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Mark 2:23 - 3:6
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| Historical References, Commentary and
Comparative Texts:
 | The
Five Gospels Parallels, John W. Marshall, University of Toronto. |
| VII, 51;
Tatian's Diatessaron
(c. 150-160). |
| Comparative texts about Sacred
Days and Seasons (inc Sabbath) from DSS, Mishnah, Babylonian Talmud, etc., and
Primary comparative texts of Rabbinic Wisdom (inc Sabbath and
Passover restrictions) from Mahlon H. Smith's Into
His Own: Perspective on the World of Jesus, Rutgers University. |
| From the
Catena
Aurea, Patristic Commentary by St Thomas Aquinas.
Chapter
3 |
| From the Geneva Notes.
Chapter 3.
 | "[He] has the sabbath day in
his power, and may rule it as he desires." |
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| From
Matthew
Henry's Commentary.
Chapter 3.
| "The sabbath is a sacred and
Divine institution; a privilege and benefit, not a task and
drudgery. God never designed it to be a burden to us, therefore we
must not make it so to ourselves." |
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| From Wesley's Notes.
Chapter
3.
| "The Sabbath was made for
man - And therefore must give way to man's necessity." |
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| From the
Commentary on the Whole Bible
(Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, 1871).
Chapter 3. |
| From The People's
New Testament, B.W. Johnson, 1891. Chapter 3
| "The Sabbath rest; that is, a
rest of one day in seven was made for man, not for Jews only. This
implies that it is to be a universal institution; that the good of
man requires it, and that it is not an arbitrary enactment, but a
wise and benevolent provision for the welfare of the race.
Experience shows that men are happiest, most moral, most prosperous
and healthiest where it is devoutly observed." |
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| Contemporary Commentary, Studies, and Exegesis:
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A Brief Commentary on the
Gospel of Mark, Chapter 2:1 - 3:6, Carl W. Conrad. (Click superscript numbers
for commentary.) |
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"Conflict with Pharisees about Plucking Grain on the Sabbath,"
"Jesus
Heals a Withered Arm in a Synagogue," 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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"Healings on the Sabbath,"
Gospel Analysis, Sermons from
Seattle, Pastor Edward F. Markquart, Grace Lutheran Church, Seattle,
Washington. Detailed background and exegesis. |
| "The Lord of
the Sabbath," Larry Broding's Word-Sunday.Com: A
Catholic Resource for This Sunday's Gospel. Adult Study, Children's
Story, Family Activity, Support Materials.
| "When was the last time you
enjoyed a leisurely Sunday? What did you enjoy about the day?" |
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Wellspring of
the Gospel, Ordinary 9B, Catherine McElhinney and Kathryn
Turner, Weekly Wellsprings. |
| "Living By - What's
Lawful?" analysis and reflections by Ed Schroeder, at Sabbatheology by The
Crossings Community of St Louis, Missouri.
| "Jesus breaks the Sabbath-law to
be merciful to the needy, and then is himself broken by that same law to become the law's
Lord on Good Friday and Easter." |
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| Articles & Background:
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"Mark 2: Fasting and New Wineskins,"
"Mark 2: Plucking Grain on the Sabbath,"
"Mark 3: Healings," wikipedia. |
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"The Eighth Day," David
B. Capes, (other resources at)
"Sabbath," Christian Reflection, 2006.
| "When they celebrated Sunday
as 'the eighth day,' early Christian signaled that God's new
creation had begun in the resurrection of Jesus Christ." |
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"The Historical Jesus and the Plucking of Grain on the Sabbath," John P.
Meier, The Catholic Biblical Quarterly,
2004. |
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"Jesus' Eating Transgressions and Social Impropriety in the Gospel of Mark:
A Social Scientific Approach," Dietmar Neufeld, Biblical Theology
Bulletin, 2000.
| "Eating and food are occasions for Mark
to present Jesus, not only as popular hero, but also as subversive sage." |
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"Mark 3:1-6 as
a 'Sign Story': Solving the Pericope's Interpretative Difficulties,"
Jeffrey B. Gibson, Journal of Biblical Studies, 2003. |
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"Conflict and Rhetoric in Mark 2:23-28," Rod Parrott, Semeia 64: The
Rhetoric of Pronouncement, 1993. |
| "Did
Jesus Get Angry?" Selected passages from the Gospels, at Beliefnet. |
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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.):
| Blomberg, Craig L.,
"The New Testament Definition of Heresy (or When Do Jesus and the Apostles
Really Get Mad?)," Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society,
2002. |
| Hultgren, Arland J.,
"The Formation of the Sabbath Pericope in Mark 2:23-28," Journal of
Biblical Literature, 1972. |
| Meier, John P.,
"The Historical Jesus and the Historical Herodians," Journal of
Biblical Literature, 2000. |
| Meier, John P.,
"The Historical Jesus and the Plucking of the Grain on the Sabbath,"
The Catholic Biblical Quarterly, 2004. |
| Parsons, Mikeal C.,
"Between Text and Sermon: Mark 2:23-28," Interpretation, 2005. |
| Ringe, Sharon H.,
"'Holy, as the Lord Your God Commanded You," Sabbath in the New
Testament," Interpretation, 2005. (See also
entire issue of Interpretation devoted to Sabbath, 2005.) |
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| Reviews: |
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| Drama: |
| Graphics & Bulletin Materials:
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Mark 2:23 - 3:6, at
Cerezo Barredo's weekly gospel illustration.
Liberation emphasis. |
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Mark 3:1-6, Liturgical Drawing,
Maria d.c. Zamora,
Claretian Resources, Philippines. ("Download and use
these for free.") |
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| Hymns and Music:
| At Digital Hymnal (midi files, guitar chords, karaoke
files, projection text):
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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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