Week 03 | Monday – Mark 3:1-12
This week’s readings are all from Mark chapters 3-4. Click here to see a list of each day’s readings. Each day’s segments of the readings will be posted on this site during the week.
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Week 03 | Sunday – Mark 3-4
Daily Readings
This week’s readings are all from Mark chapters 3 and 4:
Monday: Mark 3:1-12
Tuesday: Mark 3:13-27
Wednesday: Mark 3:28-4:9
Thursday: Mark 4:10-25
Friday: Mark 4:26-41
Week 02 -Friday | Mark 2:23-28
This week’s readings are all from Mark chapter 2. Click here to see a list of each day’s readings. Each day’s segments of the readings will be posted on this site during the week. Today’s Reading: Jesus was going through the grain fields on a Sabbath, and his disciples began to pick some heads of …
Thoughts on Mark 2:18-22 (by Shelley Johnson)
If you’re like me–after having read Mark 2:18-22–you’re wondering what all the hubbub is about fasting. Using commentaries can be helpful (and challenging!), but there are basic steps any of us can more fully read and understand Scripture for ourselves, simply by paying attention to literary contexts and structures.
It begins with reading for comprehension, which helps us grasp what the text says. We do this by getting familiar with the context of the passage, defining words, noting the structure of the text, and picking out the details. Then we can move into interpretation, which tells us what the text means. We do this by looking up cross-references and summarizing the text in our own words before asking others to do our thinking for us. After all our efforts, we can supplement our understanding with other voices and sources.
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