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Twist family Bible study: the Gospel of Mark
injest:
--- Quote from: wdj on December 10, 2007, 11:49:31 pm ---Jesus seems to be getting more heat from the authorities. He secreatly retreats to Lebanon, but even there fame follows him.
He heals a Greek woman's daughter of an "unclean spirit." When she asks, he first resists, saying that food meant for "the children" (the Jews) should not be given to "the dogs" (the Gentiles).
Now honestly this sounds pretty trite to me - not the mindset of the only son of the universal omnipotent all-loving and only god.
The woman says Yes, but even the dogs get to eat the crumbs the children drop. So he tells her that her daughter (who is not present) is healed.
--- End quote ---
seems petty. and out of character.
Wayne:
Jesus returns to Decapolis, the eastern (Gentile) side of the Sea of Galilee, and heals a man who is deaf and mute.
Again he charges the witnesses to tell no one, but word of this event gets out as well.
It seems odd that he wants to keep everything quiet.
injest:
--- Quote from: wdj on December 10, 2007, 11:55:02 pm ---Jesus returns to Decapolis, the eastern (Gentile) side of the Sea of Galilee, and heals a man who is deaf and mute.
Again he charges the witnesses to tell no one, but word of this event gets out as well.
It seems odd that he wants to keep everything quiet.
--- End quote ---
how long is this from when he gets crucified? maybe he knew time was running short?
Wayne:
At the time that the gospel of Mark was being verbally handed down and eventually written, there was a conflict between Jewish Christians based around Jesus's family and the growing gentile church that was coming to be based in Rome.
The children and the dogs might be a veiled reference to the issues of that later time. Or maybe that's what Jesus actually said, I don't know... ???
Jeff Wrangler:
--- Quote from: wdj on December 11, 2007, 12:02:09 am ---At the time that the gospel of Mark was being verbally handed down and eventually written, there was a conflict between Jewish Christians based around Jesus's family and the growing gentile church that was coming to be based in Rome.
The children and the dogs might be a veiled reference to the issues of that later time. Or maybe that's what Jesus actually said, I don't know... ???
--- End quote ---
Tell you what I think the point of that story is. Don't forget that Jesus is fully man as well as fully God. I think the point of this story is that this is where Jesus himself learns that he is sent not just to the lost sheep of the House of Israel, but that his mission has a broader implication than just that. And I think it's really interesting that he learns this from a woman. ...
Just my two cents.
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