Jeremiah 2:4-13
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- Historical References, Commentary and
Comparative Texts:
- Chapter CXIV, Chapter CXL, Dialogue With Trypho, Justin Martyr. (c 160)
- III.XXIV.1, Adversus Haereses, Irenaeus of Lyons. (c. 180)
- Chapter XIII, Adversus Judaeos, Tertullian (c. 198)
- I.9, Paedagogus, Clement of Alexandria (c 200)
- XII.9, Commentary on the Gospel of Matthew, Origen. (c.247)
- On the Unity of the Church, Cyprian of Carthage (c. 250)
- Epistle LXIX -- Cyprian of Carthage (c. 255)
- Rashi's Commentary, c. 1075. chabad.org.
- From the Geneva Notes.
- From Matthew Henry's Commentary.
- From Wesley's Notes.
- From the Commentary on the Whole Bible (Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, 1871).
- Contemporary Commentary, Studies and Exegesis:
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Commentary, Jeremiah 2:4-13, Henry Langknecht, Preaching This Week, WorkingPreacher.org, 2010. - "The first step in preparation for worship on August 29 is choosing the lector for this passage."
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Comments (commentary) and Clippings (technical notes for in-depth study), Chris Haslam, Anglican Diocese of Montreal. -
Jeremiah 2:4-13, The Old Testament Readings: Weekly Comments on the Revised Common Lectionary, Theological Hall of the Uniting Church, Melbourne, Australia. - "Knowing where God was in their experience, indeed that God was part of it was the important thing for the Exodus generation according to Jeremiah. Not knowing those things ? being foolish enough not to even ask the question ? was the shortcoming of later generations."
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Jeremiah 2:4-13, Commentary, Background, Insights from Literary Structure, Theological Message, Ways to Present the Text. Anna Grant-Henderson, Uniting Church in Australia. -
Lectionary
Commentary, Jeremiah 2:4-13, 13th Sunday After Pentecost (Year C), by Dennis Bratcher at Christian Resource Institute.
- "What fault there was in Israel?s failure, this passage says was not God?s. The fault lay with those who failed to make sure the children had faith."
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- Articles & Background:
- Recommended articles
from ATLAS, an online collection of religion and theology journals, are
linked below.
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- Brueggemann, Walter, "Texts that
Linger, Words that Explode," Theology Today, 1997.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Burnett, Joel S.,
"Changing Gods: An Exposition of Jeremiah 2," Review and Expositor,
2004.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - O'Connor, Kathleen M., "A Family Comes Undone
(Jeremiah 2:1-4:2)," Review and Expositor, 2008.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
- Brueggemann, Walter, "Texts that
Linger, Words that Explode," Theology Today, 1997.
- Sermons:
- "On Asking the Right Questions," John Jewell, 1998.
- Reviews:
- Review: R. Abma, Bonds of Love: Methodic Studies of Prophetic Texts with Marriage Imagery: Isaiah 50:1-3 and 54:1-10, Hosea 1-3, Jeremiah 2-3. (Van Gorcum, 1999) Review by Tim Bulkeley in SBL's Review of Biblical Literature.
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- Drama:
- "Trust in a Trunk," Ryne Mimbs, dramatix.
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- Hymnary.org, hymns, scores, media, information.
- "We Love to Sound Your Praises," original hymn by Carolyn Winfrey Gillette. Tune: PASSION CHORALE 7.6.7.6.D (?O Sacred Head, Now Wounded?)
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