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 | Reading the Text:
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| Historical References, Commentary and
Comparative Texts:
 | Exodus
3:11 |
|
"Before the Angels,"
"Saving One's Life,"
"Carrying One's
Cross," The Jesus Database, an online annotated inventory of
the traditions concerning the life and teachings of Jesus. Dr. Gregory C.
Jenks, FaithFutures Foundation. |
| The
Five Gospels Parallels, John W. Marshall, University of Toronto. |
| Comparative World Scriptures from United
Communities of Spirit:
Self-Denial and No-Self. |
| XXIII.31, 41-43,
45-46, 48-49; Tatian's Diatessaron
(c. 150-160). |
| III.XVI.5, Adversus
Haereses, Irenaeus of Lyons.
(c. 180) |
| VI.14, Stromata,
Clement of Alexandria (c 200) |
| Chapter XII, Chapter XIII, On
Idolatry, Tertullian
(c. 211) |
| Chapter V, On
the Flesh of Christ, Tertullian (c.
211) |
| Concerning
Flight in Persecution (paragraph 7) Tertullian (c.
212) |
| XII.15, Commentary
on the Gospel of Matthew, Origen. (c.247) |
| On the
Lapsed -- Cyprian of
Carthage (c. 251) |
| Epistle LXII
-- Cyprian of Carthage (c.
253) |
| From the
Catena
Aurea, Patristic Commentary by St Thomas Aquinas. |
| From the Geneva Notes.
 | "All that Christ suffered for
us he suffered not unwillingly, neither as being unaware, but
foreknowing it and willingly." |
|
| From
Matthew
Henry's Commentary.
| "As the happiness of heaven
with Christ, is enough to make up for the loss of life itself for
him, so the gain of all the world in sin, will not make up for the
ruin of the soul by sin." |
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| From
Wesley's Notes.
| "Embrace the will of God,
however painful, daily, hourly, continually. Thus only can he follow
me in holiness to glory." |
|
| "Profit
and Loss; Mark 18:56," Charles H. Spurgeon, 1856.
| "No man ever loses anything by
counting the cost, knowing his own expenditure, and keeping his
debtor and creditor pretty closely up; but many men have been ruined
by attempts which have been suggested by a spirit of speculation,
and fostered by a negligence of their own concerns, combined with
absolute ignorance of their real financial position." |
|
| From the
Commentary on the Whole Bible
(Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, 1871). |
| From The People's
New Testament, B.W. Johnson, 1891. |
|
| Contemporary Commentary, Studies, and Exegesis:
|
Mark 8:27-38, Proper 24B,
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 8:27 - 10:52, Carl W. Conrad. (Click superscript numbers
for commentary.) |
|
"Jesus
Makes the First Passion Prediction; 'Get thee behind me, Satan!',"
"Jesus
Says You Must Deny Yourself and Take up Cross to Follow Him,"
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:
Pentecost 15,"
William Loader, Murdoch University, Uniting Church in Australia.
| "Philip’s Caesarea, honouring Roman
might, is a good starting point for thinking about power. How do we stop
the process whereby Jesus ends up becoming the chaplain to such powers?
What is real gain for our community, for us as individuals? What is real
gain for God?" |
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|
Peter's Confession,
The Way of the Cross: Markan Texts for Late Pentecost, Donald H. Juel,
Texts in Context, Word & World,
Luther Northwestern Theological School, 1994. |
|
"Peter: The Stumbling Block and the Way of the Cross,"
Gospel Analysis, Sermons from
Seattle, Pastor Edward F. Markquart, Grace Lutheran Church, Seattle,
Washington. Detailed background and exegesis. |
|
"Andrew,"
Sarah M. Foulger,
Stirred by the Light
- Voices of Lent. |
|
Exegetical Notes (Proper 19B) by Brian
Stoffregen at
CrossMarks.
| "Perhaps even after hearing and
believing what Jesus has done and what we are to do; at best we can only
confess, 'It's as clear as mud.'" |
|
|
"Are You a
Christ-Follower?"
