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Isaiah 56:1-8

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bulletReading the Text:
bullet NRSV (with link to Anglicized NRSV) at Oremus Bible Browser.
bullet The Bible Gateway: NIV, NASB, CEV, The Message, KJV, etc.
bulletThe Blue Letter Bible. KJV, alternate versions, Hebrew text with concordance, commentaries.
bulletThe World Wide Study Bible includes commentary, exposition and sermons.
bulletHistorical References, Commentary and Comparative Texts:
bullet"Unity and Community," Comparative World Scriptures from United Communities of Spirit.
bullet 1.10, Paedagogus, Clement of Alexandria (c 200)
bullet III.13, III.15, Stromata, Clement of Alexandria (c 200)
bullet IV.12, Against Marcion, Tertullian (c. 210)
bulletFrom the Geneva Notes.
bulletFrom Matthew Henry's Commentary.
bulletFrom Wesley's Notes.
bulletFrom the Commentary on the Whole Bible (Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, 1871).
bulletContemporary Commentary, Studies and Exegesis:
bullet Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost, Comfort and Challenge: Prophetic Preaching in Pentecost, Daniel J. Simundson, Word & World Texts in Context, Luther Seminary, 1996.
bullet"Who are the eunuchs and foreigners of our day?"
bullet Dylan's Lectionary Blog, Proper 15. Biblical Scholar Sarah Dylan Breuer looks at readings for the coming Sunday in the lectionary of the Episcopal Church.
bullet"Just when we thought we'd seen the limits of God's love, that love grows."
bullet Isaiah 56:1-8, Studies on Old Testament texts from Series A, Ralph W. Klein, Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago.
bullet "Spiritual 'Ears'," Larry Broding's Word-Sunday.Com: A Catholic Resource for This Sunday's Gospel.
bullet"How have you grown your spiritual 'ears?' How have you integrated your prayer and moral life?"
bulletArticles & Background:
bullet "Isaiah 56:1-8 and the Redefining of the Restoration Judean Community," Clinton E. Hammock. Biblical Theology Bulletin, 2000.
bullet"This article argues that the prophetic oracle of Isaiah 56:1-8 was intended to redefine the social boundaries of the Judean community in the early second temple period."
bullet "Homosexuality and the Message of Isaiah: Open-Door Policy," Frederick J. Gaiser, The Christian Century, 2006.
bullet"Isaiah overturned a biblical directive. Does that example illumine today's debate on homosexuality?"
bullet "A New Word on Homosexuality? Isaiah 56:1-8 as Case Study," Frederick J. Gaiser, Word & World, 1994.
bullet"What enables the prophet to make such extravagant claims on behalf of God? How or why is the Torah legislation against eunuchs overturned?"
bulletArticles in ATLAS Journals. (Direct link when you are subscribed and logged in to ATLASerials online collection of Religion and Theology Journals.):
bulletBell, John L., "God's Good Gift," Journal for Preachers, 2006. Sermon.
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bulletBloomer, Nancy, "Starting Over," The Living Pulpit, 2005.
 
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bulletBrenner, Daniel S., "Late-Night Covenants: A Jewish Perspective on Sinai and Study," The Living Pulpit, 2005.
 
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bulletGaiser, Frederick J., "Homosexuality and the Message of Isaiah: Open-Door Policy," The Christian Century, 2006.
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bulletGaiser, Frederick J., "A New Word on Homosexuality? Isaiah 56:1-8 as Case Study," Word & World, 1994.
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bulletGosse, Bernard, "Sabbath, Identity and Universalism Go Together after the Return from Exile," Journal for the Study of the Old Testament, 2005.
 
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bulletKravitz, Leonard S., "Joy for Jews," The Living Pulpit, 2006. (see Joy issue focus of The Living Pulpit 5.4, 1996.)
 
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bulletSimundson, Daniel J., "Comfort and Challenge: Prophetic Preaching in Pentecost," Word & World, 1996. (Section on this text begins on page 371.)
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bulletSermons:
bullet "Who Gets to Enter the Temple?" the Rev. William Blake Rider, Day 1, 2006.
bullet "The Trouble with God's Love," John Jewell, 1999.
bulletReviews:
bullet Review: Leszek Ruszkowski, Volk und Gemeinde im Wandel: Eine Untersuchung zu Jesaja 56-66. (Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, 2000) Review by Roy D. Wells in SBL's Review of Biblical Literature. (Review is in English.)
bulletWith Children:
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bulletLiturgy:
bullet Call to Worship, Isaiah 56:5, Mental Health & Disabilities Program, Mennonite Central Committee, Canada.
bulletGraphics & Bulletin Materials:
bullet Clip Art, Isaiah 56:7, Fr. Richard Lonsdale, Resources for Catholic Educators.
bulletHymns and Music:
bulletAt Oremus Hymnal:
bullet God of mercy, God of grace
bullet I cannot tell why he, whom angels
bullet We the Lord's people, heart and voice uniting
bullet We love the place, O God
bullet"Come Gather," Brenton Prigge, NewHymn, new, relevant hymn set to traditional tunes.
bulletFine Arts Images Linked at The Text This Week's Art Index:
bullet Isaiah
bulletStudy Links and Resources for the Book of Isaiah