Matthew 3:1-12
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- 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- Historical References, Commentary and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.
- "John's Message," "John the Baptist," "Kingdom and Repentance," The Jesus Database, an online annotated inventory of the traditions concerning the life and teachings of Jesus. Dr. Gregory C. Jenks, FaithFutures Foundation.
- Comparative Primary Texts at Mahlon H. Smith's
Into His Own: Perspective on the World of
Jesus, Rutgers University:
- Pharisees & Sadducees from Josephus, Tosefta, Mishnah & Babylonian Talmud.
- Baptism: Water & Spirit from DSS, Josephus, Babylonian Talmud.
- Sin and Justice from Mishnah and Babylonian Talmud.
- Chapter XLIX, Dialogue With Trypho, Justin Martyr. (c 160)
- III.IX.1, IV.IV.3, IV.VII.2, IV.VIII.3, IV.XXV.1, IV.XXXIII.1, IV.XXXIII.11, IV.XXXVI.4, IV.XXXIX.3, V.XVII.4, V.XXXIV.1, Adversus Haereses, Irenaeus of Lyons. (c. 180)
- Chapter VI, Chapter X, Chapter XX, On Baptism, Tertullian (c. 198)
- Chapter I, Exhortation to the Greeks, Clement of Alexandria (c 200)
- I.9, Paedagogus, Clement of Alexandria (c 200)
- Chapter III, The Prescription of Heretics, Tertullian (c. 200)
- Chapter II, Chapter IV, Considering Repentance, Tertullian (c. 203)
- Chapter XII, Chapter XXXVII, Against Hermogenes, Tertullian (c. 205)
- I.6, To His Wife, Tertullian (c. 206)
- Chapter XXI, On the Soul, Tertullian (c. 210)
- Chapter VI, Exhortation to Chastity, Tertullian (c. 210)
- Chapter XIII, De Corona, Tertullian (c. 211)
- Concerning Flight in Persecution (paragraph 1) Tertullian (c. 212)
- Chapter VI, On Monogamy, Tertullian (c. 215)
- Chapter XX, On Modesty, Tertullian (c. 217)
- V.III, VI.XI, The Refutation of all Heresies (Philosophumena), Hippolytus of Rome. (c. 225)
- Epistle LXII - Caecilius, on the Sacrament of the Cup of the Lord -- Cyprian of Carthage (c. 253)
- Homilies on the Gospel of St. Matthew, St. Chrysostom (c. 380)
- Commentary on a Harmony of the Evangelists, John Calvin, 1558:
- From the Catena Aurea, Patristic Commentary by St Thomas Aquinas.
- From the
Geneva Notes.
- "John, who through his singular holiness and rare austerity of life caused men to cast their eyes on him, prepares the way for Christ who is following fast on his heels, as the prophet Isaiah foretold, and delivers the sum of the gospel, which a short time later would be delivered more fully."
- From
Matthew
Henry's Commentary.
- "This was not an uninhabited desert, but a part of the country not thickly peopled, nor much enclosed. No place is so remote as to shut us out from the visits of Divine grace."
- From
Wesley's
Notes.
- "The very demand of repentance, as previous to it, showed it was a spiritual kingdom, and that no wicked man, how politic, brave, or learned soever, could possibly be a subject of it."
- From the Commentary on the Whole Bible (Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, 1871).
- From
The People's
New Testament, B.W. Johnson, 1891.
- "The great rite of John was baptism, but the great duty commanded was repentance. Repentance is more than a sorrow for sin; it is a determination to abandon it and live a new life. It means a change of the will, or heart, new purposes, a determination to leave off sinning. Sorrow is not repentance, but 'godly sorrow worketh repentance'."
- Contemporary Commentary, Studies, and Exegesis:
- Commentary,
Matthew 3:1-12, Ron Allen, Preaching This Week, WorkingPreacher.org, 2016.
- "In traditional theological perspective, the main purposes of Advent are to prepare for remembering (and re-experiencing) the birth of Jesus at Christmas (the first Advent), and to prepare for the second ...."
- "Reclaiming Repentance," David Lose, ...in the Meantime, 2016.
- "If we can invite folks to think of repentance more concretely and, indeed, engage in just two acts of repentance – one personal, one more communal – we might go a long way in redeeming not just repentance but Advent itself."
- "In the Wilderness," Karoline Lewis, Working Preacher, 2016.
- Lectionary Greek, Rob Myallis, 2016.
- "The Politics of Descriptions," Amy Allen, Political Theology Today, 2016.
