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Mark 10:17-31
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NRSV (with link to Anglicized NRSV) at Oremus Bible Browser. |
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The Bible Gateway:
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 (Matthew Henry, Wesley's Notes, Geneva Notes,
etc) & sermons. |
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| Historical References, Commentary and
Comparative Texts:
| The
Five Gospels Parallels, John W. Marshall, University of Toronto. |
| Comparative World Scriptures from United
Communities of Spirit:
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| Similitude IX.20,
Shepherd of Hermas. (c.145) |
| XXVIII.42-48, 51;
XXIX.3-5, 8,
10-11; Tatian's Diatessaron
(c. 150-160). |
| I.XX.2, Adversus
Haereses, Irenaeus of Lyons.
(c. 180) |
| III.6, V.5, Stromata,
Clement of Alexandria (c 200) |
| "Who is
the Rich Man that Shall Be Saved?" (sermon on Mark 10:17-31), Clement of
Alexandria (c. 200) |
| II.8,
To His Wife, Tertullian (c. 206) |
| Chapter XII, On
Idolatry, Tertullian
(c. 211) |
| Chapter
XIV, On Monogamy, Tertullian
(c. 215) |
| Chapter II, On
Modesty, Tertullian
(c. 217) |
| V.II, VII.XIX, The
Refutation of all Heresies (Philosophumena), Hippolytus of Rome.
(c. 225) |
| II.7, Commentary
on the Gospel of John, Origen.
(c.228) |
| VI.28,
Commentary on the Gospel of John, Philocalia [anthology of Origen prepared by St.
Basil and St. Gregory Nazianzen], Origen.
(c.230) |
| V.XI, Against
Celsus, Origen.
(c.246) |
| On the
Lapsed -- Cyprian of
Carthage (c. 251) |
| On
Virgins, Ambrose,
Bishop of Milan (339-397). |
| From the
Catena
Aurea, Patristic Commentary by St Thomas Aquinas. |
| From the Geneva Notes.
 | "Two things are to be greatly
avoided by those who earnestly seek eternal life: the first is an
opinion of their merits or deservings, which is not only understood,
but condemned by the due consideration of the law: and the second is
the love of riches, which turns aside many from that race in which
they ran with a good courage." |
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| From
Matthew
Henry's Commentary.
| "Those who thus eagerly seek
the wealth of the world, will never rightly prize Christ and his
grace. Also, as to the greatness of the salvation of those who have
but little of this world, and leave it for Christ." |
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| From Wesley's Notes.
| "He shall receive a hundred
fold, houses, &c. - Not in the same kind: for it will
generally be with persecutions: but in value: a hundred fold more
happiness than any or all of these did or could afford. But let it
be observed, none is entitled to this happiness, but he that will
accept it with persecutions." |
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| From the
Commentary on the Whole Bible
(Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, 1871). |
| From The People's
New Testament, B.W. Johnson, 1891.
| "Mark adds one sentence that
furnishes the key to the interpretation of the whole discourse:
"How hard it is for them that trust in riches,"
etc." |
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| Contemporary Commentary, Studies, and Exegesis:
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Comments
(commentary) and
Clippings
(technical notes for in-depth study), Chris Haslam, Anglican
Diocese of Montreal. |
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A Brief Commentary on the
Gospel of Mark, Chapter 8:27 - 10:52, Carl W. Conrad. (Click superscript numbers
for commentary.) |
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"The
Rich Getting into Heaven Is Like a Camel..." Michael A. Turton's
Historical Commentary on the Gospel of Mark, "a
complete verse-by-verse commentary on the Gospel of Mark, focusing on the
historicity of people, places, events, and sayings in the world of the
Gospel of Mark." |
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"First
Thoughts on Year B Gospel Passages in the Lectionary: Pentecost 19,"
William Loader, Murdoch University, Uniting Church in Australia.
| "The deceit of wealth is
almost inescapable; the burden of guilt, both individual and
corporate, impossible." |
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"Rich Young Ruler,"
Gospel Analysis, Sermons from
Seattle, Pastor Edward F. Markquart, Grace Lutheran Church, Seattle,
Washington. Detailed background and exegesis. |
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"Detachment and Freedom," Ordinary 28B, Fr. Gerry Pierse, C.Ss.R., from Sundays Into
Silence: Reflections on the Sunday Gospels in the Light of Christian
Meditation. Claretian Publications.
