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Mark 13:1-8

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bulletReading the Text:
bullet NRSV (with link to Anglicized NRSV) at Oremus Bible Browser.
bullet The Bible Gateway: NIV, NASB, CEV, The Message, KJV, etc.
bulletThe Blue Letter Bible. KJV, alternate versions, Greek text with concordance, commentaries.
bulletThe World Wide Study Bible includes commentary & sermons.
bulletHistorical References, Commentary and Comparative Texts:
bulletThe Five Gospels Parallels, John W. Marshall, University of Toronto.
bulletComparative 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.
bullet "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.
bulletXLI.29, 33, 38-39; Tatian's Diatessaron (c. 150-160).
bulletOn the Unity of the Church, Cyprian of Carthage (c. 250)
bulletEpistle LXXIV -- Cyprian of Carthage (c. 256)
bulletFrom the Catena Aurea, Patristic Commentary by St Thomas Aquinas.
bulletFrom the Geneva Notes.
bullet"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."
bulletFrom Matthew Henry's Commentary.
bullet"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."
bulletFrom Wesley's Notes.
bullet"Two questions are here asked; the one concerning the destruction of Jerusalem: the other concerning the end of the world."
bulletFrom the Commentary on the Whole Bible (Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, 1871).
bullet"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."
bulletFrom The People's New Testament, B.W. Johnson, 1891.
bulletContemporary Commentary, Studies, and Exegesis:
bullet Comments (commentary) and Clippings (technical notes for in-depth study), Chris Haslam, Anglican Diocese of Montreal.
bullet A Brief Commentary on the Gospel of Mark, Chapter 13, Carl W. Conrad. (Click superscript numbers for commentary.)
bullet "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."
bullet "First Thoughts on Year B Gospel Passages in the Lectionary: Pentecost 24," William Loader, Murdoch University, Uniting Church in Australia.
bullet"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."
bullet "Eschatological Discourse," Gospel Analysis, Sermons from Seattle, Pastor Edward F. Markquart, Grace Lutheran Church, Seattle, Washington. Detailed background and exegesis.
bullet Marginally Mark, by Brian McGowan, Anglican priest in Western Australia.
bulletExegetical Notes by Brian Stoffregen at CrossMarks Christian Resoruces.
bullet"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?"
bullet "Exegetical Considerations: 23 after Pentecost," Richard Carlson, Lutheran Theological Seminary at Gettysburg, Using Greek for Sunday Text Preparations.
bullet"At times of earthly cataclysms, what does Jesus want us to have as our focus and vision?"
bullet "The Last Days," Rev. Bryan Findlayson, Lectionary Bible Studies and Sermons, Pumpkin Cottage Ministry Resources. Includes detailed textual notes.
bullet "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.
bullet"How do you respond to charges that Christianity has fomented hatred, violence, and evil?"
bullet "Asleep," analysis and reflections by Ed Schroeder, at Sabbatheology by The Crossings Community of St Louis, Missouri.
bullet"Christ's disciples survive the apocalypses of subsequent history by their faith-connection to Jesus' own apocalypse unfolding in the passion narrative."
bullet"Build-ings", analysis and reflections by Bruce T. Martin in Sabbatheology from The Crossings Community of St Louis.
bullet"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?"
bullet "In Praise of the First Coming," commentary by Robin R. Meyers, The Christian Century, 2000. At Religion Online.
bullet"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!"
bulletArticles & Background:
bullet "Mark 13: The Temple's Destruction," "Mark 13: Olivet Discourse," "Olivet Discourse - The Coming Apocalypse," wikipedia.
bullet "Exegetical Eschatology, the Peasant Present and the Final Discourse Genre: The Case of Mark 13," Bruce J. Malina, Biblical Theology Bulletin, 2002.
bullet"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."
bullet "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.)
bullet"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."
bullet "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.
bullet "A Good Apocalypse Is Hard to Find: Crossing the Apocalyptic Borders of Mark 13," Tina Pippin, Semeia 72: Taking It Personally, 1995.
bullet"Jesus, Apocalyptic, and World Transformation," David B. Batstone. Theology Today, 1993.
bullet"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."
