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Habakkuk 1:1 - 2:4
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| Historical References, Commentary and
Comparative Texts:
 | Comparative World Scriptures from United Communities of
Spirit
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Chapter XXIII
of The First Epistle to the Corinthians,
Clement of Rome (ca.
96). |
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IV.XXXIV.2, Adversus
Haereses,
Irenaeus of Lyons.
(c. 180) |
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II.2, Stromata,
Clement of Alexandria (c 200) |
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IV.18, Against
Marcion,
Tertullian
(c. 210) |
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Chapter
VII, Exhortation to Chastity, Tertullian (c. 210) |
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V.3, Against
Marcion,
Tertullian
(c. 212) |
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Rashi's Commentary, c. 1075. chabad.org.
Chapter 2. |
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Commentary on
Habbakuk.
John Calvin
(c. 1550). |
| From the Geneva Notes. Chapter 2. (c. 1599) |
| From
Matthew Henry's
Commentary.(c. 1700) |
| From
Wesley's
Notes. (1703-1791). |
| From the
Commentary on the Whole Bible
(Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, 1871). |
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| Contemporary Commentary, Studies and Exegesis:
| Habakkuk 1:1-4; 2:1-4,
Comments (commentary) and
Clippings (technical notes for in-depth study), Pentecost 22C, Chris
Haslam, Anglican Diocese of Montreal. |
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Lectionary Commentary and Preaching Paths, Pentecost C18, Dennis Bratcher, Christian
Resource Institute.
 | "Faithfulness
to God is the willingness to choose to live life a certain way under God,
even when the "vision" may be far off in the future, and the present
circumstances are bleak and barren." |
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Habakkuk 1:1-4; 2:1-4,
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.
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"Through Habakkuk's beautifully
written dialogue with God we learn that the wicked carry within
themselves the seeds of their own destruction. On the other hand,
the believers contain the seeds of close relationship with God." |
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"'How Long Shall I Cry for Help': Gun Violence," Resources for Prophetic
Worship, Speaking to North Carolina Justice Issues, North Carolina Council
of Churches, 2007. |
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Habakkuk 1:1-4; 2:1-4, Commentary, Background, Insights from Literary
Structure, Theological Message, Ways to Present the Text. Anna
Grant-Henderson, Uniting Church in Australia.
| "We in
our time, are still called on to maintain our faithfulness to God and to
act in the same ways that God acts towards us, in spite of what appears as
victory by the unscrupulous." |
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Habakkuk 1:1-4; 2:1-4, Studies on Old Testament texts from Series C,
Ralph W. Klein, Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago. |
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"Faithfulness: God's Still Small Word,"
Expository Essay,
Dr. William R. Long.
| "The anguish of historical
living, or living in time, is that each one of us is endowed with a
sense of justice and fairness but often we must live with and face
so much injustice that seems unchangeable or beyond our ability to
change." |
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"Understanding God's Will," Larry Broding's Word-Sunday.Com:
A Lectionary Resource for Catholics.
| "How
has God remained close to you in times of trouble?" |
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| Articles & Background:
| "Fishes
and Foxes." From Jewish Heritage Online Magazine's Topic of the Month: Fishes.
| "We
have in the following parables two differing attitudes towards the ruling
government on the part of two rabbis who lived in the period following the
destruction and the fall of Judah to Rome. R. Akiba (1st-2nd cent.) and R.
Hanina (2nd-3rd cent.) each make use of the symbol of the fish to
reinforce their point of view." |
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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.):
| Craven, Toni, "Habakkuk 1:1-11,
Between Text and Sermon," Interpretation, 2007.
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| Floyd, Michael H., "Prophetic
Complaints about the Fulfillment of Oracles in Habakkuk 1:2-17 and
Jeremiah 15:10-18," Journal of Biblical Literature, 1991.
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| Fretheim, Terence E.,
"'I Was Only a Little Angry,' Divine Violence in the Prophets,"
Interpretation, 2004. (See also entire issue:
Violence in the Bible, Interpretation, 2004.)
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| Holt, John Marshall, "'So He May Run Who Reads It,'"
Journal of Biblical Literature, 1964.
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| Johnson, Marshall D., "The Paralysis of Torah in
Habakkuk 1:4," Vetus Testamentum, 1985.
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| Kolb, Robert, "Homiletical Helps
on the LW Series C - Old Testament," Concordia Journal,
2007. (Section on this text begins on p. 317)
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| Pinker, Aron, "Habakkuk 2.4: An Ethical Paradigm or a
Political Observation?" Journal for the Study of the Old Testament,
2007.
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| Scott, James M., "A New Approach to Habakkuk 2:4-5a,"
Vetus Testamentum, 1985.
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| Vasholz, Robert I., "Habakkuk: Complaints or
Complaint?" Presbyterion, 1992.
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| Sermons:
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"It Will Surely
Come," Dr. Cleophus LaRue, Princeton Theological Seminary, 30 Good
Minutes, Chicago Sunday Evening Club, 2002. |
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"Getting Past Fear,"
Fr. Patrick Brennan, 30 Good
Minutes, Chicago Sunday Evening Club,
2001.
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"When Faith
Trembles," the Rev. Dr. Prathia Hall, 30 Good Minutes, Chicago
Sunday Evening Club, 2000. |
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