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Mark 13:1-8
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| Historical
References, Commentary and Comparative Texts:
 | The
Five Gospels Parallels, John W. Marshall, University of Toronto. |
| Comparative texts about New Covenant Eschatology
and Apocalyptic Speculation
from Apocrypha, Pseudepigrapha, Targum, proto-Kabbala, Mishnah,
Babylonian Talmud, and Midrash. At Rutgers University, Mahlon H. Smith's Into His Own: Perspective on the
World of Jesus. |
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"Spirit Under Trial,"
"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. |
| XLI.29, 33, 38-39;
Tatian's Diatessaron
(c. 150-160). |
| On the
Unity of the Church, Cyprian
of Carthage (c. 250) |
| Epistle LXXIV
-- Cyprian of Carthage
(c. 256) |
| From the
Catena
Aurea, Patristic Commentary by St Thomas Aquinas. |
| From the Geneva Notes.
 | "The destruction of the
temple, city, and whole nation is foretold, and the troubles of the
Church: but yet there are many comforts added, and last of all, the
end of the world is described." |
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| From
Matthew
Henry's Commentary.
| "See how little Christ values
outward pomp, where there is not real purity of heart. He looks with
pity upon the ruin of precious souls, and weeps over them, but we do
not find him look with pity upon the ruin of a fine house. Let us
then be reminded how needful it is for us to have a more lasting
abode in heaven, and to be prepared for it by the influences of the
Holy Spirit, sought in the earnest use of all the means of
grace." |
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| From Wesley's Notes.
| "Two questions are here asked;
the one concerning the destruction of Jerusalem: the other
concerning the end of the world." |
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| From the
Commentary on the Whole Bible
(Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, 1871).
| "They no doubt looked upon the
date of all these things as one and the same, and their notions of
the things themselves were as confused as of the times of them. Our
Lord takes His own way of meeting their questions." |
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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 13, Carl W. Conrad. (Click superscript numbers
for commentary.) |
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"Jesus
Predicts the Fall of Temple and the Coming Tribulation," 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 24,"
William Loader, Murdoch University, Uniting Church in Australia.
| "The text cannot be made to
give simple answers for today. It can however serve to invite us to
enter the world of terror which so many know in our world." |
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"Eschatological Discourse,"
Gospel Analysis, Sermons from
Seattle, Pastor Edward F. Markquart, Grace Lutheran Church, Seattle,
Washington. Detailed background and exegesis. |
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Marginally Mark, by Brian McGowan, Anglican priest in Western
Australia. |
| Exegetical
Notes by Brian Stoffregen at CrossMarks
Christian Resoruces.
| "I often struggle with what to
express to a patient in the hospital or to the family. When does
"Everything will be all right" need to indicate a healing
in this life? When does "Everything will be all right"
need to indicate the better life ahead?" |
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"Exegetical Considerations:
23 after Pentecost,"
Richard Carlson, Lutheran Theological Seminary at Gettysburg, Using Greek
for Sunday Text Preparations.
| "At times of earthly cataclysms, what
does Jesus want us to have as our focus and vision?" |
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"The Last
Days," Rev. Bryan Findlayson, Lectionary Bible
Studies and Sermons, Pumpkin Cottage Ministry Resources. Includes detailed
textual notes. |
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"Be On
Your Guard, Don't Be Duped, Deceived, or Distracted: 10 Warning Signs,"
The Journey with Jesus: Notes to Myself, Daniel B. Clendenin, Journey with
Jesus Foundation.
| "How do you respond to charges that
Christianity has fomented hatred, violence, and evil?" |
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"Asleep,"
analysis and reflections by Ed Schroeder, at Sabbatheology by
The Crossings
Community of St Louis, Missouri.
| "Christ's disciples survive
the apocalypses of subsequent history by their faith-connection to
Jesus' own apocalypse unfolding in the passion narrative." |
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| "Build-ings",
analysis and reflections by Bruce T. Martin in Sabbatheology from
The Crossings Community of St Louis.
| "The fact of our eventual
decay remains, and it is intractable. No human endeavor will remain
standing. Neither the temple nor the World Trade Center, nor any
best effort by humankind (including our theologies) will remain.
