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Mark 10:46-52
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Rev. Suzanne Wade,
St. Mark's Episcopal Church,
Westford, MA

• Reading the Text:
  • NRSV (with link to Anglicized NRSV) at Oremus Bible Browser.
  • Greek Interlinear Bible, ScrTR, ScrTR t, Strong, Parsing, CGTS, CGES id, AV.
  • The Bible Gateway: NRSV, RSV, NIV, NASB, CEV, The Message, KJV, etc.
  • The Blue Letter Bible. KJV, alternate versions, Greek text with concordance, commentaries.
  • The World Wide Study Bible includes commentary & sermons.
• Historical References, Commentary and Comparative Texts:
  • The Five Gospels Parallels, John W. Marshall, University of Toronto.
  • "Of David's Lineage," The Jesus Database, an online annotated inventory of the traditions concerning the life and teachings of Jesus. Dr. Gregory C. Jenks, FaithFutures Foundation.
  • XXXI.27, 29-33; Tatian's Diatessaron (c. 150-160).
  • Chapter XII, On Baptism,  Tertullian (c. 198)
  • VI.15, Stromata, Clement of Alexandria (c 200)
  • From the Catena Aurea, Patristic Commentary by St Thomas Aquinas.
  • From the Geneva Notes.
    • "Only Christ being called upon by faith heals our blindness."
  • From Matthew Henry's Commentary.
    • "Those who have spiritual eyesight, see that beauty in Christ which will draw them to run after him."
  • Blind Bartimaeus (Mark 10:52): sermon by George Whitefield.
  • From Wesley's Notes.
  • From the Commentary on the Whole Bible (Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, 1871).
  • From The People's New Testament, B.W. Johnson, 1891.
    • "Bartimæus' faith was shown, (1) by his going to Jesus; (2) by his belief that Jesus was the Messiah; (3) by persevering against opposition; (4) by casting away all that hindered; (5) by obeying Jesus when he was called; (6) by following and praising him after he was cured."
• Contemporary Commentary, Studies, and Exegesis:
  • Commentary, Mark 10:46-52, Mark G. Vitalis Hoffman, Preaching This Week, WorkingPreacher.org, 2015.
    • " Is 'going' the same as 'following' when it leads to the cross?"
  • "No More Silence," Karoline Lewis, Dear Working Preacher, 2015.
    • "Bartimaeus won't be told to shut up. Good for him. I like this guy."
  • "Freedom!" David Lose, ...in the Meantime, 2015.
    • "It's about freedom!"
  • The Center for Excellence in Preaching commentary and sermon illustrations, Scott Hoezee, 2015.
    • "...there are a lot of social dynamics going on in this story, most of which are instructive for the Church today. But for us, we should not wait until Jesus calls a poor person over and we surely should not, in the meantime, be silencing the voices of the voiceless."
  • "Bartimaeus," sermon discussion from Frederick Buechner, Frederick Buechner Blog.
    • "If your prayer isn't answered, this may tell you more about you and your prayer than it does about God. If God doesn't seem to be giving you what you ask, maybe he's giving you something else."
  • "Blind Bartimaeus," Suzanne Guthrie, At the Edge of the Enclosure, 2015.
  • Pulpit Fiction, plus podcast. Reflections of lectionary text, pop culture, current events, etc. Robb Mc Coy and Eric Fistler, 2015.
  • "The King's Valedictory Sermon," Peter Lockhart, a different heresy, 2015.
  • "Bartimaeus," Andrew King, A Poetic Kind of Place, 2015.
  • Lectionary Greek, Rob Myallis, 2015.
  • "Seeing in this World," Nancy Rockwell, The Bite in the Apple, 2015.
    • "Making all things new is a fundamental promise of God, in creation and in every time of desperation."
  • "Seeing through the metaphors," Andrew Prior, One Man's Web, 2015.
  • "What's wrong with you, anyway?" Howie Adan, Just off the Map, 2015.
