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Matthew
23:1-12
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| Historical References, Commentary and
Comparative Texts:
 | The
Five Gospels Parallels, John W. Marshall, University of Toronto. |
| Comparative World Scriptures from United
Communities of Spirit:
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| Comparative texts about Pharisees
& Sadducees from Josephus, Tosefta, Mishnah & Babylonian Talmud;
primary comparative texts about Food & Fellowship (including
"one who serves"), at (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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"Leader as Servant," The Jesus Database, an online annotated inventory of
the traditions concerning the life and teachings of Jesus. Dr. Gregory C.
Jenks, FaithFutures Foundation. |
| Pharisees: New
Testament Parallels to the Works of Josephus. From G.J. Goldberg's Flavius Josephus Home Page. (Some of
these "parallels" are speculative.) |
| Vision III.9, Shepherd
of Hermas.
(c.145) |
| XL.26-30, 34-40;
Tatian's Diatessaron
(c. 150-160). |
| IV.I.2, IV.XII.4, Adversus
Haereses, Irenaeus of Lyons.
(c. 180) |
| Chapter
II, On Prayer, Tertullian
(c. 199) |
| II.4, III.12, VI.6, VI.7, Stromata,
Clement of Alexandria (c 200) |
| Chapter
VIII, Considering Repentance, Tertullian
(c. 203) |
| Chapter I, On
The Veiling of Virgins, Tertullian (c.
205) |
| Chapter
VI, Chapter
VII, Chapter
VIII, On Monogamy, Tertullian
(c. 215) |
| I.5, Commentary
on the Gospel of John, Origen.
(c.228) |
| III.LXIII, Against
Celsus, Origen (c. 246) |
| On the
Lord's Prayer -- Cyprian
of Carthage (c. 252) |
| Latin text of Augustine's Sermon 91 (Mt 22:42 -
23:12). |
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Homily LXXII
- Matthew 23:1-3, Homilies on the Gospel of St. Matthew, St. Chrysostom (c.
380) |
| From the
Catena
Aurea, Patristic Commentary by St Thomas Aquinas. |
| From the Geneva Notes.
 | "...they were called Rabbi
who, by the laying on of hands, were uttered and declared to the world
to be wise men." |
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| From
Matthew
Henry's Commentary.
| "We can only judge
according to outward appearance; but God searches the heart." |
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| From Wesley's
Notes.
| "These they supposed,
as a kind of charm, would preserve them from danger. And hence they seem
to have been called phylacteries, or preservatives. The fringes of their
garments - Which God had enjoined them to wear, to remind them of doing
all the commandments, Num 15:38. These, as well as their
phylacteries, the Pharisees affected to wear broader and larger than
other men. Mark 12:38." |
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| From the Commentary on the Whole Bible
(Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, 1871).
| "To construe these
injunctions into a condemnation of every title by which Church rulers
may be distinguished from the flock which they rule, is virtually to
condemn that rule itself; and accordingly the same persons do both--but
against the whole strain of the New Testament and sound Christian
judgment." |
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| From The People's
New Testament, B.W. Johnson, 1891.
| "To be called Rabbi.
A term which meant the same as Doctor of Divinity now. There were
three degrees, Rab, Rabbi, and Rabboni. The last is the greatest, and
means, literally, "My great teacher."" |
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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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"First
Thoughts on Year A Gospel Passages in the Lectionary:
Pentecost 24"
William Loader, Murdoch University, Uniting Church in Australia, 2002.
| "When we move towards seeing God's
interests and our best interests and the best interests of others, when we get in touch
with God's being as love, when we see that this is not a distraction from life but being
truly in touch with life and the life giver, then we will take a big breath and
dive." |
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"Hypocricy of the Pharisees," Gospel Analysis, Sermons from
Seattle,
Pastor Edward F. Markquart, Grace Lutheran Church, Seattle,
Washington. Detailed background and exegesis.
| "In fact, people will hold fast to
their human traditions more than the commandments of God to love God and
love one another." |
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Exegetical
Notes by Brian P. Stoffregen at CrossMarks.
