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Matthew
9:9-26
 | Reading the Text:
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| Historical References, Commentary and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 Joephus, Tosefta, Mishnah & Babylonian Talmud. Comparative
primary texts about Purity and Social Relations (see
esp "Tax Collectors Visit," from Philo, Josephus, Lucian, Pseudepigrapha,
Babylonian Talmud, Midrash, Philostratus. At Mahlon H. Smith's (Rutgers University) Into His Own: Perspective on the World
of Jesus. |
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Chapter V of
the
Epistle of Barnabas.
(ca. 130) |
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Chapter XV,
The First Apology of
Justin
Martyr. (c 150) |
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II.XXIII,
IV.XXXIII.14,
Adversus Haereses,
Irenaeus
of Lyons. (c. 180) |
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Chapter
XII, On Baptism,
Tertullian
(c. 198) |
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Chapter
I, On Prayer,
Tertullian
(c. 199) |
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IV.6,
V.1,
VI.6, Stromata,
Clement of Alexandria (c 200) |
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Chapter
VIII, Considering Repentance,
Tertullian
(c. 203) |
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III.15, Against
Marcion,
Tertullian
(c. 209) |
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IV.27, Against
Marcion,
Tertullian
(c. 210) |
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Chapter XII, On
Idolatry,
Tertullian
(c. 211) |
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Chapter
XXVI, Against Praxeas,
Tertullian
(c. 213) |
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Chapter II,
Chapter IX, On
Modesty,
Tertullian
(c. 217) |
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III.LXI, Against
Celsus,
Origen (c. 246) |
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XI.7,
XI.17,
XII.2,
XIV.15, Commentary
on the Gospel of Matthew,
Origen. (c.247) |
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Epistle LI
--
Cyprian of Carthage (c.
252) |
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Epistle LXVI
--
Cyprian of Carthage (c.
254) |
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VII.18,
Ecclesiastical History, Eusebius of Caesarea, (c. 320). |
| Homilies on the Gospel of St. Matthew, St.
Chrysostom (c. 380)
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| From the
Catena
Aurea, Patristic Commentary by St Thomas Aquinas. |
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"The Gospel & Christ,"
Matthew 9:18-26, Martin Luther, c. 1522. |
| Commentary on a Harmony of the
Evangelists, John Calvin, 1558:
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| From the Geneva Notes.
 | "Christ calls the humble sinners unto him, but he condemns the proud
hypocrites." |
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| From
Matthew
Henry's Commentary.
| "The variety of methods Christ took in working his miracles, perhaps was
because of the different frames and tempers of mind, which those were in who came to him,
and which He who searches the heart perfectly knew." |
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| From
Wesley's Notes.
| "Fermenting wine will soon burst those bottles, the leather of which is
almost worn out. The word properly means vessels made of goats' skins, wherein they
formerly put wine, (and do in some countries to this day) to convey it from place to
place." |
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| From the
Commentary on the Whole Bible
(Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, 1871).
| "'The righteous' are the
whole; 'sinners,' the sick. When Christ 'called' the latter, as He did Matthew, and
probably some of those publicans and sinners whom he had invited to meet Him, it was to
heal them of their spiritual maladies, or save their souls: 'The righteous,' like those
miserable self-satisfied Pharisees, 'He sent empty away'" |
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| From The People's
New Testament, B.W. Johnson, 1891.
| "And, behold, a certain woman. I think the circumstances of the
narrative render the inference almost certain that this account was meant for the
consolation of those multitudes of stricken women in all ages who seem to be afflicted
with sorrows in very unequal measure, compared with the stronger, and generally, also, the
more depraved, sex.--W. H. Thomson, M.D." |
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| Contemporary Commentary, Studies, and Exegesis:
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Commentary,
Matthew 9:9-13, 18-26, Greg Carey, Preaching This Week, WorkingPreacher.org,
2008. |
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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 4,
William Loader, Murdoch University, Uniting Church in Australia.
| "Even apart from playing with
natural explanations, we can also recognise that already the evangelists
use such stories to say something about a more lasting kind of 'magic', a
more profound understanding of divine compassion which asks hard questions
of our prejudices about rich and poor, male and female, and challenges our
naive bondage to simplistic ideologies, religious and otherwise." |
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"Matthew, the Tax Collector," Pentecost 4A, Gospel Analysis, Sermons
from Seattle,
Pastor Edward F. Markquart, Grace Lutheran Church, Seattle,
Washington. Detailed background and exegesis. |
| Pilgrim Preaching: Keeping company with
Biblical texts and the people who hear and preach them, Mary Hinkle.
