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Hebrews 5:1-10
Hebrews 5:5-10
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• Reading the Text:
  • NRSV (with link to Anglicized NRSV) at Oremus Bible Browser.
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  • The Blue Letter Bible -  KJV, alternate versions, Greek text with concordance, commentaries.
  • The World Wide Study Bible includes commentary, exposition and sermons.
• Historical References, Commentary and Comparative Texts:
  • Chapter XXXVI of The First Epistle to the Corinthians, Clement of Rome (ca. 96.)
  • Chapter II, Chapter XIV, Adversus Judaeos, Tertullian (c. 198)
  • Chapter IX, Considering Repentance,  Tertullian (c. 203)
  • I.3, Commentary on the Gospel of John, Origen. (c.228)
  • Book I, Chapter 3, Ecclesiastical History, Eusebius of Caesarea, (c. 320).
  • From the Geneva Notes.
    • "Christ being exceedingly afflicted and exceedingly merciful did not pray because of his sins, for he had none, but for his fear, and obtained his request, and offered himself for all who are his."
  • From Matthew Henry's Commentary.
    • "How many dry prayers, how few wetted with tears, do we offer up to God!"
  • From Wesley's Notes.
    • "Indeed, his human nature needed the support of Omnipotence; and for this he sent up strong crying and tears: but, throughout his whole life, he showed that it was not the sufferings he was to undergo, but the dishonour that sin had done to so holy a God, that grieved his spotless soul. The consideration of its being the will of God tempered his fear, and afterwards swallowed it up; and he was heard not so that the cup should pass away, but so that he drank it without any fear."
  • The Ministerial Office (Hebrews 5:4). Sermon by John Wesley.
    • "Ye that are rich in this world, count us not your enemies because we tell you the truth, and, it may be, in a fuller and stronger manner than any others will or dare do. Ye have therefore need of us, inexpressible need."
  • From the Commentary on the Whole Bible (Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, 1871).
    • "No Christian minister, as such, is ever called Hiereus, that is, sacrificing priest. All Christians, without distinction, whether ministers or people, have a metaphorical, not a literal, priesthood."
  • From The People's New Testament, B.W. Johnson, 1891.
    • "He offered "atonement for his own sins and for the sins of the people." This was shown forth in the very garments he wore when he offered the national atonement once a year. On the shoulder of the ephod (Exod. 28:10) were two onyx stones, on which were engraved the names of the twelve sons of Jacob, the representatives of all the tribes of Israel, of Levi the priestly tribe as well as the others. As he stood before the mercy-seat interceding, he bore all these names before the Lord."
• Contemporary Commentary, Studies, and Exegesis:
  • Commentary, Hebrews 5:1-10, Amy L.B. Peeler, Preaching This Week, WorkingPreacher.org, 2015.
    • "Those who follow this High Priest find eternal salvation, a different kind of relationship with God that will last forever."
  • Pulpit Fiction, plus podcast. Reflections of lectionary text, pop culture, current events, etc. Robb Mc Coy and Eric Fistler, 2015.
  • "Guns, Drugs, Sexual Violence: What Can We Do?" Mihee Kim-Kort, ON Scripture, 2015. Includes discussion questions. Video: Until You Love Yourself; Prostitutes Reclaim Their Lives.
  • The Center for Excellence in Preaching commentary and sermon illustrations, Stan Mast, 2015.
    • "...The second way to help today's church get into this text is to demonstrate that, even in this postmodern age, we are always concerned about what is better."
  • "Jesus, Son and Brother," Commented Bible Passages from Taize, 2013.
  • Commentary, Hebrews 5:5-10, Erik Heen, Preaching This Week, WorkingPreacher.org, 2015.
    • "Trust in a gracious God, then, lies at the very heart of the "obedience" God now demands of us."
  • The Center for Excellence in Preaching, Stan Mast, resources from Calvin Theological Seminary: Comments & Observations, Textual Points, illustration ideas, 2015.
  • Pulpit Fiction, plus podcast. Reflections of lectionary text, pop culture, current events, etc. Robb Mc Coy and Eric Fistler, 2015.
  • Commentary, Hebrews 5:1-10, Susan Hedahl, Preaching This Week, WorkingPreacher.org, 2012.
    • "In actuality, the history of the high priesthood was an inglorious one, the office having become highly politicized, especially in the Maccabean and Roman periods that led into the time of Jesus. Opposition to the corrupt priesthood was one of the factors that led to the formation of the dissident Qumran community, locus of the Dead Sea Scrolls."
  • "The Mechizedek Way," Preacher Rhetorica, 2012.
  • Commentary, Hebrews 5:5-10, Susan Hedahl, Preaching This Week, WorkingPreacher.org, 2012.
    • "However this passage is preached, the core should involve reflection on Jesus as high priest, both within the context of Israel's historical framework of the high priest figure and more specifically as exemplified by the legendary figure of Melchizedek."
  • "Unbidden," Rick Morley, 2012.
    • "When Abraham is perhaps at his lowest, and his life is spinning out of control, in comes a priest-king with righteousness and peace and a sacramental meal. Unbidden. Un-asked for."
  • "Save Forever," Alan Brehm, The Waking Dreamer, 2009.
    • "The incarnation is not only about who God is, it’s also about what God is doing; God is in the process of restoring all things. The incarnation means that by fully entering our reality and fully sharing our humanity, God has done all that needs to be done to really and truly redeem us all."
