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Drive the Rolls!
FREDERICK J. GAISER
(see full text of essay under “Editorial”)
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Sometimes preachers
succumb, preaching not on a biblical text, but on something that seems for the
moment a good idea, like the latest self-help book or spirituality volume, or
the ever popular how-to series on good parenting, healthy living, or hints
for a successful prayer life. [But] a “sermon” that is driven by an agenda or
source other than Scripture—even one that pretends to have a text but does
not actually expound it—has no basis to be called “word of God,” no matter
how valid a religious exercise it might be....Others can offer religious
self-help or spiritual guidelines; only the biblical preacher has the
opportunity to open to people the rich and surprising resource of the
Scriptures.
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Articles
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The Markan Story
FRANCIS J. MOLONEY
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Contrary to Bultmann’s claim that
Mark offered no “systematic construction” in his Gospel, a careful analysis
of the story reveals a clear plan and a definite theological intention. Mark
tells a striking story that calls us into its message.
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“She departed to her house”: Another Dimension of the Syrophoenician Mother’s Faith in Mark 7:24-30
MATTHEW L.
SKINNER
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The Syrophoenician mother
stands as an exemplar of faith not because she has so much of it, but because
she enacts it so consistently and deeply. Hers is an insistent, perceptive,
and trusting faith that provides insight into the faith we exhibit as well.
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Women in the Gospel of Mark
JOANNA DEWEY
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Women play an integral role in Mark’s proclamation of
the good news. The Gospel uses the women to encourage the audience to follow
Jesus in discipleship. With the women, we too are called to enjoy the
blessings of the kingdom, to be of service to those with less power, and
perhaps to undergo persecution for following the way of God.
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Hearing the Good News: The Message of the Kingdom in
Mark
JAMES L. BOYCE
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Mark presents the message of the kingdom in a story that
invites us in and seeks to persuade us to enter a new existence. Now we are
called and sent with the message of God’s transformative and healing power.
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Nature’s Lament for Jesus
DAVID E.
FREDRICKSON
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Might Mark’s torn curtain, darkened sun, and descending
dove have a significance different from that offered
by most interpreters? In the light of Greek art and poetry, they can be seen
to portray nature’s lament for Jesus in a kind of grave-relief that opens new
doors of meaning.
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A Servant of Surprise: Juel
Interpreted
C. CLIFTON
BLACK
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Donald H. Juel (1942-2003) was a consummate
maestro in his reading of Mark’s Gospel. He concentrated relentlessly on what
God was up to in the story and was willing to accept the danger and embrace
the surprise entailed in such a reading. As Clifton Black notes here, Juel’s life, like the Gospel of Mark, did not end where
and as it should.
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Resources
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What’s New in Markan
Studies?
DANIEL J. HARRINGTON
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Daniel Harrington’s introduction to twenty-four recent volumes on
Mark’s Gospel will be of significant help to interpreters searching for greater
insights for their own learning, preaching, and teaching.
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Texts in Context: Question
Marks and Turning Points: Following the Gospel of Mark to Surprising Places
KATHRYN VITALIS HOFFMAN and MARK
VITALIS HOFFMAN
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The questions in Mark’s Gospel can not only guide our
reading, they can serve as an outline for a Bible study or preaching
series—whether in Lent or at some other time during the year.
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In the Voices of Those Who Knew Him: An
Introduction to Dietrich Bonhoeffer
KYLE KENNETH SCHIEFELBEIN
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Word & World will
commemorate the centennial of Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s
birth with articles in each of the 2006 issues. Here a Luther Seminary
student introduces Bonhoeffer through interviews
he conducted with some of the theologian’s close associates.
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“I believe; help my unbelief”: Bonhoeffer
on Biblical Preaching
DAVID J. LOSE
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Christian preaching worthy of the name must be biblical
preaching, insists Bonhoeffer. It will speak Christ
into the present congregation, producing a worldly faith rather than an
otherworldly religiosity.
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Face to Face: Generic Protestantism
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Tolerance without
Specificity
DENNIS BIELFELDT
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The Gospel’s
Embrace of Culture?
ALAN G. PADGETT
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Reviews
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Provoking the Gospel of Mark: A Storyteller’s
Commentary Year B, by Richard W.
Swanson
PHILIP RUGE-JONES
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Beyond the Passion, by Stephen J. Patterson
ROY A. HARRISVILLE
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Fortress Introduction to the Prophets, by Rodney R. Hutton
WALTER C. BOUZARD
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From Hurt to Healing: A Theology of the Wounded, by Andrew Sung Park
DAVID COFFIN
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What’s the Matter with Preaching Today? ed. by Mike Graves
JUSTIN LIND-AYRES
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