Isaiah 1:1-20
(Isaiah 1:1, 10-20)
(Isaiah 1:10-18)
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- Historical References, Commentary and
Comparative Texts:
- Chapter VIII, The First Epistle to the Corinthians, Clement of Rome (ca. 96).
- Chapter II, Chapter IX, Chapter XV of the Epistle of Barnabas. (ca. 130)
- Chapter XXXVII, Chapter XLIV, Chapter XLVII, Chapter LIII, Chapter LXI, Chapter LXIII, The First Apology of Justin Martyr. (c 150)
- Chapter CXL, Dialogue With Trypho, Justin Martyr. (c 160)
- I.XIX.1, IV.II.1, IV.IV.2, IV.XVII.1, IV.XXXVI.2, IV.XLI.2, 3, Adversus Haereses, Irenaeus of Lyons. (c. 180)
- Chapter III, Chapter IV, Chapter IX, Chapter XIII, Adversus Judaeos, Tertullian (c. 198)
- Chapter II, Chapter XIV, Chapter XXVIII, On Prayer, Tertullian (c. 199)
- Chapter X, Exhortation to the Greeks, Clement of Alexandria (c 200)
- I.9, II.8, III.12, Paedagogus, Clement of Alexandria (c 200)
- I.18, II.18, V.8, V.14, VI.6, Stromata, Clement of Alexandria (c 200)
- I.8, To His Wife, Tertullian (c. 206)
- I.20, Against Marcion, Tertullian (c. 207)
- II.18, II.19, II.22, Against Marcion, Tertullian (c. 208)
- III.6, III.13, III.23, III.24, Against Marcion, Tertullian (c. 209)
- IV.10, IV.12, IV.14, IV.25, IV.27, IV.29, IV.31, IV.42, Against Marcion, Tertullian (c. 210)
- Chapter XIV, On Idolatry, Tertullian (c. 211)
- Chapter XXVI, On the Resurrection of the Flesh, Tertullian (c. 211)
- V.4, V.9, V.14, Against Marcion, Tertullian (c. 212)
- Chapter XII, Scorpiace, Tertullian (c. 213)
- Chapter VIII, On Modesty, Tertullian (c. 217)
- II.VIII.1, III.I.6, First Principles (De Principiis), Origen. (c.225)
- II.LXXVI, VI.LVII, VI.LXII, Against Celsus, Origen. (c.246)
- On the Lord's Prayer -- Cyprian of Carthage (c. 252)
- Rashi's Commentary, c. 1075. chabad.org.
- From the Geneva Notes.
- From Matthew Henry's Commentary.
- From Wesley's Notes.
- From the Commentary on the Whole Bible (Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, 1871).
- Contemporary Commentary, Studies and Exegesis:
- Commentary,
Isaiah 1:1, 10-20, Blake Couey, Pentecost 12C Preaching This Week, WorkingPreacher.org, 2016
- "With its stunning poetry, inspiring call for justice, and complex portrayal of God, Isaiah 1 is one of the most memorable chapters of biblical prophetic literature."
- The Center for Excellence in Preaching, resources from Calvin Theological Seminary: Comments & Observations, Textual Points, Illustration Ideas, 2016.
- The Truett Pulpit, Stephen D. Graham, Coordinator, CBF Oklahoma.
- Pulpit Fiction, with podcast. Reflections of lectionary text, pop culture, current events, etc. Robb Mc Coy and Eric Fistler, 2016.
- "Attentiveness to God, Respect for Human Beings" Commented Bible Passages from Taize, 2007.
- What's Your Swagger?, 5 Minute Bible Podcast, Tim Bulkeley, 2015.
- Commentary,
Isaiah 1:10-18, Corrine Carvalho, Preaching This Week, WorkingPreacher.org, 2013.
- "Scandals: They are part of the human experience, and, unfortunately, churches aer not immune to them."
- Commentary,
Isaiah 1:1, 10-20, David G. Garber, Jr., Pentecost 12C Preaching This Week, WorkingPreacher.org, 2013
- "Everyone loves a courtroom drama, but what happens when God prosecutes God's own people?"
- "Our Filthy Metaphors," Carol Howard Merritt, The Hardest Question, 2013.
- "How can we struggle with these demeaning figures of speech?"
- "Visions in the Daytime," John C. Holbert, Opening the Old Testament, 2013.
- "Perhaps it is past time for more prophets to appear whose eyes see deeper into the heart of things and who are willing to speak a truth that few wish to hear. What about you and me?"
- "Caring for the Vulnerable," Faith Element, 2013.
- Commentary,
Isaiah 1:10-18, James Limburg, Pentecost 23C Preaching This Week,
WorkingPreacher.org, 2010.
- "Reform School - for Everyone"
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Commentary,
Isaiah 1:1, 10-20, J. Clinton McCann, Pentecost 11C Preaching This Week,
WorkingPreacher.org, 2010.
- "A pressing question for contemporary pastors and congregations is this: Is our worship acceptable to God?"
- Comments (commentary) and Clippings (technical notes for in-depth study), Chris Haslam, Anglican Diocese of Montreal.