Preacher's Magazine, 2006: Listening to the Text,
Engaging the Text, Preaching the Text. |
|
"Reading the Signs of the Times," Ordinary 24B, Fr. Gerry Pierse, C.Ss.R.,
from
Sundays Into Silence: Reflections on the Sunday Gospels in the Light of
Christian Meditation. Claretian Publications.
| "No matter how much insight we may
have, no matter how much affirmation we may be getting, we must never
forget our littleness and our sinfulness. The mystery of God is infinite
and multi-faceted." |
|
|
Wellspring of the Gospel, Ordinary 24B,
Catherine McElhinney and Kathryn Turner, Weekly Wellsprings. |
|
"When
Jesus Spoke Plainly,"
The Journey with Jesus: Notes to Myself, Daniel B. Clendenin, Journey with
Jesus Foundation.
| "After Peter confessed that he was the
Christ, Jesus began to predict his death, much to the shock of his
disciples who longed for a savior who would vanquish the Romans..." |
|
|
Marginally Mark, by Brian McGowan, Anglican priest in Western
Australia.
| "How do we wait on God to discern his
will for us as we live (necessarily) in culture / society today?" |
|
|
"Who Do
You Say I Am?"
Jerry Goebel, One
Family Outreach.
"Focus on scripture from a justice perspective." Exegesis, study, and teen study
and activities.
| "It is not just a question of
salvation; it is a question of present and unfathomable joy. If we say
that Jesus is “the Christ” then we must move aside from the throne of our
own life and let him rule. If he was the greatest offering of love that
could be given to humanity, then we must embrace that love and live each
day in the knowledge of just how much God loves us." |
|
|
"Uncommon Sense," Joel Marcus,
The Christian Century, 2000.
| "Solzhenitsyn discovered in the gulag
what my friend also knows -- that there is a strength that comes from
renunciation of life, a strength that triumphs even over the powers that
threaten death." |
|
|
"Taking Up the Cross,"
William Willimon, The Christian Century, 1983.
At Religion Online.
| "Then the bright moment of confession
and revelation darkens as the storm clouds gather and we stumble behind
him toward the Passion. He picks up his cross and urges a cross upon us as
well. Striking at the heart of our expectations for easy deliverance come
the words suffer, rejected, killed." |
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|
"Suffering
and Victory," Stanley S. Harakas, The Christian Century,
1997. At Religion Online.
| "In Mark we are confronted by
both suffering and exaltation, defeat and victory, weakness and
power, death and life in its fullness. Peter articulates the
all-too-human responses On the one hand he refuses to accept the
suffering, defeat and death; on the other, he readily expresses the
desire to stay where the exaltation, victory and manifestation of
full life are revealed." |
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"Holiness: Sacrifice," commentary by David F. Wells,
The Christian
Century, 2000. At Religion Online.
| "If we want to be Jesus’ followers, we
need to face both: the public pain of humiliation and physical agony, and
the private grief of losing our precious selves in order to be conformed
to Christ." |
|
|
"Why
Follow a Crucified Christ?" Kenneth L. Carder, The Christian
Century, 1997. At Religion Online.
| "Those who follow him know the
future does not belong to the triumph of suffering, sin and death.
It belongs to the reign of Christ all over creation. We have no
reason, therefore, to be ashamed of him or hesitant to follow him.
The One who calls us to take up our cross goes with us to the cross.
. . and beyond." |
|
|
"Cross Culture," Patrick J. Willson, The Christian Century, 1994.
| "CROSSES ARE this season's most voguish
fashion accessory." |
|
|
"The Freedom of Necessity," commentary by Ronald Goetz,
The Christian
Century, 1982. At Religion Online.
| "God would not be God if he presided,
as he does, over the death of every human being ever to walk the earth
while he himself refused to bear the burden that his creatures must bear,
for God would not be love. Love necessitates suffering when the object of
that love must suffer." |
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|
Mark 8:31-38, Lent 2B,
Comments
(commentary) and
Clippings
(technical notes for in-depth study), Chris Haslam, Anglican
Diocese of Montreal. |
|
Mark
8:31-38, in Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary's
An
Exegetical Study of the Common Lectionary, coordinated by Prof.
