Mark 2:13-22

Mark 2:13-22
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Reading the Text:
- NRSV (with link to Anglicized NRSV) at Oremus Bible Browser.
- Greek Interlinear Bible, ScrTR, ScrTR t, Strong, Parsing, CGTS, CGES id, AV.
- The Bible Gateway: NRSV, RSV, 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 & sermons.
Historical References, Commentary and Comparative Texts:
- The Five Gospels Parallels, John W. Marshall, University of Toronto.
- Comparative primary texts about at Mahlon H. Smith's (Rutgers University) Into His Own: Perspective on the World of Jesus:
  - Sin and Justice from Mishna and Babylonian Talmud.
  - Purity and Social Relations (see esp "Tax Collectors Visit," from Mishnah, Midrash, Tosefta, and Babylonian Talmud
- Chapter V of the Epistle of Barnabas. (ca. 130)
- VII, 9, 34-35; Tatian's Diatessaron (c. 150-160).
- Chapter I, On Prayer, Tertullian (c. 199)
- Chapter IX, On Modesty, Tertullian (c. 217)
- From the Catena Aurea, Patristic Commentary by St Thomas Aquinas.
- Commentary on a Harmony of the Evangelists, John Calvin, 1558:
  - Matthew 9:9-13/Mark 2:13-17/Luke 5:27-32
  - Matthew 9:14-17/Mark 2:18-22/Luke 5:33-39
- From the Geneva Notes.
  - "The superstitious and hypocrites rashly put the sum of godliness in matters which do no matter, and are reprehended for three reasons. First, by not considering what every man's strength is able to bear, they rashly make all sorts of laws concerning such things, without any discretion."
- From Matthew Henry's Commentary.
  - "With God, through Christ, there is mercy to pardon the greatest sins, and grace to change the greatest sinners, and make them holy."
- From Wesley's Notes.
  - "So now the wise men being joined by the saints of the world, went a little farther in raising prejudices against our Lord. In his answer he uses as yet no harshness, but only calm, dispassionate reasoning."
- From the Commentary on the Whole Bible (Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, 1871).
- From The People's New Testament, B.W. Johnson, 1891.
  - "Many publicans. Gatherers of the Roman tax. Sinners. Persons excommunicated from the synagogue."
Contemporary Commentary, Studies, and Exegesis:
- "A New Beginning," Commented Bible Passages from Taize, 2009.
- Concise Exegesis, Richard Donovan, lectionary.org
- Holy Textures, Understanding the Bible in its own time and in ours, Mark 2:13-22, David Ewart, 2012.
  - "Jesus' response successfully rebuts the Scribe's challenge by quoting an ancient proverb."
- "Healing," Frederick Buechner, Wishful Thinking.
- A Brief Commentary on the Gospel of Mark, Chapter 2:1 - 3:6, Carl W. Conrad. (Click superscript numbers for commentary.)
- "Jesus Calls Levi the Tax Collector," "Bridegroom Saying," 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: Epiphany 8," William Loader, Murdoch University, Uniting Church in Australia, 2000.
  - "There is a safety in fasting and fear is often afraid of joy. ?Good advice? will often ensure we do not get involved in controversial situations and we maintain ?the importance of being earnest?. ?Joy to the world? ? must be taken seriously, but in what sense?"
- "New Wine, New Wineskins," Gospel Analysis, Sermons from Seattle, Pastor Edward F. Markquart, Grace Lutheran Church, Seattle, Washington. Detailed background and exegesis.
- Wellspring of the Gospel, Ordinary 8B, Catherine McElhinney and Kathryn Turner, Weekly Wellsprings.
- "When Not To Fast," Larry Broding's Word-Sunday.Com: A Catholic Resource for This Sunday's Gospel. Adult Study, Children's Story, Family Activity, Support Materials.
  - "Have you ever fasted? Why did you fast?"
- Exegetical Notes by Brian Stoffregen, at CrossMarks.
  - "Given [Malina and Rohrbaugh's] description (and others I've read), it is unclear whether or not Levi was wealthy or poor. Capernaum, as a center of commerce, and as a border town between the territories of Herod Antipas and Herod Philip, may have had a high number of merchants bringing in their goods, and paying the toll, so Levi may have been wealthier than the average toll-collector even though he was probably working for a chief tax collector. As a toll-collector, he would not been part of the "in-group" according to the Pharisees. Probably, like the paralytic, he is not one whom they thought God would forgive -- at least, not without some major changes in his life."
