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Jeremiah 23:1-6
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| Historical References, Commentary and
Comparative Texts:
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V.XXXIV.1, Adversus
Haereses,
Irenaeus of Lyons.
(c. 180) |
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Epistle XXXIX
- To the People, Concerning Five Schismatic Presbyters of the Faciton of
Felicissimus
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Cyprian of Carthage (c.
250) |
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On the
Unity of the Church,
Cyprian
of Carthage (c. 250) |
| From the Geneva Notes.
 | "Thus the prophets always used
to mix the promises with the threatenings lest the godly should be
too much beaten down and therefore he shows how God will gather his
Church after this dispersion." |
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| From
Matthew Henry's
Commentary.
| "Woe be to those who are set
to feed God's people, but take no concern to do them good!" |
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The Lord, Our
Righteousness, sermon by George Whitefield.
| "Whoever is acquainted with
the nature of mankind in general, or the propensity of his own heart
in particular, must acknowledge, that self- righteousness is the
last idol that is rooted out of the heart..." |
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| From
Wesley's
Notes.
| "People are under no religious
obligation to hear any thing but the revealed will of God, and are
not to obey those that call to them for what that doth not call to
them." |
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| The Lord, Our
Righteousness (Jer 23:6). Sermon by John Wesley.
| "How dreadful and how
innumerable are the contests which have arisen about religion!" |
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| From the
Commentary on the Whole Bible
(Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, 1871).
| "God's judgments are
represented as stupefying like wine." |
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| Contemporary Commentary, Studies and Exegesis:
| Jeremiah 23:1-6,
Comments (commentary) and
Clippings (technical notes for in-depth study), Reign of Christ C, Chris
Haslam, Anglican Diocese of Montreal. |
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Jeremiah 23:1-6, Studies on Old Testament texts from Series C, Ralph W.
Klein, Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago. |
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Jeremiah 23:1-6,
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.
| "Note that Jeremiah makes no use
of the language of ‘messiah’ (i.e. of God’s anointed one), here or
elsewhere." |
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Jeremiah 23:1-6,
Commentary, Background, Insights from Literary Structure, Theological
Message, Ways to Present the Text. Anna Grant-Henderson, Uniting Church
in Australia. |
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"The
Lord Will Gather His People,"
Rev. Bryan Findlayson, Lectionary Bible
Studies and Sermons, Pumpkin Cottage Ministry Resources. Includes detailed
textual notes. |
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Jeremiah 23:1-6, Studies on Old Testament texts from Series B, Ralph W.
Klein, Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago. |
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"The
Magic Kingdom," Joseph M Mcshane, S.J., The
Christian Century, 1989. At Religion Online.
| "The Scripture readings (Jer.
23:1-6, Col. 1:13-20, Luke 23:35-43) will not allow us to
push Christ’s kingship off to a heavenly fantasy world." |
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"Minding
the Three Theological 'R's,'" Expository Essay, Dr. William R. Long.
| "...the truly good news of this
passage is that the prophet sees a time of spankingly fresh newness.
To keep hoping in that newness and opportunity is a mark of faith." |
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| Articles & Background: |
| Articles in
ATLAS Journals. (Direct link when you are
subscribed and logged in to
ATLASerials online collection of Religion and Theology Journals.):
| Baldwin, Joyce G., "TSEMACH as
a Technical Term in the Prophets," Vetus Testamentum, 1964.
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| Evans, Craig A., "Jesus and Justice,"
Ex Auditu, 2006.
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| Fretheim, Terence E., "The Prophets
and Social Justice: A Conservative Agenda," Word & World,
2008.
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| Seitz, Christopher R., "The Crisis of
Interpretation over the Meaning and Purpose of the Exile," Vetus
Testamentum, 1985.
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