- The Center for Excellence in Preaching, resources from Calvin Theological Seminary: Comments & Observations, Textual Points, Illustration Ideas, 2016.
- Pulpit Fiction, plus podcast. Reflections of lectionary text, pop culture, current events, etc. Robb Mc Coy and Eric Fistler, 2016.
- Commentary, Matthew3:1-12 | Jeff Lane | Pastor, Responsible Grace Church of the Nazarene Cambridge MA | A Plain Account, 2016
- "The timing of the passage is critical. The opening phrase "In those days" prepares the reader for the possibility that the present reality is about to get a whole new makeover."
- "Abounding in Hope," Janet H. Hunt, Dancing with the Word, 2016.
- "A Voice Worthy of Our Attention," Glenn Monson, Law & Gospel Everywhere, 2016.
- "Harvesting Wheat and Chaff," Melissa Bane Sevier, 2016.
- "The Good News of Repentance," Andrew Prior, 2016.
- "Voices in the Wilderness," Shively Smith, 2016.
- Commentary,
Matthew 3:1-12, Arland J. Hultgren, Preaching This Week, WorkingPreacher.org, 2013.
- "A sermon on this text may well pick up on the theme of judgment against presumed privileges. Like the Pharisees and Sadducees in this story, it is easy for Christians of today to become smug on the basis of their spiritual ancestries."
- "Hoping for More," David Lose, Dear Working Preacher, 2013.
- "Unquenchable Fire," Nancy Rockwell, The Bite in the Apple, 2013.
- "The unquenchable fire, which is of God and is God, is not hellfire, but the fire of redemption through re-creation."
- "Barren Roots, Fertile Rocks, and a Fiery Spirit," D. Mark Davis, Left Behind and Loving It, 2013.
- "Since John is lashing out at the Pharisees and Sadducees - before they do anything meriting criticism in Matthew's story - we have to assume a back story."
- "John the Baptist," sermon discussion from Frederick Buechner, Frederick Buechner Blog.
- "John the Baptist didn't fool around. He lived in the wilderness around the Dead Sea. He subsisted on a starvation diet, and so did his disciples. He wore clothes that even the rummage-sale people wouldn't have handled. When he preached, it was fire and brimstone every time."
- "Advice on How Not to Prepare," Alyce M Mc Kenzie, Edgy Exegesis, 2013.
- "It is quite easy to fly in the face of good advice and end up unprepared for a future event we were warned about. Fortunately for us, John the Baptist's advice is loud and clear."
- Lectionary Greek, Rob Myallis, 2013.
- "Hearing Wilderness Voices," Christopher Burkett, PreacherRhetorica, 2013.
- Pulpit Fiction, plus podcast. Reflections of lectionary text, pop culture, current events, etc. Robb Mc Coy and Eric Fistler, 2013.
- "Welcome to the Site, Ye Brood of Vipers!" Mark Stenberg, Question the Text, 2013. The Broadcast, Advent 2A (video discussion of text).
- "Is the text tossing The Baptist a bone in order to silence his voice? Is the text suppressing the force of John's radical message by folding it into the more dominant story of Jesus?"
- "Get Ready," Janet H. Hunt, Dancing with the Word, 2013.
- "What would it look like if you and I were to actually 'practice the drill' John pushes us to now?"
- The Lectionary Lab, Advent 2A, the Rev'ds Dr. John Fairless and Delmer Chilton (aka "Two Bubbas and a Bible"), 2013. Lectionary Lab Live podcast.
- "You're So Vain," Rick Morley, 2013.
- "What God really wants from all of us: to bear fruit. To live lives that bear fruit in this world, and in the world to come."
- "The Peaceable Kingdom," guest essay by Ron Hansen. The Journey with Jesus: Notes to Myself, Journey with Jesus Foundation, 2013.
- "Time to Repent?" Bob Cornwall, Ponderings on a Faith Journey, 2013.
- "La irrupción del tiempo," Comentario del San Mateo 3:1-12 por Pablo R. Andiñach, Working Preacher, 2013.
- "Choosing Sides," Alan Brehm,The Waking Dreamer.
- "The message of Advent presents us with a momentous decision: whether we will align our lives with what God is doing in our world. If our allegiance is with the coming of God's justice and peace in this world, that choice entails choosing not to continue pursuing the selfish ways of this broken world, even when it's running around pretending to be Christian by celebrating 'Christmas.' "
- "John the Baptist," Frederick Buechner, Peculiar Treasures.
- "A Most Serious Insult," Andrew Prior, 2013.