John E. Alsup, features rough translation, disposition, immediate
context, broader context, hermeneutical bridge, and contemporary address.
| "Distinguishing the personal
destiny quest by the earthly Jesus while he struggled with "son
of man" traditions of his context from the continuing struggle
to understand the christological ramifications of it all by the
post-Easter community of faith is a complex but crucial matter for
our attention (cf. Goppelt, Theology I, pp. 178ff)." |
|
|
"First
Thoughts on Year B Gospel Passages in the Lectionary: Lent 2,"
William Loader, Murdoch University, Uniting Church in Australia.
| "This passage follows the
celebrated confession of Peter, that Jesus is ‘the Christ’
(8:29). It reveals just how easy it is to confuse adulation and
truth." |
|
|
"Brrr, the Water Is Cold," Gospel Analysis,
Sermons from
Seattle, Pastor Edward F. Markquart, Grace Lutheran Church, Seattle,
Washington. Detailed background and exegesis. |
|
"Exegetical Considerations,"
Lent 2B, Richard
Carlson, Lutheran Theological Seminary at Gettysburg, Using Greek for Sunday
Text Preparations.
| "What is this text claiming about
Jesus, his destiny, and our following of him?" |
|
| Exegetical
Notes (Lent 2B) by Brian Stoffregen at CrossMarks.
| "Every time someone besides
Jesus "rebukes," they are proven to be wrong. Peter
rebuking Jesus (8:32). The disciples "rebuking" those who
were bringing little children to Jesus (10:13). The crowd
"rebuking" the noisy blind man (10:48). This verb seems to
carry an idea of exerting power over -- something Jesus can do with
evil forces and what he tries to do with his disciples. It is not
something anyone should do with Jesus or with the beggars or
children." |
|
|
"Remember the Cross," Preacher's Magazine, 2006: Listening to the
Text, Engaging the Text, Preaching the Text. |
|
| Articles & Background:
|
"Mark 8: Peter's Confession and Jesus' Prediction,"
"Son of Man,"
"The Choice of Following the Teachings," wikipedia. |
|
"A Focused Christological Reading of Mark 8:22 - 9:13," Kevin W Larsen,
Trinity Journal, 2005.
|
"What I propose in this article is that the
three episodes of Mark 8:22-9:13 should be read inter-textually with each
other so as to begin offering a resolution to the christological question
of Mark's gospel, 'Who then is this?' (Mark 4:41)." |
|
|
"Opening Blind Eyes: A Revisioning of Mark 8:22 - 10:52," Marie Noel
Keller, Biblical Theology Bulletin, 2001.
|
"Keller
argues that Mark uses the stories of the two blind men in his Gospel to
serve as metaphors for his community...Their stories and the material
within the frame of 8:22-10:52 work together to help his community learn
the lessons they need in order to advance from the fear they are
experiencing to follow Jesus boldly 'on the way.'" |
|
|
"'Let Them Renounce Themselves and Take up Their Cross': A Feminist Reading
of Mark 8:34 in Mark's Social and Narrative World," Joanna Dewey,
Biblical Theology Bulletin, 2004.
| "Christians today, especially Christian
women, often interpret Mark 8:34 as a call to sacrifice self--to be
subservient and to endure suffering that could be alleviated--as a demand
of Christian discipleship. This is a fundamental misreading of Mark." |
|
|
"Jesus Was Not An Egalitarian. A Critique of an Anachronistic and Idealistic
Theology," John H. Elliott, Biblical Theology Bulletin 2002.