| "The first time I
remember hearing about Matthew 23 was at a high school church camp. A
speaker suggested that Matthew 23 should be shouted rather than just
quietly read. Such a shouted reading could bring some life back into the
scriptures." |
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Matthew in the Margins, by
Brian McGowan, Anglican priest in Western Australia. |
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Dylan's Lectionary Blog,
Proper 26. Biblical Scholar
Sarah Dylan Breuer looks at readings for the coming Sunday in the lectionary
of the Episcopal Church.
| "The
bottom line for Paul, as for Jesus, is that none of us should be treated a
certain way in Christian community because of blood ties. ALL of our
relationships are defined first, last, and always by our relationship as
children of one God." |
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"Controversy
in Leadership,"
Larry Broding's
Word-Sunday.Com: A
Catholic Resource for This Sunday's Gospel. Adult Study, Children's
Story, Family Activity, Support Materials.
| "Why is it easy to criticize leaders in
the heat of controversy?" |
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"Jesus
Warns against False Teachers," Rev. Bryan Findlayson, Lectionary Bible
Studies and Sermons, Pumpkin Cottage Ministry Resources. Includes detailed
textual notes. |
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"Lifelong Learning," Edgar Krentz, The Christian Century, 1996.
| "Clergy are enablers, not
CEOs-outfitters, not models who strut on the runway demonstrating this
season's new ministerial wardrobe." |
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"The
Chair of Moses,"
Jerry Goebel, One
Family Outreach. "Focus on scripture from a justice perspective." Exegesis, study, and teen study
and activities.
| "Jesus was challenging the vast chasm
between their walk and their talk. They were like business
professors who never ran a business, politicians who never left the
beltway or clergy who aren’t doing works of justice in their own
community. The Pharisees were, quite simply, all 'heavenly minded
but no earthly good.'" |
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Wellspring of
the Gospel, Ordinary 31A, Catherine McElhinney and Kathryn
Turner, Weekly Wellsprings. |
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| Articles & Background:
| "Scribe,"
"Pharisees," wikipedia. |
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"Matthew 23:2-4: Does Jesus Recognize the Authority of the Pharisees and
Does He Endorse Their Halakah?" Noel S Rabbinowitz, The Journal of
the Evangelical Theological Society, 2003.
| "...Jesus does affirm the authority of
the Pharisees and that for this reason he endorses their exposition of the
Torah and their halakhic teachings in principle. This is not a blanket
endorsement of all their teachings, but a qualified affirmation of the
Pharisees in their role as teachers of the Law of Moses." |
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"Shame on You,
False Teachers! Jesus' Anger Towards the Pharisees in Matthew 23 and
Godspell," Erika Hewitt, Gravitas, 2001. |
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"Phylacteries"
from Halacha Overview at Project Genesis. |
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"Did
Jesus Get Angry?" Selected passages from the Gospels, at Beliefnet. |
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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.):
| Blomberg, Craig L.,
"The New Testament Definition of Heresy (or When Do Jesus and the Apostles
Really Get Mad?)," Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society,
2002. |
| Rabbinowitz, Noel S.,
"Matthew 23:2-4: Does Jesus Recognize the Authority of the Pharisees and
Does He Endorse Their Halakah?" Journal of the Evangelical
Theological Society, 2003. |
| Siker, Judith Yates, "Unmasking the
Enemy: Deconstructing the 'Other' in the Gospel of Matthew,"
Perspectives in Religious Studies, 2005.
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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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"Hypocricy of the Pharisees,"
Sermons from Seattle,
Pastor Edward F. Markquart, Grace Lutheran Church, Seattle,
Washington. |
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"Charades and Reality," the Rev. Roy T. Lloyd,
Day 1, 2002. |
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"Anatomy of a
Spiritual Disaster - Abusive Religion Revealed," John Jewell, 1999. |
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Father
Andrew M. Greeley, "Priest, Author, Sociologist,"
Commentary and Homily
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| With Children:
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| Drama:
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"With a Whip in His Hand," from A Certain Jesus by
Jose Ignacio and Maria Lopez Vigil. Ideal for catechetical and liturgical
dramatization of today's gospel. Claretian Publications. |
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| Graphics & Bulletin Materials:
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Clip Art Images:
Matthew 23:1-12, Misioneros Del Sagrado Corazón en el Perú. |
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Matthew 23:1-12, Liturgical Drawing, Maria d.c. Zamora,
Claretian Resources, Philippines. ("Download and use
these for free.") |
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Matthew 23:1-12, 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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