Mark
4:35-41
- 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: 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- Historical References, Commentary and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.
- Primary texts about Prayer and Piety from Dr Mahlon H Smith's Into His Own: Perspective on the World of Jesus (Rutgers University). See esp "Hanina Stills A Storm."
- XI.31-36; Tatian's Diatessaron (c.150-160).
- Chapter IX, On Baptism, Tertullian (c. 198)
- X.9, Commentary on the Gospel of John, Philocalia [anthology of Origen prepared by St. Basil and St. Gregory Nazianzen], Origen. (c.230)
- From the Catena Aurea, Patristic Commentary by St Thomas Aquinas.
- From the Geneva Notes.
- "They that sail with Christ, although he seems to sleep ever so soundly when they are in danger, yet they are preserved by him in due time, being awakened."
- From
Matthew
Henry's Commentary.
- "Christ was asleep in the storm, to try the faith of his disciples, and to stir them up to pray."
- From
Wesley's Notes.
- "On the pillow - So we translate it, for want of a proper English expression, for that particular part of the vessel near the rudder, on which he lay."
- From the
Commentary on the Whole Bible
(Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, 1871).
- "There is a natural apprehension under danger; but there was unbelief in their fear. It is worthy of notice how considerately the Lord defers this rebuke till He had first removed the danger, in the midst of which they would not have been in a state to listen to anything."
- From The People's
New Testament, B.W. Johnson, 1891.
- "Such an astounding display of power, the control of the storm in which men are as helpless as infants, filled them with awe."
- Contemporary Commentary, Studies, and Exegesis:
- Jesus Calms a Windstorm, audio telling, story in episodes, graphic, audio and written commentaries. Go Tell Communications, Biblical Storytelling for the Global Village, 2012.
- Commentary,
Mark 4:35-41, Sharon H. Ringe, Preaching This Week, WorkingPreacher.org,
2009.
- "Even when the seas threaten to engulf us and human imperial posturing threatens our home and the heart of our identity, the Risen One is always in the boat with us. Christ's words, 'Peace! Be still!' still promise to carry us safely through the night."
- 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 4, Carl W. Conrad. (Click superscript numbers for commentary.)
- "Jesus Stills a Storm," 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."
- Exegetical
Notes by Brian Stoffregen at CrossMarks.
- "While we may pray that Jesus would work miracles in our lives and in our world and in our neighborhoods; the miracles that come probably won't let us off the hook from doing some of the hard work required to do what Jesus has called us to do."
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Holy Textures, Understanding the Bible in its own time and in ours,
Mark 4:35-41, David Ewart, 2009.
- "Do the wind and the sea fill us with fear and terror? Then how ought we respond to the one whom they obey? NOT with greater fear. Quite the opposite. With awe and reverence. With - perhaps, finally, now - faith, and trust in God no matter what the circumstance."
-
"First
Thoughts on Year B Gospel Passages in the Lectionary,"
Pentecost 3. William Loader, Murdoch University, Uniting
Church in Australia.
- "People know what it is like to be buffeted. People know what it is like to have no control. People know situations where only the divine can intervene."
- The Dolphin of Gennesareth - reflective writing
- "Jesus Calms the Storm," Rev. Bryan Findlayson, Lectionary Bible Studies and Sermons, Pumpkin Cottage Ministry Resources. Includes detailed textual notes.
- "Stilling the Storm," Gospel Analysis, Sermons from Seattle, Pastor Edward F. Markquart, Grace Lutheran Church, Seattle, Washington. Detailed background and exegesis.
-
Join the Feast,
Mark 4:35-41, Berry French and Clark Scalera, Union PSCE,
2009.
- "The storms, coupled with the Gospel?s eventual spread into socially and religiously unclean lands, give me perspective on how we are called to have faith and share faith across boundaries ? boundaries that may challenge or even offend our religious institutions."
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"Carried from Fear to Faith," Carolyn Schneider, Sabbatheology,
2009.
- "We're all together in this. Don't let a satanic wind blow thoughts into your mind of your own weakness and unworthiness and past actions, no matter how bad they were. Even if you go under, keep looking ahead."
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"Storm System," Michael A. King, The Christian Century, 2006.
- "Gilbert helps me suspect anew that the power of the psychological immune system we spy through the lens of cognitive science may be only the first level of what we may glimpse if we open ourselves to the resources that Mark and Paul tell us come from beyond."
- Marginally Mark, by Brian McGowan, Anglican priest in Western Australia.
- Wellspring of the Gospel, Ordinary 12B, Catherine McElhinney and Kathryn Turner, Weekly Wellsprings.
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"Calm at
the Center," Jerry Goebel, One
Family Outreach.
"Focus on scripture from a justice perspective." Exegesis, study, and teen study
and activities.
- "Jesus can be difficult, especially when he asks us to, 'go over to the other side.'"
-
"God
is a Peacemaker (Mark 4:35-41),"
John C. Purdy. Chapter 7 of God With a Human Face (1993),
republished at Religion
Online.
- "Both the storm and the fears of the disciples are calmed by the words of Jesus. Stormstiller is Peacemaker. In the context of this book, that means that God also is Peacemaker. God cares whether or not the human enterprise perishes. God works in mysterious ways to bring peace. The storm clouds above our heads are rich with mercy."
- Articles & Background:
- "Mark 4: Rebuking the Wind and Waves," 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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"Hearing Is Believing," James R. Edwards, (other resources
at)
"Parables," Christian Reflection, The Center for Christian
Ethics at Baylor University, 2006.
