Footnotes and Witness
Have you ever wondered if you are good enough to read the Bible? Does it feel like you aren't qualified? I grew up in church so I thought I knew how to read it; I didn't! With a few footnotes, I want to share the resources and tips that opened the Bible for me. The word finally started to feel like that "living" word I always hear about. If you follow Christ, you have the Holy Spirit and that means you are qualified to read God's word. If you want to be, this is a great place to dip your toes in the water and see what this whole Jesus thing is all about. I believe that when you read about God's true character, from His own words, you won't be able to stop telling people about how your life is saved and changed. Jesus wants us to tell our story because it is HIS story. See Jesus rightly in the Bible, and see Him in your story.
Footnotes and Witness
715 Mark Chapter 12
Hopefully you are able to spend some time doing all the inductive study methods with his chapter, it is worth it! Here are the section titles laid out:
- parable of the tenets. cautionary tale
- taxes. pharisees/herodians
- resurrection sadducees
- greatest commandment. law
- Christ, son and Lord? prophecy and interpretation
- warning of idolatry. scribes
- widow's offering. encouraging tale
Sadducees and Pharisees
- S- strict interpretation
- very literal
- politically savvy and involved
- Sanhedrin participant
- reject ideas of unseen (heaven, hell, spiritual world)
- P- oral interpretation
- importance of tradition
- over time interpretation is equal to the law
- Sanhedrin participant
- accepted ideas of unseen
- Resources:
- s vs p article: https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/pharisees-sadducees-and-essenes
Law of marrying your brother in law: Deuteronomy 25:5-6
Blue Letter Bible Commentary: https://www.blueletterbible.org/comm/guzik_david/study-guide/mark/mark-12.cfm?a=969001
my website: https://www.deborahjmckenzie.com/