  • Commentary, Hebrews 5:1-10, Pentecost 21, Bryan J. Whitfield, Preaching This Week, WorkingPreacher.org, 2009.
    • "Why does salvation depend on a high priest who is subject to weakness, who prays in crisis, who learns what the human lot is like? Why does Jesus' service as high priest require his identification with us?"
  • "First Thoughts on Year B Epistle Passages in the Lectionary," Pentecost 21, William Loader, Murdoch University, Uniting Church in Australia.
    • "...right in the heart of God there is empathetic love for each of us on our life's journey."
  • Hebrews 5:1-10, Proper 29B, Comments (commentary) and Clippings (technical notes for in-depth study), Chris Haslam, Anglican Diocese of Montreal.
  • "Parking Lot Palms," Stephen Paul Bouman, 2003.
    • "Our context for mission must have something to do with turning our church?s life toward a motel of 'priests according to the order of Melchizedek,' as well as the deep corporal and spiritual needs shared by all humanity in the solidarity at Ground Zero."
  • Hebrews 5:1-10, Wandering But Not Lost, Stanley N. Olson, Word & World Texts in Context, Luther Northwestern Theological Seminary, 1985.
  • "The Qualifications of a High Priest," "The Source of Eternal Salvation," Rev. Bryan Findlayson, Lectionary Bible Studies and Sermons, Pumpkin Cottage Ministry Resources.
    • "Is it a sin to contemplate sin?"
  • Commentary, Hebrews 5:5-10 (Lent 5B), Dwight Peterson, Preaching This Week, WorkingPreacher.org, 2009.
    • "As Lent approaches its climax in Holy Week, the story of Jesus descends into suffering of the most intense kind: betrayal by friends, conviction by an unjust court, torture and execution by the cruelest of methods. Christ truly did learn obedience through what he suffered. And in so doing he "became the source of eternal salvation for all who obey him." This is the heart of the Gospel. And the author of Hebrews knew it."
  • "First Thoughts on Passages on Year B Epistle Passages in the Lectionary," Lent 5, William Loader, Murdoch University, Uniting Church in Australia.
    • "This is first century theology finding its way of asserting that right next to God there is a voice urging compassion for those hard up against it. Later generations will develop trinitarian doctrine and find ways of asserting this primitive idea in more integrated ways, speaking of solidarity as something which God does not need to be told about but which is central to God's being."
  • Hebrews 5:5-10, Lent 5B, 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).
  • Black, David Alan, "Hebrews 1:1-4: A Study in Discourse Analysis,"  Westminster Theological Journal, 1987.
      EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
      EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
  • Bouman, Stephen Paul, "Parking Lot Palms," The Christian Century, 2003.
      EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
      EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
  • Charry, Ellen T., "The Moral Function of Doctrine," Theology Today, 1992.
      EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
      EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
  • Craddock, Fred, "Jesus the Priest," The Christian Century, 2003.
      EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
      EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
  • Dozeman, Thomas B., "The Priestly Vocation," Interpretation, 2005.
      EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
      EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
  • Galloway, Lewis F., "Between Text and Sermon: Hebrews 4:14 - 5:10," Interpretation, 2003. (See also, "Hebrews," issue focus of Interpretation, 2003.)
      EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
      EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
  • Gray, Patrick, "Brotherly Love and the High Priest Christology of Hebrews," Journal of Biblical Literature, 2003.
      EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
      EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
  • Lightfoot, Neil R., "The Saving of the Savior: Hebrews 5:7 ff," Restoration Quarterly, 1973.
      EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
      EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
  • Long, Thomas G., "What God Wants," The Christian Century, 2006.
      EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
      EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
  • Olson, Stanley N., "Wandering But Not Lost," Word & World, 1985. (Section on this text begins on page 430.)
      EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
      EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
  • Omark, Reuben E., "The Saving of the Savior: Exegesis and Christology in Hebrews 5:7-10," Interpretation, 1958.
      EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
      EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
  • Songer, Harold S., "A Superior Priesthood: Hebrews 4:14-7:28," Review and Expositor, 1985.
      EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
      EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
  • Stevenson-Moessner, Jeanne, "The Road to Perfection - An Interpretation of Suffering in Hebrews," Interpretation, 2003. (See also, "Hebrews," issue focus of Interpretation, 2003.)
      EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
      EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
  • Wadell, Paul J., "Living by the Word: Hebrews 5:1-10, Mark 10:35-45," The Christian Century, 2009.
      EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
      EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
• Sermons:
• With Children:
  • Worshiping with Children, Proper 24, 2015, Including children in the congregation's worship, using the Revised Common Lectionary, Carolyn C. Brown, 2012.
  • "Storypath Lectionary Links: Connecting Children's Literature with our Faith Story," 2015, Union Presbyterian Seminary.
• Drama:
• Graphics & Bulletin Materials:
• Hymns and Music:
  • O God, You Sent Us Jesus Christ, Text: Carolyn Winfrey Gillette, Tune: CANONBURY 8.8.8.8 ("Lord, Speak to Me, That I May Speak") a new hymn that celebrates Jesus as the high priest based on Hebrews 5:5-10.
  • Hymns with Scripture Allusions: Hebrews 5:7. The Cyber Hymnal.
  • Hymnary.org, hymns, scores, media, information.
  • Hymnal Scripture References, The Lutheran Hymnal, Lutheran Worship.
  • At Digital Hymnal (midi files, guitar chords, karaoke files, projection text):
    • In a Little While We're Going Home
• Fine Arts Images Linked at The Text This Week's Art Index:
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