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Mark
6:30-56
 | Reading the Text:
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| Historical References, Commentary and
Comparative Texts:
 | The
Five Gospels Parallels, John W. Marshall, University of Toronto. |
| Comparative World Scriptures from United
Communities of Spirit:
The Man for Others. |
|
"Bread and Fish," The Jesus Database, an online annotated inventory of
the traditions concerning the life and teachings of Jesus. Dr. Gregory C.
Jenks, FaithFutures Foundation. |
| Some articles about the Qumran Fragment 7Q5 / Mark 6:52-53
thing:
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| Primary comparative texts about Prayer and Piety at Dr Mahlon H
Smith's Into His Own: Perspective on the
World of Jesus (Rutgers University). See esp "Hanina Stills A Storm."
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| XIV.43 ; XVIII.22, 25, 28,
37, 39, 44; XVIX.12-15;
Tatian's Diatessaron
(c. 150-160). |
| II.XXIV.4, Adversus
Haereses, Irenaeus of Lyons.
(c. 180) |
| XI.2, XI.3, XI.5, XI.19, Commentary
on the Gospel of Matthew, Origen. (c.247) |
| On the
Lapsed -- Cyprian of
Carthage (c. 251) |
| From the
Catena
Aurea, Patristic Commentary by St Thomas Aquinas. |
| From the Geneva Notes.
 | "Such as follow Christ will
lack nothing, not even in the wilderness, but they will have an
abundance. And how wicked a thing it is not to look during this
temporal life to the hands of the one who gives everlasting
life!" |
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| From
Matthew
Henry's Commentary.
| "Let not ministers do any
thing or teach any thing, but what they are willing should be told
to their Lord." |
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| From
Wesley's Notes. |
| From the
Commentary on the Whole Bible
(Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, 1871).
| "He sought privacy for
undisturbed reflection on this begun preaching and progress of His
kingdom. Once more, He was wearied with the multitude of
"comers and goers"--depriving Him even of leisure enough
to take His food--and wanted rest: "Come ye yourselves
apart into a desert place, and rest a while," &c. Under the
combined influence of all these considerations, our Lord sought this
change." |
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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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"The
First Feeding, of the 5,000,"
"Jesus
Walks on Water," 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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"First
Thoughts on Year B Gospel Passages in the Lectionary: Pentecost
7," William Loader, Murdoch University,
Uniting Church in Australia.
| "The mission is so successful
that one could be left wondering where it will end. Mark’s hearers
then and now know that this is not the whole story, but it does not
change the nature of the mission: to offer leadership in teaching
and in acts of compassion that bring healing and set people free
from what oppresses them." |
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"Should
I Touch Him? Reflections on Mark 6:25-34; Matthew 9:20-22; Luke 7:42b-48" by
William R.G. Loader, Murdoch University, Australia. |
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"Not Just Bread," Rev. Todd Weir,
bloomingcactus.
| "It’s easy to fall into trap of those who are trying
to make Jesus the earthly King." |
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"Hurried, Harried and Hassled, with No Time to Eat,"
Gospel Analysis, Sermons from
Seattle, Pastor Edward F. Markquart, Grace Lutheran Church, Seattle,
Washington. Detailed background and exegesis.
| "People wanted free bread and people wanted free
healing. But the crowds did not especially want the kingdom and nor the
king. Even so, Jesus had compassion on them." |
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Marginally Mark, by Brian McGowan, Anglican priest in Western
Australia. |
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"Sheep
without a Shepherd," Jerry Goebel, One
Family Outreach.
"Focus on scripture from a justice perspective." Exegesis, study, and teen study
and activities. |
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Wellspring of
the Gospel, Ordinary 16B, Catherine McElhinney and Kathryn
Turner, Weekly Wellsprings. |
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"Times of Refreshment,"
Ordinary 16B, Larry Broding's Word-Sunday.Com:
A Catholic Resource for This Sunday's Gospel. Adult Study, Children's
Story, Family Activity, Support Materials.
