Studying lectionary texts? Here are some starting places for study at ATLA this week. If you are the graduate of an accredited U.S. theological school, you may have free access to these articles through your school. Check ATLAS access options. You can find full lists of ATLAS recommended articles for this week at The Text This Week's page for this week's texts: http://www.textweek.com/yearb/palmsb.htm / http://www.textweek.com/yearb/passionb.htm.
Craddock, Fred, "Protest March: Palm Sunday Examined," The Christian Century, 2003.
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“The final Sunday of Lent is therefore marked by a celebratory parade, which was also a protest march. Only Jesus knew that the same event was also a funeral procession.”
Brown, Rebecca Pugh, "Preaching Justice and Mercy: Reflections on the Lectionary Readings for April," The Living Pulpit, 2007. (See also "Atonement," issue focus of The Living Pulpit, 16.2, 2007.)
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“Three themes are significant in this Palm Sunday scripture: pageantry, humility, and mystery…”
Cousar, Charles B., "Paul and the Death of Jesus," Interpretation, 1998.
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“Paul uses a rich variety of metaphors to express the significance of Jesus' death. Far from giving permission to those in power to silence the powerless, the cross becomes the paradigm of self-sacrificing service for the whole community of faith.”
Reid, Barbara E., O.P., "Telling Mark's Story of the Passion," Currents in Theology and Mission, 2006.
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“Mark's story of Jesus' passion is distinctive for its stark portrayal of an anguished Jesus, deserted by his disciples and seemingly abandoned by God as well. He is the silent lamb led to the slaughter who opens not his mouth.”
Medley, Mark S., "Emancipatory Solidarity: The Redemptive Significance of Jesus in Mark," Perspectives in Religious Studies, 1994.'
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“In the Gospel of Mark the cross is not a surprise nor an arbitrary final event in the life of Jesus. Jesus' life and death derive meaning from his commitment to a life-praxis of solidarity, which is grounded in his Abba experience, with those oppressed by patriarchal structures.”
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