Luke 7:1-10
With thanks to page sponsor 2016:
Pastor Brad Ulgenes,
St. John's Lutheran Helena MT
with grateful appreciation to Jenee
for sharing this wonderful resource!
- Reading the Text:
- NRSV (with link to Anglicized NRSV) at Oremus Bible Browser.
- Greek Interlinear Bible, ScrTR, ScrTR t, Strong, Parsing, CGTS, CGES id, AV.
- The Bible Gateway: NRSV, RSV, NIV, NASB, CEV, The Message, KJV, etc.
- The Blue Letter Bible. KJV, alternate versions, Greek text with concordance, commentaries.
- The World Wide Study Bible includes commentary & sermons.
- Historical References, Commentary and Comparative Texts:
- The Five Gospels Parallels, John W. Marshall, University of Toronto.
- Primary comparative texts about Prayer and Piety (includes texts about healing - see esp "Hanina Cures Sons of Sages") from Philo, Josephus, Lucian, Pseudepigrapha, Babylonian Talmud, Midrash, Philostratus. At Mahlon H. Smith's (Rutgers University) Into His Own: Perspective on the World of Jesus.
- I.VII.4, Adversus Haereses, Irenaeus of Lyons. (c. 180)
- IV.18, Against Marcion, Tertullian (c. 210)
- Chapter XIX, On Idolatry, Tertullian (c. 211)
- Commentary on a Harmony of the Evangelists, John Calvin, 1558:
- From the Geneva Notes.
- From Matthew Henry's Commentary (c. 1700).
- From Wesley's Notes. John Wesley (1703-1791).
- From the Commentary on the Whole Bible (Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, 1871).
- From The People's New Testament, B.W. Johnson, 1891.
- Contemporary Commentary, Studies, and Exegesis:
- Commentary, Luke 7:1-10, Lucy Lind Hogan, Preaching This Week, WorkingPreacher.org, 2013.
- "This is a story about identity and authority."
- The Center for Excellence in Preaching, resources from Calvin Theological Seminary: Comments & Observations, Textual Points, Illustration Ideas, 2016.
- The Truett Pulpit, Dr. George Mason, Senior Pastor, Wilshire Baptist Church, Dallas, Texas.
- Pulpit Fiction, with podcast. Reflections of lectionary text, pop culture, current events, etc. Robb Mc Coy and Eric Fistler, 2016.
- "Believing and Seeing," Alan Brehm, The Waking Dreamer.
- "Without needing any kind of supernatural intervention, genuine faith believes that God is always working in our lives for his good purposes. And when we believe in God in that way, we can see the goodness and beauty and joy in the world, despite the tragedy and suffering."
- "On Thelma on Concourse B and Glimpsing Faith in Unexpected Places," Janet H. Hunt, Dancing with the Word, 2016.
- "When and where have you encountered deep faith in a surprising place or person? What story did you hear?"
- Commentary, Luke 7:1-10, Jeannine K. Brown, Preaching This Week, WorkingPreacher.org, 2013.
- "Like the people of Nazareth who respond to the story of Elisha and Naaman with anger and rage (4:28), people might respond less than positively if we preach that Jesus cares about, ministers to, and wants to bless our enemies."
- "Faith in New Places," Dirk G. Lange, ON Scripture, Odyssey Networks, 2013.
- "Simply, we can't understand the powerful centurion if we don't have in mind a weeping widow."
- "Unexpected Faith," David Lose, Dear Working Preacher, 2013.
- "God regularly shows up where we don’t expect God to be and never, ever stops delighting in surprising us."
- "A Pious Centurion, His Beloved Slave, and the Imperial Command Structure," D Mark Davis, Left Behind and Loving It, 2013.
- "I think the phrase “my boy” carries both the endearing and the demeaning sense that a precious slave might have. I might be wrong here, given the torturous history of the word “boy” in the US. He is precious. But, he is a slave. And he is young."
- "The Faith of a Soldier," Alyce McKenzie, Edgy Exegesis, 2013.
- "The centurion may not embody all aspects of worthiness as listeners then would have defined it. But he does know a thing or two about confidence in the one giving him his orders. Do we?"
- "Worthy," Michael Coffey, 2013.
- "A New Authority," Rick Fry, 2013.
- "In times of fear, may we give up our own desire for control, and trust deeply in that authority which goes all the way for our sake. May we have faith. Who knows where this faith will lead us- or transform us?"
- Lectionary Blogging, John Petty, Progressive Involvement, 2013.
- "Jesus 'marveled' (thaumazo) at the centurion. Quite often, thaumazo is used to express the emotions of others as they witness the mighty deeds of Jesus. Here, however, it is Jesus who marveled and was amazed and was astonished."
- "The Authority of Jesus," Dr. Janet H. Hunt, Dancing with the Word, 2013.
- "Why do you think the centurion in Luke's account shows such faith? Have you ever witnessed such faith?"
- Lectionary Greek, Rob Myallis, 2013.
- "42," Nancy Rockwell, A Bite in the Apple, 2013.
- "Jesus, who praised the centurion’s declaration about his own unworthiness and his slave’s worth as astonishingly faithful, and who healed the slave for his own sake, should be appear on the cross wearing a Brooklyn Dodgers’ cap and a 42 jersey. Surely he was cheering for Branch Rickey and for Robinson when they signed that contract in 1946."
- "The Centurion's Friends," Lauren Winner, The Hardest Question, 2013.
- "Have your needs been carried to jesus by your friends?"
- Pulpit Fiction, podcast. Reflections of lectionary text, pop culture, current events, etc. Robb Mc Coy and Eric Fistler, 2013.
- Holy Textures, Understanding the Bible in its own time and in ours,
Luke 7:1-10, David Ewart, 2013.
