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Esta semana tenemos dos historias distintas que muy bien se pueden tratar separadamente. En la primera, la gente cambia de la admiración al escándalo y rechaza a Jesús; Jesús a su vez se asombra de la falta de fe de parte de la gente. En la segunda, Jesús manda a los doce discípulos a su … Continue reading “San Marcos 6:1-13 Comentario por Alicia Vargas”

This is one of those instances where the lectionary disturbs the narrative flow of Mark’s gospel. Verses 1-6 of chapter 6 are really a self-contained unit, but who wants to end on that challenging verse 6? So we get verses 7-13 added on, and the preacher can choose to move to these more positive admonitions … Continue reading “Mark 6:1-13 Commentary by Mark G. Vitalis Hoffman”

Introduction Before Mark reports John the Baptist’s death, the only story in which Jesus is not the primary subject (6:14-29), Mark tells the story of Jesus’ hometown rejection. Rejection at Home (Mark 6:1-6) For the first time in Mark’s story, Jesus entered his hometown synagogue.  [Compare the parallel account in Luke (cf. Luke 4:16-30), which … Continue reading “Mark 6:1-13 Commentary by Emerson Powery”

This Sunday’s pairing of Mark 6:1-6 and 6:7-13 kindles the preacher’s imagination. The first passage — “Where did this man get all this?” (6:2) — closes a section that began with Mark 4:35-41: “Who then is this?” (4:41). Likewise, 6:12 (“So they went out”) opens a door that isn’t shut until 6:30 (“The apostles gathered … Continue reading “Mark 6:1-13 Commentary by C. Clifton Black”

Como experiencia netamente humana, las narrativas de Marcos nos conducen al estado de la fragilidad en la forma de la enfermedad física. Como muchos de nosotros/as, hace algún tiempo tuve la desagradable experiencia de visitar un hospital. Esta vez no como una persona saludable que va a alentar y llevar palabras de consuelo. Cuando uno … Continue reading “San Marcos 5:21-43 Comentario por Richard Rojas Banuchi”

En esta perícopa nos encontramos con la dimensión sanadora de Jesús. Marcos emplea dos relatos entretejidos sobre curaciones de mujeres para ilustrar el poder divino de Jesús, su autoridad como maestro y, al mismo tiempo, insistir en la fe como fuente de salvación y sanación. En el v. 21 el evangelista introduce la escena situando … Continue reading “San Marcos 5:21-43 Comentario por Luis Menéndez Antuña”

After healing the Gerasene Demoniac, Jesus crosses back across the sea immediately and a large crowd gathers around him. The reader is presented in these verses with the best example of a Markan intercalation — better known as a Markan “Sandwich” — a narrative technique that places one story inside of another. The intercalation suggests … Continue reading “Mark 5:21-43  Commentary by Micah D. Kiel”

The healings of Jairus’ daughter and of the woman suffering from a hemorrhage are stories told in each of the Synoptic Gospels (compare Matthew 9:18-26 and Luke 8:40-56). Mark is rarely the longer version of a shared story in the Synoptics, but in this case Mark’s treatment of these stories is the longest of the … Continue reading “Mark 5:21-43 Commentary by Karl Jacobson”

The text at hand is one of those two-for-one deals where one story is used to frame another, and they mutually interpret each other. Look for both differences: the socially and religiously prominent Jairus in contrast to the unnamed woman one makes a formal request while the other sneaks a touch and similarities: the role … Continue reading “Mark 5:21-43 Commentary by Mark G. Vitalis Hoffman”

Two Healings in One (story) In this chapter, Mark describes Jesus healing two daughters of Israel. Jesus had just performed a successful exorcism of a non-Jewish person (cf. 5:1-20).  In our passage, Jesus returns to the “Jewish” side (or, the “other side”; cf. 5:21) to find a large crowd. The Healing of an Unnamed Woman … Continue reading “Mark 5:21-43 Commentary by Emerson Powery”