  • "Seeing in the Dark: Celebrating the Innocence of Bartimaeus," Anna Shirey, The Labyrinth Way, 2015.
  • "Mantle Aside..." Thomas Beam, 2015.
  • Commentary, Mark 10:46-52, Karl Jacobson, Preaching This Week, WorkingPreacher.org, 2012.
    • "Faith can make us well. This is not magic, or superstition, or some simple fix of course."
  • "Bartimaeus, Luther, and the Failed Reformation," David Lose, Working Preacher, 2012.
    • "...what would you do if failure didn't matter? What would you endeavor, dare, or try? What mission would you attempt, what venture would you risk, what great deed would you undertake?"
  • "Bartimaeus Bar-Timaeus and the Joy of Faithful Disobedience," D Mark Davis, raw translation and exegesis/questions, Left Behind and Loving It, 2012.
    • "Whereas James and John ask for places of honor which are not Jesus’ to give, Bartimaeus asks to see and Jesus responds well."
  • "The Son of Poverty," Peter Lockhart, A Different Heresy, 2012.
    • "Bartimaeus, which means Son of Timaeus in Aramaic could be translated something along the lines – Son of Poverty or Son of the Unclean."
  • Lectionary Greek, Mark 10:46-52, Rob Myallis, 2012.
  • "Body and Soul," Nancy Rockwell, Bite in the Apple, 2012.
    • "The day Jesus came to Jericho Bartimaeus was waiting. All the longing in his heart cried out, and though the disciples couldn’t see past his blind eyes and his beggar’s cup, Jesus chose him over all the rest."
  • "Name That Sermon!" Alyce M. McKenzie, Edgy Exegesis, 2012.
  • "Could We Also Regain Our Vision?" Peter Woods, I am listening..., 2012.
    • "Jesus doesn’t seem to do much for Bart except remind him that it is his trust that has restored his vision."
  • Bartimaeus Calls out to Jesus, audio telling, story in episodes, graphic, audio and written commentaries. Go Tell Communications, Biblical Storytelling for the Global Village, 2012.
  • "Searching for a Miracle," Carol Howard Merritt, The Hardest Question, 2012.
    • "Why doesn't faith always heal?"
  • "Hurting Together," Melissa Bane Sevier, Contemplative Viewfinder, 2012.
  • Holy Textures, Understanding the Bible in its own time and in ours, Mark 10:46-52, David Ewart, 2012.
    • "Notice that Jesus does not presume what Bartimaeus wants. Jesus' question, 'What do you want me to do for you,' does declare a relationship."
  • Radical Gratitude, lectionary-based stewardship, Northwest United Methodist Foundation. (.pdf)
  • Comentario del Evangelio por Pablo E. Rojas Banuchi, Marcos 10:46-52, Working Preacher, 2012.
  • 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.)
  • "Healing of Bar-Timaeus the Beggar," 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 22, William Loader, Murdoch University, Uniting Church in Australia.
    • "How do we retell the story without sidelining blind people today? That is easier said than done. If we play up the miraculous we heighten the pain where healing is not happening and may be impossible. Piety can easily race by in the euphoria of symbolism and the only abiding message is; we are irrelevant and you are irrelevant."
  • Exegetical Notes by Brian Stoffregen at CrossMarks Christian Resources.
    • "We should see ourselves both as the blind man -- in need of the divine miracle so that we can be saved and follow Jesus on the way; and as members of the crowd who need to share the news about Jesus with people who are on the "side of the way" -- the outsiders."
  • "Saving Faith" Alan Brehm, The Waking Dreamer, 2009.
    • "I think to some degree Jesus’ own faith in God was what inspired the faith of the blind beggar named Bartimaeus, and it continues to inspire our faith today."
  • "Jesus Heals Blind Bartimaeus," Rev. Bryan Findlayson, Lectionary Bible Studies and Sermons, Pumpkin Cottage Ministry Resources. Includes detailed textual notes.
  • Marginally Mark, by Brian McGowan, Anglican priest in Western Australia.
