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Jeremiah 31:27-34
Jeremiah 31:31-34
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Carolyn Keilig
First Congregational Church, UCC
Manchester, NH

• Reading the Text:
  • NRSV (with link to Anglicized NRSV) at Oremus Bible Browser.
  • Hebrew Interlinear Bible, WLCv, WLC5, CHES, AV.
  • The Bible Gateway: NRSV, RSV, NIV, NASB, CEV, The Message, KJV, etc.
  • The Blue Letter Bible. KJV, alternate versions, Hebrew text with concordance, commentaries.
  • The World Wide Study Bible includes commentary, exposition and sermons.
• Historical References, Commentary and Comparative Texts:
  • Chapter XI, Chapter CXXIII, Dialogue With Trypho, Justin Martyr. (c 160)
  • IV.IX.1, IV.XXXIII.14, Adversus Haereses, Irenaeus of Lyons. (c. 180)
  • Chapter II, Chapter III, Adversus Judaeos, Tertullian (c. 198)
  • Chapter XI, Exhortation to the Greeks, Clement of Alexandria (c 200)
  • VI.5, Stromata, Clement of Alexandria (c 200)
  • I.1, On The Apparel of Women, Tertullian (c. 202)
  • Chapter VI, Considering Repentance,  Tertullian (c. 203)
  • I.20, Against Marcion, Tertullian (c. 207)
  • II.15, Against Marcion, Tertullian (c. 208)
  • IV.1, Against Marcion, Tertullian (c. 210)
  • Chapter VII, On Monogamy, Tertullian (c. 215)
  • VIII.XL, Against Celsus, Origen (c. 246)
  • Rashi's Commentary, c. 1075. chabad.org.
  • From the Geneva Notes. (c. 1599)
    • "Though the covenant of redemption made to the fathers and this which was given later seemed varied, yet they are all one and grounded on Jesus Christ, save that this is called new, because of the manifestation of Christ and the abundant graces of the Holy Spirit given to his Church under the gospel."
  • From Matthew Henry's Commentary. (c. 1700)
    • "No man shall finally perish, but for his own sins; none, who is willing to accept of Christ's salvation."
  • From Wesley's Notes. John Wesley (1703-1791).
    • "God makes the root of all this grace to be the free pardon, and the remission of their sins."
  • Salvation Taken into God's Own Hands, Edward Griffin, c. 1830.
    • "It is sometimes useful to contemplate the duties which are transferred to us as agents, and sometimes the hopes which arise from the agency of God. To the latter of these subjects our text naturally directs our attention."
  • "God in the Covenant; Jeremiah 31:33," Charles H. Spurgeon, 1856.
    • "...the covenant of grace excels the other covenant most marvelously in the mighty blessings which it confers."
  • From the Commentary on the Whole Bible (Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, 1871).
    • "The same God who, as it were (in human language), was on the watch for all means to destroy, shall be as much on the watch for the means of their restoration."
• Contemporary Commentary, Studies and Exegesis:
  • Commentary, Jeremiah 31:31-34, Terence E. Fretheim, Preaching This Week, WorkingPreacher.org, 2015.
    • "The images used in Jeremiah 31 are predominantly familial rather than political or military."
  • The Center for Excellence in Preaching, Scott Hoezee, resources from Calvin Theological Seminary: Comments & Observations, Textual Points, illustration ideas, 2015.
  • "Ferguson and Forgiveness," Walter Bruegemann, ON Scripture, Odyssey Networks, 2015. Video: Race in America.
    • "Lent is a time for honesty that may disrupt the illusion of well-being that is fostered by the advocates of indulgent privilege and strident exceptionalism that disregards the facts on the ground. Against such ideological self-sufficiency, the prophetic tradition speaks of the brokenness of the covenant that makes healthy life possible."
  • "The Politics of New Covenant Vision," Alastair Roberts, Political Theology Today, 2015.
  • Pulpit Fiction, plus podcast. Reflections of lectionary text, pop culture, current events, etc. Robb Mc Coy and Eric Fistler, 2015.
  • Commentary, Jeremiah 31:27-34, Garrett Galvin, Preaching This Week, WorkingPreacher.org, 2013.
    • "Jeremiah starts this passage on a hopeful note."
  • "Written on Their Hearts," Stan Duncan, If you lived here you'd be home by now, 2013.
  • "Out of a Job?" John C. Holbert, Opening the Old Testament, 2014.
    • "Jeremiah's famous words are thus hope and warning; do the work of God but allow God finally to reap God's own harvest."
  • Commentary, Jeremiah 31:27-34, Wil Gafney, Preaching This Week, WorkingPreacher.org, 2010.