They will all fall down. It's just a fact. The question is, What
does this fact tell us about our relationship to God, the
Creator?" |
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"In Praise of the First Coming," commentary by Robin R. Meyers, The
Christian Century, 2000. At Religion Online.
| "It’s not hard to understand why human
beings long for some sort of judgment day...Surely, we think to ourselves,
there’s a plan -- we may not be able to see it, we don’t know when it will
be implemented and we’re not sure what happens to even the score. But, by
God, justice demands it!" |
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| Articles & Background:
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"Mark 13: The Temple's Destruction,"
"Mark 13:
Olivet Discourse,"
"Olivet Discourse -
The Coming Apocalypse," wikipedia. |
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"Exegetical Eschatology, the Peasant Present and the Final Discourse Genre:
The Case of Mark 13," Bruce J. Malina, Biblical Theology Bulletin,
2002.
| "The nineteenth-century
German theological terms 'apocalyptic' and 'eschatology' are misplaced and
misleading when applied to New Testament documents in general and to the
Synoptic final discourse in particular." |
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"The Zeal of
Phinehas: The Bible and the Legitimation of Violence," John J. Collins,
Journal of Biblical Literature, 2003. (This URL links entire journal
in one .pdf file. Slow connections will require long download times.)
| "At a time when the Western world is
supposedly engaged in a war on terrorism, it may be opportune to reflect
on the ways in which the Bible appears to endorse and bless the recourse
to violence, and to ask what the implications may be for the task of
biblical interpretation." |
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"Rhetorical Ritual: Apocalyptic Discourse in Mark 13," Vernon K.
Robbins, Vision and Persuasion: Rhetorical Dimensions of Apocalyptic
Discourse, ed. G Carey and L G Bloomquist, 1999. |
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"A
Good Apocalypse Is Hard to Find: Crossing the Apocalyptic Borders of Mark
13," Tina Pippin, Semeia 72: Taking It
Personally, 1995. |
| "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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| At K.C. Hanson and Douglas Oakman's excellent site
Palestine in the Time of Jesus:
Social Structures and Social Conflicts:
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"Where Was
the Temple of Herod?" Richley Crapo, Utah State University. Bible and
Interpretation.
| "Utah State University
anthropologist says Dome of the Rock is not location of Herod's Temple." |
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What Shall
We Believe, Aurelia T. Fule. Full text of book
about New Testament apocalyptic references, online at Religion Online. |
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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,
"Jesus, Apocalyptic, and World Transformation," Theology Today,
1993. |
| Beasley-Murray, G.R.,
"The Eschatological Discourse of Jesus," Review and Expositor,
1960. |
| Collins, John J.,
"The Zeal of Phinehas: The Bible and the Legitimation of Violence,"
Journal of Biblical Literature, 2003. |
| Deppe, Dean B.,
"Charting the Future or Perspective on the Present?" Calvin
Theological Journal, 2006. |
| 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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| Edelman, Marian
Wright,
"A Parent, Community, and National Audit: Who Are Our Children Modeling?"
The Living Pulpit, 2003. |
| Elliott, J.K.,
"The Position of the Verb in Mark with Special Reference to Chapter 13,"
Novum Testamentum, 1996. |
| Fair, Fairfax
Fullerton,
"Between Text and Sermon: Mark 13:1-8," Interpretation,
2004. (See also entire issue:
Violence in the Bible, Interpretation, 2004.) |
| Fee, Gordon D.,
"Preaching Apocalyptic? You've Got to Be Kidding!" Calvin Theological
Journal, 2006. |
| Hulst, Mary S.,
"Strange Comfort: A Sermon on Mark 13," Calvin Theological Journal,
2006. |
| Johnson, Stephen C., "The 'Future' of Preaching:
Apocalyptic Eschatology and Christian Proclamation," Restoration
Quarterly, 2007.
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| Meyers, Robin R.,
"In Praise of the First Coming," The Christian Century, 2000. |
| Myers, Ched,
"As a Child: Jesus' Solidarity with the Least of the Least," The
Living Pulpit, 2003. |
| Pippin, Tina,
"A Good Apocalypse is Hard to Find: Crossing the Apocalyptic Borders of Mark
13," Semeia, 1995. |
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| Reviews: |
| Sermons:
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"The End of the World,"
"Suddenly,"
Sermons from Seattle,
Pastor Edward F. Markquart, Grace Lutheran Church, Seattle,
Washington. |
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"Flip the Script,"
the Rev. Dr. Kathi Martin,
Day 1, 2003. |
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"When?"
John Jewell, 2000. |
| Father
Andrew M. Greeley, "Priest, Author, Sociologist," Commentary and Homily,
Ordinary 33, 2003. |
| Watch! Mark 13, by Ray C. Stedman. Text
or Real Audio. |
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| With Children:
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| Drama:
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"A
New Heaven and Earth," from A Certain Jesus by
Jose Ignacio and Maria Lopez Vigil. Ideal for catechetical and liturgical
dramatization of today's gospel. Claretian Publications. |
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"Greener
Pastures," Eric Stapleton, dramatix. |
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| Graphics & Bulletin Materials:
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Mark 13:1-8 at
Cerezo Barredo's weekly gospel illustration.
Liberation emphasis. |
| Commercial Sites:
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"Rumors of War," Mark 13:1-8, The Work of the People, Films/Visual
Liturgy based on RCL texts. |
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"Unsinkable,"
Mark 13:1-8, 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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