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Exegetical Notes
by Brian Stoffregen at CrossMarks Christian Resources.
| "Who are the sinners (or shunned
people) that Jesus has invited to the banquet? What is our role in
calling them to respond to that invitation?" |
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"Exegesis," David F. Watson, Lectionary Homiletics sample.
| "These passages therefore afford the preacher the
opportunity to proclaim the good news that Jesus calls his followers
to lives of love and mercy. In fact, Jesus demands such lives of
those who would enter the kingdom of heaven." |
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"Blood and Money,"
Daniel Deffenbaugh, Seeds of Shalom, 2008.
| "While her faith
and hope had kept her alive for twelve years, it was God's love –
communicated in the words and deeds of the Messiah and
perpetuated by the body of believers who had been "called out" for
such a task – that made her whole." |
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"Which Healing?" Fourth Sunday after Pentecost. Paul Bellan-Boyer,
I Heard of a City Called Heaven.
| "This gospel lesson is difficult for preachers.
Which healing do you pay attention to?" |
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"Sacrifice and
Judgment," Paul Colbert, Proclaiming Gospel Justice: Reflections on the
Scriptures and Progressive Spirituality, The Witness,
2005.
| "I
recognize that I have become the Pharisee who knows the right answers and
the way things ought to be." |
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Dylan's Lectionary Blog,
Proper 5A. Biblical Scholar
Sarah Dylan Breuer looks at readings for the coming Sunday in the lectionary
of the Episcopal Church.
| "God's perfection is
shown most fully not in flaws noted and shut out or scores kept and
settled, but in extravagant embrace of flawed people and the end of all
scorekeeping." |
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Sermon
Preparation Thoughts and Questions by Wesley White, 2005.
| "Mercy is a difficult application." |
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"Should
I Touch Him? Reflections on Mark 6:25-34; Matthew 9:20-22; Luke 7:42b-48" by
William R.G. Loader, Murdoch University, Australia.
| "Should I touch him? The pain of
stretching. Pushing my way through. Touching. Touching just his dangling tassel. No one
will know. No one needs to know. No one knows." |
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Matthew in the Margins, by Brian McGowan, Anglican priest in Western
Australia. |
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Wellspring of
the Gospel, Ordinary 10A, Catherine McElhinney and Kathryn
Turner, Weekly Wellsprings. |
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"Jesus
Calls Matthew," Rev. Bryan Findlayson, Lectionary Bible
Studies and Sermons, Pumpkin Cottage Ministry Resources. Includes detailed
textual notes.
| "There are the "righteous", those who believe they have
built their house on the rock, but are actually on the sand. Then there
are the "sinners, those who know they have built their house on the sand
and are looking around for someone to get them on the rock. It's to the
sick sandy crew that Jesus comes, the lost who want to be found." |
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"I Desire Compassion, Not Sacrifice,"
Jerry Goebel, One
Family Outreach. "Focus on scripture from a justice perspective." Exegesis, study, and teen study
and activities.
| "When we stand before the cross to witness
the passion of Jesus for each of us. Only one response makes sense:
Gratitude. It is that gratitude that should empower me to love
everyone I see with the mercy he had for me." |
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"Spiritual & Physical Health and the Need for a Doctor," Dale
Fletcher, Faith and Health Connection.
| "If conditions deep down inside of us are not
right, over time the mind, body and spirit can interact with one
another and often cause physical health problems and conditions." |
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"Make the Stranger Welcome,"
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 felt like a
stranger? Has someone reached out to you, to make you feel welcome? What
happened?" |
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| "A
Mishnaic Commentary on Matthew 9.23-24," Daniel B. Wallace,
Professor of New Testament, Dallas Theological Seminary.
| "...we see how much Jairus
risked when he sided with Jesus at the crucial juncture: Not only
would he have to pay extra to these mourners if Jesus failed, but he
would lose face before his congregation. His livelihood may well
have been on the line, as well as the life of his precious
daughter." |
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| Articles & Background:
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"Matthew the Evangelist,"
"New Wine
into Old Wineskins,"
"Synagogue Leader's Daughter," wikipedia. |
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"Magic, Miracles, and The Gospel," L. Michael White. PBS From
Jesus to Christ.
