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Epiphany

January 6, 2012

Carter, Warren, "Matthew's Gospel: An Anti-Imperial/Imperial Reading,"Currents in Theology and Mission, 2007. See entire issue of Currents in Theology and Mission 34, image focus on Matthew's gospel.
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"...These coded transcripts about empire are displayed in chapter 2. Herod, ally of Rome and 'king of the Jews' because Rome allowed him the throne, hears the magi's news of the birth of another 'king of the Jews'...The announcement challenges the world as Herod and the Jerusalem leadership have structured it to be...

Carlson, Richard, "Reading and Interpreting Matthew from the Beginning,"Currents in Theology and Mission, 2007. See entire issue of Currents in Theology and Mission 34, image focus on Matthew's gospel.
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"In Matthew 2:1-23 six crucial themes are introduced and enacted within the immediate story that will be determinative for proper interpretation throughout the narrative..."

Davis, D. Mark, "Between Text and Sermon: Matthew 2:1-12," Interpretation, 2003. (See also, "Evil," issue focus, Interpretation, 2003.)
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"The audacity of Matthew's story makes the visit of the magi, among other things, an excellent occasion for considering possibilities for evangelism in a time of heightened interest in alternative spirituality..."

Berglund, Mary Catherine, "Between Text and Sermon: Ephesians 3:1-12,"Interpretation, 2004.
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"The poet of Isaiah 60:1-6 calls Jerusalem, literally, to 'arise and be light, for your light has come' and goes on to speak of the 'riches' of he nations will bring to the shining city....Matthew alludes to the streaming of the nations with their riches to describe the coming of treasure-laden royalty to the infant. With riches on our minds, we must recognize with the author of Ephesians that the real riches are not anything one person can give to another but 'the boundless riches of Christ' God gives to us."

Textweek ATLAS links December 30, 2012 Christmas 1C

Christmas 1

December 30, 2012
 

Wood, Lawrence, "Dressing Up," The Christian Century, 2006.
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 "The ephod was the garment of priesthood. It signified purity and the vows that set Samuel apart. Or rather, it represented the purity of the One he represented. In a sense, that was absurd, for the robe was mere homespun linen; there was nothing supernatural about it..."

Barram, Michael, "Between Text & Sermon: Colossians 3:1-17," Interpretation, 2005.
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"Articulating a rationale for resurrection behavior is no mere academic theological exercise; on the contrary, doing so highlights and clarifies for readers how the resurrection event challenges believers to reconsider their traditional paradigms of reality."

Henderson, Susan Watts, "Taking Liberties with the Text: Colossians Household Code As Hermeneutical Paradigm," Interpretation, 2006.
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"This study of Col 3:18-4:1 explores the strategy of applying 'new life in Christ' to household relationships. Rather than seeing the Colossians Household Code as a timeless template for social structure or as a time-bound, and thus irrelevant, reflection of archaic practice, it examines a dynamic application of Christ's lordship to prevailing cultural convention and the passage's enduring message for the church in any age."

Ortberg, John C, Jr., "Living by the Word: Colossians 3:12-17," The Christian Century, 2009.
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"We have a staggering capacity for self-deception and self-justification."

Chakoian, Karen, "Between Text & Sermon, Luke 2:41-52," Interpretation, 1998.
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"This story forces us to move Jesus out of the cradle, out of Mary's arms and into the world, to Jerusalem, where this Gospel will end..."

Textweek ATLAS - December 23, 2012 Advent 4C

Studying lectionary texts? Here are some starting places for study at ATLA this week. If you are the graduate of an accredited U.S. theological school, you may have free access to these articles through your school. Check ATLAS access options. You can find full lists of ATLAS recommended articles for this week at The Text This Week's page for this week's texts: http://www.textweek.com/yearc/adventc4.htm .

December 23, 2012
Advent 4C

Hug, James E., S.J., "Birthing the Peace of Justice," The Living Pulpit, 1997.
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"During the 25 days of Advent, 875,000 children wil die of poverty that could easily be eradicated. One child will die every 2.5 seconds. Sometime I snap my fingers every 2.5 seconds in a deadly rhythm that expesses those numbers: a child dying unneccesssarily with every snap of the fingers."

Pannell, Randall J., "The Politics of the Messiah: A New Reading of Micah 4:14-5:5," Perspectives in Religious Studies, 1988.
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"Shalom denotes liberation, salvation and survival. It is the sonsequence of justice and righteousness, not of violence and bloodshed. It is the end of coercion and fragmentation among [men]. Whereas violence beget more violence, Shalom is a time 'when all God's creation eases up on hostility and destruction and finds another way of relating.' (Brueggemann)"

Konkel, August, "The Sacrifice of Obedience," Didaskalia, 1991.
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"Sacrifice and submission are not popular words these days. The watchwords of a self-centered pluralistc society are rights and power. Rights are achieved through power, which means that rights are attained through conflict. Confliect is the aveneue through which we pursue what we perceive to be equite in relationships...The ways of Christ are not those of this world."

Dana, MaryAnn McKibben, "Blessing the Way - Luke 1:39-56," Journal for Preachers, 2003.
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"I wonder whether Mary was looking for a way through the change. After the angel departed, his words still ringing in the air, did Mary decide it was time to take action?"