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Matthew
24:36-44
With thanks to page sponsor:
Janet Corpus and
John Hoffmeyer.
(Nov 07-08)
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| Historical References, Commentary and
Comparative Texts:
 | The
Five Gospels Parallels, John W. Marshall, University of Toronto. |
| Comparative texts about New Covenant Eschatology and Apocalyptic Speculation
from Apocrypha, Pseudepigrapha, Targum, proto-Kabbala, Mishnah, Babylonian Talmud,
and Midrash. At Rutgers University, Mahlon H. Smith's Into His Own: Perspective on the
World of Jesus. |
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"Knowing the Danger
(Thief in the Night),"
"The Unknown Time,"
"Within This Generation," 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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IV.XXXVI.3,
V.X.1, Adversus
Haereses,
Irenaeus of Lyons.
(c. 180) |
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III.6,
V.14, Stromata,
Clement of Alexandria (c 200) |
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Chapter
XXVI, Against Praxeas,
Tertullian
(c. 213) |
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Part 56,
On the Incarnation of the Word,
Athanasius of Alexandria, c. 318. |
| From the
Catena
Aurea, Patristic Commentary by St Thomas Aquinas. |
| From the Geneva Notes.
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"It is sufficient for us to
know that God has appointed a latter day for the restoring of all
things; but when it will be is hidden from us all for our sake, so that
we may be all the more watchful, so that we are not taken as those were
taken in the flood years ago." |
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| From
Matthew
Henry's Commentary.
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"To watch for Christ's coming,
is to maintain that temper of mind which we would be willing that our
Lord should find us in." |
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Section VIII,
Evidences of the Christian Religion,
Joseph Addison,
c. 1715. |
| From
Wesley's
Notes.
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"Our Lord speaks as having the
whole transaction present before his eyes." |
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| From the
Commentary on the Whole Bible
(Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, 1871). |
| From The People's
New Testament, B.W. Johnson, 1891.
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"The duty enjoined is not to
watch for Christ, but to watch ourselves to see that we are ready." |
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| Contemporary Commentary, Studies, and Exegesis:
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Comments
(commentary) and
Clippings
(technical notes for in-depth study), Advent 1A, Chris Haslam, Diocese of
Montreal. |
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"First
Thoughts on Year A Gospel Passages in the Lectionary: Advent 1,"
William Loader, Murdoch University, Uniting Church in Australia.
| "The watching is a dramatic way
of speaking about God-connectedness...It is about developing an awareness
of what the God of the future is saying and doing in the present, to take
a God perspective on the issues of the day and the future and to let that
happen at all levels of our reality, from our personal lives to our
international community, including our co-reality in creation." |
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See also: The
Gospel of Matthew: An Introduction for Preachers, by Dr. William R.G.
Loader, Murdoch University, Uniting Church in Australia. |
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Dylan's Lectionary Blog,
Advent 1A, 2004. (Episcopal Lectionary) Biblical Scholar
Sarah Dylan Breuer looks at readings for the coming Sunday in the lectionary
of the Episcopal Church.
| "The Ruthless
Masters do NOT have the last word; Jesus does. The completion of
Jesus' vision for the world, in which 'the least of these' and those
who worked for justice for them are finally vindicated, is coming!" |
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"Eschatological Discourse,"
Gospel Analysis, Sermons from
Seattle, Pastor Edward F. Markquart, Grace Lutheran Church, Seattle,
Washington. Detailed background and exegesis. |
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"The Element of Surprise," Mary Hinkle,
Pilgrim Preaching.
| "Maybe the surprise, when Christ returns, will be that
he was here all along. Maybe the surprise will be that, ahead of time
himself, he has been calling, gathering, enlightening and sanctifying the
meek and all the rest of those who bear his name." |
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"First Sunday in Advent: Matthew 24:37-44 or Matthew 21:1-11," The Matthean Advent
Gospels, James Arne Nestingen, Word & World: Theology for
Christian Ministry, Luther Northwestern Theological School, 1992.
| "Forgiveness of sin is not merely therapeutic accommodation to the
inevitable disappointments of a selfhood running out of control, it is
the current form of the resurrection, opening both self and community
tot he freedom of life lived beyond condemnation, in grace." |
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| Exegetical Notes
by Brian Stoffregen at CrossMarks Christian Resources.
| "As congregations may be looking
at their budgets, we might ask, 'How are we being faithful and wise in
caring for others while waiting for Christ's return?'" |
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Matthew in the Margins, by Brian McGowan, Anglican priest in Western
Australia. |
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Exegesis,
Advent 1A, by
Richard Donovan at lectionary.org.
| "We preachers have our work cut out
for us if we are to get people to take seriously their preparation for
the Second Coming." |
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Wellspring of
the Gospel, Advent 1A, Catherine McElhinney and Kathryn
Turner, Weekly Wellsprings.
| "If the Son of Man appeared while I was
busy at work - would I be prepared to drop everything and go to Him?" |
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"Quit Guessing; Start
Building," Jerry Goebel,
One
Family Outreach. "Focus on scripture from a justice perspective." Exegesis, study, and teen study
and activities.
| "Christ said more than we do not
know the dates; he said we cannot know the dates – we are incapable
of knowing them – they are for God to know...It is enough for us to
know that he will come again at the most appropriate time and to
work towards that event." |
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"Watch!"