| "Probably in some ways, and more than any other
issue within the development of early Christianity and the gospels
tradition, miracles present one of the problematic areas." |
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"Flute Players, Death, and Music in the Afterlife," John J. Pilch,
Biblical Theology Bulletin, 2007.
| "Flute music and wailing, however, were common
elements of the Middle Eastern mourning ritual and not at all unique
to Judaism (Bishop: 138; Meyer: 23; Stahlin: 844)." |
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"Salvation: Divine Therapy," Vigen Guroian, Theology Today, 2004. |
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"The Old Testament in the New: A Jewish Perspective," David Daube, in Appeasement or Resistance and Other Essays on New Testament Judaism.
University of California Press, 1987. (Scroll down to "V - Glutton and
Winebibber.) |
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"Jesus
and Women in Matthew," Jane Kopas,
University of Scranton. Theology Today, 1990.
| "It is not only the gentiles
but mothers and daughters and other marginalized people or outsiders
who get a special hearing from Jesus, Not only do they receive a
special hearing, but they seem to hear and see the possibilities in
his mission beyond what others see." |
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| "Miracles,
In Other Words: Social Science Perspectives on Healings," Jerome H. Neyrey,
University of Notre Dame, 1995.
| "...we should attend to the
institution in which the healing takes place, either kinship or politics. What roles does
the family have in an illness? How are they socially and economically affected? What role
do they play in the seeking of a cure? What costs do they pay or debts to they incur? What
if the healing occurs in the political realm, even if this is a healing shrine such as the
temple of Asclepius at Epidaurus? Healings, moreover, might have important political
implications, for "prophets" arose, echoing themes of liberation and freedom.
The political significance of the account of the healing by the Jewish Eleazar before the
emperor Vespasian and his retinue should not be discounted (Josephus. Ant.
8.45-48)." |
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"Matthew
9:20-22: Argumentative Texture," from "Examples of Socio-Rhetorical
Interpretation in Matthew," Dr. Vernon K. Robbins, at The Encyclopedia of
Socio-Rhetorical Interpretation.
| "When Jesus names the woman's
action faith, and the simultaneous result is the healing of the woman, the story creates a
particular 'culture of belief'. Language, then, does not simply 'represent' things, it
creates 'reality' for people." |
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Capharnaum, featuring
information and images from 19 seasons of excavations conducted by the late Fr.
Virgilio C. Corbo ofm and Fr. Stanislao Loffereda ofm. |
| Menstruation: Seven Lonely
Days, from And Adam Knew Eve: A Dictionary of Sex in
the Bible, by Ronald L. Ecker.
| "...the Bible includes issues of
semen and blood among things that for the Hebrews are "unclean," not in the
sense of being dirty ... but in the mysterious sense of being taboo, requiring ritual
purification." |
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"How
to Be a Disciple," Dallas Willard. Adapted from The Divine Conspiracy:
Rediscovering our Hidden Life in God. Reprinted in The Christian Century,
1998. At Religion OnLine.
| "But on the other hand, it could well prove to be a major turning
point in our life if we would ... ask ourselves if we really do intend to be life students
of Jesus. Do we really intend to do and be all of the high things we profess to believe
in?" |
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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.):
| Bibb, Wade, "Preaching in Ordinary
Time: The Extraordinary Subject of Jesus' Realm," Review & Expositor,
2007. (Section on this text begins on p. 304.)
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| Capps, Donald,
"Curing Anxious Adolescents through Fatherlike Performance," Interpretation, 2001.
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| Carter, Warren,
"Jesus' 'I Have Come' Statements in Matthew's Gospel," The Catholic
Biblical Quarterly, 1998.
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| Fink, Peter E., "The Challenge of
God's Koinonia," Worship, 1985.
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| Guroian, Vigen, "Salvation: Divine
Therapy," Theology Today, 2004.
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| Hinkle, Mary, "Learning What
Righteousness Means: Hosea 6:6 and the Ethic of Mercy in Matthew's
Gospel," Word & World, 1998.
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| Kalin, Everett R., "Matthew 9:18-26:
An Exercise in Redaction Criticism," Currents in Theology and Mission,
1988.
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| Kingsbury, Jack Dean, "Observations
on the 'Miracle Chapters' of Matthew 8-9," The Catholic Biblical
Quarterly, 1978.