-
Commentary,
Matthew 3:1-12, Ben Witherington, Preaching This Week,
WorkingPreacher.org, 2010.
- "Repentance, or metanoia, to use the Greek word, refers to far more than a simply being or saying one is sorry for past sins, far more than mere regret or remorse for such sins. It refers to a turning away from the past way of life and the inauguration of a new one, in this case initialized by an act of baptism."
-
Commentary,
Matthew 3:1-12, James Boyce, Preaching This Week, WorkingPreacher.org,
2007.
- "What is it that we most deeply hope for, long for, or expect in our lives for the present or for the future?"
- Matthew 3:1-12: Comments (commentary) and Clippings (technical notes for in-depth study), Advent 2A, Chris Haslam, Diocese of Montreal.
-
"First
Thoughts on Year A Gospel Passages in the Lectionary: Advent 2,"
William Loader, Murdoch University, Uniting Church in Australia.
- "Put negatively, there are no favourites: everyone must be immersed in the waters; everyone must join the transformation. Turned into positive terms, this also means: no one is to be written off as inferior or worthless. Every person matters to God."
-
Commentary, Matthew 3:1-12, Aaron L. Parker,
The African American Lectionary, 2009.
- "Representatives from two elite, normally opposing, Jewish religious/political parties, the Pharisees and the Sadducees, show up in the desert for baptism by John. Instead of baptizing them, however, John, as it were, reads their ignoble intentions and greets them with a flagrant insult, 'You brood of venomous snakes.' He then raises a rhetorical question, challenging their sincerity."
-
Exegetical Notes by Brian Stoffregen at
CrossMarks Christian
Resources.
- "What is repenting? Literally the Greek (metanoeo) means, "to change one's mind." However, given Matthew's emphasis on "bearing fruit," his idea of "repentance" probably goes back to the Hebrew shuv -- "to change one's ways." It involves more than just thinking in a different way."
-
Lectionary Blogging, John Petty, Progressive Involvement, 2010.
- "One wonders at Matthew's insertion of the 'region along the Jordan.' The Jordan is the place where Joshua and the Israelites crossed into the Promised Land over 1000 years prior. Is Matthew recalling the Canaanite resistance to this encroachment?"
- "John the Baptist," Gospel Analysis, Sermons from Seattle, Pastor Edward F. Markquart, Grace Lutheran Church, Seattle, Washington. Detailed background and exegesis.
- Dylan's Lectionary Blog, Advent 2A, 2004. (Episcopal Lectionary) Biblical Scholar Sarah Dylan Breuer looks at readings for the coming Sunday in the lectionary of the Episcopal Church.
- "I suspect that the difficulty of trying to figure out just who's in and who's out arises because God's love is a circle expanding faster than any person or community can graph. So why not throw out the graph paper?"
- "The Fear of Punishment," Advent Reflections on Matthew 3:1-12, Alyce McKenzie, Patheos, 2010.
- "For Matthew, repentance is turning toward God to allow all one's motives and actions to flow from obedience to God as one's supreme authority. Confession of sins is pointless (it is fleeing from the wrath to come) if it is not part of the process of submitting one's entire life to God's authority."
- "Prophets Are Terrible Dinner Guests," Danielle Shroyer, The Hardest Question, 2010.
- "Does John really want people to repent?"
-
Evangelio, San Mateo 3:1-12, Osvaldo Vena, Preaching This Week,
WorkingPreacher.org, 2010.
- "Este pasaje detalla el ministerio de Juan el Bautista con materiales que combinan sus fuentes."
- Holy Textures, David Ewart, 2010.
- "This text continues the Advent theme of preparing for the arrival of Jesus. And uses the preaching of John the Baptist to press home that preparation requires internal cleansing and not just straightening up around the house."
- Proclamation of John the Baptist, audio telling, story in episodes, graphic, audio and written commentaries. Go Tell Communications, Biblical Storytelling for the Global Village, 2010.
- "Unquenchable Fire," study guide, Robert B. Kruschwitz, (other resources at) "Heaven and Hell," Christian Reflection, The Center for Christian Ethics at Baylor University, 2002.
-
"Second Sunday in Advent: Matthew 3:1-12,"
The Matthean Advent
Gospels, James Arne Nestingen, Word & World: Theology for
Christian Ministry, Luther Northwestern Theological School, 1992.
- "Repentance is a correlate of freedom. The tearing away that takes place in detachment is only possible because a deeper, more powerful and superior attachment has come: the attachment of faith, the grip of the kingdom."
- Matthew in the Margins, by Brian McGowan, Anglican priest in Western Australia.