Rev. Bryan Findlayson, Lectionary Bible Studies & Sermons, Pumpkin Cottage
Ministry Resources. |
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"Matthew in Minneapolis and in Israel," Sarah Henrich, Word
& World, 1999. |
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"Waiting Joyfully," Advent 1,
Fr. Gerry Pierse, C.Ss.R., from
Sundays Into
Silence: Reflections on the Sunday Gospels in the Light of Christian
Meditation. Claretian Publications.
| "Meditation is a way of being alert and ready for the
Lord." |
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"Gospel
for the First Sunday in Advent: Matthew 24:36-44,"
from Exegesis for the
Christian Year, Henry Gustafson, 1998. At Religion
Online.
| "Believing that the future as well as the present belong to God, the
minister of these Advent texts might find it well to listen to Hans Kung’s
admonition: to take care lest she preach judgment too loudly and insistently before the
small and defenseless and too softly and half-heartedly before the powerful of this
world." |
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"The Big Surprise," Larry Broding's Word-Sunday.Com: A Catholic
Resource for This Sunday's Gospel. Adult Study, Children's Story, Family
Activity, Support Materials.
| "What recent turn of events has taken
you by surprise? Why were you caught off guard?" |
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Environmental &
earth-centered reflections from the Episcopal Diocese of Minnesota Environmental
Stewardship Commission. |
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"What Kind
of Coming This Year?" Expository Essay, Dr. William R. Long.
Part 2.
| "Just as the prophet Elijah discovered that God
was not in the wind or the fire but in the 'still small voice,' the
unexpected quietness that confronted him after all the
demonstrations of nature had played itself out, so we may discover
this Advent season that the Coming of Christ for us isn't in the
activity, the memories, the fun, the singing, or even the carefully
planned lessons of the Sundays in Advent." |
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"Living Advent
Expectantly," Advent 1A, Norb E. Kabelitz, Sabbatheology. |
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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.):
| Burghardt,
"Advent: Remember, Repent, Rehearse," The Living Pulpit, 1997.
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| Cousar, Charles B.,
"Disruptive Hope: New Testament Texts for Advent," Journal for
Preachers, 2001.
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| Henrich, Sarah, "Matthew in
Minneapolis and in Israel," Word & World, 1999.
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| Long, Kimberly Bracken,
"Holy Waiting," Journal for Preachers, 2005. Sermon.
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| Long, Thomas G.,
"Imagine There's No Heaven: The Loss of Eschatology in American Preaching,"
Journal for Preachers, 2006.
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| Lowry, James, "A Christmas Memory: A Christmas Hope,"
Journal for Preachers, 1999. Sermon.
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| Nestingen, James Arne, "The Matthean Advent Gospels,"
Word & World, 1992.
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| Pettegrew, Larry D., "Interpretive Flaws in the
Olivet Discourse," Master's Seminary Journal, 2002.
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| Richter, Kimberly Clayton, "The Advent Texts:
Glorious Visions, Dogged Discipleship," Journal for Preachers,
2004.
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| Toussaint, Stanley D.,
"A Critique of the Preterist View of the Olivet Discourse,"
Bibliotheca Sacra, 2004.
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| Wardlaw, Theodore J., "Preaching the Advent Texts,"
Journal for Preachers, 2007.
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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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"Ethics
and Eschatology," Theodore J. Wardlaw, President, Austin Presbyterian
Theological Seminary, 2004. Covenant Network of Presbyterians. |
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"It's Coming!"
2 December 2007, Walter W. Harms, Göttinger Predigten im Internet: Every Sunday Sermons based on the
RCL by a team of Lutheran theologians/ pastors. |
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"Expect the Unexpected,"
28
November 2004, Hugh Beck, Göttinger Predigten im Internet: Every Sunday Sermons based on the
RCL by a team of Lutheran theologians/ pastors. |
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"Suddenly,"
"Wake Up!
Don't Fall Asleep!" Rev. Edward F. Markquart, Sermons from Seattle. |
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"Anticipation - You Must Be Ready,"
John Jewell, 1998. |
| 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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"A New Heaven and Earth," 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, Matthew
24:43, Fr. Richard Lonsdale, Resources for Catholic Educators. |
| Clip Art Images:
Matthew 24:36-44, Misioneros Del Sagrado Corazón en el Perú. |
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Matthew 24:36-44
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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Study Links and Resources for the Book of Matthew |
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