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Genesis 18:1-15;
21:1-7
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NRSV (with link to Anglicized NRSV) at Oremus Bible Browser.
(Genesis 18:1-15) |
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NRSV (with link to Anglicized NRSV) at Oremus Bible Browser.
(Genesis 21:1-7) |
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The Bible Gateway: NIV, NASB, CEV, The Message, KJV, etc.
(Genesis 18:1-15) |
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The Bible Gateway: NIV, NASB, CEV, The Message, KJV, etc.
(Genesis 21:1-7) |
| The Blue
Letter Bible. KJV, alternate versions, Hebrew text with concordance,
commentaries. Chapter 21. |
| The World
Wide Study Bible includes commentary, exposition and sermons. Chapter 21. |
| Bereshit
18: Massoretic, Hebrew, Aramaic, JPS. |
| Bereshit
21: Massoretic, Hebrew, Aramaic, JPS. |
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| Historical References, Commentary and
Comparative Texts:
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Navigating the Bible: Text/Rabbinic commentary
and Divrei Torah. |
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Chapter LVI,
Chapter CXXVI,
Dialogue With Trypho,
Justin
Martyr. (c 160) |
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IV.VII.4,
IV.X.1, Adversus
Haereses,
Irenaeus of Lyons.
(c. 180) |
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Chapter
XXVI, On Prayer,
Tertullian
(c. 199) |
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III.10, Paedagogus,
Clement of Alexandria (c 200) |
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V.12,
VI.12, Stromata,
Clement of Alexandria (c 200) |
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Chapter III,
On the Flesh of Christ,
Tertullian (c.
211) |
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Chapter
X, Against Praxeas,
Tertullian
(c. 213) |
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I.2, Ecclesiastical
History, Eusebius of Caesarea, (c. 320). |
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Rashi's Commentary, c. 1075. chabad.org.
Chapter 21. |
| From
Calvin's
Commentary on Genesis.
Chapter 21.
 | "Sarah, truly, in order to make amends for the doubt to which she had given
way, now exultingly proclaims the kindness of God, with becoming
praises." |
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| From the Geneva Notes.
Chapter 21.
| "She accuses herself of ingratitude, that she did not believe the
angel." |
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| From
Matthew Henry's
Commentary.
Chapter 21.
| "[Isaac] was in this a type of Christ, that Seed which the holy God so long
promised, and holy men so long expected." |
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| From
Wesley's
Notes.
Chapter 21.
| "And it adds to the comfort of any mercy to have our friends rejoice with
us in it." |
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| From the
Commentary on the Whole Bible
(Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, 1871).
Chapter 21.
| "God was acknowledged in the name which, by divine command, was given for a
memorial (compare Ge 17:19), and also in the dedication of the child by administering the
seal of the covenant (compare Ge 17:10-12)." |
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| Contemporary References, Commentary and
Comparative Texts:
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Comments
(commentary) and
Clippings
(technical notes for in-depth study), Chris Haslam, Anglican
Diocese of Montreal. |
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Commentary, Genesis 18:1-15 [21:1-7], Mark Throntveit, Preaching
This Week, WorkingPreacher.org, 2008.
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"Last week we read about the wonderful promises God made to Abram
(Gen 12:1-3). A major theme in the stories of Genesis 12-50 is how
God overcomes obstacles in order to keep these promises." |
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Blogging toward Sunday,
Peter J. Leithart, Theolog: The Blog of The Christian Century, 2008.
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"Rublev didn’t dream up this identification of the three with God;
Genesis hints at it. We are told that Yahweh appears to Abraham, but
what Abraham sees when he 'lifts his eyes' are three men. The
tantalizing interplay of 'Yahweh' and the men continues throughout
the chapter." |
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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. |
| "Commentary
on Genesis 18:1-15; 21:1-7: Third Sunday After Pentecost (Year A),"
by Dennis Bratcher at the Christian Resource Institute.
| "More so than may other
passages of Scripture, this reading must be placed within its literary
context in Genesis. The tensions that emerge from the unfolding journey
of Abraham as he received the promise of God, struggled to live under
and toward that promise, and then as he finally embraced the God of the
promise are the heart of the larger narrative of which this reading is a
part." |
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Genesis 18:1-15; 21:1-7, Pentecost
5, Commentary, Background, Insights
from Literary Structure, Theological Message, Ways to Present the Text. Anna
Grant-Henderson, Uniting Church in Australia.
| "...scholars have
proposed different recurring literary patterns such as sin, speech,
punishment - Gen 1-3, 4, 6-9,11 (Westermann) in Gen 1-11: von Rad
includes forgiveness: sin, speech, forgiveness, punishment.
