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- Historical
References, Commentary and Comparative Texts: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.
- "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 -- (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."
- 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."
- From
Wesley's Notes.
- "Two questions are here asked; the one concerning the destruction of Jerusalem: the other concerning the end of the world."
- 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."
- From The People's New Testament, B.W. Johnson, 1891.
- Contemporary Commentary, Studies, and Exegesis:
- "What Large Stones," Karoline Lewis, Dear Working Preacher, 2018.
- "The idolatry of grandeur is a perennial problem for us"."
- Commentary,
Mark 13:1-8, Emerson Powery, Preaching This Week, WorkingPreacher.org, 2018.
- "In our current era and political context, in which some are trying to reverse the apocalyptic progress that has already been made, the words of Jesus should bring comfort to the church and especially to those who have been kept marginalized."
- "Looking in the Wrong Direction...Revisited and Revised," Janet H. Hunt, Dancing wih the Word, 2018.
- "What is the good news in a lesson like this one? How would you share that message with others?
- Lectionary Greek, Rob Myallis, 2018.
- Commentary,
Mark 13:1-8, Samuel Cruz, Preaching This Week, WorkingPreacher.org, 2018.
- "Despite the global disasters that surround us -- some instigated by First World policies -- we'd rather think about a messianic figure who has already arrived and called on us to be kind to our neighbors. But, occasionally, it may be an important reminder to hear an ancient prophet cry out about the fragile nature of the world."
- Monday Meditation, Gary Neal Hansen, 2018.
- "Not One Stone," Debie Thomas, Journey with Jesus, 2018.
- "God Our Midwife: Birthing Peace from Violence and War," David Henson, edges of faith, 2015.
- "Pretenders to the Throne," David Lose,...in the Meantime, 2015.
- "Living with uncertainty was hard for the first century-followers of Jesus and it's just as hard for his twenty-first century disciples as well."
- "Storied Stones," Karoline Lewis, Dear Working Preacher, 2015.
- "In the end, 'what larges stones' is itself a statement of faith and it's a statement of faith that Jesus asks us to reconsider."
- "Beginning of the Birth Pangs," Bob Cornwall, Ponderings on a Faith Journey, 2015.
- Commentary, textual points, and illustration idea, Scott Hoezee, Center for Excellence in Preaching, 2015.
- "About the time we think we do have it all cased, we may bring to Jesus our prize cause or idea or project and like excited children lay it before him. Mark 13 reminds us, however, that when we do so, there is at least a chance that what we'll get from Jesus by way of a response might just cause the looks on our faces to change rather swiftly!"
- "Veterans Day: War on Every Shore," Shively Smith, ON Scripture, Odyssey Networks, 2015. Discussion questions included. Video: "How Can Faith Communities Help Military Families?"
- Pulpit Fiction, plus podcast. Reflections of lectionary text, pop culture, current events, etc. Robb Mc Coy and Eric Fistler, 2015.
- "The Beginning of the Birth Pangs," Janet H. Hunt, Dancing with the Word, 2015.
- "How do you hear Jesus' words today? Is it fair to equate the smaller ways in which our worlds 'come to an end' with what he speaks of now? Why or why not?"
- "Dive on in..." Andrew Prior, One Man's Web, 2015. Podcast.
- "It seems the exact opposite of common sense in the face of impending disaster, but Mark claims this way of living, even through tragedy and disaster, rescues us from self-centred survival-at-any-cost, and brings us from frantic whistling in the dark, to a more settled hope that there is an ending worthy to be called resurrection."
- "All Will Be Thrown Down," Joel Shuman, Ekklesia Project, 2015.
- "Wars and Rumors of Wars," Nancy Rockwell, The Bite in the Apple, 2015.
- "As most of the world's nations gather this month in Paris to address climate change, Jesus' words – this is but the beginning of the birthpangs – urge us to invest our awe in hope – not in the old stone structures of the past."
- "Beginning of the Birth Pangs," Glenn Monson, Law and Gospel Everywhere, 2015.
- "In this text the call is to repentance and faith, which precede any call to obedience."
- Commentary,
Mark 13:1-8, Micah D. Kiel, Preaching This Week, WorkingPreacher.org, 2012.
- "Apocalyptic eschatology is essentially about God working on behalf of humanity, and that is what is introduced in the beginning of this discourse. It leaves God alarmingly free and open to the future."
- Jesus Warns about the Wars to Come, audio telling, story in episodes, graphic, audio and written commentaries. Go Tell Communications, Biblical Storytelling for the Global Village, 2012.
- "Things that Are Pangs in the Birth," D Mark Davis, raw translation and exegesis/questions, Left Behind and Loving It, 2012.
- "Apocalypse Now," David Lose, Working Preacher, 2012.
