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Evangelizacion Activa
Descubre la clave para entender el Evangelio de Marcos en esta clase final de introducción. Exploraremos el fascinante contexto histórico y la perspectiva única del evangelista, desglosando el misterio detrás del "secreto mesiánico".

Aprende por qué Marcos te invita a descubrir a Jesús como el Mesías por ti mismo, a través de la lectura directa de su palabra. Te revelaremos cómo este enfoque te lleva a una proclamación personal y profunda, tal como lo hizo el centurión.

Analizaremos pasajes cruciales, como la curación del ciego, para entender cómo Marcos teje la narrativa. Descubrirás por qué este evento es fundamental para reconocer a Jesús como el Hijo de Dios y heredero de David.

Exploraremos el contexto inmediato y remoto del relato, preparándote para la triunfal entrada de Jesús a Jerusalén. Comprenderás cómo cada detalle en el evangelio de Marcos conduce a una revelación culminante.

Sumérgete en la teología profunda de Marcos y cómo te invita a reconocer al Mesías en tu propia vida. Esta clase te dará las herramientas para comprender la obra de Jesús y su mensaje de salvación.

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Transcripción
00:04Well, brothers, it's great that you're still with us for this, our last introductory class.
00:09to the New Testament. Now, in this section, we're going to look at the historical context.
00:17And the evangelist's vision, right? Let's learn a little more about where it comes from.
00:21This topic. We can rely on the introductions and notes of the books of the Bible, or
00:29Perhaps, as I mentioned to you before, with some Catholic commentary that you can
00:34You can find it online. You can buy it too, yes? You can go to the Paulinas, you can go to
00:41Bellyala, well, there are different bookstores and finding it online, unfortunately
00:49The vast majority are in English, and a significant portion comes from the separated brethren.
00:55Certainly, as I have mentioned, his analyses and his exegeses in general, since they are
01:00basically biblical and not doctrinal, so it can also be used in general.
01:06But since you are just beginning your Bible study, it's best if you look for a commentary.
01:11Catholic, which could be the one by Saint Jerome, right? Which is called the New Biblical Commentary
01:18by St. Jerome. And you can also find very good commentaries on the Bible.
01:24The one I have right now is the Jerusalem Bible. And there are others, right? That we
01:28They talk about the common thread of Marcos, which we have already mentioned at some point.
01:35You'll remember that one of the important elements is what's called the messianic secret, right?
01:41What is the messianic secret, right? It consists of leading the reader to recognize for themselves
01:51I believe Jesus as the Messiah, not because of others. Did they tell me? Did they mention it to me?
01:58No. You, in reading Mark, you must get to know this man Jesus so that
02:07You can directly say at the end of the gospel, truly, as the centurion says,
02:15This truly was the Son of God. So, that's something we need to keep pursuing.
02:22in order to understand what he is trying to write to us and what he is trying to
02:27Mark tells us in his Gospel. We see in this text that the blind man calls Jesus by name,
02:34as one who recognizes Jesus as the Messiah, heir to the throne of David. We see then that this passage
02:43It is properly a text from Mark, because it perfectly follows his narrative thread. The blind man recognizes
02:51He knew on his own that Jesus was the Messiah, the Son of God. Nobody told him. It was divine inspiration.
03:00Well, he, in his theology, says—I recognize, in his blindness—he recognizes that he is, therefore,
03:09Truly the Son of God. And under this theology, we have him as the Son of David, who was expected.
03:17that he was the Messiah, okay? As far as the context is concerned, yes? The immediate context,
03:26Because we don't have a previous one, next to this passage, let's see what Marcos puts it.
03:33Before Jesus' triumphal entry into Jerusalem, which we will see, we continue reading Mark,
03:42We will see that it is found starting from verse 1 of the next chapter, that is, chapter 11.
03:47So, in this context we can see that there is a reconnaissance prior to entering Jerusalem,
03:57where Jesus, already in Jerusalem, will be recognized as the Messiah King. That is to say, there is a series of
04:07items
04:07What is Mark going to prepare here in this chapter 10, so that in chapter 11 Jesus can enter gloriously,