Whether one wants to go along with any of the above suggestions about the
literary divisions or patterns in Gen 1-11, there is almost unanimous
agreement that there is a tightly formed literary pattern and we are meant
read it as a unity." |
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Parashat Va-yera, Rabbi David Ackerman, Jewish Theological Seminary
Commentary, 2008.
| "We, like Abraham, don't always know where we're
headed. And like Abraham, we walk in order to learn, in Aviva
Zornberg's rich words, 'what it means not (yet) to be shown, to be
told.'" |
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"God
Has Brought Me To Laughter: Sarah 'The Mother of Nations,'"
The Journey with Jesus: Notes to Myself, Daniel B. Clendenin, Journey
with Jesus Foundation, 2008.
| "I take genuine comfort in
knowing that my own doubts and denials, the lies I tell myself to
rationalize my disbelief, and the times that I scoff at the likelihood of
divine intervention in my puny affairs, are not only standard fare for
normal human nature, but also the unwieldy material of God's salvation
history." |
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"Preaching Stories of Family Origins: Readings from the Book of
Genesis," lectionary reflections for June, Rev. Dr. Ronald J. Allen,
The Living Pulpit, 2008. |
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Desert Scribblings, Genesis 18:1-15, Geoff McElroy.
| "What are the things we find ourselves laughing
at? What promises of God do we find at ourselves incredulous about
possibly being true?" |
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Seventh Sunday after Pentecost, Faith in the Old Testament: Pentateuch
and Prophets for Pentecost,
Mark Hillmer, Word & World Texts in Context, 1998.
| "In a year Sarah conceived and bore a
son. Her cynical laughter turned to the laughter of faith." |
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"Sarah Is Promised a Son," Rev. Bryan Findlayson, Lectionary Bible
Studies and Sermons, Pumpkin Cottage Ministry Resources. |
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"Promise Keeper,"
Prince Raney Rivers, The Christian Century,
2002. Religion Online.
| "Stock analysts were endorsing
corporations even though they knew that the corporations would soon
crumble into bankruptcy. Who can you trust? We can trust God. Our
confidence rests in knowing that the promises God makes to us are
connected to God’s presence with us." |
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"Abraham
Welcomes the Lord," Larry Broding's Word-Sunday.Com:
A Lectionary Resource for Catholics.
| "Abraham did not hesitate to welcome
strangers. And through his welcome, Abraham received the Lord and his
promise. How can we be gracious to others and open to the Lord?" |
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"Welcome,
Strangers," Expository Essay,
Genesis 18:1-10, Dr. William R. Long.
| "Sometimes
it happens in life that you receive the gift you so much desire only
after you have extended yourself in another area." |
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| "Marks of
Maturity," (18:1-15) from the Biblical Studies
Foundation.
| "The delay in the birth of Isaac
was intended both to necessitate and to nurture the faith of Abraham and
Sarah." |
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| "What
Happens when Christians Mess Up?" (21:1-7) from the Biblical Studies Foundation.
| "The next verses seem to confirm
my suspicion that Abraham was not ecstatic about Isaac, at least not nearly as much as his
wife." |
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Parshah Vayeira, text, commentary & articles from Chassidic Masters,
sermons, etc from Chabad Lubavitch. |
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Parshas
Vayera from The Project Genesis Torah Study. Index to numerous articles and
studies on Genesis 18:1-22:24. |
| Parshat
Vayeira, articles and commentary by the Jewish Community of Atlanta, at The Torah From Dixie. |
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"Genesis 18:1-10a, Studies on Old Testament texts from Series C, Ralph
W. Klein, Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago. |
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"The Birth
of Isaac: Genesis 21:1-7," Wendell W. Frerichs, Word and World,
1994. |
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"A Great
Partner for a Great Endeavor," Torah Commentary by Wendy Amsellem.
BeliefNet.
| "Along the way, Abraham learns that no one person has a
monopoly on God's covenant, and that great endeavors require great
partners." |
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| Articles & Background:
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"Aging with Hope and Wonder," Terry Thomas Primer, (other resources
at)
"Aging," Christian Reflection, The Center for Christian
Ethics at Baylor University, 2003.
| "While television, radio, and print media
champion the young as models of vision, vigor, and imagination,
Scripture portrays quite another story."