| "The currently-advanced theory that
Jesus was an egalitarian who founded a "community of equals" is devoid of
social and political plausibility and, more importantly, of textual and
historical evidence." |
|
|
"Jesus' Frankness," George Aichele,
Semeia 69-70:
Intertextuality and the Bible, 1995. |
|
"Mark
8:35: New Historicism and Chiasmus," from "Examples of Socio-Rhetorical
Interpretation in Mark," at Dr. Vernon K. Robbins' Encyclopedia of
Socio-Rhetorical Interpretation.
| "Chiasmus represents a reciprocity
rather than opposition between two things. Reciprocity between Jewish and Greco-Roman
culture in the Gospel of Mark stands at the foundation of analysis and interpretation in
Jesus the Teacher." |
|
|
"Loneliness and Destiny," Chapter 10 of This Hebrew Lord, John
Shelby Spong, 1974.
| "I see his loneliness when he asked who
they thought he was. They responded, 'You are the Christ of God,' and then
they proceeded to tell him what kind of Christ he had to be for their
sakes; and he said, 'Get thee behind me, Satan' (Mark 8:27ff)." |
|
|
"Who Do You Say I Am? Christology: What it is & why it matters," Robert
A. Krieg, Commonweal, 2002.
| "Whether or not theologians approach
the mystery of Jesus Christ from above or from below, they work in
relation to two distinct, though inseparable, foci." |
|
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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,
"Jesus' Frankness," Semeia, 1995. |
| Carder, Kenneth L.,
"Why Follow a Crucified Christ?" The Christian Century, 1997. |
| Clark, John C.,
"Martin Luther's View of Cross-Bearing," Bibliotheca Sacra, 2006. |
| Dewey, Joanna,
"Women in the Gospel of Mark," Word & World, 2006. (Section on
this text begins on page 25.) |
| Goetz, Ronald,
"'Get Thee Behind Me, Satan,'" The Christian Century, 1986. |
| Harakas, Stanley S.,
"Suffering and Victory," The Christian Century, 1997. |
| Hinkle, Mary E.,
"Lesson Plans," The Christian Century, 2003. |
| 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. |
| Lambrecht, Jan, S.J.,
"A Note on Mark 8:38 and Q 12:8-9," Journal for the Study of the New
Testament, 2002. |
| Leon-Dufour, Xavier,
"To Lose One's Life," Cross Currents, 1988. |
| Marcus, Joel,
"Uncommon Sense," The Christian Century, 2000. |
| Mays, James L.,
"Mark 8:27 - 9:1," Interpretation, 1976. |
| Meyer, Marvin,
"Taking Up the Cross and Following Jesus: Discipleship in the Gospel of
Mark," The Calvin Theological Journal, 2002. |
| Neville, David J.,
"Moral Vision and Eschatology in Mark's Gospel: Coherence or Conflict?"
Journal of Biblical Literature, 2008.
