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Mark 1:21-28
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NRSV (with link to Anglicized NRSV) at Oremus Bible Browser. |
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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 (Matthew Henry, Wesley's Notes, Geneva Notes,
etc) & sermons. |
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| Historical References, Commentary and
Comparative Texts:
| The
Five Gospels Parallels, John W. Marshall, University of Toronto. |
| Stephen Carlson's color-coded Greek Synoptic Parallels. |
| Comparative primary texts about Spirit Possession and Exorcism
and Purity and
Social Relations, from Philo, Josephus, Lucian, Pseudepigrapha, Babylonian Talmud,
Midrash, Philostratus. Comparative primary texts about Sacred Days and Seasons (inc
Sabbath regulations) from the Hebrew Bible, Mishnah, Dead Sea Scrolls, Babylonian Talmud,
etc. At Mahlon H. Smith's (Rutgers University) Into His Own: Perspective on the World
of Jesus. |
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"In
Capernaum's Synagogue," The Jesus Database, an online annotated inventory of
the traditions concerning the life and teachings of Jesus. Dr. Gregory C.
Jenks, FaithFutures Foundation. |
| IV.VI.6, Adversus
Haereses, Irenaeus of Lyons.
(c. 180) |
| Chapter
XXVI, Against Praxeas, Tertullian
(c. 213) |
| X.1, X.9,
Commentary on the Gospel of John, Philocalia [anthology of Origen prepared by St.
Basil and St. Gregory Nazianzen], Origen.
(c.230) |
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Commentary on a Harmony of the
Evangelists, John Calvin, 1558:
Mark 1:21-28/Luke 4:31-36. |
| From the
Catena
Aurea, Patristic Commentary by St Thomas Aquinas. |
| From the Geneva Notes.
 | "Literally, "a man
in an unclean spirit", that is to say, possessed with an evil
spirit." |
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| From
Matthew
Henry's Commentary.
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"The devil is an
unclean spirit, because he has lost all the purity of his nature,
because he acts in direct opposition to the Holy Spirit of God, and by
his suggestions defiles the spirits of men." |
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| From Wesley's Notes.
| "Christ would neither
suffer those evil spirits to speak in opposition, nor yet in favour of
him. He needed not their testimony, nor would encourage it, lest any
should infer that he acted in concert with them." |
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| From the
Commentary on the Whole Bible
(Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, 1871).
| "The frequency with
which this character of "impurity" is ascribed to evil
spirits--some twenty times in the Gospels--is not to be overlooked." |
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| From The People's
New Testament, B.W. Johnson, 1891.
| "The New Testament
plainly teaches that demoniac possession was a real and actual
possession of the soul by a fallen spirit." |
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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 1, Carl W. Conrad. (Click superscript numbers
for commentary.) |
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"Jesus
Exorcises Demons in a Synagogue in Galilee," 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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"What Will You Do With Us, Jesus?" Rev. Todd Weir, bloomingcactus.
| "Mark’s Gospel helps me understand this-that Jesus
stands ready to help us caste aside that which binds and constricts us,
the demons that defeat our best and highest purposes." |
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"Hunger for Healing,"
Gospel Analysis, Sermons from
Seattle, Pastor Edward F. Markquart, Grace Lutheran Church, Seattle,
Washington. Detailed background and exegesis. |
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"First
Thoughts on Passages from Mark in the Lectionary:
Epiphany 4," William
Loader, Murdoch University, Uniting Church in Australia.
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"The kingdom of God in Mark is
good news because it brings liberation at a number of levels. The central
thing is enabling people to be how God made them to be." |
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| Exegetical
Notes by Brian Stoffregen at CrossMarks.
| "Myers,
quoting J. Pilch ("Healing in Mark: A Social Science
analysis," Biblical Theology Bulletin, 1985), suggests two
approaches to illness. There is the biomedical perspective that
emphasizes the diseases and cures of individuals. There is also the
sociocultural perspective which takes into account relationships with
other people." |
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"Jesus as Healer," study guide, Robert B. Kruschwitz, (other resources at)
"Health," Christian Reflection, The Center for Christian
Ethics at Baylor University, 2007. |
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Mark 1:21-28, The Beginning of the Good
News: the Epiphany Gospels in Mark and John, Paul S. Berge,
Texts in Context, Word & World,
Luther Northwestern Theological School, 1997. |
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Jesus and the Demons, A Markan Epiphany:
Lessons from Mark 1, Donald H. Juel and Patrick R. Keifert,
Texts in Context, Word & World,
Luther Northwestern Theological School, 1988. |
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Exegesis,
Epiphany 4B,
by Richard Donovan at lectionary.org.
| "In other words, this Gospel celebrates the arrival of
the kingdom -- Jesus' triumph over evil -- the salvation that he brings." |
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Marginally Mark, by Brian McGowan, Anglican priest in Western
Australia.
