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Mark
9:30-37
 | Reading the Text:
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| Historical References, Commentary and
Comparative Texts:
 | The
Five Gospels Parallels, John W. Marshall, University of Toronto. |
| Primary comparative texts about Food & Fellowship (including
"one who serves"), at (Rutgers University Dept of Religion) Mahlon H. Smith's Into His Own: Perspective on the
World of Jesus companion to the historical study of Christian texts. |
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"Receiving the Sender,"
"Leader as Servant," The Jesus Database, an online annotated inventory of
the traditions concerning the life and teachings of Jesus. Dr. Gregory C.
Jenks, FaithFutures Foundation. |
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Similitude IX.29,
Shepherd of
Hermas. (c.145) |
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XXIV.48-50;
XXV.2-3, 9, 11; Tatian's
Diatessaron (c. 150-160). |
|
XIII.19,
Commentary on the Gospel of Matthew,
Origen. (c.247) |
| From the
Catena
Aurea, Patristic Commentary by St Thomas Aquinas. |
| From the Geneva Notes.
 | "Only humility exalts." |
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| From
Matthew
Henry's Commentary.
| "Those who are most humble and
self-denying, most resemble Christ, and shall be most tenderly owned
by him." |
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| From
Wesley's Notes.
| "One such little child
- Either in years or in heart." |
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| From the
Commentary on the Whole Bible
(Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, 1871).
| "Whosoever shall receive
one of such children--so manifesting the spirit unconsciously
displayed by this child." |
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| From The People's
New Testament, B.W. Johnson, 1891.
| "The two conditions of true
greatness are humility and service; not to be the servant of
friends, or kindred, or of a class, or even of church members, but
of all, like Christ." |
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| Contemporary Commentary, Studies, and Exegesis:
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Commentary,
Mark 9:30-37, Alyce M. McKenzie, Preaching This Week, WorkingPreacher.org,
2009.
| "It turns out that to be great is to be focused
on something quite other than oneself. It turns out that greatness
lies in welcoming one who is not viewed as great by the culture, the
child, the one who is beyond the circle, who needs a welcome." |
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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 8:27 - 10:52, Carl W. Conrad. (Click superscript numbers
for commentary.) |
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"Public Education," Resources for Prophetic
Worship, Speaking to North Carolina Justice Issues, North Carolina Council
of Churches, 2006. |
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"Jesus
Makes His Second Passion Prediction,"
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 16"
William Loader, Murdoch University, Uniting Church in Australia.
| "Jesus is challenging both
stances: people wanting to use power to establish their own value
and people using power as the measure of value of human beings.
Jesus subverts both." |
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Commentary, Mark 9:33-37, Imani Jones,
The African American Lectionary, 2009.
| "As we reach out and draw children from the
margins of society to the center, we welcome them as Jesus has
graciously welcomed us..." |
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"Little
Children and God's Kingdom: The Holy Grail of Human Greatness,"
The Journey with Jesus: Notes to Myself, Daniel B. Clendenin, Journey with
Jesus Foundation.
| "What would our lives
look like if we really believed and acted on these words of Jesus?" |
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"Jesus Loves All the Little Children of the World,"
Gospel Analysis, Sermons from
Seattle, Pastor Edward F. Markquart, Grace Lutheran Church, Seattle,
Washington. Detailed background and exegesis. |
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"Who Is the Greatest?", The Way of the
Cross: Markan Texts for Late Pentecost, Donald H. Juel,
Texts in Context, Word & World,
Luther Northwestern Theological School, 1994. |
| Exegetical
Thoughts by Brian Stoffregen at CrossMarks
Christian Resources.
| "Who are the
"unimportant" in the world today? How does the church
relate to them? How should the church relate to them? What might
this verse say about the way we do worship?" |
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Marginally Mark, by Brian McGowan, Anglican priest in Western
Australia. |
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"The Powerful Weakness," Ordinary 25B, Fr. Gerry Pierse, C.Ss.R., from Sundays Into
Silence: Reflections on the Sunday Gospels in the Light of Christian
Meditation. Claretian Publications.
