2 Timothy 3:14 - 4:5

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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. Chapter 4.
  • The Bible Gateway: NIV, NASB, CEV, The Message, KJV, etc.
  • The Blue Letter Bible. KJV, alternate versions, Greek text with concordance, commentaries. Chapter 4
  • The World Wide Study Bible includes commentary, exposition and sermons. Chapter 4
• Historical References, Commentary and Comparative Texts:
  • "Scripture and Tradition," Comparative World Scriptures from United Communities of Spirit.
  • II.XXI.2, Adversus Haereses, Irenaeus of Lyons. (c. 180)
  • Chapter XV, On Prayer,  Tertullian (c. 199)
  • Chapter IX, Exhortation to the Greeks, Clement of Alexandria (c 200)
  • 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.
• Contemporary Commentary, Studies and Exegesis:
  • "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?"
  • "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."
  • "The Man of God," "Paul's Final Charge to Timothy," Rev. Bryan Findlayson, Lectionary Bible Studies and Sermons, Pumpkin Cottage Ministry Resources.
  • "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."
  • "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?"
• 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."
  • "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?"
  • "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."
  • "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."
  • "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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  • 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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  • MaGee, Gregory S., "Paul's Response to the Shame and Pain of Imprisonment in 2 Timothy," Bibliotheca Sacra, 2008.
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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:
  • "The Gift of God's Word," John Jewell, 2001.
  • "Truer than Fact: A Sermon on the Nature of Biblical Truth," Thomas C. Davis, III, The Center for Progressive Christianity.
• With Children:
  • "Timothy," Illustrating the Story (lessons, children's sermons), coloring pages, activity sheets, crafts, children's songs. MSSS Crafts.
  • "Books," Talks to Children, Rev. Donald McCorkindale, Dalgety Parish Church, Fife, Scotland.
  • "Sunday School," Jim Kerlin, childrensermons.com.
  • "Read the Directions," Cindy Haag, sermons4kids.com.
• Drama:
  • "Blah Blah Blah," Dave Marsh, Stage Right: Dramas for Today's Church.
• Graphics & Bulletin Materials:
  • Clip Art, 2 Timothy 3:16, Fr. Richard Lonsdale, Resources for Catholic Educators.
  • 2 Timothy 3:14-15, 2 Timothy 3:16-17, Heartlight - Free Christian PowerPoint Backgrounds.
  • Sugar Coated, Time Off, Reverend Fun Cartoon, gospelcom.net. Check for printing permissions at right-hand side of destination page
• Hymns and Music:
  • Hymns with Scripture Allusions: 2 Timothy 4:1, 2, 5. The Cyber Hymnal.
  • At Digital Hymnal (midi files, guitar chords, karaoke files, projection text):
    • Rejoice, the Lord Is King
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• Study Links and Resources for the Book of 2 Timothy