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"Old and Full of Years," study guide for
adults, Robert B. Kruschwitz, (other resources at)
"Aging," Christian Reflection, The Center for Christian
Ethics at Baylor University, 2003. |
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"A
Family Affair," program highlights, discussion & reflection questions and
more from the Bill Moyers PBS series Genesis:
A Living Conversation.
| "Why doesn't the experience
of being oppressed make it impossible for us to oppress others?" |
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"Blood and Stone: Violence in the Bible & the Eye of the Illustrator,"
Barry Moser, CrossCurrents, Summer 2001.
| "...always, cohort and companion in
these mythic or sacred stories, there is the preponderance, the vehemence,
of violence." |
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"Can
Sarah Still Have Pleasure? A Cultural Critical Analysis of Genesis
18:12," Susan A. Brayford, Constructs of Ancient History and
Religion Group, AAR/SBL, 1997.
| "It
is not Sarah’s lack of faith that is the problem for YHWH; it is her
thoughts of experiencing sexual pleasure in her old age and withered
state. Such thoughts are hardly fitting or flattering for the earliest
and most prominent matriarch of Israel. Moreover, they could be
understood as a denial, not of faith, but of YHWH’s primeval
construction of appropriate gender roles. Her focus on the pleasure
associated with procreation, while being oblivious to the pain that YHWH
built into childbearing, shows her subverting his prototypal punishment
of women." |
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| A number of articles about
Salt
at Jewish Heritage Online Monthly. |
| Abraham and
Sarah, from And Adam Knew Eve: A Dictionary of
Sex in the Bible. |
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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.):
| Alston, Wallace M., Jr., "Genesis
18:1-11, Expository Article," Interpretation, 1988.
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| Amos, Clare, "The Genesis of
Reconciliation: The Reconciliation of Genesis," Mission Studies,
2006.
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| Arterbury, Andrew E., "Abraham's
Hospitality among Jewish and Early Christian Writers: A Tradition History of
Gen 18:1-16 and Its Relevance for the Study of the New Testament,"
Perspectives in Religious Studies, 2003.
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| Bailey, Wilma Ann, "Black and Jewish
Women Consider Hagar," Encounter, 2002.
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| Bolin, Thomas M.,
"The Role of Exchange in Ancient Mediterranean Religion and Its Implications
for Reading Genesis 18-19," Journal for the Study of the Old
Testament, 2004.
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| Brenner, Athalya, "Female Social
Behaviour: Two Descriptive Patterns within the 'Birth of the Hero'
Paradigm," Vetus Testamentum, 1986.
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| Brown, William P., and John T. Carroll,
"The Garden and the Plaza," Interpretation, 2000.
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| Classens, L. Juliana M., "Laughter
and Tears: Carnivalistic Overtones in the Stories of Sarah and Hagar,"
Perspectives in Religious Studies, 2005.
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| Doyle, Brian,
"'Knock, Knock, Knockin' on Sodom's Door': The Function of GTH/DLT in
Genesis 18-19," Journal for the Study of the Old Testament, 2004.
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| Dozeman, Thomas B., "The Wilderness and Salvation
History in the Hagar Story," Journal of Biblical Literature,
1998.
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| Essex, Keith H., "The Abrahamic Covenant,"
Master's Seminary Journal, 1999.
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| Frerichs, Wendell W., "The Birth of Isaac: Genesis
21:1-7," Word & World, 1994.
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| Guenther, Allen,
"A Typology of Israelite Marriage: Kinship, Socio-Economic, and Religious
Factors," Journal for the Study of the Old Testament, 2005.
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| Hepner, Gershon,
"Abraham's Incestuous Marriage with Sarah: A Violation of the Holiness
Code," Vetus Testamentum, 2003.
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| Hillmer, Mark,
"Faith in the Old Testament: Pentateuch and Prophets for Pentecost,"
Word & World, 1998.
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| Kaminsky, Joel S.,
"Humor and the Theology of Hope: Isaac as a Humorous Figure,"
Interpretation, 2000.
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| Leveen Adriane, "Reading the Seams,"
Journal for the Study of the Old Testament, 2005.
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| Levine, Nachman,
"Sarah/Sodom: Birth, Destruction, and Synchronic Tradition," Journal
for the Study of the Old Testament, 2006.
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| Mbuwayesango, Dora R., "Childlessness
and Woman-To-Woman Relationships in Genesis and in African Patriarchal
Society: Sarah and Hagar from a Zimbabwean Woman's Perspective (Gen
16:1-16; 21:8-21)," Semeia, 1997.
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| Meyer, Lauree Hersch, "Hagar's
Holiness: Genesis 16 and 21," Brethren Life and Thought, 1992.
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| Moser, Barry, "Blood and Stone: Violence
in the Bible & the Eye of the Illustrator," Cross Currents, 2001.
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| O'Connor, Kathleen, "Abraham's Unholy Family: Mirror,
Witness, Summons," Journal for Preachers, 1997.
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| Pappas, Harry S., "Deception as Patriarchal
Self-Defense in a Foreign Land: A Form Critical Study of the Wife-Sister
Stories in Genesis," Greek Orthodox Theological Review, 1984.
