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Matthew 3:1-12

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bulletReading the Text:
bullet NRSV (with link to Anglicized NRSV) at Oremus Bible Browser.
bullet The Bible Gateway: NIV, NASB, CEV, The Message, KJV, etc.
bulletThe Blue Letter Bible. KJV, alternate versions, Greek text with concordance, commentaries.
bulletThe World Wide Study Bible includes commentary & sermons.
bulletHistorical References, Commentary and Comparative Texts:
bulletThe Five Gospels Parallels, John W. Marshall, University of Toronto.
bullet"Repentance, Confession and Restitution," Comparative World Scriptures from United Communities of Spirit.
bullet "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.
bulletStephen Carlson's color-coded Greek Synoptic Parallels: 3:1-6, 3:7-10, 3:11-12.
bulletComparative Primary Texts at Mahlon H. Smith's Into His Own: Perspective on the World of Jesus, Rutgers University:
bullet Pharisees & Sadducees from Josephus, Tosefta, Mishnah & Babylonian Talmud.
bulletBaptism: Water & Spirit from DSS, Josephus, Babylonian Talmud.
bulletSin and Justice from Mishnah and Babylonian Talmud.
bullet Chapter XLIX, Dialogue With Trypho, Justin Martyr. (c 160)
bullet 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)
bullet Chapter VI, Chapter X, Chapter XX, On BaptismTertullian (c. 198)
bullet Chapter I, Exhortation to the Greeks, Clement of Alexandria (c 200)
bullet I.9, Paedagogus, Clement of Alexandria (c 200)
bullet Chapter III, The Prescription of Heretics, Tertullian (c. 200)
bullet Chapter II, Chapter IV, Considering RepentanceTertullian (c. 203)
bullet Chapter XII, Chapter XXXVII, Against Hermogenes, Tertullian (c. 205)
bullet I.6, To His Wife, Tertullian (c. 206)
bullet Chapter XXI, On the Soul, Tertullian (c. 210)
bullet Chapter VI, Exhortation to Chastity, Tertullian (c. 210)
bullet Chapter XIII, De Corona, Tertullian (c. 211)
bullet Concerning Flight in Persecution (paragraph 1) Tertullian (c. 212)
bullet Chapter VI, On Monogamy, Tertullian (c. 215)
bullet Chapter XX, On Modesty, Tertullian (c. 217)
bullet V.III, VI.XI, The Refutation of all Heresies (Philosophumena), Hippolytus of Rome. (c. 225)
bullet Epistle LXII - Caecilius, on the Sacrament of the Cup of the Lord -- Cyprian of Carthage (c. 253)
bulletHomilies on the Gospel of St. Matthew, St. Chrysostom (c. 380)
bullet Homily X - Matthew 3:1-2
bullet Homily XI - Matthew 3:7
bulletCommentary on a Harmony of the Evangelists, John Calvin, 1558:
bullet Matthew 3:1-6/Mark 1:1-6/Luke 3:1-6
bullet Matthew 3:7-10/Luke 3:7-14
bullet Matthew 3:11-12/Mark 1:7-8/Luke 3:15-18
bulletFrom the Catena Aurea, Patristic Commentary by St Thomas Aquinas.
bulletFrom the Geneva Notes.
bullet "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."
bulletFrom Matthew Henry's Commentary.
bullet "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."
bulletFrom Wesley's Notes.
bullet "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."
bulletFrom the Commentary on the Whole Bible (Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, 1871).
bulletFrom The People's New Testament, B.W. Johnson, 1891.
bullet "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'."
bulletContemporary Commentary, Studies, and Exegesis:
bulletMatthew 3:1-12: Comments (commentary) and Clippings (technical notes for in-depth study), Advent 2A, Chris Haslam, Diocese of Montreal.
bullet "First Thoughts on Year A Gospel Passages in the Lectionary: Advent 2," William Loader, Murdoch University, Uniting Church in Australia.
bullet"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."
bullet "John the Baptist," Gospel Analysis, Sermons from Seattle, Pastor Edward F. Markquart, Grace Lutheran Church, Seattle, Washington. Detailed background and exegesis.
bullet "Exegetical Considerations: Advent 2," Richard Carlson, Lutheran Theological Seminary at Gettysburg, Using Greek for Sunday Text Preparations.
bullet"What does the act of repentance entail in response to the drawing near of heaven’s reign?"
bullet 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.
bullet"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?"
bullet Exegetical Notes by Brian Stoffregen at CrossMarks Christian Resources.
bullet"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."
bullet "Unquenchable Fire," study guide, Robert B. Kruschwitz, (other resources at) "Heaven and Hell," Christian Reflection, The Center for Christian Ethics at Baylor University, 2002.
bullet "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.
bullet"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."
bullet Matthew in the Margins, by Brian McGowan, Anglican priest in Western Australia.