| "The issue here is not so much the
acquisition of riches as the attachment to them." |
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"Then Who Can Be Saved?", The Way of the
Cross: Markan Texts for Late Pentecost, Donald H. Juel,
Texts in Context, Word & World,
Luther Northwestern Theological School, 1994. |
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"Seeking," Mary Hinkle, Pilgrim Preaching: Keeping Company with
biblical texts and the people who hear and preach them. |
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Marginally Mark, by Brian McGowan, Anglican priest in Western
Australia. |
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Exegesis,
Proper 23B, by Richard Donovan at lectionary.org. |
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Wellspring of
the Gospel, Ordinary 28B, Catherine McElhinney and Kathryn
Turner, Weekly Wellsprings. |
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"Yearnings,"
Larry Broding's Word-Sunday.Com: A
Catholic Resource for This Sunday's Gospel. Adult Study, Children's
Story, Family Activity, Support Materials.
| "What is the greatest need in
our society? To what lengths will people seek answers to that
need?" |
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"The
Rich Man," Rev. Bryan Findlayson, Lectionary Bible
Studies and Sermons, Pumpkin Cottage Ministry Resources. Includes detailed
textual notes. |
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"Who Can Be Saved?"
Stacey Elizabeth Simpson, The Christian Century, 2000. Religion Online.
| "What must we do to inherit eternal
life? We must let go of all that we have and all that we do that gets in
the way of seeing that there is nothing we can do to save ourselves." |
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"The
Perils of Riches," Kenneth L. Carder, The Christian Century,
1997. At Religion Online.
| "God’s special friendship
with the poor is not a rejection of the rich, but an affirmation
that life is not in riches. Life is in God’s grace. It is this
grace that gives us identity and worth." |
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| "The Disciples'
Unfaith Exposed," analysis and reflections by Ed Schroeder, at Sabbatheology
by The Crossings Community of St Louis, Missouri.
| "The well-to-do legalist and
Jesus' conversation with him serves as a "perfectly clear" pre-text for the
post-text about the disciples. Yet it was not so perfectly clear to the first disciples.
Do we 20th century disciples have any better vision?" |
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| "Doing
the Impossible," analysis and reflections by Steven C. Kuhl in Sabbatheology
from The Crossings Community of St Louis, Missouri.
| "We are no longer seekers but
sharers; we no longer "do to get" (legalism), but
we "get to do" (we live for the sake of the
Gospel)." |
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| Articles & Background:
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"Mark 10: The Rich Man and the Eye of the Needle,"
"Ministry
of Jesus: Poverty," wikipedia. |
| "Questions,
Chreai, and Challenges to Honor. The Interface of Rhetoric and Culture in Mark's
Gospel." Jerome H. Neyrey, Catholic Biblical Quarterly
60 (1998):657-81.
| "In
terms of rhetorical background, our survey of "questions" indicates that how
they function more often than not as competitive, even hostile weapons intended to inflict
major damage. Questions score points, draw blood, and shame opponents. The same
interpretation applies equally to the phenomenon of answering a question with a
counter-question, which also is an aggressive weapon. And by observing who is reduced to
silence, we have narrative clues about who triumphed in the question game and who
lost" |
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"Jesus,
Apocalyptic, and World Transformation," David B. Batstone. Theology
Today, 1993.
| "It is often overlooked how
ideologically explosive the notion of the kingdom of God was within
Jesus' own social milieu. In first-century Palestine, it did not
have the same metaphorical and strictly religious connotation that
makes the term so safe within our own theological world. In fact, it
evoked the memory and visionary impulse of Yahweh who acts to
deliver Yahweh's 'chosen ones' from occupation and oppression at the
hands of alien nations. Intrinsic to that symbolic universe is the
conviction that the chosen suffer and the unjust prosper in the
present day only because history stands at the brink of a great
reversal." |
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"The Family in the Jesus Movement," Santiago Guijarro, Biblical
Theology Bulletin, 2004.
| "The purpose of this study is to explore the possible
continuity between the Jesus movement before Jesus' death and the movement
of his disciples after his resurrection in their attitude towards the
family." |
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"Am I My Brother's Keeper?" Ellen T Charry,
Theology Today, 2003.
| "Christian idealization of poverty translates into
church employees often being poorly paid in comparison with employees of
other organizations." |
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"Opening Blind Eyes: A Revisioning of Mark 8:22 - 10:52," Marie Noel
Keller, Biblical Theology Bulletin, 2001.
