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Mark
6:14-29
 | Reading the Text:
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| Historical References, Commentary and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: 6:17. |
| XVIII.1, 4-9,
11-19; Tatian's Diatessaron
(c. 150-160). |
| VI.7, Commentary
on the Gospel of John, Philocalia [anthology of Origen prepared by St. Basil and St.
Gregory Nazianzen], Origen.
(c.230) |
| X.20, Commentary
on the Gospel of Matthew, Origen. (c.247) |
| From the
Catena
Aurea, Patristic Commentary by St Thomas Aquinas. |
| From the Geneva Notes.
 | "The gospel confirms the godly
and vexes the wicked." |
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| From
Matthew
Henry's Commentary.
| "Thus many love good
preaching, if it keep far away from their beloved sin." |
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| From
Wesley's Notes. |
| From the
Commentary on the Whole Bible
(Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, 1871).
| "Herod Antipas, one of the
three sons of Herod the Great, and own brother of Archelaus (Mt
2:22), who ruled as ethnarch over Galilee and Perea." |
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| From The People's
New Testament, B.W. Johnson, 1891. |
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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 6:7 - 8:26, Carl W. Conrad. (Click superscript numbers
for commentary.) |
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"Herod
Executes John the Baptist," 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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"Mark 6:14-29 - 'Head on a Platter" for Pentecost 6," Rev. Todd Weir,
bloomingcactus.
| "Murder is the ultimate extreme of trying to erase the
harm we feel has been done to us." |
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"First
Thoughts on Year B Gospel Passages in the Lectionary: Pentecost
6" William Loader, Murdoch University, Uniting
Church in Australia.
| "Mark’s readers may have
made the connection between themselves and Herod’s wondering: can
it be that someone so callously executed comes to life again? Is the
risen Jesus to be seen where such powers are confronted anew,
whether within us as individuals or among us in our society? Or does
the entertainment drown out the voices?" |
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"Beheading of John the Baptist,"
Gospel Analysis, Sermons from
Seattle, Pastor Edward F. Markquart, Grace Lutheran Church, Seattle,
Washington. Detailed background and exegesis. |
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"Jesus as a Prophet," study guide, Robert B. Kruschwitz, (other resources at)
"Prophetic Ethics," Christian Reflection, The Center for Christian
Ethics at Baylor University, 2003. |
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Marginally Mark, by Brian McGowan, Anglican priest in Western
Australia. |
| Exegetical
Notes by Brian Stoffregen at CrossMarks
Christian Resources.
| "A contrast could be made
between these two "sending out" events. Jesus sends his
followers out to bring health and wholeness to life. Herod sends his
*employees* out to destroy life." |
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"Herod
Was Afraid," Jerry Goebel, One
Family Outreach.
"Focus on scripture from a justice perspective." Exegesis, study, and teen study
and activities. |
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"A Terrible Text," Joanna Adams, The Christian Century, 2003.
| "Those who follow Jesus in any age must never become
carried away with the naive notion that faithfulness to God will ever be
easy." |
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"John the
Baptist's End," Rev. Bryan Findlayson, Lectionary Bible
Studies and Sermons, Pumpkin Cottage Ministry Resources. Includes detailed
textual notes. |
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| Articles & Background:
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"Mark 6,"
"John the Baptist,"
wikipedia. |
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John
the Baptist, L. Michael White, John Dominic Crossan, Harold W.
Attridge. From "A Portrait of Jesus' World," at the webpages
accompanying the PBS Frontline special From Jesus to Christ. |
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"Having Men for Dinner: Deadly Banquets and Biblical Women,"
Nicole Duran, Biblical Theology Bulletin, 2005.
| "This essay looks at several biblical
women who use the power of food and drink, the banquet with its
implications of seduction, to kill men or to determine whom the dining men
kill. I will be asking in particular how the symbolism of food and drink
interacts with gender, sexuality, and killing in the tradition." |
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"Murderous Mother, Ditto
Daughter? Herodias and Salome at the Opera," Caroline Vander Stichele,
Lectio Difficilior, 2001.