| "Christians can be off-puttingly, over-confidently
arrogant, in what they claim for their view of God." |
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Wellspring of
the Gospel, Ordinary 4B, Catherine McElhinney and Kathryn
Turner, Weekly Wellsprings. |
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"Cleansing the 'Desire' to Be Filthy," Jerry Goebel, One
Family Outreach. "Focus on scripture from a justice perspective." Exegesis, study, and teen study
and activities. |
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"An Offering of Questions," Patrick J. Wilson,
The Christian Century, 1994.
| "For Mark, the appropriate offering
to greet "the Holy One of God" is our wonderment, our befuddlement and
our questions." |
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"The New
Teaching with Authority," Rev. Bryan Findlayson, Lectionary Bible
Studies and Sermons, Pumpkin Cottage Ministry Resources. Includes detailed
textual notes. |
| "Jesus's
Authority," analysis and reflection by Ed Schroeder, in Sabbatheology by
The Crossing Community of St Louis, Missouri.
| "Ownership-transfer is literally re-demption, rescuing someone and
returning him to his original owner, the one to whom he belongs. Jesus' authority over the
alien owners does not come simply from his primal connections to God. Nor is it synonymous
with having raw power over someone else, even the evil powers. Mark 10:35-45 makes clear
just what the contours are of Jesus's authority--'authority under' rather than
'authority over.'" |
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| "What
Have You To Do With Us, Jesus of Nazareth," analysis and reflection by
Carolyn Schneider, in Sabbatheology by
The Crossing Community of St Louis, Missouri.
| "Demonic
"possession" is Mark's metaphor for alien ownership." |
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| Articles & Background:
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"Mark 1: Jesus in Capernaum
and the Tour of Galilee,"
"Capernaum," wikipedia. |
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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." |
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| "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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"Jesus
Christ: Exorcist," Susan R. Garrett, Beliefnet.
| "When we rush to explain away Jesus'
miracles, we risk overlooking the deeper message of his liberating power." |
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| "Did
Jesus Get Angry?" Selected passages from the Gospels, at Beliefnet. |
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"Do Evil Spirits Exist?" Word Among Us, 2005. |
| Discussions of Mark
1:21 and Mark 1:23
at the B-Greek archive. |
| Capharnaum, featuring
information and images from 19 seasons of excavations conducted by the late Fr.
Virgilio C. Corbo ofm and Fr. Stanislao Loffereda ofm. |
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"Demonology in the Dead Sea Scrolls and the New Testament," Hermann
Lichtenberger, Orion center for the Study of the Dead
Sea Scrolls and Associated Literature, 2004. |
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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.):
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| Reviews:
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Review:
John Chijoke Iwe, Jesus in the Synagogue of Capernaum: The Pericope and
its Programmatic character for the Gospel of Mark: An Exegetico-Theological
Study of Mark 1:21-28. Editrice Pontificia Universita Gregoriana, 1999.
Review by Grant Lemarquand in SBL's Review
of Biblical Literature. |
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| Sermons:
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"The
Crazies," the Very Rev. Samuel G. Candler, Day 1, 2006. |
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"I Will,
With God's Help," the Rev. Mary Moore Roberson, Day 1, 2006. |
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"Fighting the Blackberry Bushes,"
Sermons from
Seattle, Pastor Edward F. Markquart,
Grace Lutheran Church, Seattle, Washington. |
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"The Teacher," Dean William
Willimon, Duke Chapel Sermon Archive, 1997. |
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"A New Kind of
Authority," the Rev. Barbara K. Lundblad, Day 1, 1997. |
| Father
Andrew M. Greeley, "Priest, Author, Sociologist,"
Commentary and Homily:
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"A Clash of
Powerful Forces," John
Jewell, 2000. |
| A Day in the Life of Jesus - Mark 1:16-39, by Ray C. Stedman.
Text or
Real Audio. |
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| With Children:
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"Fishermen Who
Became Fishers of Men," Illustrating the Story (lessons, children's
sermons), coloring pages, activity sheets, crafts, children's songs.
MSSS Crafts. |
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"Who Made
Up These Rules Anyway?" Charles Kirkpatrick, Sermons4kids.com. |
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"Kenny's a
Different Kind of Star," children's story by Larry Broding, word-sunday.com. |
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"Jesus Casts an
Evil Spirit Out of a Man," Sunday School
Lessons: Family Bible Study, art projects, music, stories, etc. |
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"Take out the
Trash," Jim Kerlin, childrensermons.com. |
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"Crossword on Mark
1," Don Crownover's Bible Puzzles. |
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| Drama:
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"A
Madman Wants to Enter,"
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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| Graphics & Bulletin Materials:
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Clip Art Images:
Mark 1:21-28, Misioneros Del Sagrado Corazón en el Perú. |
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Mark 1:21-28, at
Cerezo Barredo's weekly gospel illustration.
Liberation emphasis. |
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| Hymns and Music:
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| Fine Arts Images Linked at The Text This Week's
Art Index:
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| Movies scenes with the following themes,
listed at The Text This Week's Movie Concordance:
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| Study Links and Resources for the Book of Mark |
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