| "Much of our traditional prayer is a sort of tour de
force, on God - either trying to push him to do our will or to get him on
our side to accomplish what we desire. To meditate, on the other hand, is
to be weak and powerless, in the secure confidence of God's care and love
for us." |
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"To Serve a Child," Larry Broding's Word-Sunday.Com: A
Catholic Resource for This Sunday's Gospel. Adult Study, Children's
Story, Family Activity, Support Materials.
| "When was the last time you cared for a child? What
happened?" |
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Wellspring of
the Gospel, Ordinary 25B, Catherine McElhinney and Kathryn
Turner, Weekly Wellsprings. |
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"Caring for Children in Crisis," study
guide for adults, Robert B. Kruschwitz, (other resources at)
"Children," Christian Reflection, The Center for Christian
Ethics at Baylor University, 2003. |
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"Teaching Children the Story of Creation," study guide, Robert B. Kruschwitz, (other resources at)
"Moral Landscape of Creation," Christian Reflection, The Center for Christian
Ethics at Baylor University, 2001. |
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"The
Greatest and the Least,"
Jerry Goebel, One
Family Outreach. "Focus on scripture from a justice perspective." Exegesis, study, and teen study
and activities.
| "What if heaven is a place where we “get what we
have given?” What if it is a place where we are forgiven as we forgave
and our reward for all of our life’s endeavors is the mercy and
compassion we have offered to others?" |
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"Seeing Things," Mary E. Hinkle, The Christian Century, 2003.
| "...as the walk progresses, the disciples find their
way into a discussion about which of them is the greatest. They are
graduate students comparing GRE scores. They are ministers discussing
how many they worship each week, as in 'We worship about 430 at both
services.' They are anyone who has ever written a memo containing the
words 'measurable outcomes.' Which of the disciples is the star pupil?
Who is the greatest?" |
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"Counting Diamonds," Joel Marcus, The Christian
Century, 2000. At Religion Online.
| "The abandoned baby on the street, the
stranger at the door, even our own husband or wife or child, is a diamond,
and in receiving and treasuring these diamonds we are receiving the "pearl
of great price" that was once hidden on earth as a destitute child of
uncertain parentage." |
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"Servant
of All," 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 9: Teaching in Capernaum," wikipedia. |
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"Marcan Love, Sotto Voce," Mark Kiley, Biblical Theology Bulletin,
2009.
| "Mark's community was heir to preaching about
Jewish Scriptures concerning love. Homilists, catechists and the
final Evangelist used these as well as Paul's hymn to love as
interpretative lenses through which to present the Jesus tradition.
They suggested in a subtle manner that the Jesus-event is, at root,
about love. This article is an appeal to listen to the still whisper
that informs Mark's good news." |
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"Opening Blind Eyes: A Revisioning of Mark 8:22 - 10:52," Marie Noel
Keller, Biblical Theology Bulletin, 2001.
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"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.'" |
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"Minjung
and Power: A Biblical and Theological Perspective on Doularchy
(Servanthood)," Kim Yong-Bock, at Religion
OnLine.
| "The political economy of the Minjung is mutual servanthood and a mutual
Bond that makes them sovereign, and turn Arche into Doulos: Doularche, which guarantees
the Minjung's participation as Sovereign-in-Bond (Covenant). This is radically different
from social contract theories." |
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| Achtemeier, Paul J.,
"An Exposition of Mark 9:30-37," Interpretation, 1976.
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| Crossan, John Dominic,
"Kingdom and Children: A Study in the Aphoristic Tradition," Semeia,
1983.
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| Dewey, Joanna,
"Women in the Gospel of Mark," Word & World, 2006. (Section on
this text begins on page 25.)
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| Fleddermann, Harry,
"The Discipleship Discourse (Mark 9:33-50)," The Catholic Biblical
Quarterly, 1981.
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| Gundry-Volf, Judith
M.,
"Mark 9:33-37," Interpretation, 1999.