04:15now with full recognition that he is the Messiah King who comes in the name of the Lord.
04:23And that is why he is vested with all power. This is clear in this text. It is the immediate context.
04:33Why does he put it there? Because this will help Marcos define and outline who this is.
04:40man
04:41that he will enter and that now he will be recognized and everyone will shout, "Long live the King of the Jews!"
04:49Of course, those people who are shouting, we'll see, if we continue reading the Gospel, we'll see that later it will end
04:56asking
04:57that they crucify him. That is, it's what Mark doesn't want. Mark doesn't want it to be because he was told to.
05:05Because obviously, this blind guy is spreading the news, right?
05:11And as it's really in this context, Jericho is practically opposite Jerusalem, right?
05:20So, all of this, and he starts to follow it. Obviously, all of this is what's setting up that entry.
05:27glorious
05:28which Marcos will propose later.
05:30We see then how the Gospel of Mark frames and presents this acclamation of Jesus in its context
05:38as Messiah King, just before presenting him in his messianic entry.
05:44In that remote context, we have the messianic secret. That's why Mark places this passage precisely there.
05:53such as the recognition that everyone should make of the Messiah in his work. And, obviously, it aims
06:02that both you and I may come to proclaim it from our experience, from this encounter with Christ
06:11that He is the Messiah, our Savior.
06:15We, the blind, those who cannot see, already have the Lord in our hearts, for He beats
06:24and it compels us to recognize this man endowed with power, glory, and grace,
06:31that obviously we already have it within ourselves, in our church, everything we have come to know.
06:36as a fact that already belongs to us. But now we have to frame it within this theology
06:45that San Marcos offers us.
06:49It is important to note that outside of the passages about demons in Mark, in the times where
06:57Jesus is performing an exorcism or a scene with demons appears, this is the only one
07:03passage in which he is recognized as the heir of the house of David, which we know the demons
07:11They always say, I know who you are, I know you're the chosen one, I know you are
07:16the anointed one, etc. In other words, the demons obviously know who he is. Well, in Mark,
07:23Apart from the demons, there is only this blind man, who used to see because he wanted to.
07:29to see again, as we will see him for a moment longer. Then, he is not a demon, but a blind man.
07:36He acknowledges that he is the heir to the House of David. And this is an important detail.
07:41And all this, well, I invite you. This analysis, obviously I mean, well, I know it by heart,
07:47Right? But when I first did it, you have to type the elements in,
07:52the details that you're discovering and that you're obviously going to, okay, let's see, let me see what
07:59That's what comes next, what comes before, who else will be the only one. Well, this...
08:03You get it from a comment, anyway. And you need to write all that down. Little by little.
08:10All of this will become part of your life and you will understand it better from your heart.
08:15But first, all of this needs to be written down. If people think that by listening to me or listening
08:22Well, you'll be able to do it directly to the teacher. It's not like that. You have to get used to writing.
08:28and all the data you're collecting, as well as all the elements we wrote down that called us
08:33Okay, let's focus on this part. So, what's the context?
08:40The context—I find this, this, this. In the introduction to the Jerusalem Bible
08:45He says this. In St. Jerome's commentary he says this. And I'm gradually gaining a broader understanding.
08:52a wide circle from which I am beginning to situate myself in everything the evangelist wants
09:00to propose for my life. On the other hand, the New American Commentary tells us that the blind,
09:10In the gospel, seek to represent the people who have not had an encounter with Christ.
09:16They are blind in faith. They do not see, they have no light, they walk in darkness. Fact. Blind.
09:26They represent those who lack faith. They are those who have not had a personal encounter.
09:32With Jesus Christ, okay. That's a fact. It's a fact that we're going to have to take into account, not only
09:38not in Mark, but within Sacred Scripture, particularly the Gospels. That's a fact.
09:45We must always keep this in mind. Therefore, in this sense, let us remember that the gospel
09:51from Saint John, much later than that of Mark, and to these events where he gathers these elements
