Bible reading: Mark 4. 35-5. 20 “Jesus’ initial rejection in Gerasa does not prevent the good news from spreading and excites neighboring peoples, after all, the last words of the passage are “Everyone was astonished. “History as a whole illustrates thus the theology of the gospel of the Cross: the advent of God’s eschatological healing […]
Bible Reading: Mark 4. 1-34 “Listening, receiving, and fruiting are the characteristics of a disciple of Jesus. Receptive listening produces a miraculous harvest. ” James Edwards Since the beginning of his Gospel. Mark has presented Jesus as someone who teaches; So far we have seen him teach in the synagogue (1:21-22) as someone who has
Reading the Bible: Mark 3:7-35 “Jesus’ way was intimately linked to obedience to God’s will. Therefore, the same experience of his family’s rejection of Jesus serves as a model for discipleship that may well cost others their family ties. “Robert Guelich In this pericopy. Mark re-organizes his stories in a very insightful way. Before continuing
Bible Reading: Mark 2. 1-3. 6 “The beginning of the conspiracy against the life of Jesus ends the dispute section in 2: 1 – 3: 6 with a dark note. The powers that will lead Jesus to death begin to materialize; towards the beginning of his ministry, the end is already in sight. ?Joel Marcus
“This is where we see the beginning of the tragedy: the crowd came, but it came because I wanted something from Jesus. They didn’t come because they loved him, they didn’t come because they saw a new vision. In fact, they did, they just want to use it? William Barclay The scene is very well
