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Exodus 34:29-35
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| Historical References, Commentary and
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Navigating the Bible: Text/Rabbinic commentary
and Divrei Torah. |
| VI.12, Stromata,
Clement of Alexandria (c 200) |
| Chapter
LV, On the Resurrection of the Flesh, Tertullian
(c. 211) |
| From the Geneva Notes. |
| From
Matthew Henry's
Commentary.
 | "Fear and unbelief would put
the vail before us, they would hinder our free approach to the
mercy-seat above. We should spread our wants, temporal and
spiritual, fully before our heavenly Father; we should tell him our
hinderances, struggles, trails, and temptations; we should
acknowledge our offences." |
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| From Wesley's
Notes.
| "This was a great honour done
to Moses, that the people might never again question his mission, or
think or speak slightly of him. He carried his credentials in his
very countenance, some think as long as he lived, he retained some
remainders of this glory, which perhaps contributed to the vigour of
his old age; that eye could not wax dim which had seen God, nor that
face wrinkle which had shone with his glory." |
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| From the Commentary on the Whole Bible
(Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, 1871).
| "He bore his credentials on
his very face; and whether this extraordinary effulgence was a
permanent or merely temporary distinction, it cannot be doubted that
this reflected glory was given him as an honor before all the
people." |
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| Contemporary References, Commentary and
Comparative Texts:
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Exodus 34:29-35, Commentary, Background, Insights from Literary Structure,
Theological Message, Ways to Present the Text. Anna Grant-Henderson, Uniting
Church in Australia.
| "The Lukan reading picks up the story
of the transfiguration story of Jesus and as Moses was the mediator in the
past, it is now Jesus who brings the revelation of God. Both Moses and
Elijah are present and speak with him as his face becomes radiant from
being in the presence of God." |
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Exodus 34:29-35, The Old Testament Readings: Weekly Comments on the
Revised Common Lectionary, Howard Wallace Audrey Schindler, Morag Logan,
Paul Tonson, Lorraine Parkinson, Theological Hall of the Uniting Church,
Melbourne, Australia.
| "The transfiguration of Moses suggests
that people cannot come away from an encounter with God without being in
some way profoundly altered." |
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Comments
(commentary) and
Clippings
(technical notes for in-depth study), Last Epiphany, Chris Haslam, Anglican
Diocese of Montreal. |
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Exodus 34:29-35, Studies on Old Testament texts from Series C, Ralph W.
Klein, Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago. |
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Last Sunday of Epiphany, Year C: Exodus 34:29-35, Biblische
Ausbildung, Dr. Stephen L. Cook, Virginia Theological Seminary.
| "Our lives are full with commitments
and activities and pleasurable leisure opportunities. This passage
reminds us, however, that life's real thrills for which our souls truly
long have their one true source in the spiritual sun of God's glory." |
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Kairos CoMotion Lectionary Discussion,
Exodus 34:29-35, Wesley White. "A place of
conversation regarding Progressive Christianity." |
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"Beyond Edifice/The Golden Calf and the Castration Complex," Mark H.
Kirschbaum, M.D., Tikkun. |
| Parshas
Ki Sisa, Divrei Torah from The Project Genesis Torah Study. Index to numerous
Orthodox articles and studies on 30:11 - 34:35. |
| Parshat Ki
Tissa, articles and commentary by the Jewish Community of Atlanta, at The Torah From Dixie. |
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| Articles & Background:
| "Sunshiny
Faces," by Prof.
Eliezer Segal, University of Calgary.
| "Religious
inspiration must also be a continual dialogue and struggle between
the Creator and his creatures. When that current is interrupted, or
even if it fails to return to its source, then the energy has no
use, and we find ourselves donning our figurative veils." |
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"Dancing
and Shining at Sinai: Playing the Man in Exodus 32-34," David
J. A. Clines,
University of Sheffield.
| "The fact that
Moses' face remains shining even when he is not gazing upon the
light that is God's presence suggests that it is an internal light.
Either way, the key question is, Does a shining face improve your
appearance? If it does, we are in the realm of beauty." |
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"Small Lexemes, Large
Semantics: Prepositions and Theology in the Golden Calf Episode (Exodus
32-34)," D. Timmer, Biblica, 2007.
| "The various prepositions and statements regarding
divine presence in Exod 32–34 are fundamental to the development and
integrity of the narrative as its stands. Further, the fact that this
complex progression in divine presence spans pericopae usually attributed
to various sources suggests that the various pericopae are more in harmony
with one another than is often recognized." |
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"Images at Work vs. Words at Play: Michelangelo's Art and the Artistry of
the Hebrew Bible," Richard S. Ellis, Judaism, 2002.
| "Many commentators have pointed out
that Michelangelo's conception of the two-homed Moses was based on a
mistranslation of Exodus 34:29 in Jerome's Vulgate, the authorized text
used by the Church." |
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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.):
| Britt, Brian,
"Prophetic Concealment in a Biblical Type Scene," Catholic Biblical
Quarterly, 2002. |
| Dozeman, Thomas B.,
"Masking Moses and Mosaic Authority in Torah," Journal of Biblical
Literature, 2000. |
| Morgenstern, Julian,
"Moses with the Shining Face," Hebrew Union College Annual, 1925. |
| Propp, William H.,
"The Skin of Moses' Face--Transfigured or Disfigured?" The Catholic
Biblical Quarterly, 1987. |
| Sanders Seth L.,
"Old Light on Moses' Shining Face," Vetus Testamentum, 2002. |
| Taylor, Barbara Brown,
"Surprised by Joy," The Living Pulpit, 1996.
(see
Joy issue focus of The Living Pulpit 5.4, 1996.) |
| Wray, Judith Hoch,
"Preaching Joy," The Living Pulpit, 1996.
(see
Joy issue focus of The Living Pulpit 5.4, 1996.) |
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| Reviews:
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Review:
Karla R. Suomala, Moses and God in Dialogue: Exodus
32-34 in Postbiblical Literature. Lang, 2004. Review by Thomas B.
Dozeman in SBL's Review of Biblical Literature. |
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Review:
Michael Widmer, Moses, God, and the Dynamics of Intercessory Prayer:
A Study of Exodus 32-34 and Numbers 13-14. Mohr Siebeck, 2004.
Review by Christopher Heard, Review of Biblical Literature, 2005. |
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| Sermons: |
| With Children:
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"Wandering in
the Wilderness,"
"The
Tabernacle," Illustrating the Story (lessons, children's sermons),
coloring pages, activity sheets, crafts, children's songs. MSSS Crafts. |
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"Moses' Face
Shines with the Light of the Lord," Sunday School
Lessons: Family Bible Study, art projects, music, stories, etc. |
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"Moses Talks with
God,"
children's study, puzzles, coloring sheet, etc. Higher Praise Christian
Center. |
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"Crossword on Moses in Exodus,"
Don Crownover's
Bible Puzzles. |
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