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Thessalonians 2:9-20
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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, exposition and sermons.
- Historical
References, Commentary and Comparative Texts:
- "Climax of Sins," The Jesus Database, an online annotated inventory of the traditions concerning the life and teachings of Jesus. Dr. Gregory C. Jenks, FaithFutures Foundation.
- Chapter X, Exhortation to Chastity, Tertullian (c. 210)
- Epistle LXXX -- Cyprian of Carthage (c. 257)
- Commentary by St John Chrysostom: Homily III.
- From the
Geneva Notes.
- "Having approved his ministry, he commends again (to that end and purpose that I spoke of) the cheerfulness of the Thessalonians which was due to his diligence in preaching, and their brave patience."
- From
Matthew
Henry's Commentary.
- "Our great gospel privilege is, that God has called us to his kingdom and glory. The great gospel duty is, that we walk worthy of God."
- From
Wesley's
Notes.
- "By exhorting, we are moved to do a thing willingly; by comforting, to do it joyfully; by charging, to do it carefully."
- From the
Commentary on the Whole Bible
(Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, 1871).
- "Exhortation leads one to do a thing willingly; consolation, to do it joyfully."
- From The People's
New Testament, B.W. Johnson, 1891.
- "The apostle was not willing to be chargeable to them; hence, while preaching "in season, out of season," he labored at his trade for a support. To this day the weaving of black cloths for tents is a great industry at Thessalonica."
- Contemporary Commentary, Studies and Exegesis:
- Commentary,
1 Thessalonians 2:9-13, Amy L.B. Peeler, Preaching This Week, WorkingPreacher.org, 2014.
- "Because God has brought them from death to life (1:9), from inactivity to activity, they, too, have a work to perform. They have already demonstrated a working faith, a laboring love, and an enduring hope (1:2), and now Paul is calling them to be his imitators (2:14), persisting in both spiritual and mundane work."
- Pulpit Fiction, plus podcast. Reflections of lectionary text, pop culture, current events, etc. Robb Mc Coy and Eric Fistler, 2014.
- Commentary,
1 Thessalonians 2:9-13, Holly Hearon, Preaching This Week, WorkingPreacher.org, 2011.
- "The 'word' may revolve around a fixed point -- in this case, Jesus Christ -- but the 'word' will be new each time it is spoken, because it is spoken response to the point in time, the social circumstances, the physical space in which the speaker and the audience meet. It becomes in that moment God with us.."
- "The Burden of Context," Russell Rathbun, The Hardest Question, 2011.
- "Are there some texts that are so divorced from our context that they should not be preached? "
- Commentary,
1 Thessalonians 2:9-13, Richard Ascough, Preaching This Week, WorkingPreacher.org, 2008.
- "For the Thessalonians to bring into question Paul's integrity is to bring into question their own integrity. In order to curtail such a move, Paul provides evidence for their integrity by pointing to his self-sufficiency, the quality of his actions, the quality of his instruction, and the response that these engendered."
-
"First
Thoughts on Year A Epistle Passages in the Lectionary,"
Pentecost 20, William Loader, Murdoch University, Uniting Church in
- "Ongoing open communication is essential in ministry. We are the beneficiaries through his letters."
- A
Compelling Example for Ministry, and
The Commendation
and Thanksgiving, from An Exegetical and Devotional Commentary on 1
Thessalonians, by J. Hampton Keathley III at the Biblical Studies
Foundation.
- "...'at work' is energeo? from which we get our word energy or energize and means ?to work efficiently and productively.? It is in the present continuous tense of what is consistently true as a principle of life. Here is one of the many witnesses of the Bible to itself."
- Commentary,
1 Thessalonians 2:9-13, Amy L.B. Peeler, Preaching This Week, WorkingPreacher.org, 2014.
- Articles & Background:
- "1 Th 2,14-16: Quels Juifs sont-ils mis en cause par Paul?" Christian B. Amphoux, Filologia Neotestamentaria, 2003. English Abstract.
- "Apocalyptic Discourse in I Thessalonians," by James D. Hester. Pre-print article at Corpus Paulinum. (Not to be cited without permission of the author.)
- "Parenting Virtues," study guide for adults, Robert B. Kruschwitz, (other resources at) "Children," Christian Reflection, The Center for Christian Ethics at Baylor University, 2003.
- 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).
- Bockmuehl, Markus N.A., "1
Thessalonians 2:14-16 and the Church in Jerusalem," Tyndale Bulletin,
2001.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Gilliard, Frank D., "Paul and the
Killing of the Prophets in 1 Thessalonians 2:15," Novum Testamentum,
1994.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Lamp, Jeffrey S.,
"Is Paul Anti-Jewish? Testament of Levi 6 in the Interpretation of 1
Thessalonians 2:13-16," The Catholic Biblical Quarterly, 2003.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Pearson, Birger A., "1 Thessalonians
2:13-16: A Deutero-Pauline Interpretation," Harvard Theological
Review, 1971.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Rydelnik, Michael A., "Was Paul
Anti-Semitic? Revisiting 1 Thessalonians 2:14-16," Bibliotheca Sacra,
2008.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Sundberg, Walter, "Satan the Enemy," Word & World,
2008.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Taylor, Barbara Brown, "Hard Words," The Christian
Century, 2001.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Weatherly, Jon A., "The Authenticity of 1
Thessalonians 2:13-16: Additional Evidence," Journal for the Study of
the New Testament, 1991.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
- Bockmuehl, Markus N.A., "1
Thessalonians 2:14-16 and the Church in Jerusalem," Tyndale Bulletin,
2001.
- Sermons:
- With Children:
- Worshiping with Children, Proper 26A, Including children in the congregation's worship, using the Revised Common Lectionary, Carolyn C. Brown, 2014. 2011.
- "Storypath Lectionary Links: Connecting Children's Literature with our Faith Story," November 2, 2014, Union Presbyterian Seminary. Connections: Joshua 3:7-17 and The Name Jar by Yangsook Choi, 1 Thessalonians 2:9-13 Clever Jack Takes the Cake, by Candace Fleming, Matthew 23:1-12 and The Giver by Lois Lowry. 2011.
- Gathering, from the United Church of Canada. Includes sermon seeds, liturgical ideas, "with children," hymn suggestions, choral suggestions etc, 2014. .rtf file at this link. (Terms of Use)
- Drama:
- Graphics & Bulletin Materials:
- Hymns and Music:
- Hymnary.org, hymns, scores, media, information.
- Fine Arts Images Linked at The Text This Week's Art Index:
- Study Links and Resources for the Book of 1 Thessalonians