    • "The promise of a 'new covenant' in this passage may evoke the Christian scriptures, stories, and promises for many readers. Yet in their original context these words signified the promise of a faithful God to a devastated people for restoration, perhaps even in their lifetimes."
  • The Weeping Prophet, reflections on Jeremiah 31;27-34 by John C. Holbert, Patheos, 2010.
    • "The early Christians saw this new covenant as dawning in the life and ministry of the one they called Lord. Yet, obviously, the day, now two millennia gone, has yet to move beyond the mere shadow of that dawn."
  • Jeremiah 31:27-34, Pentecost 21C, Commentary, Background, Insights from Literary Structure, Theological Message, Ways to Present the Text. Anna Grant-Henderson, Uniting Church in Australia.
  • Jeremiah 31:27-34, The Old Testament Readings: Weekly Comments on the Revised Common Lectionary, Theological Hall of the Uniting Church, Melbourne, Australia.
    • "Even with the new individual knowledge of God, the corporate side of the covenant relationship remains essential. Individuals, with their own experience of forgiveness and their ?internalized? law, are neither free from discipline nor without connection to the whole community of God?s people."
  • Lectionary Commentary, Jeremiah 31:27-34, 20th Sunday after Pentecost (Year C), by Dennis Bratcher at Christian Resource Institute.
    • "This text is basically about God and his willingness to work with humanity even in the face of recalcitrance, even sinful rejection of him as God. From this perspective, various Preaching Paths may unfold that have this theme at the center."
  • "These Are The Days," Alan Brehm, The Waking Dreamer, 2013.
    • "Sometimes we find ourselves asking whether God is anything more than a "supportive" but ultimately powerless presence. And yet Jeremiah said, "the days are coming." Days of restoration, days of rebuilding, days of returning to hope and faith and joy. With this promise in mind, we can find the faith not to lose heart in the face of all that is wrong with our world."
  • Commentary, Jeremiah 31:31-34, Amy Erickson, Preaching This Week, WorkingPreacher.org, 2012.
    • "Hope for the future in Jeremiah involves the same divine message known from Sinai, 'I will be their God and they will be my people' (verse 33); but this time, that covenant relationship will be the defining mark of each person rather than something that must be learned."
  • Commentary, Jeremiah 31:31-34, Mark S. Gignilliat, Preaching This Week, WorkingPreacher.org, 2012.
    • "Hope for a renewed future is an apropos theme on this fifth Sunday of Lent."
  • "Love and Memory," David Lose, Dear Working Preacher, 2012.
    • "In response to their sin and brokenness and very real wretchedness, God's memory has to be pushed and prodded to find any recollection. God forgets."
  • "God's Forgiveness for Preachers," John C. Holbert, Patheos, 2012.
    • "Apparently, the central theological claim of Israel, the call of Israel from the bondage of slavery in Egypt, enshrined most especially as the first commandment of the famous ten, both in Exodus and Deuteronomy, no longer is operative; it has quite simply failed. So we must have something new."
  • "Arranged Marriage or True Love?" Lia Scholl, The Hardest Question, 2012.
    • "If you were God, would you try again with Israel?"
  • "Jeremiah 31:31-34," Walter Brueggemann, ON Scripture, 2011.
  • Radical Gratitude, lectionary-based stewardship, Northwest United Methodist Foundation. (.pdf)
  • Commentary, Jeremiah 31:31-34, Fred Gaiser, Reformation Day, Preaching This Week, WorkingPreacher.org, 2010.
    • "The answer for Reformation Day is clear: preach the text?it is pretty much what the 'event' was about!"
  • Commentary, Jeremiah 31:31-34, Charles L. Aaron, Jr., Preaching This Week, WorkingPreacher.org, 2009.
    • "We are most ready to hear these words when our own efforts are exhausted. When we are weary of our inner turmoil we are ready to hear Jeremiah."
  • Jeremiah 31:31-34, Lent 5B, Comments (commentary) and Clippings (technical notes for in-depth study), Chris Haslam, Anglican Diocese of Montreal.
  • Jeremiah 31:31-34, (Lent 5) Studies on Old Testament texts from Series B, Ralph W. Klein, Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago.
  • Join the Feast, Jeremiah 31:31-34, Cathy L. Smith, Union PSCE, 2009.
    • "The New Covenant will embrace everyone in the community of faith. God, not the community will create love and fidelity so that everyone 'from the least to the greatest' will know God."
  • The New Covenant, James Arne Nestingen, The Lenten First Lessons, Word & World Texts in Context, Luther Seminary, 1985.
    • "Until the new age drives the old into passing, God's friendship with us will have the marks of the cross, and Lent, as any other day in the life of faith, will be a time of repentance."
  • Jeremiah 31:31-34, (Reformation) Studies on Old Testament texts from Series A, B, C, Ralph W. Klein, Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago.
