RCL reading for Sunday, April 12, 2009:
Excerpt from The New Revised Standard Version
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Mark 16:1-8
1 When the sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices, so that they might go and anoint him.
2 And very early on the first day of the week, when the sun had risen, they went to the tomb.
3 They had been saying to one another, ‘Who will roll away the stone for us from the entrance to the tomb?’
4 When they looked up, they saw that the stone, which was very large, had already been rolled back.
5 As they entered the tomb, they saw a young man, dressed in a white robe, sitting on the right side; and they were alarmed.
6 But he said to them, ‘Do not be alarmed; you are looking for Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified. He has been raised; he is not here. Look, there is the place they laid him.
7 But go, tell his disciples and Peter that he is going ahead of you to Galilee; there you will see him, just as he told you.’
8 So they went out and fled from the tomb, for terror and amazement had seized them; and they said nothing to anyone, for they were afraid.
STUDY GUIDE
What does the passage tell us about God?
What does the passage tell us about human beings and the relationship between people?
What does the passage say about the relationship between God and human beings?
How does the passage call us to change?
adapted from “Theological Bible Study,” from In Dialogue with Scripture: An Episcopal Guide to Studying the Bible, ed. Linda L. Grenz (Episcopal Church Center, 1993), p. 96.
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Where was Jesus in the arc of resurrection and ascension when this empty tomb scene played out? Assuming that the ending had not been yet appended, had Jesus already ascended like in Hebrews?
ReplyDeleteThe Nicene Creed says he suffered death and was buried, and on the third day he rose again and ascended into heaven. So was this already Day 3? If the crucified prisoners had their legs broken before Passover, Day 1, the day he died was the day before Passover. This passage says the sabbath has past, so if the Sabbath was Day 2, the day of discovery is Day 3. So by that account, Jesus would have already ascended when Mary M went to the tomb, I guess.
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