bullet "Wheat and Chaff," Ruth A. Meyers, The Christian Century, 2001.
bullet"John the Baptist’s fiery call to repentance sounds harsh when we’re in the midst of preparations for the baby Jesus."
bullet "Salvation by Lineage?" Jerry Goebel, One Family Outreach. "Focus on scripture from a justice perspective." Exegesis, study, and teen study and activities.
bullet"John the Baptist; what an imposing portrait he paints across time.  A person with no earthly desires has no earthly fears – and that summarizes the preaching of John."
bullet Exegesis, Advent 2A, by Richard Donovan at lectionary.org.
bullet"'Kingdom of heaven' means the same as 'kingdom of God,' and honors the Jewish reluctance to pronounce God's name."
bullet Wellspring of the Gospel, Advent 2A, Catherine McElhinney and Kathryn Turner, Weekly Wellsprings.
bullet"What is your reaction to John’s words? How might they
apply to you?"
bullet "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.
bullet"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."
bullet "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.
bullet"How are your Christmas preparations coming? Lists and shopping and cards? How have you prepared for the season in a spiritual sense?"
bullet "The Kingdom of Heaven Is at Hand," Rev. Bryan Findlayson, Lectionary Bible Studies and Sermons, Pumpkin Cottage Ministry Resources. Includes detailed textual notes.
bullet"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."
bullet Environmental & earth-centered reflections from the Episcopal Diocese of Minnesota Environmental Stewardship Commission.
bullet"How do we announce God's presence in other holy places where God's nearness is felt profoundly and God speaks to us clearly?"
bullet "The Church and Proclamation," Lawrence Semel, in Kerux: The Online Journal of Biblical Theology (Reformed)
bullet "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."
bullet "Fruitful Faith," Timothy J. Hoyer, Sabbatheology.
bullet"The rule of Jesus is not just how Jesus rules me, but how Jesus reigns over all people. So I cannot think that I am ruled by forgiveness but the next person is not."
bullet "Again, What Kind of Coming This Year?" Expository Essay, Dr. William R. Long.
bullet"There is something very powerful when a radical person like John tells the 'establishment' that they can't really repent."
bulletArticles & Background:
bullet "John the Baptist," wikipedia.
bullet "Repentance and Forgiveness," David R. Blumenthal, Cross Currents.
bullet"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)."
bullet "Baptism in the Indian Context: An Event of Separation or Human Solidarity?" David C. Scott, at Religion OnLine.
bullet"In the model of the 'Church as an Institution of Salvation`, baptism is an absolute necessity for salvation, indeed that extra Ecclesiam nulla salus. However, when we begin to understand the Church as a servant of the Kingdom, and salvation as effective growth as God's children in freedom and love, into the likeness of the Christ, then there is a relativization of all rites, including baptism."
bullet John the Baptist at G.J. Goldberg's Flavius Josephus Home Page.
bulletArticles in ATLAS Journals. (Direct link when you are subscribed and logged in to ATLASerials online collection of Religion and Theology Journals.):
bulletAllen, Ronald J., "Removing Anti-Jewish Toxins from Advent Preaching," The Living Pulpit, 1997.
 
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bulletBlomberg, 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.
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bulletBlumenthal, David R., "Repentance and Forgiveness," Cross Currents, 1996.
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bulletBretscher, Paul, "'Whose Sandals'? (Matt 3:11)," Critical Notes, Journal of Biblical Literature, 1967.
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bulletCharles, J. Daryl, "The 'Coming One'/'Stronger One' and His Baptism: Matt 3:11-12, Mark 1:8, Luke 3:16-17," Pneuma, 1989.
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bulletCousar, Charles B., "Disruptive Hope: New Testament Texts for Advent," Journal for Preachers, 2001. (Section begins on page 27.)
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bullet Hutchison, John C., "Was John the Baptist an Essene from Qumran?" Bibliotheca Sacra, 2002.
 
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bullet Keener, Craig S., "'Brood of Vipers' (Matthew 3.7; 12.34; 23.33)," Journal for the Study of the New Testament, 2005.
 
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bulletKirk, Alan, "Upbraiding Wisdom: John's Speech and the Beginning of Q," Novum Testamentum, 1998.
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bulletLong, Thomas G., "Worship on the Wrong: Thoughts on Matthew 3:1-10," The Living Pulpit, 2002.
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bulletMyers, Ruth A., "Wheat and Chaff," The Christian Century, 2001.
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bulletNestingen, James Arne, "The Matthean Advent Gospels," Word & World, 1992.
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bulletNiedner, Frederick, "Holy Fishes," The Christian Century, 2004.
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bulletReines, Rabbi Sarah H., "Turning Ourselves Around," The Living Pulpit, 2007. (See also "Atonement," issue focus of The Living Pulpit, 16.2, 2007.)