  • Jeremiah 31:27-34, Proper 29C, Comments (commentary) and Clippings (technical notes for in-depth study), Chris Haslam, Anglican Diocese of Montreal.
• Recommended articles from ATLAS, an online collection of religion and theology journals, are linked below. ATLAS Access options are available for academic institutions, alumni of selected theological schools, and clergy/church offices. Annotated list of "starting place" articles at ATLAS for this week's texts (includes direct links).
  • Adeyemi, Femi, "What Is the New Covenant 'Law' in Jeremiah 31:33?" Bibliotheca Sacra, 2006.
      EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
      EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
  • Bright, John, "An Exercise in Hermeneutics: Jeremiah 31:31-34," Interpretation, 1966.
      EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
      EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
  • Brueggemann, Walter, "Texts that Linger, Words that Explode," Theology Today, 1997.
      EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
      EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
  • Goetz, Ronald, "Jeremiah's Barbs," The Christian Century, 1986.
      EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
      EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
  • Goetz, Ronald, "A Second Advent," The Christian Century, 1983.
      EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
      EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
  • Greenberg, Ivan, "The Maturation of Covenant in Judaism and Christianity," The Living Pulpit, 2005.
      EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
      EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
  • Gustafson, Roger R., "Covenants Strained and Strengthened," The Living Pulpit, 2005.
      EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
      EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
  • Harrelson, Walter, "How to Interpret the Old Testament: The Central Issue between Christians and Jews," Review & Expositor, 2006.
      EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
      EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
  • "Homiletical Helps on LW Series C - Old Testament," Concordia Journal, 2004. (Section on this text begins on page 263.)
      EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
      EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
  • Hutton, Rodney R., "Are the Parents Still Eating Sour Grapes? Jeremiah's Use of the Masal in Contrast to Ezekiel," Catholic Biblical Quarterly, 2009.
      EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
      EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
  • Kaiser, Walter C., Jr., "The Old Promise and the New Covenant: Jeremiah 31:31-34," Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society, 1972.
      EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
      EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
  • Karlberg, Mark W., "Legitimate Discontinuities between the Testaments," Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society, 1985.
      EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
      EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
  • Lemke, Werner E., "Expository Article: Jeremiah 31:31-34," Interpretation, 1983.
      EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
      EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
  • Nestingen, James Arne, "The Lenten First Lessons," Word & World, 1985.
      EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
      EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
  • Potter, H.D., "The New Covenant in Jeremiah 31:31-34," Vetus Testamentum, 1983.
      EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
      EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
  • Rhymer, David, "Between Text & Sermon: Jeremiah 31:31-34," Interpretetation, 2005.
      EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
      EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
  • Scalise, Pamela J., "The Logic of Covenant and the Logic of Lament in the Book of Jeremiah," Perspectives in Religious Studies, 2001.
      EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
      EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
  • Simpson, Stacey Elizabeth, "Branded by God," The Christian Century, 2000.
      EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
      EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
  • Steele, David, "Jeremiah's Little Book of Comfort," Theology Today, 1986. Poetic Reflections.
      EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
      EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
  • Wallis, Wilber B., "Irony in Jeremiah's Prophecy of a New Covenant," Journal of the Evangelical Society, 1969.
      EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
      EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
  • Yates, Gary E., "Narrative Parallelism and the 'Jehoiakim Frame': A Reading Strategy for Jeremiah 26-45," Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society, 2005.
      EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
      EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials

• Sermons:
• With Children:
  • Worshiping with Children, Lent 3B, Including children in the congregation's worship, using the Revised Common Lectionary, Carolyn C. Brown, 2015. 2012.
  • "Storypath Lectionary Links: Connecting Children's Literature with our Faith Story," March 22, 2015, Union Presbyterian Seminary. 2012.
  • "I Will Write My Laws on their Hearts and Minds," Sunday School Lessons: Family Bible Study, art projects, music, stories, etc.
• Drama:
• Graphics & Bulletin Materials:
• Hymns and Music:
  • Hymnary.org, hymns, scores, media, information.
  • “The Days are Coming, Said the Lord,” Carolyn Winfrey Gillette’s hymn inspired by God’s new covenant described in Jeremiah 31:31-34.  Tune:  WOODWORTH 8.8.8.8 (“Just As I Am, Without One Plea”).  New hymn available with music from The Presbyterian Outlook magazine for Lent 2011.
  • “Long Ago, God Reached In Love,” an original hymn by Carolyn Winfrey Gillette, celebrating the covenants in the Bible.  Tune: JESUS LOVES ME 7.7.7.7 (“Jesus Loves Me”).
• Fine Arts Images Linked at The Text This Week's Art Index:
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  • Law Written on our Hearts
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