Jesus Of Nazareth Research Paper
One miracle that Jesus of Nazareth performed was the healing of a deaf man with a speech impediment. The story of this miracle starts in a crowd where a deaf man comes up to Jesus and asks to be healed. Jesus takes him away from the crowd, heals the man, and tells him not to inform anyone about Jesus’ healing of him. The man disobeys him and proclaims the goodness of Jesus to everyone. The use of the word “proclaim” in this passage, “But the more he ordered them not to, the more they proclaimed” (Mk 7:36), has also been utilized in other parts of Mark’s Gospel, and according to Catholic New American Bible Revised Edition Footnotes, “Implied in the action of the crowd is a recognition of the salvific mission of Jesus,” (pg 4336-4337). The
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According to the Gospel of Mark, Jesus healed the deaf man when, “Again he left the district of Tyre and went by way of Sidon to the Sea of Galilee, into the district of the Decapolis,” (Mk 7:31). Decapolis was largely non-Jewish, and so it was unconventional for Jesus to preach and heal there. Jesus’ healing of the deaf-mute man, according to Oxford Biblical Studies, “Confirms that the kingdom of God and the movement of renewal has extended to the peoples round about Israel.” There are also several prophesies in Isaiah that point to Jesus’ actions in the healing of the deaf-mute man specifically. According to New Collegeville Bible Commentary, New Testament, “Mark indicates that there is more happening here than a simple cure. The whole event echos ideas and language in Isaiah” (Durken, pg …show more content…
According to the Collegeville Bible Commentary, New Testament, “He was also the innocent one who suffered on behalf of his people,” (pg 919). Jesus gave up part of his social standing when he healed the sick and poor because of how low of a class they were. The healing of the deaf-mute man further enhances the counter-cultural approach that Jesus takes to his teachings and to how we should behave. Jesus himself was counter-cultural, and so we should be too, for the better of those around us. One of the most important details of this story is that Jesus “Ordered them not to tell anyone,” (Mk 7:36). He didn't want his miracles to be projected and praised as he was not just a miracle worker, he was so much more than
According to the Gospel of Mark, Jesus healed the deaf man when, “Again he left the district of Tyre and went by way of Sidon to the Sea of Galilee, into the district of the Decapolis,” (Mk 7:31). Decapolis was largely non-Jewish, and so it was unconventional for Jesus to preach and heal there. Jesus’ healing of the deaf-mute man, according to Oxford Biblical Studies, “Confirms that the kingdom of God and the movement of renewal has extended to the peoples round about Israel.” There are also several prophesies in Isaiah that point to Jesus’ actions in the healing of the deaf-mute man specifically. According to New Collegeville Bible Commentary, New Testament, “Mark indicates that there is more happening here than a simple cure. The whole event echos ideas and language in Isaiah” (Durken, pg …show more content…
According to the Collegeville Bible Commentary, New Testament, “He was also the innocent one who suffered on behalf of his people,” (pg 919). Jesus gave up part of his social standing when he healed the sick and poor because of how low of a class they were. The healing of the deaf-mute man further enhances the counter-cultural approach that Jesus takes to his teachings and to how we should behave. Jesus himself was counter-cultural, and so we should be too, for the better of those around us. One of the most important details of this story is that Jesus “Ordered them not to tell anyone,” (Mk 7:36). He didn't want his miracles to be projected and praised as he was not just a miracle worker, he was so much more than