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November 6, 2016
Proper 27/ Ordinary 32/ Pentecost +25
Kessler, John, "The Shaking of the Nations: An Eschatological View," Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society, 1987.
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“Haggai's words must be understood in light of the eschatological motifs upon which they draw. This study will therefore seek to demonstrate that "the shaking of the nations" is in fact the nations' subjective response of incapacitating fear to Yahweh's eschatological intervention. In Haggai's scenario the ominous celestial and terrestrial portents and judgments that accompany the day of Yahweh will so terrify the nations that in panic and terror they will destroy each other's armies and be reduced to impotence.”
Wolff, Hans Walter, "Prophets and Institutions in the Old Testament," Currents in Theology and Mission, 1986.
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“As outsiders, prophets fit best on the periphery.”
King, Michael A., "After the Storm," The Christian Century, 2007.
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“A poignant country-western song expresses the limits of earthly love and hints of something beyond it.”
Zink, James K., "Impatient Job: An Interpretation of Job 19:25-27," Journal of Biblical Literature, 1965.
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A history of interpretation of Job 19:25-27. “Throughout the book Job is obsessed with the desire for vindication. All he claims to want is the opportunity for a fair hearing…”
Kimelman, Reuven, "Psalm 145: Theme, Structure, and Impact," Journal of Biblical Literature, 1994.
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“This study is a rhetorical analysis of Psalm 145 with a focus on its theme and structure followed by an inquiry into its communal liturgical use. The aim is to uncover the poetics that inform and frame the message in order to make the structural intention and achievement of the psalmist discernible…”
Booij, Thijs, "Psalm 145: David's Song of Praise," Vetus Testamentum, 2008.
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In Psalm cxlv the Taw-verse makes an inclusion with the title. This is the more remarkable since only this psalm has in its title the word t'hillä. As "a song of praise of David", Psalm cxlv recalls the books of Chronicles, especially in showing Davids part in the praise of God. The text complies with the cultic situation in David s time as portrayed in Chronicles. So Psalm cxlv appears to be a text written ex persona Davidis. As such, it was meant to be an introduction to Psalms cxlvi-cl.
Psalm 98
Davis, Ellen F., "Expository Article: Psalm 98,"Interpretation, 1992.
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An “Interpretation” Expository Article (1992). “Psalm 98's image of clapping hills and singing mountains is, then, something entirely different from an animate (independently enspirited) Nature, à la Disney or ancient paganism. What the psalmist holds up to our view is rather a domain of Creation that is superior to humanity in that its original will to praise remains undiminished. The way in which abuse of the environment interferes with the ecology of praise may be one of the most deadly forms that idolatry assumes in modern society.”
Patterson, Richard D., "Singing the New Song: An Examination of Psalms 33, 96, 98, and 149," Bibliotheca Sacra, 2007.
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“This article examines the nature of psalms that call for singing a "new song," noting their possible origin and what elements they have in common such as structure, themes, and phraseology in order to determine whether they may be grouped as a subtype of praise psalms.8 Mention of a "new song" in other psalms will be noted in an effort to clarify further the basic point of view or orientation of such songs, together with additional suggestions as to their application to practical Christian living.”
Adam, A.K.M., "Walk This Way: Repetition, Difference, and the Imitation of Christ," Interpretation, 2001.
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“An ethics of imitation risks trivializing, aggrandizing, and homogenizing the company of disciples. Should followers of Jesus even try to walk this way?”
Roose, Hanna, "'A Letter as by Us': Intentional Ambiguity in 2 Thessalonians 2:2," Journal for the Study of the New Testament, 2006.
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Abstract: “In 2 Thess. 2.2, the Greek (δι' έπιστολ% cos δΓ ημών) is ambiguous, meaning either 'a letter supposedly [but not truly] from us' or 'a letter as [truly] by us'. The article argues that this ambiguity is intentional. It mirrors the author's struggle to reconcile his conflicting interests of relevance (for his real addressees) and (alleged) authenticity—a struggle that is typical of pseudepigraphical letters in general. For the sake of relevance, the author allows for a reading that takes 2 Thess. 2.2 as a reference to 1 Thessalonians—aletterthat obviously played a vital role in the conflict about 'correct' eschatology. Thus, 'Paul' makes 2 Thessalonians relevant as an attempt to rectify the (mis)interpretation of 1 Thessalonians. However, for the sake of the appearance of authenticity, he throws doubt on this understanding of 2.2 by inserting the coç. Throughout his letter, he avoids explicit references to his literary model, 1 Thessalonians. Among modern proponents of authenticity, this lack of explicit references in 2 Thessalonians has been interpreted in terms of chronological priority. The article argues that this is the reaction the author intended to provoke among his real addressees. The (supposed) chronological priority indirectly vouches for authenticity (cf. 2 Thess. 3.17). Thus, in 2 Thess. 2.2, the author deliberately chooses an ambiguous wording in order to allow his letter both to be taken as pointing back to 1 Thessalonians and to carry the implication that it is older than 1 Thessalonians.”
Weima, Jeffrey A.D., "The Slaying of Satan's Superman and the Sure Salvation of the Saints: Paul's Apocalyptic Word of Comfort (2 Thessalonians 2:1-17)," Calvin Theological Journal, 2006.
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“Although we may not know and understand perfectly all the events that will take place on the day of the Lord, we do know and understand well the only thing that really matters: God has elected and called us as ‘firstfruits for salvation’ and so whatever transpires on that eschatological day of judgment ‘it is well with our soul.’”
Pugh, Elizabeth A., "Communion Across the Ages," Review & Expositor, 2005.
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A sermon preached on All Saints Day, Nov 2, 2004. “The bread we share represents bread shared over time and eternity, bread that has nourished us each and us all in the life of faith.”
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