bulletAt K.C. Hanson and Douglas Oakman's excellent site Palestine in the Time of Jesus: Social Structures and Social Conflicts:
bullet Jerusalem Temple Warning Inscription  
bulletModel of the Herodian Temple
bullet "Where Was the Temple of Herod?" Richley Crapo, Utah State University. Bible and Interpretation.
bullet"Utah State University anthropologist says Dome of the Rock is not location of Herod's Temple."
bullet What Shall We Believe, Aurelia T. Fule. Full text of book about New Testament apocalyptic references, online at Religion Online.
bulletArticles in ATLAS Journals. (Direct link when you are subscribed and logged in to ATLASerials online collection of Religion and Theology Journals.):
bulletBatstone, David, "Jesus, Apocalyptic, and World Transformation," Theology Today, 1993.
bulletBeasley-Murray, G.R., "The Eschatological Discourse of Jesus," Review and Expositor, 1960.
bulletCollins, John J., "The Zeal of Phinehas: The Bible and the Legitimation of Violence," Journal of Biblical Literature, 2003.
bulletDeppe, Dean B., "Charting the Future or Perspective on the Present?" Calvin Theological Journal, 2006.
bulletDriggers, Ira Brent, "The Politics of Divine Presence: Temple as Locus of Conflict in the Gospel of Mark," Biblical Interpretation, 2007.
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bulletEdelman, Marian Wright, "A Parent, Community, and National Audit: Who Are Our Children Modeling?" The Living Pulpit, 2003.
bulletElliott, J.K., "The Position of the Verb in Mark with Special Reference to Chapter 13," Novum Testamentum, 1996.
bulletFair, Fairfax Fullerton, "Between Text and Sermon: Mark 13:1-8," Interpretation, 2004. (See also entire issue: Violence in the Bible, Interpretation, 2004.)
bulletFee, Gordon D., "Preaching Apocalyptic? You've Got to Be Kidding!" Calvin Theological Journal, 2006.
bulletHulst, Mary S., "Strange Comfort: A Sermon on Mark 13," Calvin Theological Journal, 2006.
bulletJohnson, Stephen C., "The 'Future' of Preaching: Apocalyptic Eschatology and Christian Proclamation," Restoration Quarterly, 2007.
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bulletMeyers, Robin R., "In Praise of the First Coming," The Christian Century, 2000.
bulletMyers, Ched, "As a Child: Jesus' Solidarity with the Least of the Least," The Living Pulpit, 2003.
bulletPippin, Tina, "A Good Apocalypse is Hard to Find: Crossing the Apocalyptic Borders of Mark 13," Semeia, 1995.
bulletReviews:
bulletSermons:
bullet "The End of the World," "Suddenly," Sermons from Seattle, Pastor Edward F. Markquart, Grace Lutheran Church, Seattle, Washington.
bullet "Flip the Script," the Rev. Dr. Kathi Martin, Day 1, 2003.
bullet "When?" John Jewell, 2000.
bulletFather Andrew M. Greeley, "Priest, Author, Sociologist," Commentary and Homily, Ordinary 33, 2003.
bulletWatch! Mark 13, by Ray C. Stedman. Text or Real Audio.
bulletWith Children:
bullet "Be Careful Who You Follow," Charles Kirkpatrick, Sermons4kids.com.
bullet Mark 13 & 14 Crossword, Don Crownover's Bible Puzzles.
bulletDrama:
bullet "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.
bullet "Greener Pastures," Eric Stapleton, dramatix.
bulletGraphics & Bulletin Materials:
bullet Mark 13:1-8 at Cerezo Barredo's weekly gospel illustration. Liberation emphasis.
bulletCommercial Sites:
bullet "Rumors of War," Mark 13:1-8, The Work of the People, Films/Visual Liturgy based on RCL texts.
bullet "Unsinkable," Mark 13:1-8, graphics/films/worship ideas from Lumicon.
bulletHymns and Music:
bullet Contemporary/Praise Song suggestions, Together to Celebrate, David MacGregor.
bullet Hymns with Scripture Allusions: Mark 13:7, 8. The Cyber Hymnal.
bulletFine Arts Images Linked at The Text This Week's Art Index:
bulletMovies scenes with the following themes, listed at The Text This Week's Movie Concordance:
bulletApocalyptic
bulletStudy Links and Resources for the Book of Mark