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2010-07-21 09:09:14

Central Idea: Jesus called Simon, Andrew, James, and John to follow him; and after leaving their livelihood, they followed him. Insights: 1. This passage is obviously a self-contained parallel (a 2-part series), with the 2 near-identical accounts of Jesus calling 2 couples of brothers into discipleship. Yet there are at least 2 intriguing differences that, I believe, might lend to further investigation. First , in the call of Simon and Andrew, Mark narrates the exact words of Jesus in the call: "Come after me, and I will make you to become fishers of men." However, in the call of James and John, there is no direct quote of Jesus' words--only a reference to his call. My conclusion is that we could appropriately speculate that the call to James and John resembled (if not mimicked precisely) the words of Jesus to Simon and Andrew. He was, in fact, calling all 4 fishermen to a life of fishing for men. Second , Mark relates how both sets of brothers respond immediately and positively to Jesus' call. Yet Mark emphasizes different details about what each couple left behind. Simon and Andrew leave behind the tools of their trade, while James and John leave behind their father (and workers). Perhaps this offers the reader a well-rounded application, namely that Jesus' call to discipleship is a call to render all of life--profession and family--secondary to following after him. 2. Just to clarify the general parallels in these two accounts, let's notice that: 1) each account begins with a description of location ( 16a, 19a ). 2) There is a progression from Jesus seeing his prospective disciples to Jesus saying something to them ( 16b,17a; 19b; 20a ). 3) In both accounts, Jesus action of calling results in the following of his new disciples ( 17-18; 20 ). 4) Mark describes for both sets of brothers something about what they had to leave behind in order to follow Jesus. Questions: 1. Why does Mark give the details he gives about the obedience of the disciples to the call of Jesus? I.e. why does he tell us about their leaving their tools and family, but nothing about their thoughts or spoken response to Jesus? Is Mark simply (yet powerfully) highlighted the abandon with which disciples follow Jesus' call? Is he highlighting the efficacy of the sovereign Lord's call and the cost of discipleship? 2. What exactly are we to make of the play Jesus makes on the theme of fishing? I have studied the Bible too much to think this is something to ignore. He called fishermen as his first followers, and he tells them he will fashion them into fishers of men. What does this say about the nature of discipleship, and how does this translate and apply to the reader of Mark's gospel?

10000000039849 39849 Notes 2010-06-11 22:48:43 2010-07-21 09:09:14 Central Idea: Jesus called Simon, Andrew, James, and John to follow him; and after leaving their livelihood, they followed him. Insights: 1. This passage is obviously a self-contained parallel (a 2-part series), with the 2 near-identical accounts of Jesus calling 2 couples of brothers into discipleship. Yet there are at least 2 intriguing differences that, I believe, might lend to further investigation. First , in the call of Simon and Andrew, Mark narrates the exact words of Jesus in the call: "Come after me, and I will make you to become fishers of men." However, in the call of James and John, there is no direct quote of Jesus' words--only a reference to his call. My conclusion is that we could appropriately speculate that the call to James and John resembled (if not mimicked precisely) the words of Jesus to Simon and Andrew. He was, in fact, calling all 4 fishermen to a life of fishing for men. Second , Mark relates how both sets of brothers respond immediately and positively to Jesus' call. Yet Mark emphasizes different details about what each couple left behind. Simon and Andrew leave behind the tools of their trade, while James and John leave behind their father (and workers). Perhaps this offers the reader a well-rounded application, namely that Jesus' call to discipleship is a call to render all of life--profession and family--secondary to following after him. 2. Just to clarify the general parallels in these two accounts, let's notice that: 1) each account begins with a description of location ( 16a, 19a ). 2) There is a progression from Jesus seeing his prospective disciples to Jesus saying something to them ( 16b,17a; 19b; 20a ). 3) In both accounts, Jesus action of calling results in the following of his new disciples ( 17-18; 20 ). 4) Mark describes for both sets of brothers something about what they had to leave behind in order to follow Jesus. Questions: 1. Why does Mark give the details he gives about the obedience of the disciples to the call of Jesus? I.e. why does he tell us about their leaving their tools and family, but nothing about their thoughts or spoken response to Jesus? Is Mark simply (yet powerfully) highlighted the abandon with which disciples follow Jesus' call? Is he highlighting the efficacy of the sovereign Lord's call and the cost of discipleship? 2. What exactly are we to make of the play Jesus makes on the theme of fishing? I have studied the Bible too much to think this is something to ignore. He called fishermen as his first followers, and he tells them he will fashion them into fishers of men. What does this say about the nature of discipleship, and how does this translate and apply to the reader of Mark's gospel? notes