- "We are called to live now, allowing the promises of God about the future to infuse our every present moment."
- "Rumors," Michael Coffey, 2012.
- "No Time for Fear or Loathing," Sharron R. Blezard, Stewardship of Life, 2012.
- "Signs that the End is Near," Adam J. Copeland, ON Scripture, Odyssey Networks, 2012.
- "We must break the cycle of interpreting these events in ways Jesus specifically warned against, and instead, follow the one who healed at every opportunity, who urged care for those without food and shelter, who loved beyond all love even in the most desperate of times."
- "The Pony under the Pile," Alyce M. McKenzie, Edgy Exegesis, 2012.
- "[Winston Churchill] He also offered this advice in the darkest days of World War II: 'If you're going through hell, keep going.' This saying is an apt summary of the good news that is to be found beneath the pile of fears and famines, pains and persecutions of Mark 13."
- Lectionary Blogging, John Petty, Progressive Involvement, 2012.
- "At least some of Jesus' massive support among the common people can be attributed to his confrontational stance toward the Temple."
- Lectionary Greek, Mark 13:1-8, Rob Myallis, 2012.
- "The Little Apocalypse: Hope or Tribulation," Modern Lectionaries, 2012.
- "Renewing faith not just bricks & mortar..." Peter Lockhart, a different heresy, 2012.
- "They All Come Tumbling Down," Jodi-Renee Giron, The Hardest Question, 2012.
- "Waiting for the end or waiting for the end of the day?"
- Radical Gratitude, lectionary-based stewardship, Northwest United Methodist Foundation. (.pdf)
- "Looking in the Wrong Direction," the Rev. Dr. Janet H. Hunt, Dancing with the Word, 2012.
- "What is the good news in a lesson like this one? How would you share that message with others?"
- Holy Textures, Understanding the Bible in its own time and in ours,
Mark 13:1-8, David Ewart, 2012.
- "Whatever system of government may currently be in power, God's Royal Proclamation comes as a Word that evokes an accounting from - and possibly a confrontation with - earthly rulers. And as Jesus simply observes: don't be led astray, earthly rulers never accept accounting kindly. There will be resistance."
- "Reduced to Our Foundations," Andrew Prior, 2012.
- Mark Day 13: Signs of the End, Lisa Ann Moss Degrenia.
- "Grandiose Architecture," Neil Chappell, a weird thing, 2012.
- Comentario del Evangelio por Pablo Manuel Ferrer, Marcos 13:1-8,W Working Preacher, 2012.
- Commentary,
Mark 13:1-8, Henry Langknecht, Preaching This Week,
WorkingPreacher.org, 2009.
- "In the current culture, it's hard to gauge how people hear the predictions and imagery of apocalyptic literature."
- 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 13, Carl W. Conrad. (Click superscript numbers for commentary.)
- "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."
-
"First
Thoughts on Year B Gospel Passages in the Lectionary,"
Pentecost 25,
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."
- 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?"
- "The Church in the Company of Nomads," study guide, Robert B. Kruschwitz, (other resources at) "Apocalyptic Vision" Christian Reflection, The Center for Christian Ethics at Baylor University, 2010. (Mark 13:1-27)
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Progressive Involvement Lectionary Blogging, John Petty, 2009.
- "For Mark, God is indeed intervening, but not in the form of fanatical and violent resistance to Rome. God has come as one who suffers, one who reigns from a cross, which great act draws all things together to the goal, the eschaton, the new world of God."
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Join the Feast, Charlie Summers, Mark 13:1-8, Union-PSCE, 2009.
- "I usually connect Mark 13 with the first Sunday of Advent. What difference does it make when we read it during the ?Thanksgiving Season? in November? Or during our Stewardship season in the congregation? Where are we placing our trust? What rock are we building upon? What cost of discipleship are we willing to bear?"
- "Eschatological Discourse," Gospel Analysis, Sermons from Seattle, Pastor Edward F. Markquart, Grace Lutheran Church, Seattle, Washington. Detailed background and exegesis.
- "The Last Days," Rev. Bryan Findlayson, Lectionary Bible Studies and Sermons, Pumpkin Cottage Ministry Resources. Includes detailed textual notes.
-
"You
Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet," Marcus Felde, Sabbatheology, The
Crossings Community, 2009.
- "Believing in Jesus (instead of believing dire threat assessments) we get past the 'beginning of the birth pangs' as well as the 'actual birth pangs,' to actually be born into life that is not constrained by fear."
- Marginally Mark, by Brian McGowan, Anglican priest in Western Australia.
-
"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?"
- "Mark 13: The Temple's Destruction," "Mark 13: Olivet Discourse," "Olivet Discourse - The Coming Apocalypse," wikipedia
- At K.C. Hanson and Douglas Oakman's excellent site Palestine in the Time of Jesus: Social Structures and Social Conflicts:
- "What Large Stones," Karoline Lewis, Dear Working Preacher, 2018.