Articles & Background:
- "Mark 2: Calling of Levi," "Matthew the Evangelist," wikipedia.
- "Meals, Food and Tablefellowship." Jerome H. Neyrey, in The Social Sciences and New Testament Interpretation, 159-82. R. L. Rohrbaugh, ed. Peabody, Mass.: Hendrickson, 1996.
  - "Malina addresses the issue of non-fasting, such as is reported of Jesus in Mark 2:18-20. Jesus' refusal to fast communicates two things: he did not concern himself with the boundary maintenance of his contemporary Judeans, that is, he did not perceive either himself or his group as polluted and so in need of status reversal. Second, this implies that he thought that the needed status reversal (repent, believe in the gospel!) had already come with his own mission."
- "Questions, Chreai, and Challenges to Honor. The Interface of Rhetoric and Culture in Mark's Gospel." Jerome H. Neyrey, Catholic Biblical Quarterly 60 (1998):657-81.
  - "In terms of rhetorical background, our survey of "questions" indicates that how they function more often than not as competitive, even hostile weapons intended to inflict major damage. Questions score points, draw blood, and shame opponents. The same interpretation applies equally to the phenomenon of answering a question with a counter-question, which also is an aggressive weapon. And by observing who is reduced to silence, we have narrative clues about who triumphed in the question game and who lost."
- "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."
- "The Old Testament in the New: A Jewish Perspective," David Daube, in Appeasement or Resistance and Other Essays on New Testament Judaism. University of California Press, 1987. (Scroll down to "V - Glutton and Winebibber.)
- "Bible Study: 'Building Community With Our Differences'," G. Richard Wheatcroft, The Center for Progressive Christianity, 1997.
  - "The social world of first century Palestine was organized around the contrasts or polarities of pure and impure, clean and unclean. These polarities applied to persons, places, things, times and social groups."
- A discussion about Mark 2:15 from the B-Greek Archives. Follow "next in thread."
- Capharnaum, featuring information and images from 19 seasons of excavations conducted by the late Fr. Virgilio C. Corbo ofm and Fr. Stanislao Loffereda ofm.
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.
- 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.
  EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
  EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
- Dewey, Joanna, "Literary Structure of the Controversy Stories in mark 2:1 - 3:6," Journal of Biblical Literature, 1973.
  EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
  EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
- Keller, Joseph, "Jesus and the Critics: A Logico-Critical Analysis of the Marcan Confrontation," Interpretation, 1986.
  EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
  EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
- Spencer, F. Scott, "'Follow Me,' The Imperious Call of Jesus in the Synoptic Gospels," Interpretation, 2005.
  EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
  EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
Sermons:
- The Great Tension, Trygve David Johnson, Faith and Leadership, 2013.
- "New Wine, New Wineskins," Sermons from Seattle, Pastor Edward F. Markquart, Grace Lutheran Church, Seattle, Washington.
- Father Andrew M. Greeley, "Priest, Author, Sociologist," Commentary and Homily
With Children:
- "Candice and Kelsey Get Into A Fight," children's story by Larry Broding, word-sunday.com.
- "Jesus Eats with a Tax Collector," Sunday School Lessons: Family Bible Study, art projects, music, stories, etc.
- "Crossword on Mark 1 & 2," Don Crownover's Bible Puzzles.
Drama:
- "The Great Khan," Judith MacDonald, sample script from Christian Drama Toolbox.
- "The Kind of Fasting that God Wants," from A Certain Jesus by Jose Ignacio and Maria Lopez Vigil. Ideal for catechetical and liturgical dramatization of today's gospel. Claretian Publications.
Graphics & Bulletin Materials:
- Clip Art Images: Mark 2:18-22, Misioneros Del Sagrado Corazón en el Perú.
- Mark 2:18-22, at Cerezo Barredo's weekly gospel illustration. Liberation emphasis.
- Mark 2:13-17, Mark 2:13-17, Mark 2:18-22, Mark 2:18-22, Liturgical Drawing, Maria d.c. Zamora, Claretian Resources, Philippines. ("Download and use these for free.")
- Call of Disciples, Clip Art, Anglican Diocese of Dunedin, New Zealand.
Hymns and Music:
- Hymnary.org, hymns, scores, media, information.
Fine Arts Images Linked at The Text This Week's Art Index:
- Calling the Disciples
- Matthew (includes the calling of Matthew)
Movies scenes with the following themes, listed at The Text This Week's Movie Concordance:
Study Links and Resources for the Book of Mark