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Mark 1:16-20

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Καὶ παράγων παρὰ τὴν θάλασσαν τῆς Γαλιλαίας

εἶδεν Σίμωνα καὶ Ἀνδρέαν τὸν ἀδελφὸν Σίμωνος

ἀμφιβάλλοντας ἐν τῇ θαλάσσῃ·

ἦσαν γὰρ ἁλεεῖς.

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καὶ εἶπεν αὐτοῖς ὁ Ἰησοῦς·

δεῦτε ὀπίσω μου,

καὶ ποιήσω ὑμᾶς γενέσθαι ἁλεεῖς ἀνθρώπων.

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καὶ εὐθὺς ἀφέντες τὰ δίκτυα

ἠκολούθησαν αὐτῷ.

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καὶ προβὰς ὀλίγον

εἶδεν Ἰάκωβον τὸν τοῦ Ζεβεδαίου καὶ Ἰωάννην τὸν ἀδελφὸν αὐτοῦ,

καὶ αὐτοὺς ἐν τῷ πλοίῳ

καταρτίζοντας τὰ δίκτυα,

καὶ εὐθὺς ἐκάλεσεν αὐτούς·

καὶ ἀφέντες τὸν πατέρα αὐτῶν Ζεβεδαῖον ἐν τῷ πλοίῳ μετὰ τῶν μισθωτῶν

ἀπῆλθον ὀπίσω αὐτοῦ.

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10000000039849 39849 Arc 2010-06-11 22:48:43 2010-07-21 09:09:14 editing Mark 1 16 1 20 Mark 1:16-20 41 NT tisch i267547 i267548 i267531 Καὶ παράγων παρὰ τὴν θάλασσαν τῆς Γαλιλαίας i267549 i267550 i267532 εἶδεν Σίμωνα καὶ Ἀνδρέαν τὸν ἀδελφὸν Σίμωνος i267551 i267533 ἀμφιβάλλοντας ἐν τῇ θαλάσσῃ· i267534 ἦσαν γὰρ ἁλεεῖς. ground 1 ideaexplanation 1 i267552 i267553 i267535 καὶ εἶπεν αὐτοῖς ὁ Ἰησοῦς· i267554 i267536 δεῦτε ὀπίσω μου, i267537 καὶ ποιήσω ὑμᾶς γενέσθαι ἁλεεῖς ἀνθρώπων. actionpurpose 2 actionmanner 1 i267555 i267538 καὶ εὐθὺς ἀφέντες τὰ δίκτυα i267539 ἠκολούθησαν αὐτῷ. temporal 1 1 actionresult 2 progression locative 1 1 i267556 i267540 καὶ προβὰς ὀλίγον i267557 i267558 i267541 εἶδεν Ἰάκωβον τὸν τοῦ Ζεβεδαίου καὶ Ἰωάννην τὸν ἀδελφὸν αὐτοῦ, i267559 i267542 καὶ αὐτοὺς ἐν τῷ πλοίῳ i267543 καταρτίζοντας τὰ δίκτυα, actionpurpose 2 ideaexplanation 1 i267560 i267544 καὶ εὐθὺς ἐκάλεσεν αὐτούς· i267561 i267545 καὶ ἀφέντες τὸν πατέρα αὐτῶν Ζεβεδαῖον ἐν τῷ πλοίῳ μετὰ τῶν μισθωτῶν i267546 ἀπῆλθον ὀπίσω αὐτοῦ. temporal 1 1 actionresult 2 progression locative 1 1 series 1 1 1 tisch 25 a 50 discourse