Mark 2:23 - 3:6
- 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. Chapter 3.
- The Bible Gateway: NRSV, RSV, NIV, NASB, CEV, The Message, KJV, etc.
- The Blue Letter Bible. KJV, alternate versions, Greek text with concordance, commentaries. Chapter 3.
- The World Wide Study Bible includes commentary & sermons. Chapter 3.
- Historical References, Commentary and
Comparative Texts:
- The Five Gospels Parallels, John W. Marshall, University of Toronto.
- VII, 51; Tatian's Diatessaron (c. 150-160).
- Comparative texts about Sacred Days and Seasons (inc Sabbath) from DSS, Mishnah, Babylonian Talmud, etc., and Primary comparative texts of Rabbinic Wisdom (inc Sabbath and Passover restrictions) from Mahlon H. Smith's Into His Own: Perspective on the World of Jesus, Rutgers University.
- From the Catena Aurea, Patristic Commentary by St Thomas Aquinas. Chapter 3
- From the Geneva Notes.
Chapter 3.
- "[He] has the sabbath day in his power, and may rule it as he desires."
- From
Matthew
Henry's Commentary.
Chapter 3.
- "The sabbath is a sacred and Divine institution; a privilege and benefit, not a task and drudgery. God never designed it to be a burden to us, therefore we must not make it so to ourselves."
- From
Wesley's Notes.
Chapter
3.
- "The Sabbath was made for man - And therefore must give way to man's necessity."
- From the Commentary on the Whole Bible (Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, 1871). Chapter 3.
- From The People's
New Testament, B.W. Johnson, 1891. Chapter 3
- "The Sabbath rest; that is, a rest of one day in seven was made for man, not for Jews only. This implies that it is to be a universal institution; that the good of man requires it, and that it is not an arbitrary enactment, but a wise and benevolent provision for the welfare of the race. Experience shows that men are happiest, most moral, most prosperous and healthiest where it is devoutly observed."
- Contemporary Commentary, Studies, and Exegesis:
- "Putting Sabbath in It's Place," D. Mark Davis, Left Behind and Loving It, 2015.
- Concise Exegesis, Richard Donovan, lectionary.org
- A Brief Commentary on the Gospel of Mark, Chapter 2:1 - 3:6, Carl W. Conrad. (Click superscript numbers for commentary.)
- "Conflict with Pharisees about Plucking Grain on the Sabbath," "Jesus Heals a Withered Arm in a Synagogue," 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."
- "Healings on the Sabbath," Gospel Analysis, Sermons from Seattle, Pastor Edward F. Markquart, Grace Lutheran Church, Seattle, Washington. Detailed background and exegesis.
- "The Lord of
the Sabbath," 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 enjoyed a leisurely Sunday? What did you enjoy about the day?"
- Wellspring of the Gospel, Ordinary 9B, Catherine McElhinney and Kathryn Turner, Weekly Wellsprings.
- "Mark 2: Fasting and New Wineskins," "Mark 2: Plucking Grain on the Sabbath," "Mark 3: Healings," wikipedia.
-
"The Eighth Day," David
B. Capes, (other resources at)
"Sabbath," Christian Reflection, 2006.
- "When they celebrated Sunday as 'the eighth day,' early Christian signaled that God's new creation had begun in the resurrection of Jesus Christ."
- "Did Jesus Get Angry?" Selected passages from the Gospels, at Beliefnet.
- 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.
- Blomberg, Craig L.,
"The New Testament Definition of Heresy (or When Do Jesus and the Apostles
Really Get Mad?)," Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society,
2002.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Hultgren, Arland J.,
"The Formation of the Sabbath Pericope in Mark 2:23-28," Journal of
Biblical Literature, 1972.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Meier, John P.,
"The Historical Jesus and the Historical Herodians," Journal of
Biblical Literature, 2000.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Meier, John P.,
"The Historical Jesus and the Plucking of the Grain on the Sabbath,"
The Catholic Biblical Quarterly, 2004.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Parsons, Mikeal C.,
"Between Text and Sermon: Mark 2:23-28," Interpretation, 2005.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Ringe, Sharon H.,
"'Holy, as the Lord Your God Commanded You," Sabbath in the New
Testament," Interpretation, 2005. (See also
entire issue of Interpretation devoted to Sabbath, 2005.)
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
- Blomberg, Craig L.,
"The New Testament Definition of Heresy (or When Do Jesus and the Apostles
Really Get Mad?)," Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society,
2002.
- Sermons:
- "Rest in Holy Time," the Rev. Duane Steele, Day 1, 1997.
- With Children:
- "Kevin and Philip Break the Rules," children's story by Larry Broding, word-sunday.com.
- "Crossword on Mark 1 & 2," Don Crownover's Bible Puzzles.
- Drama:
- Graphics & Bulletin Materials:
- Mark 2:23 - 3:6, at Cerezo Barredo's weekly gospel illustration. Liberation emphasis.
- Mark 3:1-6, Liturgical Drawing, Maria d.c. Zamora, Claretian Resources, Philippines. ("Download and use these for free.")
- Hymns and Music:
- Hymnary.org, hymns, scores, media, information.
- At Digital Hymnal (midi files, guitar chords, karaoke files, projection text):
- Fine Arts Images Linked at The Text This Week's Art Index:
- Movies scenes with the following themes, listed at The Text This Week's Movie Concordance:
- Study Links and Resources for the Book of Mark