09:59and he expresses them directly in his gospel, telling us that Jesus is the light of the world.
10:06And precisely when he is about to address the subject of the man born blind, in chapter 9 of his gospel,
10:13Jesus says, while it is day, we must do the work of him who sent me. For he is coming.
10:20The night, when no one can work. While I am in this world, I am the light of the world.
10:27After saying this, Jesus spat on the ground, making a little mud with his saliva.
10:33And he saw the blind man's eyes. Then he said to him, "Go wash in the Pool of Siloam, for
10:40It means sent. The blind man went and washed, and when he returned, he could see.
10:48I wanted to insert this text from Saint John, because it confirms this situation once again.
10:56Who is this blind man in San Juan? This is a blind man born. What does that mean? This
11:02He is a pagan. He was born blind. He has never had faith. He is in the context of the university.
11:10In a much later gospel, it speaks of how pagans are also called.
11:17to faith. But for that, they must have an encounter with Christ. Even in John, who
11:23It has many more symbolic elements; it sends him to wash in the pool of Siloam, which
11:28It means the one sent. That is, he. The one sent is Jesus. He meets Jesus. Jesus...
11:34Wash it, cleanse it. And that cleansing allows it to enter the realm of faith. And now it returns.
11:42And let's say, you believe it, you see it. So, we're becoming clear that this transversal element
11:53As we were saying, we have to see that our exegesis is indeed correct, since it fits together perfectly.
12:01To this other passage. We have the passage from Mark where I am identifying a blind man. But
12:07Where else do blind people appear? And what do blind people represent? And what does the
12:11The text of the American Commentary? It tells me that the blind are those who have no
12:19Faith. And then I run into Juan here. Oh, my. I mean, we'll see, that's what you call it.
12:24a cross-sectional reading. And we are seeing that indeed, well, the exegesis, the line
12:31The exegetical approach we are following is leading us to conclusions that make sense.
12:38That's right. Because it goes through different chapters or different sacred books and
12:45In them, he finds an expansion of this exegesis that I am doing. In this way
12:50that the line of exegesis I'm pursuing is correct. That is, the blind man in Mark
12:56He's blind. But he wasn't born blind. Because he says, "I want to see again." That is to say, he's a
13:06A blind man who once saw. Right? I mean, before, before he did have faith. For some reason.
13:15She lost it. So, all of this is what we need to check, and that's why it requires careful reading.
13:23and keep an eye on what the comments, our cross-sectional analysis, etc., are telling us.
13:29The parable of the blind illustrates the process of conversion through faith.
13:37We don't follow these lines, but rather we travel transversally, which is what happens many times.
13:44Sometimes with the brothers. Not with the scholars, but with all the brothers who suddenly arrive
13:52They come to our houses and tell us this and that. They learn a passage. That's how they do it.
13:56They taught. So did their pastors; most of them don't have a school, a Bible school.
14:01true, exegetical, but they grab and read a text and believe that's what it is
14:06He says. And they say, he was blind. No. I mean, that person had no faith. I mean, certainly.
14:15The physical facts, the real facts, the historical facts—we don't know exactly how it happened. Why?
14:24What? Because that's not what's important for the study. It's not what God wants.
14:29Leave us. He wants it to be for us. When you have no faith, what are you? Exactly. You are
14:39A blind man. Maybe. That you had a lot of faith as a child. Then you went to high school and to the
14:49faculty and you lost it. And now you say to Him, Lord, I want to see again. You were a retreat,
14:58You were, I don't know, a homily. Suddenly you say, wow, Lord, I want to have faith again.
15:06Okay? That's the text we're looking at. But anyway, we'll continue with more in our latest video.
15:12To wrap up this little exercise I wanted to do with you, so you can see
15:17that studying the Bible is not something to be done just like that, law, law, law, law, law.
15:21Oh, how lovely. Or grab a little text from somewhere and make an app that has nothing to do with it.
15:27with what God wanted to tell us, and especially with what God wants to tell you.
15:33We'll be back in a moment to wrap up our study for today. Until then.
15:49Thank you!
15:52Thank you!