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| Kopas, Jane, "Jesus and Women in
Matthew," Theology Today, 1990.
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| Martinez, Felipe N., "As Good As
Dead," The Christian Century, 2005.
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| Spencer, F. Scott,
"'Follow Me,' The Imperious Call of Jesus in the Synoptic Gospels,"
Interpretation, 2005.
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| Wieser, Thomas,
"Community - Its Unity, Diversity and Universality," Semeia,
1985.
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| Reviews:
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Review: Evert-Jan Vledder, Conflict in the Miracle Stories: a
Socio-Exegetical Study of Matthew 8 and 9. Sheffield Academic Press,
1995. Review by Bruce J. Malina in Biblical Theology Bulletin, 1999. |
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Review: Christof Landmesser, Jüngerberufung und Zuwendung zu Gott:
Ein exegetischer Beitrag zum Konzept der mattäischen Soteriologie im
Anschluss an Mt 9,9-13. Mohn-Siebeck, 2001. Review by Robert H. Gundry
in SBL's Review of Biblical Literature. |
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Reviews:
Grant Lemarquand, An Issue of Relevance: A
Comparative Study of the Story of the Bleeding Woman (Mk 5:25-34; Mt
9:20-22; Lk 8:43-48) in North Atlantic and African Contexts. Lang, 2004.
Reviews by Wes Bergen and Mignon Jacobs in SBL's Review of Biblical
Literature. |
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| Sermons:
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"Those of No Consequence,"
Pentecost +3 - 5 June 2005,
Luke Bouman, Göttinger Predigten im Internet: Every Sunday Sermons based on the
RCL by a team of Lutheran theologians/ pastors. |
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"Fulfilling Promises," the Rev. James F. Bracher, Day 1, 2005. |
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"My Name is
Jairus," Dr. Thomas Groome, Boston College, 30 Good Minutes,
Chicago Sunday Evening Club, 2000. |
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"Matthew, The Tax Collector," Sermons from Seattle,
Pastor Edward F. Markquart, Grace Lutheran Church, Seattle,
Washington. |
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"Standing Up from a Kneeling Position," the Rev. Rosemary Brown,
Day 1, 2002. |
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"Matthew and the Matchbox Car," the Rev. Barbara K. Lundblad, Day 1,
1996. |
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"What Does God Desire of You?" L. Gregory Bloomquist, Saint Paul
University, Ottawa. |
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"Faith Can Do
Anything God Can Do," John Jewell, 1999. |
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"Behold,
I am Doing a New Thing," Paul Tillich, from The Shaking of the Foundations,
1955. At Religion Online.
| "Nothing is today as it was yesterday. But this kind of new is old
almost as soon as it appears... Yet sometimes a new thing appears which does not age so
easily, which makes life possible again, in both our personal and our historical
existence, a saving new, which has the power to appear when we least expect it, and which
has the power to throw into the past what is old and burdened with guilt and curse. Its
saving power is the power of the Eternal within it." |
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| Father
Andrew M. Greeley, "Priest, Author, Sociologist," Commentary and Homily:
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| Graphics & Bulletin Materials:
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Clip Art Images:
Matthew 9:9-13, Misioneros Del Sagrado Corazón en el Perú. |
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Matthew 9:9-13,
Matthew 9:14-15,
Matthew 9:14-15,
Matthew 9:9-13,
Matthew 9:9-13, Liturgical Drawing, Maria d.c. Zamora,
Claretian Resources, Philippines. ("Download and use
these for free.") |
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Matthew 9:9-13, at
Cerezo Barredo's weekly gospel illustration.
Liberation emphasis. |
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Matthew and Jesus,
Henry Martin, sermons4kids.com. |
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Call of Matthew, Clip Art,
Anglican Diocese of Dunedin, New Zealand. |
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| Hymns and Music:
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Contemporary/Praise Song suggestions, Together to Celebrate,
David MacGregor. |
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Hymns with Scripture
Allusions: Matthew 9:12, 20, 21. The Cyber Hymnal. |
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"These Thousand
Hills," Brenton Prigge, NewHymn, a new, relevant hymn set to traditional
tunes. |
| At Digital Hymnal (midi files, guitar chords, karaoke
files, projection text):
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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: |
| Study Links and Resources for the Book of Matthew |
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