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Bible Blitz II. Msgr Ed Thompson And Deacon Norm Kazyk With Technical Assistance Ray Hosler. The Gospel of Mark. May 8 Chapters 1-4 May 15 Chapters 5-8 May 22 Chapters 9-12 May 29 Chapters 13-16. Chapter 5. 2-12 The Healing of the Gerasene Demoniac The territory of the Gerasenes
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Bible Blitz II Msgr Ed Thompson And Deacon Norm Kazyk With Technical Assistance Ray Hosler
The Gospel of Mark May 8 Chapters 1-4 May 15 Chapters 5-8 May 22 Chapters 9-12 May 29 Chapters 13-16
Chapter 5 2-12 The Healing of the Gerasene Demoniac The territory of the Gerasenes Man from the tombs Naked, chains, gashings “Don’t torment me – Son of the Most High God”
Chapter 5 – cont’d Name – “legion” – many Send us into the swine! 2000 drowned Report – fear – leave us “stay here – proclaim” Good news in Decapolis
Chapter 5 – cont’d 21- 43 Jairus’s Daughter And The Woman with a Hemorrage Jairus – synagogue official “Save my daughter – lay on hands” “On my way!”
Chapter 5 – cont’d Bloody Mary – 12 years - $$ Touched cloak of Jesus – Cure! She felt it! “Who touched my clothes?” Woman owned up “Faith – Go!”
Chapter 5 – cont’d Back to Jairus Daughter dead! “Don’t fear – have faith” Jesus, Peter, James, John “ … not dead, but asleep” “Ha! Ha! Ha!” “Out!”
Chapter 5 – cont’d “Talitha Koum!” Immediately “Don’t tell” – Messianic Secret Feed the girl.
Chapter 6 1 – 6 The Rejection at Nazareth Sabbath – Synagogue – Teaching Amazed! – Who is he? Carpenter – Son of Mary Brother of James, Joses, Judas, Simon and sisters
Chapter 6 – cont’d Offense No prophet accepted at home No mighty deeds – little ones Amazed at lack of faith
Chapter 6 – cont’d 7 – 13 The Mission of the Twelve Summoned the “12” – 2 by 2 Power over the devil Marching orders Healings - oil
Chapter 6 – cont’d 14 – 16 Herod’s Opinion of Jesus J. B. raised from the dead Elijah – a prophet “It is John – raised up”
Chapter 6 – cont’d 17-29 The Death of John the Baptist Prisoner John Herodias – unlawful wife – revenge J. B. – good preacher Birthday Banquet – Crowd The dance – the dish – the head The burial
Chapter 6 – cont’d 30 -33 The Return of the Twelve Report – Retreat The followers
Chapter 6 – cont’d 34-44 Feeding of the 5000 Pity – teaching Late – hungry You give – “5 + 2” Sit down – They sat “looking up to heaven – Blessed, broke, gave All ate – 12 baskets – 5000 men!
Chapter 6 – cont’d 45-52 Walking on the Water Apostles – in the boat Jesus – up the mountain to pray Trouble on the water – up Jesus! Jesus walking – a ghost “Take courage, It is I, don’t be afraid” Jesus, in the boat - calm
Chapter 6 – cont’d 53-56 Healings at Gennesaret The crowd – the sick “ … only his tassel” Touched the tassel - healed
Chapters 7 - 8 • Conflicts grow and Jesus shows his pragmatic side. Vocabulary: Korban – dedicated to God
Chapter 7 1-16 The question of and the place of tradition in the lives of followers of the Lord. 1-4 Mark explains the basis of the law and tradition because he is writing primarily for Gentiles. 9-13 Jesus encounters the argument by showing how the law can be misused.
Chapter 7 – cont’d 14-23 The “Fundamental Option.” (Rev. Louis Monden, S.J.) 24-30 a Canaanite Woman and her daughter. The meaning of the harsh reply from Jesus.
Chapter 7 – cont’d The power of Faith Pre-figures the later Church, i.e. Catholic: for all people “Dogs” a term used by Jews to show their abhorrence of paganism Jesus cures go beyond the Jews to Gentiles also. This prefigures the later Church which will be Catholic: for all people.
Chapter 7 – cont’d 31-37 Healing a deaf-mute. Ephphatha: be opened Jesus cures with his spittle. (A giving of life by sharing one’s life) The Messianic secret. Crowd is amazed.
Chapter 8 1 – 9 Feeding of the four thousand. Duplicates 6:34-44. 11-13 Pharisees want a sign: argue that what Jesus does is not satisfactory as proof of the arrival of God’s Kingdom.
Chapter 8 – cont’d Jesus answer: a sign demanded by human distrust will not be provided. Faith is needed to see the significance of his actions. 14-21 The blindness of his disciples who fail to see the deeper meaning of his actions.
Chapter 8 – cont’d 22-26 The cure of the blind man. This healing seems to resist Jesus: a symbol of his disciples who cannot see yet. Their tradition has failed to provide them with an adequate understanding of the coming Messiah. (see Acts 1:6-11)
Chapter 8 – cont’d 21-33 More of the same involving Peter. 14-38 The doctrine of the Cross. The meaning of discipleship: Follow Me.