July 25, 2020

Mark's Gospel--8: Mk 8.22-10.52

43 minutes

We arrive now at the centre of Mark's Gospel. This section (8.22-10.52) is framed by two stories of Jesus healing one who is blind, and signifies the growing spiritual blindness amongst Jesus' disciples. Their blindness to Jesus prevents them from recognising his true identity as God's suffering anointed them and their bond to him. The key question Jesus asks, "Who do you say I am?", is the what Jesus asks Mark's householders and us today. Problems of compromise, in fighting, status and materialism seem to blind the disciples to Jesus.

This podcast consists of:

Preparation for listening to Mk 8-10 (2 mins);

Literary Outline of Mk 8-10 (6 mins);

Division of Podcasts on Mk 8-10 (2 mins);

Mk 8.22-9.29 (16 mins);

Mk 9.30-10.31 (9 mins);

Mk 10.32-52 (12 mins).

Notes (from the Catholic Parish of Lockleys in South Australia--www.lockleysparish.com) that accompanies this presentation can be found here.

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