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Distrust of Authority
I do not trust authority.
My mistrust stems from my relationship with my father, experiences during my teenage years and more recently the actions of politicians and business leaders.
Even when I am connected with someone, if they are in authority I am hesitant to embrace their decisions.
I just do not believe that their decisions have included my perspectives, interests, and needs.
The US experienced a revolution of sorts during my formative years.
The civil rights movement, the Vietnam War, and Watergate challenged the authority of unjust laws and political secrecy.
A bumper stick captured the mood of the times.
It read: “Question Authority.”
The term “authority” is still questioned by many.
The current administration has only caused this mindset to intensify.
Authority is often seen as “...heavy-handed, insensitive, top-down leadership that robs people of joy freedom, and autonomy, and that imposes the will of those who govern upon the governed.”
I do not trust authority.
My mistrust stems from my relationship with my father, experiences during my teenage years and more recently the actions of politicians and business leaders.
Even when I am connected with someone, if they are in authority I am hesitant to embrace their decisions.
I just do not believe that their decisions have included my perspectives, interests, and needs.
The US experienced a revolution of sorts during my formative years.
The civil rights movement, the Vietnam War, and Watergate challenged the authority of unjust laws and political secrecy.
A bumper stick captured the mood of the times.
It read: “Question Authority.”
The term “authority” is still questioned by many.
The current administration has only caused this mindset to intensify.
Authority is often seen as “...heavy handed, insensitive, top-down leadership that robs people of joy freedom, and autonomy, and that imposes the will of those who govern upon the governed.”
Leonora Tubbs Tisdale, “By Whose Authority?,”
Pulpit Resource.
ordinary 4th 2003
Leonora Tubbs Tisdale, “By Whose Authority?,”
Pulpit Resource.
ordinary 4th 2003
The Synagogue and Religious Life
The Synagogue
The Synagogue and Religious Life
This is quite a contrast to the Jewish society at the time of Jesus as seen in the roles and responsibilities surrounding the synagogue.
Whereas there was only one Temple, Jewish law required the formation of the synagogue wherever there were 10 families or more.
The primary role in the synagogue was the Ruler.
He was responsible for the administration of the affairs and the arrangements of its services.
This is quite a contrast to the Jewish society at the time of Jesus as seen in the roles and responsibilities surrounding the synagogue.
Whereas there was only one Temple, Jewish law required the formation of the synagogue wherever there were 10 families or more.
The primary role of the synagogue was the Ruler.
He was responsible for the administration of the affairs and the arrangements of its services.
Barclay, William, ed.
The Gospel of Mark.
The Daily Study Bible Series.
Philadelphia, PA: The Westminster John Knox Press, 1976.
This is quite a contrast to the Jewish society at the time of Jesus as seen in the roles and responsibilities surrounding the synagogue.
Whereas there was only one Temple, Jewish law required the formation of the synagogue wherever there were 10 families or more.
The primary role of the synagogue was the Ruler.
He was responsible for the administration of the affairs and the arrangements of its services.
A synagogue did not have professional clergy to instruct the congregation.
The ruler could call on any man and he would be expected to read and expound upon the Scripture assigned for that particular Sabbath.
I wonder what would happen if we returned to that format?
I wonder if the men would continue to come to church.
With our more inclusive views of leadership, we would have to broaden the selection of speakers to women.
Regardless, the emphasis on the function of the laity would mark a dramatic change for us.
In contrast to the Temple, which was the place of worship, prayer and sacrifice, the synagogue was the place of teaching and instruction.
To the Jew the most sacred book was the Torah, the Law.
This included the first five books known as the Pentateuch.
The heart of the Law is the Ten Commandments.
To the Jew this Law was divine.
They believed that God had given it to Moses.
Barclay, William, ed.
The Gospel of Mark.
The Daily Study Bible Series.
Philadelphia, PA: The Westminster John Knox Press, 1976.
“He who says that the Torah is not from God has not part in the future world.”
A synagogue did not have professional clergy to instruct the congregation.
The ruler could call on any man and he would be expected to read and expound upon the Scripture assigned for that particular Sabbath.
I wonder what would happen if we returned to that format?
I wonder if the men would continue to come to church.
With our more inclusive views of leadership, we would have to broaden the selection of speakers to women.
Regardless, the emphasis on the function of the laity would mark a dramatic change for us.
One of the well known proverbs captures the seriousness that they gave to the Torah.
While the Torah and the prophets were read and studied in all the synagogues, a class of scholars arose and devoted their lives to its study.
They extracted rules and regulations for every possible area of life.
“ Jewish religion began with the great moral laws; it ended with an infinity of rules and regulations.
It began as religion; it ended as legalism.
In contrast to the Temple, which was the place of worship, prayer, and sacrifice, the synagogue was the place of teaching and instruction.
To the Jew, the most sacred book was the Torah, the Law.
This included the first five books known as the Pentateuch.
The heart of the Law is the Ten Commandments.
To the Jew this Law was divine.
They believed that God had given it to Moses.
Jewish religion began with the great moral laws; it ended with an infinity of rules and regulations.
It began as religion; it ended as legalism.
William Barclay, ed., The Gospel of Mark, The Daily Study Bible Series (Philadelphia, PA: The Westminster John Knox Press, 1976), 32.
Barclay writes:
In contrast Mark records that Jesus :
Daily Study Bible Series: The Gospel of Mark (Revised Edition) Jesus Begins His Campaign
The teachers of the law never expressed their own opinion.
All that they would do was quote rabbis from the past.
Their teaching had lost its appeal for the people.
It no longer inspired them.
The People
“He who says that the Torah is not from God has no part in the future world.”
We do not have any information about the people came to worship God.
We do not know their average age, their occupation, or their stories.
We only know that on this particular Sabbath they came together to hear Jesus.
The ruler of the synagogue may have invited Jesus promising him the opportunity to speak.
If he had, there would have been extra people in attendance.
I can relate to the experience that the people of Capernaum had that day.
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