Mark 10:46-52
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- 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: 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- Historical References, Commentary and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.
- "Of David's Lineage," The Jesus Database, an online annotated inventory of the traditions concerning the life and teachings of Jesus. Dr. Gregory C. Jenks, FaithFutures Foundation.
- XXXI.27, 29-33; Tatian's Diatessaron (c. 150-160).
- Chapter XII, On Baptism, Tertullian (c. 198)
- VI.15, Stromata, Clement of Alexandria (c 200)
- From the Catena Aurea, Patristic Commentary by St Thomas Aquinas.
- From the Geneva Notes.
- "Only Christ being called upon by faith heals our blindness."
- From
Matthew
Henry's Commentary.
- "Those who have spiritual eyesight, see that beauty in Christ which will draw them to run after him."
- Blind Bartimaeus (Mark 10:52): sermon by George Whitefield.
- From Wesley's Notes.
- From the Commentary on the Whole Bible (Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, 1871).
- From The People's
New Testament, B.W. Johnson, 1891.
- "Bartimæus' faith was shown, (1) by his going to Jesus; (2) by his belief that Jesus was the Messiah; (3) by persevering against opposition; (4) by casting away all that hindered; (5) by obeying Jesus when he was called; (6) by following and praising him after he was cured."
- Contemporary Commentary, Studies, and Exegesis:
- Bartimaeus Calls out to Jesus, audio telling, story in episodes, graphic, audio and written commentaries. Go Tell Communications, Biblical Storytelling for the Global Village, 2012.
- Comments (commentary) and Clippings (technical notes for in-depth study), Chris Haslam, Anglican Diocese of Montreal.
- A Brief Commentary on the Gospel of Mark, Chapter 8:27 - 10:52, Carl W. Conrad. (Click superscript numbers for commentary.)
- "Healing of Bar-Timaeus the Beggar," 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 21, William Loader, Murdoch University, Uniting Church in Australia.
- "How do we retell the story without sidelining blind people today? That is easier said than done. If we play up the miraculous we heighten the pain where healing is not happening and may be impossible. Piety can easily race by in the euphoria of symbolism and the only abiding message is; we are irrelevant and you are irrelevant."
- Exegetical
Notes by Brian Stoffregen at CrossMarks
Christian Resources.
- "We should see ourselves both as the blind man -- in need of the divine miracle so that we can be saved and follow Jesus on the way; and as members of the crowd who need to share the news about Jesus with people who are on the "side of the way" -- the outsiders."
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Holy Textures, Understanding the Bible in its own time and in ours,
Mark 10:46-52, David Ewart, 2009.
- "Notice that Jesus does not presume what Bartimaeus wants. Jesus' question, 'What do you want me to do for you,' does declare a relationship."
- "Jesus Heals Blind Bartimaeus," Rev. Bryan Findlayson, Lectionary Bible Studies and Sermons, Pumpkin Cottage Ministry Resources. Includes detailed textual notes.
- Marginally Mark, by Brian McGowan, Anglican priest in Western Australia.
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"Upside-down World," Stephen B. Chapman, The Christian
Century, 2006.
- "I know that the church has many faithful voices, whose week-in, week-out proclamation of Christ continues courageously in spite of the smug apathy generated by the consumeristic wealth of our culture. Yet the most glaring weakness of contemporary American Christianity is a failure of proportion, and it can be observed almost everywhere."
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"Blind
Spots," Mary W. Anderson, The Christian Century, 2003.
- "What corners of the church, of society need serious reformation in this 21st century? Where are our blind spots?"
- Wellspring of the Gospel, Ordinary 30B, Catherine McElhinney and Kathryn Turner, Weekly Wellsprings.
- "Blind Bart," Gospel Analysis, Sermons from Seattle, Pastor Edward F. Markquart, Grace Lutheran Church, Seattle, Washington. Detailed background and exegesis.
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"Sight and Seeing," Ordinary 30B, Fr. Gerry Pierse, C.Ss.R., from Sundays Into
Silence: Reflections on the Sunday Gospels in the Light of Christian
Meditation. Claretian Publications.
- "Jesus wants the prayer of Bartimeus to come from a sincere heart that asks not only for the gift of sight so that we can see the world around us, but also for the gift of seeing - of seeing the truth, or the lack of it in the depths of our being, and then of taking the action necessary to reverse our blindness."