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| Gundry-Volv, Judith,
"'To Such as These Belongs the Reign of God': Jesus and Children,"
Theology Today, 2000.
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| Hinkle, Mary E.,
"Seeing Things," The Christian Century, 2003.
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| 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.
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| Joy, David, "Markan
Subalterns/the Crowd and their Strategies of Resistance: A Postcolonial
Critique," Black Theology, 2005.
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| Juel, Donald H., "The Way of the Cross: Markan Texts for Late Pentecost," Word and
World, 1994. (Section on Mark 9:30-37 begins on page 354.)
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| Koyama, Kosuke,
"A Holy Mystery: Welcoming a Little Child," The Living Pulpit,
2003.
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| Marcus, Joel,
"Counting Diamonds," The Christian Century, 2000.
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| Myers, Ched,
"As a Child: Jesus' Solidarity with the Least of the Least," The
Living Pulpit, 2003.
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| Perry, John M.,
"The Three Days in the Synoptic Passion Predictions," The Catholic
Biblical Quarterly, 1986.
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| Proctor, Mark,
"'After Three Days': Mark 8:31; 9:31; 10:34: Subordinating Jesus'
Resurrection in the Second Gospel," Perspectives in Religious Studies,
2003.
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| Reedy, Charles J.,
"Mark 8:31 - 11:10 and the Gospel Ending," The Catholic Biblical
Quarterly, 1972.
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| Robbins, Vernon K.,
"Pronouncement Stories and Jesus' Blessing of the Children: A Rhetorical
Approach," Semeia, 1983.
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| Santos, Narry F.,
"Jesus' Paradoxical Teaching in Mark 8:35; 9:35; and 10:43-44,"
Bibliotheca Sacra, 2000.
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| Strecker, Georg,
"The Passion- and Resurrection Predictions in Mark's Gospel,"
Interpretation, 1968.
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| Willimon, William H.,
"Receiving Little Jesus," The Christian Century, 1985.
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| Reviews: |
| Sermons:
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Pentecost
16, 24 September
2006, Jim Mueller, Göttinger Predigten im Internet: Every Sunday Sermons based on the
RCL by a team of Lutheran theologians/ pastors. |
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"Shanghaied," The Rev. Dr. David Galloway, Day 1, 2006. |
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"Jesus Loves All the Little Children of the World,"
"A
Servant's Heart - Trialogue Sermon,"
Sermons from Seattle,
Pastor Edward F. Markquart, Grace Lutheran Church, Seattle,
Washington. |
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"Medicine for Dry
Bones," the Rev. Grace Imathiu, Day 1, 2000. |
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"An Incident on the
Capernaum Road," John
Jewell, 2000. |
| Father
Andrew M. Greeley, "Priest, Author, Sociologist,"
Commentary and Homily:
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| With Children:
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"Who Is the
Greatest?" Illustrating the Story (lessons, children's sermons),
coloring pages, activity sheets, crafts, children's songs. MSSS Crafts. |
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"Who Is the
Greatest?" Charles Kirkpatrick, Sermons4kids.com. |
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"Judy Babysits
Her Younger Brother,"
children's story by Larry Broding, word-sunday.com. |
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"Upside Down,"
Jim Kerlin, childrensermons.com. |
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Mark 9 & 10
Crossword, Don Crownover's Bible Puzzles. |
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Mark
9:35,
memory verse activity, MSSS Crafts and Resources for Bible
Stories. |
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| Drama:
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"As
Small as Mingo," 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:
| Clip Art Images:
Mark 9:30-37, Misioneros Del Sagrado Corazón en el Perú. |
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Mark 9:30-37, at
Cerezo Barredo's weekly gospel illustration.
Liberation emphasis. |
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Images for this week's readings, Pitts Theology Library Digital
Image Archive. |
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Mark 9:30-37, Liturgical Drawing,
Maria d.c. Zamora,
Claretian Resources, Philippines. ("Download and use
these for free.") |
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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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