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"Wheat and Chaff," Ruth A. Meyers, The Christian Century,
2001.
- "John the Baptist?s fiery call to repentance sounds harsh when we?re in the midst of preparations for the baby Jesus."
-
Wellspring of
the Gospel, Advent 2A, Catherine McElhinney and Kathryn
Turner, Weekly Wellsprings.
- "What is your reaction to John?s
words? How might they
apply to you?"
- "What is your reaction to John?s
words? How might they
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"John the Baptist: A Clear Message and Identity," Advent 2A,
Fr. Gerry Pierse, C.Ss.R., from Sundays Into
Silence: Reflections on the Sunday Gospels in the Light of Christian
Meditation. Claretian Publications.
- "If you wanted a model of the type of person that you may become through meditation you could hardly find a better one than John the Baptist as portrayed in our Gospel today. He comes across as a man with a clear message. That clarity comes from his unconfused ego-free identity."
-
"Spiritual
Preparation," Larry Broding's Word-Sunday.Com: A Catholic
Resource for This Sunday's Gospel. Adult Study, Children's Story, Family
Activity, Support Materials.
- "How are your Christmas preparations coming? Lists and shopping and cards? How have you prepared for the season in a spiritual sense?"
-
"The
Kingdom of Heaven Is at Hand," Rev. Bryan Findlayson, Lectionary Bible
Studies and Sermons, Pumpkin Cottage Ministry Resources. Includes detailed
textual notes.
- "When the Bible uses the word "repent", particularly as a response to the gospel, it means something stronger than sorrow. It is a turning to God for mercy in the face of his coming judgement."
-
Environmental &
earth-centered reflections from the Episcopal Diocese of Minnesota Environmental
Stewardship Commission.
- "How do we announce God's presence in other holy places where God's nearness is felt profoundly and God speaks to us clearly?"
-
"The
Church and Proclamation," Lawrence Semel, in Kerux: The
Online Journal of Biblical Theology (Reformed)
- "Just as a red carpet is rolled out to welcome a "VIP" and over that carpet the dignitaries arrive, so also the herald makes a path or clears a path by which the king comes. That path is the path of repentance."
- "John the Baptist," wikipedia.
-
"Repentance
and Forgiveness," David R. Blumenthal, Cross Currents.
- "Teshuvá is the key concept in the rabbinic view of sin, repentance, and forgiveness. The tradition is not of one mind on the steps one must take to repent of one's sins. However, almost all agree that repentance requires five elements: recognition of one's sins as sins (hakarát ha-chét'), remorse (charatá), desisting from sin (azivát ha-chét'), restitution where possible (peira'ón), and confession (vidúi)."
- Commentary,
Matthew 3:1-12, Ron Allen, Preaching This Week, WorkingPreacher.org, 2016.
- 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, Ronald J.,
"Removing Anti-Jewish Toxins from Advent Preaching," The Living
Pulpit, 1997.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - 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.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Blumenthal, David R., "Repentance and
Forgiveness," Cross Currents, 1996.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Bretscher, Paul, "'Whose Sandals'? (Matt 3:11)," Critical Notes,
Journal of Biblical
Literature, 1967.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Carter, Warren, "Matthew's Gospel: An
Anti-Imperial/Imperial Reading," Currents in Theology and Mission,
2007. See entire issue of
Currents in Theology and Mission 34, image focus on Matthew's
gospel.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Charles, J. Daryl,
"The 'Coming One'/'Stronger One' and His Baptism: Matt 3:11-12, Mark 1:8,
Luke 3:16-17," Pneuma, 1989.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Cousar, Charles B.,
"Disruptive Hope: New Testament Texts for Advent," Journal for
Preachers, 2001. (Section begins on page 27.)
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
- "Homiletical Helps," Concordia Journal, 2010. (Section on this text begins on page 362)
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - "Homiletical Helps on LW Series A," Concordia Journal, 2004. (Section on this text begins on page 383.)
