Catholic Bible Study Lectio Mark: The Mystery of the Bread
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Apr 11, 2024 Exploring the mystery of the bread in the Gospel of Mark, highlighting Jesus as the divine giver of a new manna. Disciples struggle to understand his miracles. Jesus challenges disciples' pride, walks on water, and reveals his divine identity through miracles. Emphasizing spiritual nourishment, significance of bread, and Jesus as the ultimate sustenance.
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Feeding Echoes The Exodus
- Mark frames the feeding of the 5,000 as a deliberate echo of Israel's Exodus manna story.
- Small scene details (green grass, groups of fifties/hundreds) signal Old Testament connections and eyewitness memory.
Action Words Point To Eucharist
- The verbs take, bless, break, give in Mark intentionally recall the Last Supper tradition.
- Early Christians would hear the multiplication as directly pointing to Eucharistic worship.
Disciples As Instruments Of The Miracle
- Jesus gives the broken loaves to the disciples to distribute, making them agents of the miracle.
- This models how apostolic ministry will enact the Eucharistic miracle in the church.