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Joel 2:1-18
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- Reading the Text:
- Historical References, Commentary and
Comparative Texts:
-
Chapter VIII,
Exhortation to the Greeks,
Clement of Alexandria
(c 200)
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On
the Lapsed --
Cyprian of Carthage (c. 251)
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Chapter XVI,
Against Praxeas,
Tertullian
(c. 213)
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Epistle LI --
Cyprian of Carthage
(c. 252)
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On
the Advantage of Patience --
Cyprian of Carthage (c. 256)
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Rashi's Commentary, c. 1075. chabad.org.
-
John Calvin's Commentary
on Joel.
- "...it is yet our duty to learn from the
Prophets what has always been the actual mode of proceeding among
the people of God, and to labour as much as we can, that this may be
known, so that when there shall come an occasion for a public
repentance, even the most ignorant may understand that this practice
has ever prevailed in the Church of God, and that it did not prevail
through inconsiderate zeal of men, but through the will of God
himself."
- From the Geneva Notes.
- "Mortify your affections and
serve God with pureness of heart, and not with ceremonies."
- From
Matthew Henry's
Commentary.
- "It is the work of ministers to
warn of the fatal consequences of sin, and to reveal the wrath from
heaven against the ungodliness and unrighteousness of men."
- From
Wesley's Notes.
- "And repenteth him - He
turneth from executing the fierceness of his wrath."
- From the Commentary on the Whole Bible
(Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, 1871).
- "Let there be the inward sorrow
of heart, and not the mere outward manifestation of it by 'rending
the garment'."
- Contemporary Commentary, Studies and Exegesis:
-
Commentary, Joel 2:12-17, Martha Simmons, The African American
Lectionary, 2010.
- "Judah has been crippled by an
agricultural drought sent by God through locusts. So, they need literal
rain. However, they and we need spiritual rain much more. This is the
greatest gift that we can receive in spite of all of our other perceived
needs."
-
Commentary,
Joel 2:1-12, 12-17, Rolf Jacobson, Preaching This Week, WorkingPreacher.org, 2008.
- "Joel has
confidence that ritual repentance can change the course of the
history of God's people because he believes the old confessional
formula: [God] is gracious and merciful, Slow to anger, and
abounding in steadfast love, And relents from punishing. (2:13)."
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Comments
(commentary) and
Clippings
(technical notes for in-depth study), Chris Haslam, Anglican
Diocese of Montreal.
-
Desert Scribblings, Joel 2:1-2, 12-17. Geoff McElroy.
- "Too often Lenten observance
becomes an individual thing: what am I going to give up for Lent?
How is my heart before God this Lenten season? But to restrict Lent
to individual piety is to miss the words from the prophet Joel, that
true repentance is something done together."
-
"Turn Back to the Lord!" Larry Broding's Word-Sunday.Com:
A Lectionary Resource for Catholics.
- "This short passage is a perfect
introduction for the season of Lent."
- Articles & Background:
-
"'Return to Yahweh': Honor and Shame in Joel," Ronald A. Simkins,
Semeia 68: Honor and Shame in the
World of the Bible, 1994.
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"Letting
the 'Bi-word' 'Rule' in Joel 2:17," James R. Linville, Journal of
Hebrew Scriptures, 2005.
- "The impasse between the two roots in Joel 2:17 can be
solved by recognizing a double entendre or even identifying
משׁל
as a “pivot” word. This polysemy has a role in the
rhetoric of the passage and in the overall complexity and richness of
Joel’s imagery."
- 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.
- Dozeman, Thomas B.,
"Inner-Biblical Interpretation of Yahweh's Gracious and Comopassionate
Character," Journal of Biblical Literature, 1989.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
- Johnson, Susan B.W.,
"Remorse and Hope," The Christian Century, 1997.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
- Langerak, Ana, "Study of the Word: Joel 2 - New Creation," Mission Studies,
1993.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
- Patterson, Richard D., "The Imagery of Clouds in the
Scriptures," Bibliotheca Sacra, 2008.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
- Safendorf, Thomas E., "Rend Your Heart: an Ash
Wednesday Meditation," Journal for Preachers, 2009. (Sermon text,
Joel 2:1-2, 12-17)
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
- Simkins, Ronald A.,
"'Return to Yahweh': Honor and Shame in Joel," Semeia, 1994.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
- Strong, John T.,
"Joel 2:1-2, 12-17: Between Text and Sermon," Interpretation,
1996.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
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