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Mark 10:35-45
 | Reading the Text:
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| Historical References, Commentary and
Comparative Texts:
 | The
Five Gospels Parallels, John W. Marshall, University of Toronto. |
| Primary comparative texts about Food & Fellowship (including
"one who serves"), at (Rutgers University Dept of Religion) Mahlon H. Smith's Into His Own: Perspective on the
World of Jesus companion to the historical study of Christian texts. |
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"Jesus' Baptisms,"
"Leader as Servant," The Jesus Database, an online annotated inventory of
the traditions concerning the life and teachings of Jesus. Dr. Gregory C.
Jenks, FaithFutures Foundation. |
| Patristic Commentary on Mark 10:32-45 from the Catena Aurea. |
| Chapter XIV, The
Martyrdom of Polycarp (ca. 156). |
| XXX.47-52; XXXI.1-4;
Tatian's Diatessaron
(c. 150-160). |
| I.XXI.2, Adversus
Haereses, Irenaeus of Lyons.
(c. 180) |
| Exegetical
Fragments. (scroll down to LV), Irenaeus (c 180) |
| I.9, Paedagogus,
Clement of Alexandria (c 200) |
| V.III, The
Refutation of all Heresies (Philosophumena), Hippolytus of Rome.
(c. 225) |
| VII.XXIII, Against
Celsus, Origen.
(c.246) |
| Concerning
Works and Almsgiving -- Cyprian
of Carthage (c. 254) |
| From the
Catena
Aurea, Patristic Commentary by St Thomas Aquinas. |
| From the Geneva Notes.
 | "The magistrates according to
God's appointment rule over their subjects: but the pastors are not
called to rule, but to serve according to the example of the Son of
God himself who went before them, for in doing such he also was a
minister of his Father's will." |
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| From
Matthew
Henry's Commentary.
| "If Jesus would gratify all
our desires, it would soon appear that we desire fame or authority,
and are unwilling to taste of his cup, or to have his baptism; and
should often be ruined by having our prayers answered. But he loves
us, and will only give his people what is good for them." |
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| From Wesley's Notes.
| "Them who by patient
continuance in well doing, seek for glory, and honour, and
immortality. For these only eternal life is prepared. To these, only
he will give it in that day; and to every man his own reward,
according to his own labour." |
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| From the
Commentary on the Whole Bible
(Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, 1871).
| "In the kingdom about to be
set up, this principle shall have no place. All My servants shall
there be equal; and the only greatness known to it shall be the
greatness of humility and devotedness to the service of others. He
that goes down the deepest in these services of self-denying
humility shall rise the highest and hold the chiefest place in that
kingdom; even as the Son of man, whose abasement and self-sacrifice
for others, transcending all, gives Him of right a place above
all!" |
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| From The People's
New Testament, B.W. Johnson, 1891. |
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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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"James
and John Want to Be at Jesus' Right Hand," 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
20," William Loader, Murdoch University, Uniting Church in Australia.
| "Jesus was powerful. The
liberation he lived did not require him to seek power for his own
sake, but to own the power he had in compassion and in self giving." |
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"Secret Ambition," Mary Hinkle, Pilgrim Preaching: Keeping Company with
biblical texts and the people who hear and preach them.
| "I
once heard Will Willimon point out that in Acts, verbs for staying put (histēmi
and related words) do not often occur in a favorable light. People with
"place" are contrasted with people "on the way." The contrast here in Mark
is the same." |
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Marginally Mark, by Brian McGowan, Anglican priest in Western
Australia. |
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Exegesis,
Proper 24B, by Richard Donovan at lectionary.org. |
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"Having the Heart and Hands of a Servant,"
Gospel Analysis, Sermons from
Seattle, Pastor Edward F. Markquart, Grace Lutheran Church, Seattle,
Washington. Detailed background and exegesis. |
| Exegetical
Notes by Brian Stoffregen, at CrossMarks
Christian Resources.
| "While we are not called to be
a ransom for many, are we as individuals and congregation's called
to be self-sacrificing (not maintaining ourselves) in our mission to
serve each other and be slaves to all?" |
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"Jesus' Idea of Authority," Ordinary 29B, Fr. Gerry Pierse, C.Ss.R., from Sundays Into
Silence: Reflections on the Sunday Gospels in the Light of Christian
Meditation. Claretian Publications.