- "It is crucial for our understanding of the Good News to recognize that 'Good News' is not just a proclamation. It is also a response. It requires not only a Jesus, but also a centurion to be realized. And the centurion is both the model and the challenge for you and me."
- "Recognizing the Holy," Christopher Burkett, Preacher Rhetorica, 2013.
- "[the Centurion's] recognition of Jesus isn’t validated in the healing of the slave. No, it's validated long before we know the slave is well. It’s all too easy to fall prey to a rather juvenile bargaining in our relationship with God. You know ,'Give me what I want and then I’ll believe in you.' As if faith gains us special favours. But that’s not what the centurion does. His recognition of Jesus' authority is enough for him. Closeness to Jesus is enough for him. Whatever Jesus directs, will be. That is enough for him. And Jesus responds, 'I tell you, not even in Israel have I found such faith.'"
- Evangelio Comentario del San Lucas 7:1-10 por Joel Morales Cruz, Working Preacher, 2013.
- "Miracles attributed to Jesus,"wikipedia.
- "Magic, Miracles, and The Gospel," L. Michael White. PBS From
Jesus to Christ.
- "Probably in some ways, and more than any other issue within the development of early Christianity and the gospels tradition, miracles present one of the problematic areas."
- "Miracles, In Other Words: Social Science Perspectives on Healings," Jerome H. Neyrey, University of Notre Dame, 1995.
- "...we should attend to the institution in which the healing takes place, either kinship or politics. What roles does the family have in an illness? How are they socially and economically affected? What role do they play in the seeking of a cure? What costs do they pay or debts to they incur? What if the healing occurs in the political realm, even if this is a healing shrine such as the temple of Asclepius at Epidaurus? Healings, moreover, might have important political implications, for "prophets" arose, echoing themes of liberation and freedom. The political significance of the account of the healing by the Jewish Eleazar before the emperor Vespasian and his retinue should not be discounted (Josephus. Ant. 8.45-48)."
- Capharnaum, featuring information and images from 19 seasons of excavations conducted by the late Fr. Virgilio C. Corbo ofm and Fr. Stanislao Loffereda ofm.
- Commentary, Luke 7:1-10, Lucy Lind Hogan, Preaching This Week, WorkingPreacher.org, 2013.
- 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).
- Cadwallader, Alan H,
"The Building of Awareness of Hermeneutics through the History of Interpretations of the Bible,"Colloquium, 2001.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Carey, Greg, Between Text & Sermon, Luke 7:1-10,"Interpretation, 2013.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerial - Derrett, J., Duncan,
"Law in the New Testament: The Syro-Phoenician Woman and the Centurion of
Capernaum," Novum Testamentum, 1973.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Gagnon, Robert AJ,
"Luke's Motives for Redaction in the Account of the Double Delegation in Luke 7:1-10," Novum Testamentum, 1994.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Glancy, Jennifer A.,
"Jesus, the Syrophoenician Woman, and Other First Century Bodies," Biblical Interpretation, 2010.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Gnanadason, Aruna,
"Jesus and the Asian Woman," Studies in World Christianity, 2001.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Hicks, Jane E.,
"Moral Agency at the Borders: Rereading the Story of the Syrophoenecian Woman," Word & World, 2003.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Kelly, Joseph G.,
"Lucan Christology and the Jewish-Christian Dialogue," Journal of Ecumenical Studies, 1984.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Kirk, Alan,
"Some Compositional Conventions of Hellenistic Wisdom Texts and the
Juxtaposition of 4:1-13; 6:20b-49; and 7:1-10 in Q," Journal of
Biblical Literature, 1997.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Neumark, Heidi,
"Kitchen Drama," Currents in Theology and Mission, 2009.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Perkinson, James W.,
"A Canaanitic Word in the Logos of Christ,"Semeia, 1996.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Streufert, Mary J.,
"An Affinity for Difference: a Theology of Power,"Currents in Theology and Mission, 2010.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
- Cadwallader, Alan H,
"The Building of Awareness of Hermeneutics through the History of Interpretations of the Bible,"Colloquium, 2001.
- Sermons:
- "Imperfect Community," the Rev. Chase Peeples, Day 1, 2016.
- "The Miracle of Community," Rev. Luke A. Powery, Duke University Chapel, 2013.
- "An Unexpected Faith," the Rev. Dr. Eric Barreto, Day 1, 2013.
- "Faith of an Outsider," Pastor Edward F. Markquart, Grace Lutheran Church, Seattle, Washington.
- With Children:
- Worshiping with Children, Including children in the congregation's worship, using the Revised Common Lectionary, Carolyn C. Brown, 2013.
- "A Soldier's Faith," Karin Adams and Barbara Wilmerton Haas, The Children's Chapel.
- "The Healing of the Centurion's Servant," children's study, puzzles, coloring sheet, etc. Higher Praise Christian Center.
- Drama:
- Graphics & Bulletin Materials:
- Clip Art Images: Luke 7:1-10, Misioneros Del Sagrado Corazón en el Perú.
- Hymns and Music:
- "A Roman Centurion Sought Out the Lord," Carolyn Winfrey Gillette's new hymn based Jesus' healing of the centurion's servant (Luke 7:1-10). Tune: ST. DENIO 11. 11. 11. 11 ("Immortal, Invisible, God Only Wise").
- Hymnary.org, hymns, scores, media, information.
- Hymns with Scripture Allusions: Luke 7:6. The Cyber Hymnal.
- Fine Arts Images Linked at The Text This Week's Art Index:
- Movies scenes with the following themes, listed at The Text This Week's Movie Concordance:
- Find Worship Resources & Suggested Other Readings for use with this text:
- Study Links and Resources for the Book of Luke