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bulletRichter, Kimberly Clayton, "The Advent Texts: Glorious Visions, Dogged Discipleship," Journal for Preachers, 2004.
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bulletRoberts, Raymond R., "Between Text and Sermon: Matthew 3:1-12," Interpretation, 2005.
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bulletTaylor, Barbara Brown, "A Cure for Despair: Matthew 3:1-12," Journal for Preachers, 1997. Sermon.
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bulletVinson, Richard, "'King of the Jews': Kingship and Anti-Kingship Rhetoric in Matthew's Birth, Baptism, and Transfiguration Narratives," Review & Expositor, 2007.
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bulletWainwright, Elaine, "Reading Matthew 3-4: Jesus--Sage, Seer, Sophia, Son of God," Journal for the Study of the New Testament, 2000.
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bulletWardlaw, Theodore J., "Preaching the Advent Texts," Journal for Preachers, 2007. (Section begins on page 4.)
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bulletWebb, 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.
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bulletReviews:
bullet Review: James A. Kelhoffer, The Diet of John the Baptist. Mohr Siebeck, 2005. Review by Tobias Nicklas, Review of Biblical Literature, 2006.
bulletLawrence, Jonathan D., Washing in Water: Trajectories of Ritual Bathing in the Hebrew Bible and Second Temple Literature. Society of Biblical Literature/Brill, 2006. Review by James W. Watts, Review of Biblical Literature, 2007.
bulletSermons:
bullet Göttinger Predigten im Internet: Every Sunday Sermons based on the RCL by a team of Lutheran theologians/ pastors:
bullet "Keep Looking," 5 December 2004, Samuel Zumwalt
bullet "John the Baptist," 9 December 2007, John H. Loving
bullet "Let Us Have It!" The Rev. Bradley Schmeling, Day 1, 2004.
bullet "A Parable: The City and the Wilderness," Sermons from Seattle, Pastor Edward F. Markquart, Grace Lutheran Church, Seattle, Washington.
bullet "Change: The Kingdom Is Near," John Jewell, 1998.
bullet "An Earth-Shattering Event," Dean William Willimon, Duke University Chapel Sermon Archive, 1998.
bullet Father Andrew M. Greeley, "Priest, Author, Sociologist," Commentary and Homily
bullet Advent 2, 2001
bullet Advent 2, 1995
bulletWith Children:
bullet The Bible and Epiphany: The Wise Men and the Baptism of Jesus, crossword puzzle, Bruce Gillette.
bullet "John the Baptist," Illustrating the Story (lessons, children's sermons), coloring pages, activity sheets, crafts, children's songs. MSSS Crafts.
bullet "John the Baptist," "Outreach," Fr. Max Bowers, Kid's Church.
bullet "Kim Prepares for a Race," children's story by Larry Broding, word-sunday.com.
bullet "Be a Trailblazer," Lois Parker Edstrom, Children's Sermon, Lectionary.org.
bullet "John the Baptist Speaks Out," Sunday School Lessons: Family Bible Study, art projects, music, stories, etc.
bulletDrama:
bullet "An Axe Is Laid to the Roots," from A Certain Jesus by Jose Ignacio and Maria Lopez Vigil. Ideal for catechetical and liturgical dramatization of today's gospel. Claretian Publications.
bulletGraphics & Bulletin Materials:
bulletFree Public Domain Clipart for Church Bulletins: John the Baptist, Church Bulletin Resources.
bullet Clip Art, Matthew Matthew 3:7, Fr. Richard Lonsdale, Resources for Catholic Educators.
bulletClip Art Images: Matthew 3:1-12, Misioneros Del Sagrado Corazón en el Perú.
bullet Matthew 3:1-12 at Cerezo Barredo's weekly gospel illustration. Liberation emphasis.
bullet Clip Art, Julius Schnoor von Carolsfeld woodcuts, World Mission Collection, Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod.
bullet Locust Anyone? Camo John, It's Tough Being a Camel, John's Recipes, Send It Back, Reverend Fun Cartoon, gospelcom.net. Check for printing permissions at right-hand side of destination page.
bulletHymns and Music:
bullet Contemporary/Praise Song suggestions, Together to Celebrate, David MacGregor.
bullet "Down by the Jordan," original hymn by Carolyn Winfrey Gillette, LOBE DEN HERREN 14 14.478.
bullet Hymns with Scripture Allusions: Matthew 3:2, 11. The Cyber Hymnal.
bullet Hymn Selections, The Lutheran Hymnal, Lutheran Worship.
bulletFine Arts Images Linked at The Text This Week's Art Index:
bulletJohn the Baptist
bulletBaptism of Jesus/Baptism
bulletMovies scenes with the following themes, listed at The Text This Week's Movie Concordance:
bulletJohn the Baptist Types
bulletBaptism
bulletStudy Links and Resources for the Book of Matthew