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Hutchison, John C.,
"Was John the Baptist an Essene from Qumran?" Bibliotheca Sacra,
2002.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Keener, Craig S.,
"'Brood of Vipers' (Matthew 3.7; 12.34; 23.33)," Journal for the
Study of the New Testament, 2005.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
- Kelhoffer, James A., "Early Christian Studies among
the Academic Disciplines: Reflections on John the Baptist's 'Locusts and
Wild Honey,'" Biblical Research, 2005.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Kirk, Alan,
"Upbraiding Wisdom: John's Speech and the Beginning of Q,"
Novum
Testamentum, 1998.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Long, Thomas G., "Worship on the
Wrong: Thoughts on Matthew 3:1-10," The Living Pulpit, 2002.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Myers, Ruth A., "Wheat and Chaff,"
The Christian Century, 2001.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Nestingen, James Arne, "The Matthean Advent Gospels,"
Word & World, 1992.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Niedner, Frederick, "Holy Fishes," The Christian
Century, 2004.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Reines, Rabbi Sarah H., "Turning
Ourselves Around," The
Living Pulpit, 2007. (See also
"Atonement," issue focus of The Living Pulpit, 16.2, 2007.)
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Richter, Kimberly Clayton, "The Advent Texts:
Glorious Visions, Dogged Discipleship," Journal for Preachers,
2004.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Roberts, Raymond R.,
"Between Text and Sermon: Matthew 3:1-12,"
Interpretation, 2005.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Taylor, Barbara Brown, "A Cure for Despair: Matthew
3:1-12," Journal for Preachers, 1997. Sermon.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Vinson, Richard, "'King of the Jews': Kingship and
Anti-Kingship Rhetoric in Matthew's Birth, Baptism, and Transfiguration
Narratives," Review & Expositor, 2007.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Wainwright, Elaine,
"Reading Matthew 3-4: Jesus--Sage, Seer, Sophia, Son of God,"
Journal
for the Study of the New Testament, 2000.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Wardlaw, Theodore J., "Preaching the Advent Texts,"
Journal for Preachers, 2007. (Section begins on page 4.)
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Webb, Robert L.,
"The Activity of John the Baptist's Expected Figure at the Threshing Floor
(Matthew 3.12 = Luke 3.17)," Journal for the Study of the New
Testament, 1991.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
- Allen, Ronald J.,
"Removing Anti-Jewish Toxins from Advent Preaching," The Living
Pulpit, 1997.
- Sermons:
- "Let Us Have It!" The Rev. Bradley Schmeling, Day 1, 2004.
- "A Parable: The City and the Wilderness," Sermons from Seattle, Pastor Edward F. Markquart, Grace Lutheran Church, Seattle, Washington.
- Father Andrew M. Greeley, "Priest, Author, Sociologist," Commentary and Homily
- With Children:
- "Storypath Lectionary Links: Connecting Children's Literature with our Faith Story," December 8, 2013, Union Presbyterian Seminary. 2010.
- Worshiping with Children, Advent 2A, Including children in the congregation's worship, using the Revised Common Lectionary, Carolyn C. Brown, 2013. 2010.
- Building Shalom, Anna Shirey, Anna's Hosannas, Children's Lesson for Advent 2A, 2010.
- "John the Baptist," Illustrating the Story (lessons, children's sermons), coloring pages, activity sheets, crafts, children's songs. MSSS Crafts.
- "John the Baptist Speaks Out," Sunday School Lessons: Family Bible Study, art projects, music, stories, etc.
- Drama:
- Graphics & Bulletin Materials:
- Free Public Domain Clipart for Church Bulletins: John the Baptist, Church Bulletin Resources.
- Clip Art, Matthew Matthew 3:7, Fr. Richard Lonsdale, Resources for Catholic Educators.
- Clip Art Images: Matthew 3:1-12, Misioneros Del Sagrado Corazón en el Perú.
- Matthew 3:1-12 at Cerezo Barredo's weekly gospel illustration. Liberation emphasis.
- Clip Art, Julius Schnoor von Carolsfeld woodcuts, World Mission Collection, Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod.
- Hymns and Music:
- "Did Your Parents Pray at Table?," Carolyn Winfrey Gillette, Tune: NETTLETON 8.7.8.7 D ("Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing").
- "When John the Baptist Preached," Carolyn Winfrey Gillette, Tune: VENITE ADOREMUS 10. 10. 10. 10 with Refrain ("The Snow Lay on the Ground") or HANOVER 10. 10. 11. 11 ("Ye Servants of God, Your Master Proclaim").
- ?When John the Baptist Preached,? Carolyn Winfrey Gillette, Tune: VENITE ADOREMUS 10.10.10.10 with Refrain (?The Snow Lay on the Ground?), The Presbyterian Outlook magazine.
- Hymnary.org, hymns, scores, media, information.
- Contemporary/Praise Song suggestions, Together to Celebrate, David MacGregor.
- Hymns with Scripture Allusions: Matthew 3:2, 11. The Cyber Hymnal.
- Hymn Selections, The Lutheran Hymnal, Lutheran Worship.
- 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