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| Patterson, Ben, "Keep on Laughing, Genesis 18
(Sermon)," Direction, 1989.
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| Reynolds, Thomas E.,
"Welcoming without Reserve? A Case in Christian Hospitality,"
Theology Today, 2006.
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| Rivers, Prince Raney, "Promise Keeper,"
The Christian Century, 2002.
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| Robinson, Robert B., "Wife and Sister through the
Ages: Textual Determinacy and the History of Interpretation," Semeia,
1993.
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| Seeman, Don, "'Where Is Sarah Your Wife?' Cultural
Poetics of Gender and Nationhood in the Hebrew Bible?" Harvard
Theological Review, 1998.
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| Shkop, Esther M., "And Sarah Laughed..." Tradition,
1997.
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| Steinberg, Naomi, "The Genealogical Framework of the
Family Stories in Genesis," Semeia, 1989.
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| Thomas-Smith, Karen, "Seeing through the Eyes of Our
Sister, Hagar: An Expository Sermon on Genesis 16:1-16, 21:1-21 and John
4:5-14," Review & Expositor, 2008.
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| Thompson, John L., "Hagar, Victim or Villain? Three
Sixteenth-Century Views," The Catholic Biblical Quarterly, 1997.
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| Umansky, Ellen M., "God's Covenant with Israel: A
Midrash on Genesis 17 and 21," Reconstructionist, 1998.
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| Unger, John, "Faith in the Face of Doubt, Genesis 18
(Sermon)," Direction, 1989.
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| Vogels, Walter A., "Hospitality in Biblical
Perspective," Liturgical Ministry, 2002.
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| Reviews:
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Review: Lothar Ruppert,
Genesis, ein kritischer und theologischer
Kommentar: 11,27 - 25, 18. Echter Verlag, 2002. Reviewed by David L.
Petersen in SBL's Review of Biblical Literature. (Review is in
English.) |
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Review:
Tammi J. Schneider, Sarah: Mother of Nations. Continuum, 2004. Review
by Carol Dempsey, Review of Biblical Literature, 2005. |
| Taylor, Marion Ann and Heather E. Weir, eds., Let
Her Speak for Herself: Nineteenth-Century Women Writing on Women in
Genesis, Baylor University Press, 2006.
Review
by Frances Klopper, Review of Biblical Literature, 2008. |
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| Sermons:
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"Something Too
Wonderful,"
Barry Robinson, Keeping the Faith in Babylon, at
at Richard J. Fairchild's
Sermon & Lectionary Resources. |
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"Is Anything Too
Hard for God?" John Jewell, 1999. |
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"Faith in the Face of Doubt," John Unger, Direction, 1989. |
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"Keep on Laughing," Ben Patterson, Direction, 1989. |
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"The Strangers in Our
Midst," the Rev. Dr. Kathlyn James, Day 1, 1997. |
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| With Children:
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"Abraham -
Father of Many Nations,"
"Isaac," Illustrating the Story (lessons, children's sermons),
coloring pages, activity sheets, crafts, children's songs. MSSS Crafts. |
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The Story of
Abraham and Sarah, activities & crafts for
children, DLTK's Printable Crafts for Kids. |
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"Surprise Company!" Linda Edwards, The Children's Chapel. |
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"Child
of Promise," Linda Edwards, The Children's Chapel. |
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"Three Men Visit
Abraham and Sarah," Sunday School
Lessons: Family Bible Study, art projects, music, stories, etc. |
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"Isaac Is Born,"
children's study, puzzles, coloring sheet, etc. Higher Praise Christian
Center. |
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| Drama:
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| Graphics & Bulletin Materials:
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Clip Art, Genesis 18:1, Fr. Richard Lonsdale, Resources for Catholic Educators. |
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Clip Art, Julius
Schnoor von Carolsfeld woodcuts, World Mission Collection, Wisconsin
Evangelical Lutheran Synod. |
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What became
of Lot's wife,
House
shopping Sarah,
Fixer-Upper,
Do something,
What's your
inspiration,
Unsalted,
Husbands of
Minerals,
Pass the uh...,
The Good Ol'
Days,
Little Sodom, Reverend Fun Cartoon, gospelcom.net. Check for printing
permissions at right-hand side of destination page. |
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| Hymns and Music:
| At Oremus
Hymnal:
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| Hymns, midi files, scores at Blue Letter Bible/Cyber
Hymnal:
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| Fine Arts Images Linked at The Text This Week's
Art Index:
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| Movies scenes with the following themes,
listed at The Text This Week's Movie Concordance: |
| Study links and resources for the Book of Genesis |
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