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"To See What Is Possible,"
Larry Broding's Word-Sunday.Com: A
Catholic Resource for This Sunday's Gospel. Adult Study, Children's
Story, Family Activity, Support Materials.
- "How many 'marvels' have you seen in your life? How have you been affected by these 'marvels?'"
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"Healing Stories and Medical Anthropology: A Reading of Mark 10:46-52,"
Santiago Guijarro, Biblical Theology Bulletin, 2000.
- "To understand the original meaning of these narratives we can turn to medical anthropology, a sub-discipline of cultural anthropology, whose object is the study of non-Western medical systems from a cross-cultural perspective (Worsley; Young). Scholars in this branch of learning have elaborated some conceptual models that are especially appropriate for a better understanding of illness and healing in Jesus' time."
- Articles & Background:
- "Bartimaeus," wikipedia.
- "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)"
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"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."
- 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.
- Achtemeier, Paul J.,
"'And He Followed Him': Miracles and Discipleship in Mark 10:46-52,"
Semeia, 1978.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Anderson, Mary W.,
"Blind Spots," The Christian Century, 2003.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Beavis, Mary Ann,
"From the Margin to the Way: A Feminist Reading of the Story of Bartimaeus,"
Journal of Feminist Studies in Religion, 1998.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Betz, Hans Dieter,
"The Early Christian Miracle Story: Some Observations on the Form Critical
Problem," Semeia, 1978.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Brueggemann, Walter, "Theological
Education: Healing the Blind Beggar," The Christian Century,
1986.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Chapman, Stephen B., "Upside-down
World," The Christian Century, 2006.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Culpepper, R. Alan,
"Mark 10:50: Why Mention the Garment?" Journal of Biblical Literature,
1982.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - DePuy, Norman R.,
"Regain is Richer Than Gain," The Christian Century, 1991.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Johnson, Earl S., Jr.,
"Mark 10:46-52: Blind Bartimaeus," The Catholic Biblical Quarterly,
1978.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Robbins, Vernon K.,
"The Healing of Blind Bartimaeus (10:46-52) in the Marcan Theology,"
Journal of Biblical Literature, 1973.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Stoffel, Ernest Lee,
"An Exposition of Mark 10:46-52," Interpretation, 1976.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Suggit, John N.,
"Exegesis and Proclamation: Bartimaeus and Christian Discipleship (Mark
10:46-52)," Journal of Theology for Southern Africa, 1991.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Thyne, Patrick,
"Tell Me about Your Day," The Living Pulpit, 2003.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
- Achtemeier, Paul J.,
"'And He Followed Him': Miracles and Discipleship in Mark 10:46-52,"
Semeia, 1978.
- Reviews:
- Sermons:
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- "'Peepholes' into the Kingdom of God," 29 October 2006, Hubert Beck, Göttinger Predigten im Internet: Every Sunday Sermons based on the RCL by a team of Lutheran theologians/ pastors.
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"Blind
Bart,"
- "How Eager Are You?" the Rev. Dr. Susan Andrews, Day 1, 2003.
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"Jesus Stopped!"
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- "The Value of Being Blind," L. Gregory Bloomquist, Saint Paul University, Ottawa.
- Father Andrew M. Greeley, "Priest, Author, Sociologist," Commentary and Homily, 2000.
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- With Children:
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- "The Blind See," Jim Kerlin, childrensermons.com.
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"Jesus Heals Blind
Bartimaeus,"
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- Drama:
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- Graphics & Bulletin Materials:
- Clip Art Images: Mark 10:46-52, Misioneros Del Sagrado Corazón en el Perú.
- Mark 10:46-52 at Cerezo Barredo's weekly gospel illustration. Liberation emphasis.
- Images for this week's readings, Pitts Theology Library Digital Image Archive.
- Mark 10:46-52, Mark 10:46-52, Liturgical Drawing, Maria d.c. Zamora, Claretian Resources, Philippines. ("Download and use these for free.")
- Blind Bartimaeus, Henry Martin, sermons4kids.com.
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- Hymns and Music:
- Contemporary/Praise Song suggestions, Together to Celebrate, David MacGregor.
- Hymns with Scripture Allusions: Mark 10:47, 48, 49. 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:
- Study Links and Resources for the Book of Mark