| "Many people think of religion as a way
of avoiding or getting around reality, and of the Bible as a kind of holy
religious book. Both assumptions are very far from the truth." |
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"The Glory of Christian Leadership,"
Larry Broding's Word-Sunday.Com: A
Catholic Resource for This Sunday's Gospel. Adult Study, Children's
Story, Family Activity, Support Materials.
| "What sorts of ambitions do people
have? How do these ambitions affect those around them?" |
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Wellspring of
the Gospel, Ordinary 29B, Catherine McElhinney and Kathryn
Turner, Weekly Wellsprings. |
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"Jostling for Position," Martin B. Copenhaver, The Christian
Century, 1994.
| "We can stop looking for the world to
give us the places of honor and get back to our rightful place--in the
kitchen." |
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"On
Being a Survivor," William Willimon, The Christian Century,
1986. At Religion Online.
| "As his disciples flee into
the darkness with their swords, he is dragged away by Caesar’s men
who come after him with the sword. The sacrificial victim of
"civilization as we know it," he bids us to let go." |
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"Jesus
as Lord, Jesus as Servant," Diogenes Allen, Princeton Theological Seminary.
Adapted from The Truth About Jesus, ed Donald Armstrong III, 1998. Republished at Religion OnLine.
| "For all we ever do is to be
witnesses. A witness is one who puts the issue clearly. The issue is that we either stand
on earth on our own feet or we are suspended from above, attached to the living
Lord." |
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"Mark: The Movie," commentary by Stacey Elizabeth Simpson, The
Christian Century, 2000. At Religion Online.
| "More often than not, we too are blind
to the gruesome reality of what it means to follow Jesus. But the One who
healed the blind bids us press on." |
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"The
Call to Downward Mobility," Kenneth L. Carder, The Christian
Century, 1997. At Religion Online.
| "The disciples’ request to
be positioned near Christ reflects the ambivalence of the human
spirit. On the one hand there is the drive to be somebody, a drive
often expressed in substituting power for love. On the other hand
there is the lure of Incarnate Love, whose power is manifested in
weakness. Following the Christ toward downward mobility and giving
oneself to others is authentic greatness." |
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"The
Example of Jesus," Rev. Bryan Findlayson, Lectionary Bible
Studies and Sermons, Pumpkin Cottage Ministry Resources. Includes detailed
textual notes. |
| "James and John
Lobbying Jesus," analysis and reflections by Ed Schroeder, at Sabbatheology
by The Crossings Community of St Louis, Missouri.
| "Jesus exercises authority by
placing himself under the very ones he claims authority over! From this underside
location, this ochlos position, we have followed him throughout the lectionary year of
Mark. His is an upside-down authority." |
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| "The
Glory of Downward Mobility," analysis and reflection by Carolyn
Schneider and Ed Schroeder, at Sabbatheology by The Crossings
Community of St Louis, Missouri.
| "... it is not our associating
with Jesus, so much as our inability to accept a crucified Messiah,
that leaves us God-forsaken." |
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| Articles & Background:
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"Mark
10: Journey to Jerusalem," wikipedia. |
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"Jesus and
Patronage," Daniel P. Schrock, Windows to the World of Jesus: Studies
of Mark's Gospel. (Continue to click on "next" at bottom of the page for
Class 7 to work through the material.) |
| "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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"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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"Minjung
and Power: A Biblical and Theological Perspective on Doularchy
(Servanthood)," Kim Yong-Bock, at Religion
OnLine.
| "Power has been the perennial problem in human history. The reality of
power is complex; and its use and misuse in all human, social and political relations and
interactions has been a question of utmost importance for all peoples. In movements for
liberation from oppression, the question has been always raised not only in terms of use
or misuse, but also in terms of the very nature of power." |
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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."
| "We Christians must talk about
economics, and talk about it in light of the gospel." |
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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.):
| Carder, Kenneth L.,
"The Call to Downward Mobility," The Christian Century, 1997. |
| Copenhaver, Martin B.,
"Jostling for Position," The Christian Century, 1994. |
| Dewey, Joanna,
"Women in the Gospel of Mark," Word & World, 2006. (Section on
this text begins on page 25.) |
| Kim, Yung Suk,
"Jesus' Death in Context,"
The Living Pulpit, 2007. (See also
"Atonement," issue focus of The Living Pulpit, 16.2, 2007.)
