Bible Blitz II

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Bible Blitz II

• Msgr Ed Thompson
• And
• Deacon Norm Kazyk
• With Technical Assistance
• Heiner Moers

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The Gospel of Mark

• May 8 Chapters 1-4
• May 15 Chapters 5-8
• May 22 Chapters 9-12
• May 29 Chapters 13-16

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Chapter 9

• 2-8 The Transfiguration of Jesus
• Peter, James, John
• Transfigured
• Moses and Elijah
• A Cloud, A Voice

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Chapter 9 contd

• 9-13 The Coming of Elijah
• Dont tell
• Raising from the dead ? ? ?
• Elijah come first?
• Elijah has come

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Chapter 9 contd

• 14-29 The Healing of a boy with a demon
• Crowd, scribe arguing
• Why the argument?
• Possessed boy
• Disciples powerless
• O Faithless Generation

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Chapter 9 contd

• Dead? Cure
• Disciples in private

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Chapter 9 contd

• 30-32 The Second Prediction of the Passion
• Arguing, Why?
• Who greatest?
• First? Be last
• A child

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Chapter 9 contd

• 38-41 Another Exorcist
• Not one of us
• Easy
• Cup of water

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Chapter 9 contd

• 42-48 Temptation to Sin
• Scandal Millstone
• Spiritual Surgery
• 49-50 The Simile of Salt
• Worth our salt

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Chapter 10

• 1-12 Marriage and Divorce
• Pharisees and Moses
• God the Father and Jesus
• 13-16 Blessing the Children
• Kids and Jesus

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Chapter 10 contd

• 17-31 The Rich Man
• What more can I do?
• Give - too much
• makes it difficult
• Peter how about us?

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Chapter 10 contd

• 32-34 The Third Prediction of the Passion
• Up to Jerusalem
• Killed - Risen

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Chapter 10 contd

• 35-45 Ambition of James and John
• Right Left
• Drink? Yes!
• Other 10 mad
• Serve others

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Chapter 10 contd

• 46-52 The Blind Bartimaeus
• Jericho crowd
• Son of David! Call him
• What? See!
• Immediately - followed

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Chapter 11

• Begins a new phase of the narrative
• 4-10 Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem
• (Contrast with Mt 201-11)

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Chapter 11 contd

• 12-14 Cursing the Fig Tree
• (hyperbole)
• Symbol of ultimate fate of the Temple and Israel
• Symbol of a true follower of Jesus

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Chapter 11 contd

• 17-26 Trust in God
• 27-33 The Authority of Jesus

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Vocabulary

• Vineyard a symbol for Israel
• Pentateuch the first five books of the Bible
  Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy
• Parable a story or an action which conveys a
  truth in a concrete, pictorial manner. It usually
  places the hearer in the center of the story.
  Cannot take it literally.

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Chapter 12

• Momentum begins to buils about Jesus.
• The parable comments on the hostility of the
  Jewish leaders toward Jesus.
• Allegorical identifications

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Chapter 12 contd

• Allegorical identifications
• Vineyard Israel
• Owner God
• Tenant farmers Israels leaders
• Beloved Son Jesus

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Chapter 12 contd

• Begins a series of conflicts. Is it lawful to
  pay tax to the emperor?
• Jesus amazing answer.
• 24-27 The Law of Levirate.
• 28-31 The great commandment.
• 35-37 Messiah must be more than a king.
• 41-44 Summary of what a disciple is to be.