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2 Timothy 3:14 - 4:5
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| Historical References, Commentary and
Comparative Texts:
 | "Scripture
and Tradition," Comparative World Scriptures from United
Communities of Spirit. |
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II.XXI.2, Adversus
Haereses,
Irenaeus of Lyons.
(c. 180) |
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Chapter
XV, On Prayer,
Tertullian
(c. 199) |
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Chapter IX, Exhortation
to the Greeks,
Clement of
Alexandria (c 200) |
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I.3, On The
Apparel of Women,
Tertullian (c.
202) |
| From the Geneva Notes.
(c. 1599) Chapter
4 |
| From
Matthew Henry's
Commentary. (c. 1700)
Chapter 4 |
| From
Wesley's
Notes.
John Wesley
(1703-1791).
Chapter 4 |
| From the
Commentary on the Whole Bible
(Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, 1871).
Chapter 4 |
| From The
People's New Testament, B.W. Johnson, 1891. Chapter 4. |
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| Contemporary Commentary, Studies and Exegesis:
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"First
Thoughts on Year C Epistle Passages in the Lectionary,"
Pentecost 21, William Loader, Murdoch University, Uniting Church in
Australia.
 | "How could what began as good news for
the broken hearted who cried out for change become the sedative for the
comfortable? How could the way of the cross become a pathway for success
and a sanction for protecting our own interests, personal or national?" |
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"Stay the Course," Barbara Sholis, The Christian Century,
2004.
| "God calls us to keep our eyes on
solid teaching when others want to fill up on junk." |
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"Trust,"
analysis and reflections by Carolyn Schneider at Sabbatheology by
The Crossings Community of St Louis.
| "Timothy is urged not to let his
community be busy for all the wrong reasons, or they will soon lose sight
of what they should be busy about." |
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"The Man
of God,"
"Paul's
Final Charge to Timothy," Rev. Bryan Findlayson, Lectionary Bible
Studies and Sermons, Pumpkin Cottage Ministry Resources. |
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"But As For
You..." Expository Essay, Dr. William R. Long.
| "These final words of apostolic
exhortation comprise three subjects--the Scriptures, the
proclamation, and patient endurance." |
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| "The
Adequacy of Scripture: Some Thoughts for Further Meditation on 2 Timothy 3:16-17,"
by
Greg Herrick at the Biblical Studies Foundation.
| "As we meditate on these verses, let us
think seriously about our commitment to the Word of God. Do we understand
the nature of divine Scripture? Have we therefore committed ourselves to
God in his Word? Do we act on what it affirms?" |
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| Articles & Background:
| "The
Relationship of theopneustos to graphn in 2 Timothy 3:16,"
Daniel B. Wallace, Dallas Theological Seminary.
| "In this paper I have sought to
demonstrate that the structural phenomenon of 2 Tim 3:16 does not create a
grammatical impasse. That is to say, we do not need to rely solely on
intuition nor quickly move on to contextual factors to understand the
relation of qeovpneusto" to grafhv." |
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"The
Authority of Scripture, Normative or Incidental?"
J. Christiaan Beker, Princeton Theological Seminary. Theology Today,
1993.
| "When we reflect on the road
we have traveled since the Reformation, it becomes abundantly
evident how unclear, uncertain, and ambiguous we have become about
the authority of Scripture, the written Word of God, which we
confess to be the normative source of Christian life and
doctrine.... Can we in our time simply regress to the tradition of
the sixteenth century in our view of Scripture?" |
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"Locus
and Mode of Inspiration," P. Achtemeier, Inspiration and Authority:
Nature and Function of Christian Scripture. 1999.
| "While the claim is made in 2 Timothy
3:16 that 'all Scripture' is 'God inspired' or 'God inbreathed' and hence
is useful for religious purposes, how that inspiration occurred is not
made clear. Yet it is precisely the solution to the problem of the how of
inspiration that will affect in so great a measure the way other aspects
of the Christian faith are understood." |
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"The
Word of God May Be Hazardous to Your Health," Sharon H. Ringe,
Wesley Theological Seminary. Theology Today, 1993.
| "Given the fact of woman's
absence, the Bible is a flimsy 'authority' for us in the sense of
that which empowers the naming and articulation of our lives as
women. To read the Bible as 'authorizing' in that sense requires us
always to be doing a kind of simultaneous translation into the
languages of our own lives. We can do that, of course. We have had
to team to be at least bilingual in order to survive in cultures
whose languages reflect men's reality... [Y]ou risk becoming so
fluent in the language that gets you the rewards that you lose
fluency in your own tongue and break the connections with the
community that sustains your life." |
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"The
Spirit in Sound Doctrine," Lamin Sanneh, The Christian
Century, 1989. At Religion Online.
| "Doctrine is the timeless beam
that skirts like steel girdles this mansion of our earthly life. Our
enemy is not fear or anxiety, though they perturb and distract, but
doubt and despair, for they deny and enslave. And so we must heed
the apostle’s words and in everything give thanks to God." |
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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.):
| Beker, J. Christiaan, "The Authority
of Scripture: Normative of Incidental?" Theology Today, 1992.
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| Langerak, Ana, "Study of the Word: 2
Timothy 3:10-17 - Mission in Faith," Mission Studies, 1993.
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| Miller, Ed. L., "Plenary Inspiration
and II Timothy 3:16," Lutheran Quarterly, 1965.
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| Ringe, Sharon H., "The Word of God
May Be Hazardous to your Health," Theology Today, 1992.
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| Sanneh, Lamin, "The Spirit in Sound
Doctrine," The Christian Century, 1989.
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| Sholis, Barbara, "Stay the Course," The Christian
Century, 2004.
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| Thompson, Philip E.,
"Between Text & Sermon, 2 Timothy 4:1-5," Interpretation, 2002.
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| Sermons:
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| With Children:
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"Timothy,"
Illustrating the Story (lessons, children's sermons),
coloring pages, activity sheets, crafts, children's songs. MSSS Crafts. |
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"Books,"
Talks to Children, Rev. Donald
McCorkindale, Dalgety Parish Church, Fife, Scotland. |
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"Sunday
School," Jim Kerlin, childrensermons.com. |
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"Read the
Directions," Cindy Haag, sermons4kids.com. |
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