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| Koyama, Kosuke,
"A Holy Mystery: Welcoming a Little Child," The Living Pulpit,
2003. |
| Neyrey, Jerome H., S.J.,
"Questions, Chreiai, and Challenges to Honor: The Interface of Rhetoric and
Culture in Mark's Gospel," The Catholic Biblical Quarterly, 1998. |
| Preiss, Théo,
"The Son of Man Came to Minister," Interpretation, 1950. |
| Reardon, Patrick
Henry,
"The Cross, Sacraments and Martyrdom: An Investigation of mark 10:35-45,"
St. Vladimir's Theological Quarterly, 1992. |
| Roose, Hanna,
"Sharing in Christ's Rule: Tracing a Debate in Earliest Christianity,"
Journal for the Study of the New Testament, 2004. |
| Santos, Narry F.,
"Jesus' Paradoxical Teaching in Mark 8:35; 9:35; and 10:43-44,"
Bibliotheca Sacra, 2000. |
| Santos, Narry F.,
"The Paradox of Authority and Servanthood in the Gospel of Mark,"
Bibliotheca Sacra, 1997. |
| Seeley, David,
"Rulership and Service in Mark 10:41-45," Novum Testamentum,
1993. |
| Simpson, Stacey
Elizabeth,
"Mark: The Movie," The Christian Century, 2000. |
| Smart, James D.,
"Mark 10:35-45: Expository Article," Interpretation, 1979. |
| Willimon, William,
"On Being a Survivor," The Christian Century, 1986. |
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| Reviews:
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Kaminouchi, Alberto DeMingo, But It Is Not So Among You:
Echoes of Power in Mark 10:32-45. T&T Clark, 2003.
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Reviews by Douglas
Geyer and William Campbell in SBL's
Review of Biblical Literature. |
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Review by Paul J. Achtemeier
in The Catholic Biblical Quarterly, 2004. |
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| Sermons:
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"The Drum
Major Instinct," Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Ebenezer Baptist Church,
1968. |
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"Having the Heart and Hands of a Servant,"
Sermons from Seattle,
Pastor Edward F. Markquart, Grace Lutheran Church, Seattle,
Washington. |
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"Ambitions - Yours and Jesus'," 25
July 2004,
Walter Harms, Goettinger Predigten: Every Sunday
Sermons based on the RCL by a team of Lutheran theologians/ pastors. |
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"Finding the Way to Joy,"
the Rev. Dr. Wiley Stephens,
Day 1, 2003. |
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"The Journey," the
Rev. Dr. Thomas Lane Butts, Day 1, 2000. |
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"Power, Pleasure
& Wealth,"
Fr. Patrick Brennan,
30 Good Minutes, Chicago
Sunday Evening Club, 1998. |
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"The Servant's
Quarters," John Jewell,
2000. |
| "A
Sermon on Mark 10:45," Geerhardus Vos, in Kerux: The Online
Journal of Biblical Theology (Reformed)
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| Father
Andrew M. Greeley, "Priest, Author, Sociologist,"
Commentary and Homily:
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| The Ambitious Heart: Mark 10:32-52, by Ray C. Stedman.
Text or
Real Audio. |
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| With Children:
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"Who Is the
Greatest?" Illustrating the Story (lessons, children's sermons),
coloring pages, activity sheets, crafts, children's songs. MSSS Crafts. |
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"Humility," Fr. Max
Bowers, Kid's Church. |
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"To Be Like Jesus,"
Charles Kirkpatrick, Sermons4kids.com. |
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"Eddie's Night
Out With His Family,"
children's story by Larry Broding, word-sunday.com. |
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"Who Will Sit at
Jesus' Right and Left Hand?" Sunday School
Lessons: Family Bible Study, art projects, music, stories, etc. |
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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 10:45, Fr. Richard Lonsdale, Resources for Catholic Educators. |
| Clip Art Images:
Mark 10:35-45, Misioneros Del Sagrado Corazón en el Perú. |
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Mark 10:35-45 at
Cerezo Barredo's weekly gospel illustration.
Liberation emphasis. |
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Mark 10:35-45, Liturgical Drawing,
Maria d.c. Zamora,
Claretian Resources, Philippines. ("Download and use
these for free.") |
| Commercial Site:
"The Payoff,"
(Mark 10:35-45) 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:
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| Movies scenes with the following themes,
listed at The Text This Week's Movie Concordance:
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| Literary References and Comparative Texts:
| "Prayer
for All," St Francis of Assisi. ("Lord, make me an
instrument of Thy peace...") |
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| Study Links and Resources for the Book of Mark |
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