Checking in with those following #twitscrip. How's the week been for you? Have you spent any time with #Mark3? What's jumping out for you?

Let's spend today looking at #Mark2, before moving on to #Mark3 tomorrow.

What stands out most to you in this chapter?

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This past week was filled w/new ministry opportunity w/the #Wayfarers of @UCCPORTLAND. As a result, tho, there were few #twitscrip tweets.

(2) If so, is Jesus' healing a challenge to the scribe's authority over the moral-financial economy?

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First question re: #Mark2 -

Can we take sin to be directly related to debt, & debt an inhibitor to full social engagement? (1)
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Week 2 of #twitscrip begins today with more healings in #Mark2.

Off to read...

White Christians...

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And by "symbolic action," I mean a kind of action which stands at odds with the prevailing symbolic & religious structure/system. #twitscrip

#twitscrip tip:

When looking at Jesus' "miracles" in #Mark, see if you can read them as "symbolic action" (Myers). Does that change things?

Thoughts from J. Pilch that may influence how we read/interpret Jesus' healings (not *curings) in #Mark1. #twitscrip

Have you reflected on the existence of these suffering crowds in #Mark1? How is their presence a commentary on social the order? #twitscrip

In #Mark1:32 Jesus heals "after sunset." We might see this as a foreshadowing of future controversy re: healing on the Sabbath.
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Today is the last day of #Mark1 in our #twitscrip readings. Tomorrow we move on to chapter 2.

I'll offer a few thoughts & questions.

No matter how much of an "expert" you are on scripture, there's always cause to read through it again with beginner's mind.

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If you want to take it a step further, record yourself reading #Mark1 and then listen back. See if the story sounds different. #twitscrip

So if you've been following & taking part in #twitscrip, I encourage you to read #Mark1 outloud this weekend. Maybe a couple times.

Reading Mark out loud made the text come alive in ways that I hadn't anticipated. The story sang. The narrative intensified. #twitscrip

A few weeks back I went to a gathering at @uccportland, and we read the entire Gospel of Mark out loud. Start to finish. #twitscrip

In case you missed the #twitscrip chat earlier today, scroll back through & see what folks had to say about #Mark1, Jesus and authority.

"Mark's Gospel originally was written to help imperial subjects learn the hard truth about their world & themselves." - Meyers #twitscrip

New question surfacing as I read Chet Meyers & #Mark1:

How do I #staywoke to the call of discipleship from w/in the empire?

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Mark wrote to the colonized.

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Valuable words from Meyers.

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Another interesting idea to consider:

In #Mark1:21-28 we see a challenge to authority AND an exorcism.

What's the connection?

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As Christians, how might we follow in Jesus' footsteps of challenging authority? (This was his first public act in #Mark1.) #twitscrip

What do you think is being said about authority in #Mark1:21-28? How is Jesus' authority diff from that of the scribes? #twitscrip

Let's look at #Mark1:21-28. Chet Meyers calls this the start of Jesus' first "direct action," i.e. challenging authority. #twitscrip

As a recap: #twitscrip is an ongoing conversation rooted in a reading of the Bible. 1 book at a time. 1 chapter per week. This week: #Mark1.

The morning is starting off with a reading from #Mark1 seasoned with a little Ched Meyers.

A few #twitscrip questions forthcoming.

All voices are welcome in the #twitscrip discussion.

Voices of doubt.
Voices of dissent.
Voices of faith.
Voices of reverence.

All voices.