  • "Upside-down World," Stephen B. Chapman, The Christian Century, 2006.
    • "I know that the church has many faithful voices, whose week-in, week-out proclamation of Christ continues courageously in spite of the smug apathy generated by the consumeristic wealth of our culture. Yet the most glaring weakness of contemporary American Christianity is a failure of proportion, and it can be observed almost everywhere."
  • Wellspring of the Gospel, Ordinary 30B, Catherine McElhinney and Kathryn Turner, Weekly Wellsprings.
  • "Blind Bart," Gospel Analysis, Sermons from Seattle, Pastor Edward F. Markquart, Grace Lutheran Church, Seattle, Washington. Detailed background and exegesis.
  • "Sight and Seeing," Ordinary 30B, Fr. Gerry Pierse, C.Ss.R., from Sundays Into Silence: Reflections on the Sunday Gospels in the Light of Christian Meditation. Claretian Publications.
    • "Jesus wants the prayer of Bartimeus to come from a sincere heart that asks not only for the gift of sight so that we can see the world around us, but also for the gift of seeing - of seeing the truth, or the lack of it in the depths of our being, and then of taking the action necessary to reverse our blindness."
  • "To See What Is Possible," Larry Broding's Word-Sunday.Com: A Catholic Resource for This Sunday's Gospel. Adult Study, Children's Story, Family Activity, Support Materials.
    • "How many 'marvels' have you seen in your life? How have you been affected by these 'marvels?'"
  • "Healing Stories and Medical Anthropology: A Reading of Mark 10:46-52," Santiago Guijarro, Biblical Theology Bulletin, 2000.
    • "To understand the original meaning of these narratives we can turn to medical anthropology, a sub-discipline of cultural anthropology, whose object is the study of non-Western medical systems from a cross-cultural perspective (Worsley; Young). Scholars in this branch of learning have elaborated some conceptual models that are especially appropriate for a better understanding of illness and healing in Jesus' time."
  • "Bartimaeus," wikipedia.
  • "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)"
  • "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."
• Recommended articles from ATLAS, an online collection of religion and theology journals, are linked below. ATLAS Access options are available for academic institutions, alumni of selected theological schools, and clergy/church offices. Annotated list of "starting place" articles at ATLAS for this week's texts (includes direct links).
  • Achtemeier, Paul J., "'And He Followed Him': Miracles and Discipleship in Mark 10:46-52," Semeia, 1978.
      EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
      EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
  • Anderson, Mary W., "Blind Spots," The Christian Century, 2003.
      EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
      EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
  • Beavis, Mary Ann, "From the Margin to the Way: A Feminist Reading of the Story of Bartimaeus," Journal of Feminist Studies in Religion, 1998.
      EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
      EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
  • Betz, Hans Dieter, "The Early Christian Miracle Story: Some Observations on the Form Critical Problem," Semeia, 1978.
      EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
      EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
  • Brueggemann, Walter, "Theological Education: Healing the Blind Beggar," The Christian Century, 1986.
      EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
      EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
  • Chapman, Stephen B., "Upside-down World," The Christian Century, 2006.
      EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
      EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
  • Culpepper, R. Alan, "Mark 10:50: Why Mention the Garment?" Journal of Biblical Literature, 1982.
      EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
      EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
  • DePuy, Norman R., "Regain is Richer Than Gain," The Christian Century, 1991.
      EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
      EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
  • Johnson, Earl S., Jr., "Mark 10:46-52: Blind Bartimaeus," The Catholic Biblical Quarterly, 1978.
      EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
      EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
  • Kersten, Phyllis, "Living by the Word: Mark 10:46-52," The Christian Century, 2009.
      EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
      EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
  • Robbins, Vernon K., "The Healing of Blind Bartimaeus (10:46-52) in the Marcan Theology," Journal of Biblical Literature, 1973.
      EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
      EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
  • Stoffel, Ernest Lee, "An Exposition of Mark 10:46-52," Interpretation, 1976.
      EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
      EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
  • Suggit, John N., "Exegesis and Proclamation: Bartimaeus and Christian Discipleship (Mark 10:46-52)," Journal of Theology for Southern Africa, 1991.
      EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
      EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
  • Thyne, Patrick, "Tell Me about Your Day," The Living Pulpit, 2003.
      EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
      EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
• Sermons:
  • "Surviving Seeing," the Rev. Dr. Kimberleigh Buchanan, Day 1, 2012.
  • "The True Universal Health Care," the Rev. Susan Sparks, Day1, 2010.
  • "Blind Bart," Sermons from Seattle, Pastor Edward F. Markquart, Grace Lutheran Church, Seattle, Washington.
  • "How Eager Are You?" the Rev. Dr. Susan Andrews, Day 1, 2003.
  • Father Andrew M. Greeley, "Priest, Author, Sociologist," Commentary and Homily, 2000.
    • Ordinary 30, 2012
    • Ordinary 30, 2009
    • Ordinary 30, 2006
    • Ordinary 30, 2000
• With Children:
  • Worshiping with Children, Proper 25, 2015, Including children in the congregation's worship, using the Revised Common Lectionary, Carolyn C. Brown, 2012.
  • "Storypath Lectionary Links: Connecting Children's Literature with our Faith Story," 2015, Union Presbyterian Seminary.
  • "I Want to See Jesus," Charles Kirkpatrick, Sermons4kids.com.
  • "The Blind See," Jim Kerlin, childrensermons.com.
  • "Jesus Heals Blind Bartimaeus," children's study, puzzles, coloring sheet, etc. Higher Praise Christian Center.
  • Mark 9 & 10 Crossword, Don Crownover's Bible Puzzles.
• Drama:
  • Mustard Seeds, "Going against the Flow, Risky Discipleship," Proper 25, 2012. A lectionary-based ideas resource for leaders of contemporary worship, Ann Scull, Gippsland, Australia.
  • "At the Gateway of Jericho," from A Certain Jesus by Jose Ignacio and Maria Lopez Vigil. Ideal for catechetical and liturgical dramatization of today's gospel. Claretian Publications.
• Graphics & Bulletin Materials:
  • Clip Art Images: Mark 10:46-52, Misioneros Del Sagrado Corazón en el Perú.
  • Mark 10:46-52 at Cerezo Barredo's weekly gospel illustration. Liberation emphasis.
  • Images for this week's readings, Pitts Theology Library Digital Image Archive.
  • Mark 10:46-52, Mark 10:46-52, Liturgical Drawing, Maria d.c. Zamora, Claretian Resources, Philippines. ("Download and use these for free.")
  • Blind Bartimaeus, Henry Martin, sermons4kids.com.
  • Commercial Site: "Healing of the Blind Man," (Mark 10) Visual Liturgy/Film, The Work of the People.
• Hymns and Music:
  • "Jesus, Have Mercy!" a hymn by Carolyn Winfrey Gillette, celebrates Jesus' healing of Bartimaeus and is a prayer for the church today to have new visions of faithful living and service. Tune: BUNESSAN ("Morning Has Broken").
  • “In Cana at a Wedding Feast,” by Carolyn Winfrey Gillette, Jesus' miracles (healing of Bartimaeus, water into wine, feeding thousands, and calming the storm) are celebrated as signs of God's love in the world. Tune: ELLACOMBE 8.6.8.6 D (“I Sing the Mighty Power of God”). This hymn is in Singing the New Testament by the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship.
  • Hymnary.org, hymns, scores, media, information.
  • Contemporary/Praise Song suggestions, Together to Celebrate, David MacGregor.
  • Hymns with Scripture Allusions: Mark 10:47, 48, 49. The Cyber Hymnal.
• Fine Arts Images Linked at The Text This Week's Art Index:
  • Christ Healing the Blind
• Movies scenes with the following themes, listed at The Text This Week's Movie Concordance:
  • Healing
  • Seeing/Seeing in New Ways
  • Alternate Realities
• Study Links and Resources for the Book of Mark

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