| "When women started to scrutinize the
Bible in search of strong women they could identify with, they did not
immediately consider Herodias and her daughter." |
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"Where Was
the Temple of Herod?" Richley Crapo, Utah State University. Bible and
Interpretation.
| "Utah State University
anthropologist says Dome of the Rock is not location of Herod's Temple." |
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| Herod and the
Dance of Salome, from And Adam Knew Eve: A
Dictionary of Sex in the Bible by Ronald L. Ecker. |
| St
John the Baptist, The Catholic Encyclopedia,
1916. Lengthy, excellent article. |
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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.):
| Aichele, George,
"Two Theories for Translation with Examples from the Gospel of Mark,"
Journal for the Study of the New Testament, 1992. |
| Bach, Alice,
"Calling the Shots: Directing Salome's Dance of Death," Semeia,
1996. |
| Campbell, Charles L.,
"Speaking the Truth in Love," Journal for Preachers, 2005. |
| Delorme, Jean,
"John the Baptist's Head -- The Word Perverted: A Reading of a Narrative
(Mark 6:14-29)," Semeia, 1998. |
| Dewey, Joanna,
"Women in the Gospel of Mark," Word & World, 2006. (Section on
this text begins on page 24.) |
| Janes, Regina,
"Why the Daughter of Herodias Must Dance," Journal for the Study of
the New Testament, 2006. |
| Kraemer, Ross S.,
"Implicating Herodias and Her Daughter in the Death of John the Baptizer: A
(Christian) Theological Strategy," Journal of Biblical Literature,
2006. |
| Moloney, Francis, SDB,
"Mark 6:6b-30: Mission, the Baptist, and Failure," Catholic Bible
Quarterly, 2001. |
| Rundin, John S.,
"Pozo Moro, Child Sacrifice, and the Greek Legendary Tradition,"
Journal of Biblical Literature, 2004. |
| Smith, Abraham,
"Tyranny Exposed: Mark's Typological Characterization of Herod Antipas (Mark
6:14-29)," Biblical Interpretation, 2006. |
| Sweeney, James P.,
"Modern and Ancient Controversies over the Virgin Birth of Jesus,"
Bibliotheca Sacra, 2003. (Section on Mark 6:2-3 begins on page 148.) |
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| Reviews:
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Reviews:
Florence Morgan Gillman, Herodias: At Home in That Fox's Den
(Liturgical Press, 2003) Reviews by Donna Wallace
and Eric Noffke in SBL's Review of
Biblical Literature. |
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Review: Cosimo Pagliara, La figura di
Elia nel vangelo di Marco: Aspetti semantici e funzionali.
Pontificia Universia Gregoriana, 2003. Review by Edward L Bode
in
The Catholic Biblical Quarterly, 2004. (Review is in
English.) |
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Review:
Morten Hørning Jensen, Herod Antipas in Galilee: The Literary and
Archaeological Source on the Reign of Herod Antipas and Its Socio-economic
Impact on Galilee. Mohr Siebeck, 2006. Review by Mark A. Chancey, 2007. |
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| Sermons:
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"Ministry
on the Move," the Rev. Dr. Ozzie E. Smith, Day 1, 2006. |
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"The Blessed of the Lord,"
Pentecost 6,
16
July
2006,
Hubert Beck, Göttinger Predigten im Internet: Every Sunday Sermons based on the
RCL by a team of Lutheran theologians/ pastors. |
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"Beheading of John the Baptist,"
Pastor Edward F. Markquart, Grace Lutheran Church, Seattle,
Washington. |
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"Re-Membering Faith,"
the Rev. Dr. Catherine Taylor,
Day 1, 2003. |
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"Barriers to
Blessings," John Jewell,
2000. |
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| With Children:
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| Drama:
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"A
Millstone,"
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:
Beheading of John the Baptist, Julius Schnoor von Carolsfeld woodcuts, World Mission
Collection, Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod. |
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| Hymns and Music: |
| 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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