- 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. Annotated list of "starting place" articles at ATLAS for this week's texts (includes direct links).
- Adams, Edward, "The Coming of the Son
of Man in Mark's Gospel," Tyndale Bulletin, 2005.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Anderson, Mary W., "Time's Up,"
The Christian Century, 2003.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Batstone, David,
"Jesus, Apocalyptic, and World Transformation," Theology Today,
1993.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Beasley-Murray, G.R.,
"The Eschatological Discourse of Jesus," Review and Expositor,
1960.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Collins, John J.,
"The Zeal of Phinehas: The Bible and the Legitimation of Violence,"
Journal of Biblical Literature, 2003.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Deppe, Dean B.,
"Charting the Future or Perspective on the Present?" Calvin
Theological Journal, 2006.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Driggers, Ira
Brent, "The Politics of Divine Presence: Temple as Locus of Conflict in
the Gospel of Mark," Biblical Interpretation, 2007.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Edelman, Marian
Wright,
"A Parent, Community, and National Audit: Who Are Our Children Modeling?"
The Living Pulpit, 2003.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Elliott, J.K.,
"The Position of the Verb in Mark with Special Reference to Chapter 13,"
Novum Testamentum, 1996.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Fair, Fairfax
Fullerton,
"Between Text and Sermon: Mark 13:1-8," Interpretation,
2004. (See also entire issue:
Violence in the Bible, Interpretation, 2004.)
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Fee, Gordon D.,
"Preaching Apocalyptic? You've Got to Be Kidding!" Calvin Theological
Journal, 2006.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Heil, John Paul, "The Narrative
Strategy and Pragmatics of the Temple Theme in Mark," Catholic
Biblical Quarterly, 1997.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Herron, Keith D., "Temple Talk,"
The Christian Century, 2006.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - "Homiletical Helps," Concordia Journal, 2009. (Section on this text begins on page 398)
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Hulst, Mary S.,
"Strange Comfort: A Sermon on Mark 13," Calvin Theological Journal,
2006.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Johnson, Stephen C., "The 'Future' of Preaching:
Apocalyptic Eschatology and Christian Proclamation," Restoration
Quarterly, 2007.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Meyers, Robin R.,
"In Praise of the First Coming," The Christian Century, 2000.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Myers, Ched,
"As a Child: Jesus' Solidarity with the Least of the Least," The
Living Pulpit, 2003.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Parsons, Howard L., "The Commitments
of Jesus and Marx: Resources for the Challenge and Necessity of
Cooperation," Journal of Ecumenical Studies, 1985.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Pippin, Tina,
"A Good Apocalypse is Hard to Find: Crossing the Apocalyptic Borders of Mark
13," Semeia, 1995.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
- Adams, Edward, "The Coming of the Son
of Man in Mark's Gospel," Tyndale Bulletin, 2005.
- Sermons:
- "The End of the World," "Suddenly," Sermons from Seattle, Pastor Edward F. Markquart, Grace Lutheran Church, Seattle, Washington.
- "Flip the Script," the Rev. Dr. Kathi Martin, Day 1, 2003.
- Father Andrew M. Greeley, "Priest, Author, Sociologist," Commentary and Homily, Ordinary 33, 2003.
- With Children:
- Worshiping with Children, Proper 27B, 2015. Including children in the congregation's worship, using the Revised Common Lectionary, Carolyn C. Brown, 2012.
- "Storypath Lectionary Links: Connecting Children's Literature with our Faith Story," 2015, Union Presbyterian Seminary.
- "Be Careful Who You Follow," Charles Kirkpatrick, Sermons4kids.com.
- Mark 13 & 14 Crossword, Don Crownover's Bible Puzzles.
- Drama:
- "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.
- "Greener Pastures," Eric Stapleton, dramatix.
- Graphics & Bulletin Materials:
- Mark 13:1-8 at Cerezo Barredo's weekly gospel illustration. Liberation emphasis.
- Hymnary.org, hymns, scores, media, information.
- Images for this week's readings, Pitts Theology Library Digital Image Archive.
- Commercial Site: "Rumors of War," Visual Liturgy/Film, The Work of the People.
- Hymns and Music:
- “There is a Mighty Question,” an original hymn by Carolyn Winfrey Gillette on Jesus’ teachings about the end times and was selected to be in the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship’s Singing the New Testament. Tune: ANGEL'S STORY 7.6.7.6 D (“O Jesus, I Have Promised”).
- Contemporary/Praise Song suggestions, Together to Celebrate, David MacGregor.
- Hymns with Scripture Allusions: Mark 13:7, 8. 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