- "Jesus? parables cannot be understood by standing apart from them with arms folded in neutral objectivity. They can only be understood by 'entering' into them, allowing their stories to lay claim on us. How do we drop our guard so parables may have their intended effect? The answer, repeated throughout Mark 4, is that we enter parables by hearing."
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"Homer or Not
Homer? Mark 4:35-41 in Recent Study," Douglas W. Geyer.
- "...a reader may wonder how it is that so many similarities exist between Homer and Mark, but then also use that observation to better develop a meaning of one or the other stories."
- "Mark
4: Cultural Intertexture," from "Examples of Socio-Rhetorical Interpretation
in Mark," at Dr. Vernon K. Robbins' Encyclopedia of Socio-Rhetorical
Interpretation.
- "Mark 4 contains images of `the field, sowing, seeds, miscarriage, and harvest' that are characteristic of `Jewish apocalyptic, wisdom, and prophetic literatures'. These images, however, occur in a literary context that uses a Greco-Roman mode of rhetorical elaboration to unfold the mysterious nature of the kingdom of God in Jesus' activity."
- "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."
- "'Unanswered'
Prayer," Kenneth W. Collins. At Ken Collins'
Web Site.
- "Is trouble brewing in your life? Does God seem to be asleep in the helm? Are you terrified about the prospects for the immediate future? Then by all means scream at God with all your lungs, make your complaint known, voice your panic, explain your fears, plead your case… and don’t be distraught when the ceiling echoes back only your own voice, and you sit there hollow and in tears."
- 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.
- Ambrozic, Aloysius Matthew, Cardinal,
"Mark's Concept of the Parable: Mark 4:11f in the Context of the Second
Gospel," The Catholic Biblical Quarterly, 1967.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Blomberg, Craig L., "New Testament
Miracles and Higher Criticism: Climbing Up the Slippery Slope,"
Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society, 1984.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Button-Harrison, Tim, "Walking on
Water: Mark 4:35-41, Matthew 14:22-32," Brethren Life and Thought,
2007.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Callahan, Jim, "Weatherproof," The
Christian Century, 2000.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Hoffman, Kathryn
Vitalis, and Mark Vitalis Hoffman,
"Texts in Context: Question Marks and Turning Points: Following the
Gospel of Mark to Surprising Places," Word & World, 2006.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - King, Michael A., "Storm System,"
The Christian Century, 2006.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - McInerny, William F., "An Unresolved
Question in the Gospel Called Mark: 'Who Is This Whom Even Wind and Sea
Obey?'" Perspectives in Religious Studies, 1996.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials -
Petersen, Norman R., "The Composition of Mark 4:1-8:26,"
Harvard Theological Review, 1980.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Powell, Mark Allan, "Echoes of Jonah
in the New Testament," Word & World, 2007.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Ross, J.M.,
"Further Unnoticed Points in the Text of the New Testament," Novum
Testamentum, 2003. (Section on Mark 4:40 and 8:21 begins on page 210.)
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Watson, Francis, "The Social Function of Mark's
Secrecy Theme," Journal for the Study of the New Testament, 1985.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Wink, Walter, "The Projector Is Running," The
Christian Century, 1994.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
- Ambrozic, Aloysius Matthew, Cardinal,
"Mark's Concept of the Parable: Mark 4:11f in the Context of the Second
Gospel," The Catholic Biblical Quarterly, 1967.
- Reviews:
- Sermons:
- "The Weakness in Virtue, the Virtue in Weakness," J. Warren Smith, Faith and Leadership, 2010.
- "The Sleeping Jesus," the Rev. Sarah Jackson Shelton, Day 1, 2009.
- "Gospel for the Seasick," the Rev. Julie Pennington-Russell, 30 Good Minutes, Chicago Sunday Evening Club, 2008.
- "A Word for the Wind and the Waves," the Rev. Julie Pennington-Russell, Day 1, 2008.
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"Tornado Time,"
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- "In Over Our Heads," the Rev. Dr. Stephanie Weiner, Day 1, 2003.
- "Lord, Don't You Care?" Dr. Roberta Hestenes, 30 Good Minutes, Chicago Sunday Evening Club, 1998.
- "Faithful Fears," the Rev. Dr. Eugene Winkler, 30 Good Minutes, Chicago Sunday Evening Club, 2000.
- "The Danger in the Water," the Rev. Dr. Ted Wardlaw, Day 1, 1997.
- "Whose Life Is It?" the Rev. Dr. Francis H. Wade, Day 1, 1997.
- Father Andrew M. Greeley, "Priest, Author, Sociologist," Commentary and Homily:
- With Children:
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- Drama:
- Graphics & Bulletin Materials:
- Clip Art Images: Mark 4:35-41, Misioneros Del Sagrado Corazón en el Perú.
- Mark 4:35-41, at Cerezo Barredo's weekly gospel illustration. Liberation emphasis.
- Images for this week's readings, Pitts Theology Library Digital Image Archive.
- Mark 4:35-41, Mark 4:35-41, Liturgical Drawing, Maria d.c. Zamora, Claretian Resources, Philippines. ("Download and use these for free.")
- Clip Art: Jesus Asleep During the Storm, Julius Schnoor von Carolsfeld woodcuts, World Mission Collection, Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod.
- PowerPoint Slidees for Proper 7B, Bulletin Art for Proper 7B, Bulletin Art for Proper 7B (2), Will Humes, Word & Table, 2009.
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- Hymns and Music:
- Contemporary/Praise Song suggestions, Together to Celebrate, David MacGregor.
- Hymns with Scripture Allusions: Mark 4:37, 38, 39, 40. The Cyber Hymnal.
- At Digital Hymnal (midi files, guitar chords, karaoke files, projection text):
- 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
