Mark 11:15-19

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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.
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  • The Blue Letter Bible
  • The World Wide Study Bible includes commentary & sermons.
• Historical References, Commentary and Comparative Texts:
  • The Five Gospels Parallels, John W. Marshall, University of Toronto.
  • "Temple and Jesus," The Jesus Database, an online annotated inventory of the traditions concerning the life and teachings of Jesus. Dr. Gregory C. Jenks, FaithFutures Foundation.
  • From the Catena Aurea, Patristic Commentary by St Thomas Aquinas.
  • 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).
  • From The People's New Testament, B.W. Johnson, 1891.
• Contemporary Commentary, Studies, and Exegesis:
  • A Brief Commentary on the Gospel of Mark, Chapter 11 - 12, Carl W. Conrad. (Click superscript numbers for commentary.)
  • "Jesus Cleanses the Temple," 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."
  • "God Allows All Prayers (Mark 11:15-18)," John C. Purdy. Chapter 8 of God With a Human Face (1993), republished at Religion Online.
    • "Do you suppose that Lincoln prayed fervently for the success of the Union cause? Is there any prayer, from anyone, for anything, that God will not allow?"
  • "The Withered Fig Tree," Rev. Bryan Findlayson, Lectionary Bible Studies and Sermons, Pumpkin Cottage Ministry Resources. Includes detailed textual notes.
• Articles & Background:
  • "The Temple That Won't Quit: Constructing Sacred Space in Orlando's Holy Land Experience Theme Park," Joan R. Branham, Harvard Divinity School Bulletin, 2008.
  • "Echoes in the Temple? Jesus, Nehemiah, and Their Actions in the Temple," Geoffrey M. Troughton, Journal of Biblical Studies, 2003.
    • "This article explores Nehemiah 13.4-9 in relation to Jesus’ action in the Temple. It suggests that Jesus’ action echoes some important features of Nehemiah’s, and that appreciation of the latter adds a neglected layer to our appreciation of the aims and action of Jesus."
  • "Gospel Chronologies, the Scene in the Temple, and the Crucifixion of Jesus," Paula Fredriksen, Boston University.
    • "I doubt that the historical Jesus ever predicted the Temple's destruction, and I doubt too that any of his contemporaries ever thought that he had. Finding Mark's chronology - certainly for Jesus' mission but also for events around the Passion - not only implausible but fundamentally unlikely, I have begun to think with John."
  • "Mark 11: The Fig Tree and the Money Changers," "Jesus and the Money Changers," wikipedia.
  • "Echoes in the Temple? Jesus, Nehemiah, and Their Actions in the Temple," Geoffrey M. Troughton, Journal of Biblical Studies, 2003.
    • "This article explores Nehemiah 13.4-9 in relation to Jesus’ action in the Temple. It suggests that Jesus’ action echoes some important features of Nehemiah’s, and that appreciation of the latter adds a neglected layer to our appreciation of the aims and action of Jesus."
  • "Cursing Fig Trees and Robber's Dens: Pronouncement Stories Within Social-Systemic Perspective, Mark 11:12-15 and Parallels," Douglas E. Oakman, Semeia 64: The Rhetoric of Pronouncement, 1993.
  • "Did Jesus Get Angry?" Selected passages from the Gospels, at Beliefnet.
• 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.
  • Brown, Scott G., "Mark 11:1-12:12: A Triple Intercalation?" The Catholic Biblical Quarterly, 2002.
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  • Casey, P.M., "Culture and Historicity: The Cleansing of the Temple," The Catholic Biblical Quarterly, 1997.
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  • Chance, J. Bradley, "The Cursing of the Temple and the Tearing of the Veil in the Gospel of Mark," Biblical Interpretation, 2007.
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  • Driggers, Ira Brent, "The Politics of Divine Presence: Temple as Locus of Conflict in the Gospel of Mark," Biblical Interpretation, 2007.
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  • Hays, Richard B., "Can the Gospels Teach Us How to Read the Old Testament?" Pro Ecclesia, 2002. (Section on this text begins on p. 406)
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  • Heil, John Paul, "The Narrative Strategy and Pragmatics of the Temple Theme in Mark," The Catholic Biblical Quarterly, 1997.
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  • Seeley, David, "Jesus' Temple Act," The Catholic Biblical Quarterly, 1993.
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  • Seeley, David, "Jesus' Temple Act Revisited: A Response to P.M. Casey," The Catholic Biblical Quarterly, 2000.
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  • Sleeman, Matthew, "Mark, the Temple and Space: A Geographer's Response," Biblical Interpretation, 2007.
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  • Smith, Stephen H., "The Literary Structure of Mark 11:1-12:40," Novum Testamentum, 1989.
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  • Wahlen, Clinton, "The Temple in Mark and Contested Authority," Biblical Interpretation, 2007.
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  • Wenell, Karen J., "Contested Space and Visionary Kingdom Space in Mark 11-12," Biblical Interpretation, 2007.
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• Reviews:
  • Review: Emilio G. Chavez, The Theological Significance of Jesus' Temple Action in Mark's Gospel. Meilen, 2002. Review by Timothy R Carmody in The Catholic Biblical Quarterly, 2003.
• Sermons:
• With Children:
  • "Jesus Cleanses the Temple," Illustrating the Story (lessons, children's sermons), coloring pages, activity sheets, crafts, children's songs. MSSS Crafts.
  • "Cleansing of the Temple," Fr. Max Bowers, Kid's Church.
  • "Jesus Chases the Moneychangers Out of the Temple," Sunday School Lessons: Family Bible Study, art projects, music, stories, etc.
  • "The Cleansing of the Temple," children's study, puzzles, coloring sheet, etc. Higher Praise Christian Center.
  • Mark 11 & 12 Crossword, Don Crownover's Bible Puzzles.
• Drama:
  • "With a Whip in His Hand," from A Certain Jesus by Jose Ignacio and Maria Lopez Vigil. Ideal for catechetical and liturgical dramatization of today's gospel. Claretian Publications.
• Graphics & Bulletin Materials:
  • Den of Thieves, Temple Giftorium, Don't Make Him Angry, Reverend Fun Cartoon, gospelcom.net. Check for printing permissions at right-hand side of destination page.
• Hymns and Music:
• Fine Arts Images Linked at The Text This Week's Art Index:
  • Temple Cleansing Incident
• Movies scenes with the following themes, listed at The Text This Week's Movie Concordance:
  • Temple Cleansing Incident
• Study Links and Resources for the Book of Mark