| "Do you have a hard time
saying "No" to other people? Have you ever felt
overwhelmed by others in need? Have you ever wanted a few moments
peace? What happened?" |
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| Exegetical
Notes by Brian Stoffregen
| "Jesus, as the shepherd brings
structure to chaos; wholeness to brokenness; "food" to the
physically and mentally and spiritually hungry." |
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"Sheep
without a Shepherd,"
"Jesus Walks on the Water," Rev. Bryan Findlayson, Lectionary Bible
Studies and Sermons, Pumpkin Cottage Ministry Resources. Includes detailed
textual notes. |
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"Sheep and Shepherds," commentary by H. Stephen Shoemaker, The
Christian Century, 2000. At Religion Online.
| "These days churches are tempted to
mimic corporations, and pastors try to become CEOs. But these texts call
us to re-imagine our life together as the people of God, and the texts’
images are of sheep and shepherds." |
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"Watching from the Boat," Martin B. Copenhaver, The Christian
Century, 1994.
| "The apostles learned two lessons: that the power of
God can be at work through them, and that God can be at work without
them. When their compassion was spent and their ability to respond to
need exhausted, people were fed anyway, as if with manna from heaven,
while the apostles could only watch from the boat." |
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| Articles & Background:
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"Feeding the
Multitude,"
"Walking on Water,"
"Mark 6: Feeding of the Five Thousand and Walking on Water,"
"Mark 6: Fringe of His Cloak," 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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| "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.
| "How
can readers understand the particular ceremony of meals and table fellowship? Why are
meals so important as symbols of broader social relationships? How can we peer below the
surface and grasp the social dynamics encoded in meals and commensality, what
anthropologists call "the language of meals"?" |
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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.
| "Food events provide an opportunity for Mark to portray
Jesus in fierce debate with the religious elite from which he emerges an
honorable man but for which he is eventually executed. Eating and food are
occasions for Mark to present Jesus, not only as popular hero, but also as
subversive sage." |
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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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| "An
Invitation to Sabbath: Rediscovering a Gift," Presbyterian
Church (USA) General Assembly, 2000. |
| Radical
Shabbat: Free Time, Free People. Rabbi Arthur
Waskow. "Living the Word," in Sojourners Online,
May/June 2000.
| "Honorable work and restful
renewal are both aspects of responsibility." |
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| "Sabbath
Chic," Monique Parsons at BeliefNet,
August 2000.
| "People of many faiths are
finding the upside to downtime." |
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"Keeping
the Sabbath: Reviving a Christian Practice," Dorothy C. Bass.
Adapted from Practicing Our Faith: A Way of Life for a Searching
People (1997). Republished at Religion
OnLine.
| "One day to
resist the tyranny of too much or too little work and to celebrate
with God and others, remembering thereby who we really are and what
is really important. One day that, week after week, anchors a way of
life that makes a difference every day." |
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"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 "VIII
- They Ate and Were Satisfied and Took Up What Was Left Over.") |
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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.):
| Achtemeier, Paul J.,
"Person and Deed: Jesus and the Storm-Tossed Sea," Interpretation,
1962. |
| Derrett, J. Duncan M.,
"Why and How Jesus Walked on the Sea," Novum Testamentum, 1981. |
| Fleddermann, Harry,
"'And He Wanted to Pass by Them' (Mark 6:48c)," Catholic Biblical
Quarterly, 1983. |
| Hays, Richard B., "Can the Gospels
Teach Us How to Read the Old Testament?" Pro Ecclesia, 2002.
(Section on this text begins on p. 409)
Image Browse -
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| Hedrick, Charles
W., "Miracles in Mark: A Study in Markan Theology and Its Implications
for Modern Religious Thought," Perspectives in Religious Studies,
2007.
Image Browse -
PDF |
| Henderson, Suzanne
Watts,
"'Concerning the Loaves' - Comprehending Incomprehension in Mark 6:45-52,"
Journal for the Study of the New Testament, 2001. |
| Hiers, Richard H.,
"The Bread and Fish Eucharist in the Gospels and Early Christian Art,"
Perspectives in Religious Studies, 1975. |
| Jackson, Gordon E.,
"Eucharist: Feeding and Faith," Theology Today, 1974. |
| Matera, Frank J.,
"'He Saved Others; He Cannot Save Himself,' A Literary-
Critical Perspective on the Markan Miracles," Interpretation,
1993. |
| Richardson, Alan,
"The Feeding of the Five Thousand," Interpretation, 1955.
