.
| "So why do we get this
very straight-forward passage so wrong? If Christians can’t stand for our
suffering neighbor, what do we stand for?" |
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"The
Great Commandment," Rev. Bryan Findlayson, Lectionary Bible
Studies and Sermons, Pumpkin Cottage Ministry Resources. Includes detailed
textual notes. |
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Sermon
Preparation Thoughts and Questions by Wesley White, 2005. |
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Matthew in the Margins, by
Brian McGowan, Anglican priest in Western Australia. |
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"Love of God,
Love of Neighbor,"
Larry Broding's Word-Sunday.Com: A
Catholic Resource for This Sunday's Gospel. Adult Study, Children's
Story, Family Activity, Support Materials.
| "Have you ever had the
overwhelming sense you were loved? How do you know you are loved?" |
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"Jesus' Final Exam," Martha Greene, The Christian Century, 2002.
| "We cannot avoid the dialectical
relation of love and law: in fulfilling one we will possibly sacrifice the
other. We can only apply the summary with the awareness that as Christians
we live with the tension, that each one of us will have proclivities
toward one pole or the other." |
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"The
Great Commandment,"
Jerry Goebel, One
Family Outreach. "Focus on scripture from a justice perspective." Exegesis, study, and teen study
and activities.
| "They didn’t argue with
Jesus to seek truth, they argued with Jesus (and others) to merely
appear smart. Theirs was not a faith based upon truth but a bias
based upon pride." |
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"Encountering a Riddle," Anthony B. Robinson, The Christian Century,
1993.
| "Belief can become so rigid that it
must be suspended in order for faith to occur. But there are also times
when disputation, disbelief and cynicism need to be suspended so that
faith and wonder may occur." |
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Wellspring of
the Gospel, Ordinary 30A, Catherine McElhinney and Kathryn
Turner, Weekly Wellsprings. |
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| Articles & Background:
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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.):
| Baarda, Tjitze, "NOKIMOS in
Syriac Texts," Novum Testamentum, 1999.
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| Donaldson, Terence L., "The Law That
Hangs (Matthew 22:40): Rabbinic Formulation and Matthean Social World,"
The Catholic Biblical Quarterly, 1995.
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| Foster, Paul,
"Why Did Matthew Get the Shema Wrong? A Study of Matthew 22:37,"
Journal of Biblical Literature, 2003.
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| Greene, Martha, "Jesus' Final Exam,"
The Christian Century, 2008.
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| Powery, Emerson, "Under the Gaze of
the Empire: Who Is My Neighbor?" Interpretation, 2008.
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| Rice, Richard J.,
"Breaking Down Barriers," The Living Pulpit, 1997.
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| Robinson, Anthony B., "Encountering a
Riddle," The Christian Century, 1993.
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| Stern, Jay B., "Jesus' Citation of Deuteronomy 6:5
and Leviticus 19:18 in the Light of Jewish Tradition," The Catholic
Biblical Quarterly, 1966.
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| Stroup, George W.,
"My Country 'Tis of Thee," Journal for Preachers, 2005. Sermon.
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| Reviews:
| Wilson, Alistair I.,
When Will These Things Happen?: A Study of Jesus as Judge
in Matthew 21-25. PaterNoster Press, 2005.
Review
by Samuel Subramanian, Review of Biblical Literature, 2006. |
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| Sermons:
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"Love Supreme," the
Rev. Dr. Kenneth L. Samuel, Day 1, 2005. |
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"Searching for Better Questions,"
23 Pentecost - 23 October 2005, David Zersen, Göttinger Predigten im Internet: Every Sunday Sermons based on the
RCL by a team of Lutheran theologians/ pastors. |
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"Remembering to Do the Right Thing," L. Gregory Bloomquist, Saint Paul
University, Ottawa. |
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"The
Hinge: The Two Great Commandments,"
Sermons from Seattle,
Pastor Edward F. Markquart, Grace Lutheran Church, Seattle,
Washington. |
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"Anatomy of a
Spiritual Disaster - the Chilling Sound of Silence," John Jewell,
1999. |
| Father
Andrew M. Greeley, "Priest, Author, Sociologist," Commentary and
Homily
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| With Children:
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| Drama: |
| Liturgy:
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Call to Worship, I Corinthians 12:12-26; Matthew 22:34-40, Mental Health
& Disabilities Program, Mennonite Central Committee, Canada. |
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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: |
| The Text This Week's Study-Links
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| Study Links and Resources for the
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