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"Keller
argues that Mark uses the stories of the two blind men in his Gospel to
serve as metaphors for his community...Their stories and the material
within the frame of 8:22-10:52 work together to help his community learn
the lessons they need in order to advance from the fear they are
experiencing to follow Jesus boldly 'on the way.'" |
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"God
Speed the Year of Jubilee! The Biblical Vision of Sabbath Economics," by Ched
Myers in Sojourners. Part two:
"Jesus'
New Economy of Grace." |
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| Articles in
ATLAS Journals. (Direct link when you are
subscribed and logged in to
ATLASerials online collection of Religion and Theology Journals.):
| Batstone, David B.,
"Jesus, Apocalyptic, and World Transformation," Theology Today,
1993. |
| Carder, Kenneth L.,
"The Perils of Riches," The Christian Century, 1997. |
| Carl, William J.,
"Expository Articles: Mark 10:17-27 (28-31)," Interpretation,
1979. |
| Charry, Ellen T.,
"Am I My Brother's Keeper?" Theology Today, 2003. |
| Dewey, Joanna,
"Women in the Gospel of Mark," Word & World, 2006. (Section on
this text begins on page 26.) |
| Draper, J.A.,
"Exegesis and Proclamation: 'Go sell all that you have...,'" Journal
of Theology for Southern Africa, 1992. |
| Fuller, Reginald H.,
"The Decalogue in the New Testament," Interpretation, 1989. |
| Gundry, Robert H.,
"Mark 10:29: Order in the List," The Catholic Biblical Quarterly,
1997. |
| May, David M.,
"Leaving and Receiving: Social-Scientific Exegesis of Mark 10:29-31,"
Perspectives in Religious Studies, 1990. |
| Rossing, Barbara,
"Healing Affluenza: A Sermon on Mark 10:17-27," Currents in Theology
and Mission, 2006. |
| Simpson, Stacey
Elizabeth,
"Who Can Be Saved?" The Christian Century, 2000. |
| Stanley, Alan P.,
"The Rich Young Ruler and Salvation," Bibliotheca Sacra, 2006. |
| Thomas, Frank,
"Can Rich People Be Saved? (Mark 10:23-27)," Ex Auditu, 2006.
Image Browse -
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| Willimon, William H.,
"Preaching to Affluent Young Adults, or Lord, Help Me Shove This
Camel," Journal for Preachers, 2002. |
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| Reviews: |
| Sermons:
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"Matthew
and Luke Got It Wrong?" the Rev. John McCard, Day 1, 2006. |
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"The Rich Young Ruler,"
Sermons from Seattle,
Pastor Edward F. Markquart, Grace Lutheran Church, Seattle,
Washington. |
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"The Real Way
to Personal Fulfillment," the Rev. Dr. John Killinger, 30 Good
Minutes, Chicago Sunday Evening Club, 1997. |
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"Power, Pleasure
& Wealth,"
Fr. Patrick Brennan, 30 Good Minutes, Chicago
Sunday Evening Club, 1998.
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"Life's Second
Question," the Rev. Dr. John Buchanan, 30 Good Minutes, Chicago
Sunday Evening Club, 1994. |
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"Center and Circumference," Fr. Richard Rohr, 30 Good Minutes,
Chicago Sunday Evening Club, 1992. |
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"Just Looking,"
John Jewell,
2000. |
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"It's Not Always What You
Think," the Rev. Dr. Ozzie E. Smith,
Day 1, 2003. |
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"Re-Launch Yourself,"
the Rev. Michael Foss, Day 1, 2000. |
| Father
Andrew M. Greeley, "Priest, Author, Sociologist," Commentary and Homily:
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| With Children:
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"Rich
Young Ruler," Illustrating the Story (lessons, children's sermons),
coloring pages, activity sheets, crafts, children's songs. MSSS Crafts. |
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"Decision Making," Fr. Max Bowers, Kid's Church. |
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"The God of
the Impossible," Charles Kirkpatrick, Sermons4kids.com. |
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"David's
Impossible Day,"
children's story by Larry Broding, word-sunday.com. |
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"God Saves Us
When We Can't Save Ourselves," Sunday School
Lessons: Family Bible Study, art projects, music, stories, etc. |
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"Eye of a
Needle," Jim Kerlin, childrensermons.com. |
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Mark 9 & 10
Crossword, Don Crownover's Bible Puzzles. |
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| Drama:
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| Graphics & Bulletin Materials:
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Clip Art,
Mark 10:21, Fr. Richard Lonsdale, Resources for Catholic Educators. |
| Clip Art Images:
Mark 10:17-30, Misioneros Del Sagrado Corazón en el Perú. |
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Mark 10:17-30 at
Cerezo Barredo's weekly gospel illustration.
Liberation emphasis. |
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Mark 10:17-30,
Mark 10:28-31,
Mark 10:28-31, Liturgical Drawing,
Maria d.c. Zamora,
Claretian Resources, Philippines. ("Download and use
these for free.") |
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Camel Fit,
Skinny,
Failed
Attempt,
Reverend Fun Cartoon, gospelcom.net. Check for printing
permissions at right-hand side of destination page. |
| Commercial Sites:
"Passing
Through,"
(Mark 10:17-31) graphics/films/worship ideas from Lumicon. |
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| Hymns and Music:
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| 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:
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