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| Niedner, Frederick,
"Precious, Inevitable Scandal: Theology of the Cross in Mark,"
Currents in Theology and Mission, 2005. |
| Osborne, B.A.E.,
"Peter: Stumbling-Block and Satan," Novum Testamentum, 1973. |
| Proctor, Mark,
"'After Three Days': Mark 8:31; 9:31; 10:34: Subordinating Jesus'
Resurrection in the Second Gospel," Perspectives in Religious Studies,
2003. |
| Reedy, Charles J.,
"Mark 8:31 - 11:10 and the Gospel Ending," The Catholic Biblical
Quarterly, 1972. |
| Ross, J.M.,
"Further Unnoticed Points in the Text of the New Testament,"
Novum
Testamentum, 2003. (Section on Mark 8:38 begins on page 210.) |
| Ross, J.M.,
"Some Unnoticed Points in the Text of the New Testament," Novum
Testamentum, 1983. (Section on Mark 8 begins on page 61.) |
| Santos, Narry F.,
"Jesus' Paradoxical Teaching in Mark 8:35; 9:35; and 10:43-44,"
Bibliotheca Sacra, 2000. |
| Skinner, Matthew L.,
"Denying Self, Bearing a Cross, and Following Jesus: Unpacking the
Imperatives of Mark 8:34," Word & World, 2003. |
| Strecker, Georg,
"The Passion- and Resurrection Predictions in Mark's Gospel,"
Interpretation, 1968. |
| Swezey, Charles M.,
"Christian Self-Denial," Journal for Preachers, 1986. |
| Wells, Samuel,
"Holiness: Sacrifice," The Christian Century, 2000. |
| Willimon, William H.,
"Taking Up the Cross," The Christian Century, 1983. |
| Willson, Patrick J.,
"Cross Culture," The Christian Century, 1994. |
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| Reviews:
|
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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| Sermons:
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"Christ
and Everything Else Thrown In," the Rev. Peter Marty, Day 1,
2006. |
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"Remember the
Cross," Jim Fitzgerald, Preacher's Magazine, 2006. |
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"Who Do YOU Say That I Am?"
Pentecost
15, 17 September
2006, Luke Bouman, Göttinger Predigten im Internet: Every Sunday Sermons based on the
RCL by a team of Lutheran theologians/ pastors. |
|
"Brrr, the Water Is Cold,"
"If I
Were God,"
"Peter:The Stumbling Block and the Way of the Cross,"
Sermons from Seattle,
Pastor Edward F. Markquart, Grace Lutheran Church, Seattle,
Washington. |
|
"He
Who Is The Christ," Paul Tillich, from The Shaking of the Foundations,
1955. At Religion Online. |
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"Read the Fine Print,"
the Rev. Dr. Wiley Stephens,
Day 1, 2003. |
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"The Journey,"
Dean William Willimon, Duke University Chapel Sermon Archive,
1997. |
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"Lead, Follow, Or Get
out of the Way," the Rev. Harvard Stephens, Day 1, 2000. |
|
"Revising the Agenda,"
the Rev. William Carter, Day 1,
2000. |
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"Why Follow Christ?"
Bishop Kenneth L. Carder, Day 1, 1997. |
|
"Living, Loving and
Giving," the Rev. Winifred Collin, Day 1, 1997. |
|
Father
Andrew M. Greeley, "Priest, Author, Sociologist,"
Commentary and Homily:
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| With Children:
|
"Who Am I?" and
"Playing for
Keeps," Charles Kirkpatrick, Sermons4kids.com. |
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"Secular Priorities," Fr. Max Bowers, Kid's
Church. |
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"People Talked
About Tessa," children's story by Larry Broding, word-sunday.com. |
|
"Jesus Finds a
Solid Rock,"
"Jesus Tells the
Disciples that He Must Suffer,"
"Jesus Walks on
the Water," Sunday School Lessons: Family Bible Study, art projects,
music, stories, etc. |
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"Treasure in
Heaven," Jim Kerlin, childrensermons.com. |
|
"Mark 7 & 8 Word
Search," Don Crownover's Bible Puzzles. |
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| Drama:
|
"The Messiah's Staff," from
A Certain Jesus by
Jose Ignacio and Maria Lopez Vigil. Ideal for catechetical and liturgical
dramatization of today's gospel. Claretian Publications. |
|
"Question Time,"
Jeremy Moodey, dramatix. |
|
"Nehemiah and Jesus,"
Michael English,
Milton Parish Church Drama Resources. |
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| Graphics & Bulletin Materials:
| Clip Art Images:
Mark 8:27-38, Misioneros Del Sagrado Corazón en el Perú. |
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Mark 8:27-35 at
Cerezo Barredo's weekly gospel illustration.
Liberation emphasis. |
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Mark 8:34 - 9:1, Liturgical Drawing,
Maria d.c. Zamora,
Claretian Resources, Philippines. ("Download and use
these for free.") |
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