Étude 1 sur 2 · La comparaison avec la croissance de la semence

  1. Étude 1 : La comparaison avec la croissance de la semence
  2. Étude 2 : Première apparition du Messie Jésus à Marie de Magdala

From the second to the third Passover festival

  • PER142 The comparison with the growing seed

    Pericope 142 analyzes the comparison with the growing seed (Mark 4.26-29), the only parable unique to Mark. Delivered near Capernaum in Galilee around November–December 31, it teaches the mystery of the Kingdom of God: incomprehensible divine growth, the role of the human sower, the gradual development of spiritual life, and the eschatological prospect of the final harvest.

    Mark 4.26-29 (King James Version) :
    And he said, So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed into the ground;And should sleep, and rise night and day, and the seed should spring and grow up, he knoweth not how.For the earth bringeth forth fruit of herself; first the blade, then the ear, after that the full corn in the ear.But when the fruit is brought forth, immediately he putteth in the sickle, because the harvest is come.
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    Level: Intermediate Level: Intermediate

The resurrection and the various appearances

  • PER370 First Appearance of the Messiah Jesus to Mary Magdalene

    Pericope PER370 analyzes the first appearance of the risen Christ to Mary Magdalene, on the morning of Sunday, April 3, AD 33, near the tomb in Jerusalem. Reported mainly by John (Jn 20,11-18) and confirmed by Mark (Mk 16,9), this encounter reveals Mary’s initial ignorance of the resurrection, her mistaking Jesus for a gardener, and the distinctive nature of the Easter appearances. The article adopts a rigorous synoptic method by comparing the Gospels.

    John 20.14-15 (King James Version) :
    And when she had thus said, she turned herself back, and saw Jesus standing, and knew not that it was Jesus.Jesus saith unto her, Woman, why weepest thou? whom seekest thou? She, supposing him to be the gardener, saith unto him, Sir, if thou have borne him hence, tell me where thou hast laid him, and I will take him away.
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    Level: Intermediate Level: Intermediate

Further reading
  • ANN015 The Gospel of Mark

    The Gospel according to Mark holds a distinctive place among the four accounts. Its origins, composition, and the connections between Mark and the events…