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| Thiering, B.E.,
"'Breaking of Bread' and 'Harvest' in Mark's Gospel," Novum
Testamentum, 1970. |
| Wefald, Eric K.,
"The Separate Gentile Mission in Mark: A Narrative Explanation of Markan
Geography, the Two Feeding Accounts and Exorcisms," Journal for the
Study of the New Testament, 1995. |
| Williamson, Lamar,
Jr.,
"An Exposition of Mark 6:30-44," Interpretation, 1976. |
| Wink, Walter,
"The Education of the Apostles: Mark's View of Human Transformation,"
Religious Education, 1988. |
| Yaqob, Olga, MVM,
"The Face of God in Suffering: Iraq," Theology Today, 2006. |
| Zink-Sawyer, Beverly,
"Between Text & Sermon: Mark 6:30-34," Interpretation, 1997. |
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| Reviews:
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Review:
Stefan Enste, Kein Markustext in Qumran: Eine Untersuchung der These:
Qumran-Fragment 7Q5 = Mk 6,52-53. Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, 2000. Review
by Craig A Evans in SBL's Review of Biblical
Literature. |
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| Sermons:
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"Jesus Means Compassion,"
Pentecost 7,
23
July
2006, Samuel D.
Zumwalt, Göttinger Predigten im Internet: Every Sunday Sermons based on the
RCL by a team of Lutheran theologians/ pastors. |
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"Be Still
and Know," the Rev. Dr. Ozzie E. Smith, Day 1, 2006. |
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"Hurried, Harried, and Hassled, with No Time to Eat,"
Pastor Edward F. Markquart, Grace Lutheran Church, Seattle,
Washington. |
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"Are You Flowing in Your
Anointing?" the Rev. Dr. Patrick Keen,
Day 1, 2003. |
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"The Loving Shepherd," Dean
William Willimon, Duke Chapel Sermon Archive, 1997. |
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"Would Jesus Carry
a Pager?" John Jewell,
2000. |
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"Christ and His
Celebrity," the Rev. Harvard Stephens, Day
1, 2000. |
| Father
Andrew M. Greeley, "Priest, Author, Sociologist,"
Commentary and Homily:
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| Who is This? Mark 6:7-52, by Ray C. Stedman. Text or Real Audio. |
| When Rite is Wrong: Mark 6:53 - 7:30, by Ray C. Stedman. Text or Real Audio. |
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| With Children:
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"Time for a
Vacation," and
"Getting Away from It All!"
Charles Kirkpatrick, Sermons4kids.com. |
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"Being
Alone," Fr. Max Bowers, Kid's Church. |
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"Vivi Wants a
Real Vacation,"
children's story by Larry Broding, word-sunday.com. |
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"Jesus Gives
Lunch to Thousands of People," Sunday School
Lessons: Family Bible Study, art projects, music, stories, etc. |
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"Jesus Walks on
the Water,"
children's study, puzzles, coloring sheet, etc. Higher Praise Christian
Center. |
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"Mark 5 & 6
Crossword," Don Crownover's Bible Puzzles. |
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"Jesus Feeds 5,000,"
"Jesus Walks on Water,"
online computer java-based coloring pages from Grace Baptist Church of
Feeding Hill. |
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| Drama:
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| Graphics & Bulletin Materials:
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Clip Art Images:
Mark 6:30-34, Misioneros Del Sagrado Corazón en el Perú. |
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Mark 6:30-34, at
Cerezo Barredo's weekly gospel illustration.
Liberation emphasis. |
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Mark 6:30-34,
Mark 6:30-34,
Mark 6:34-44,
Mark 6:45-52,
Mark 6:45-52,
Mark 6:53-36,
Mark 6:53-56, Liturgical Drawing,
Maria d.c. Zamora, Claretian
Resources, Philippines. ("Download and use these for
free.") |
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Clip Art:
Walking on Water, Feeding the 5000, Julius Schnoor von Carolsfeld woodcuts, World Mission
Collection, Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod. |
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Jesus
Feeds 5000, Henry Martin, sermons4kids.com. |
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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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