- Isaiah 1:1, 10-20, Pentecost 11C, Commentary, Background, Insights from Literary Structure, Theological Message, Ways to Present the Text. Anna Grant-Henderson, Uniting Church in
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Isaiah 1:1, 10-20,
The Old Testament Readings: Weekly Comments on the Revised Common
Lectionary, Theological Hall of the Uniting Church,
Melbourne, Australia.
- "The Lord?s gracious offer of life, even in the face of his people?s disloyalty, is the surprise element. But no view of this offer should ever be taken that lessens the requirement of reorientation on Israel?s part. There is no cheap grace, either for God?s people, or for God."
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"I Hate Meetings!," Timothy Wayne Good, The Naked Alien,
2010.
- "What is the relationship between personal and social holiness? Have we separated or prioritized the two?"
- "The Religious Situation in Israel," Rev. Bryan Findlayson, Lectionary Bible Studies and Sermons, Pumpkin Cottage Ministry Resources.
-
Kairos CoMotion Lectionary Discussion,
Isaiah 1:1, 10-20, Wesley White. "A place of
conversation regarding Progressive Christianity."
- "When some cosmic bottom-line is measured, it won't be a matter of how much blood is spilt - but how much evil was avoided and how much good was initiated."
- "Commentary
on Isaiah 1:1, 10-21: Tenth Sunday After Pentecost (Year C),"
Dennis Bratcher, Christian Resource Institute.
- "The danger raised by an exclusive emphasis on grace alone, as important as that might be in some contexts, is the danger of lapsing into the same kind of attitude that characterized Isaiah?s day; that religion itself is a guarantee of right relationship with God."
- "Commentary
on Isaiah 1:10-18: 22nd Sunday After Pentecost (Year C),"
Dennis Bratcher, Christian Resource Institute.
- "People who have experienced the grace of God cannot continue to cheat and steal from others, nor can they turn a deaf ear to the cries for help from those who cannot help themselves. Grace experienced must be grace lived."
- "A
Tale of Two Cities: Isaiah and Worship," James T. Dennison Jr.,
in Kerux: The Online Journal of Biblical Theology (Reformed)
- "A city intended as the jewel of justice?the ruby of righteousness?a city set on a hill; Jerusalem is a harlot, unfaithful, treacherous, a city of rebels, a citadel of iniquity."
- Commentary,
Isaiah 1:1, 10-20, Blake Couey, Pentecost 12C Preaching This Week, WorkingPreacher.org, 2016
- 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).
- Bailey, Randall C.,
"'They Shall Become as White as Snow': When Bad Is Turned into Good,"
Semeia, 1996.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Barton, Mukti, "I
Am Black and Beautiful," Black Theology, 2004.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Battle, Michael, "Gasping for Air," The Christian
Century, 2001.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Cate, Robert L.,
"We Need to Be Saved (Isaiah 1:1-2; 5:1-2; 6:1-13)," Review &
Expositor, 1991.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Culver, Robert Duncan,
"Isaiah 1:18 - Declaration, Exclamation or Interrogation," Journal of
Evangelical Theological Society, 1969.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Devanesan, J. Christopher Samuel, "Sin and Colour: A
Critical Evaluation of the Western Scholarly Exegesis on Isaiah 1:18,"
Black Theology, 2004.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Goldingay, John, "Isaiah 1:1 and 2:1," Vetus
Testamentum, 1998.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Gitay, Yehoshua, "Reflections on the Study of the
Prophetic Discourse," Vetus Testamentum, 1983.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Holladay, William L., "A New Suggestion for the Crux
in Isaiah 1:4B," Vetus Testamentum, 1983.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Honeyman, A.M.,
"Isaiah 1.16 HIZZAKU," Vetus Testamentum, 1951.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Landy, Francis,
"Torah and Anti-Torah: Isaiah 2:2-4 and 1:10-26," Biblical
Interpretation, 2003.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Tomasino, Anthony J., "Isaiah 1.1 - 2.4 and 63-66,
and the Composition of the Isaianic Corpus," Journal for the Study of
the Old Testament, 1993.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Willis, John T., "The First Pericope in the Book of
Isaiah," Vetus Testamentum, 1984.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Willis, John T., "On the Interpretation of Isaiah
1:18," Journal for the Study of the Old Testament, 1983.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
- Bailey, Randall C.,
"'They Shall Become as White as Snow': When Bad Is Turned into Good,"
Semeia, 1996.
- Sermons:
- "Sinners at the Laundromat," the Rev. Susan Sparks, Day 1, 2014.
- Reviews:
- With Children:
- Worshiping with Children, Proper 14, Including children in the congregation's worship, using the Revised Common Lectionary, Carolyn C. Brown, 2013.
- "Storypath Lectionary Links: Connecting Children's Literature with our Faith Story," August 11, 2013, Union Presbyterian Seminary. Connection: Isaiah 1:1, 10-20 and Brother Batholomew and the Apple Grove by Jan Cheripko.
- Drama:
- Graphics & Bulletin Materials:
- Isaiah 1:18, Heartlight - Free Christian PowerPoint Backgrounds.
- Hymns and Music:
- Hymnary.org, hymns, scores, media, information.
- Hymns with Scripture Allusions: Isaiah 1:7, 10, 15, 16, 18. The Cyber Hymnal.
- At Digital Hymnal (midi files, guitar chords, karaoke files, projection text):
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- Study Links and Resources for the Book of Isaiah
