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Evangelizacion Activa
Unlock the secrets of the New Testament with this insightful deep dive into the Synoptic Gospels! Discover the powerful message of Jesus as we analyze key passages and explore their relevance for us today.

Learn why the details matter! We break down the narrative of Bartimaeus' healing, exploring the unique perspective of Mark and how it connects to the early church. See how historical context, like the significance of Jericho, shapes the Gospel's message about the Messiah.

Ever wondered about the "why" behind certain Gospel accounts? We examine how theological needs, like the requirement for two witnesses in Jewish law, influenced Matthew's portrayal of the blind men. This comparative analysis reveals the author's specific emphasis and purpose.

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Transcripción
00:04How are you, my dear brothers and sisters? Well, to wrap up this exercise, which I hope you enjoyed,
00:10I hope it is proving very useful and that it is opening up a broader perspective on what the study of
00:17Sacred Scripture, right? Especially the New Testament, which is where I've tried to
00:23Pay closer attention. Obviously, we'll start with the synoptic Gospels to try to understand the message of
00:31Jesus, that is, to have a complete vision, a synoptic vision, since it is called synoptic, as a whole of
00:38The three gospels to try to see what the message was and how this message affects us, right? That
00:46We have received it now in the 21st century; we must understand it and live it. And for that, we need
00:52You necessarily need these tools, which you will also be learning.
00:58developing together with the teachers, watching this one, the following ones, the following classes, especially
01:04through the development of the synoptic class. So, well, we see then what's important
01:13Which is being able to do this, this analysis, right? Now, having this, this issue of the blind, more or less
01:21In perspective, right? So, as far as stylistic resources are concerned, well, the text that
01:30We are analyzing a text in a narrative form, right? Where we are given instructions
01:36You need to specify the place and time it's happening. In the text we will use, it is narrated that
01:45As he is leaving Jericho, he encounters a blind man named Bartimaeus, a detail that only Mark mentions.
01:54She mentions one. Others mention one blind person, others mention two blind people. We don't know if it's the same person.
01:59situation, if they are other blind people. The only one who is more punctual about this is Marcos, perhaps because he is
02:08receiving the information directly from Peter. Remember that the Gospel of Matthew, it seems, was written
02:16by him. These are the notes he took after hearing Peter preach in Rome. So, probably,
02:23Well, Pedro had some further instructions on this, but we're not clear on those either. Only
02:29That's all. But it's information Marcos gave us. On the other hand, we could say that it's the moment
02:38This historical event serves as a springboard for the author's proclamation of Christ's messiahship. As we mentioned,
02:45Just a moment ago, right? I mean, with this passage he introduces Jesus, the Messiah, the son of David, the king
02:52powerful
02:53who, the world would think, is coming to govern Jerusalem, and from there Rome and everything else. But the
03:03TRUE
03:03His kingdom, as it will say in the Gospel of John, is not of this world.
03:09although it is done
03:10present through our hearts in this world. It is important to see that the text is addressed to the
03:18People accompanying Jesus, okay? Because of the location, it's Jericho, that is, territory that was once the land of
03:28Israel, which even then, as it is today, was a land of pagans. Or we could say of Jews.
03:36that
03:36They no longer live by Jewish law, right? That they have deserted it and now live according to...
03:44the others
03:45gods and other structures that they already had at that time, right? Remember that all
03:52That part, the part that was conquered by the Assyrians and that, therefore, was also destroyed
03:58Completely. Which perhaps in our current context we could apply with great precision.
04:04To us lukewarm Catholics. A Catholic who rarely goes to Mass, right? Who only goes so far as to...
04:13Some precepts, but it's no longer rooted in faith, right? That is, he doesn't believe in this faith that
04:22The church proclaims, in this living Jesus who commits us, who introduces us to a way of living.
04:32That would be our context. It's the context of Jericho. Jews who, well, perhaps like all of us,
04:40Right? Who isn't going to visit the Virgin of Guadalupe on December 12th? Well, we all are.
04:47Catholics and semi-Catholics all go.
04:52Perhaps there, then, on the annual pilgrimages to the Temple in Jerusalem, then, perhaps
04:56They went too. But that was all. They didn't believe in anything, they didn't respect anything, not even the law itself.
05:03So much so that, obviously, the Jews consider them pagans, right? So, well,
05:09As the Latinists would say, motandis, motandis, we might meet there, or we might
05:14find some of our brothers.
05:18All of this allows us to see the context. Then, we'll delve into more detail.
05:26our text in the study we're doing. But with this, it's kind of giving us
05:32Quite a panorama, isn't it? We can already see a map; Jericho, this one, near Jerusalem, divides it.
05:43The Jordan River, in short, a series of elements there that, well, have significance even for the Jews,
05:50They would be very relevant, since Jericho was the first place conquered within
05:54of the promised land. So, that's where, let's say, this proclamation begins.
06:00Mark says that he is the Messiah. He is the one who comes to give us possession of the earth.
06:06Promised, right? So, this is what's left now. And we'll see how it goes, I mean,
06:14Let's now look at passages or texts that are parallel to see how they differ.
06:23from another and thus be able to detect in some way what the author is giving
06:33Preponderance, right? What is he giving importance to? I mean, what things does Marcos consider important?
06:38They are important in this text. We will see this if we compare it with other texts from other authors.
06:45evangelists. For example, in the parallel of Matthew, which you can find in chapter
06:5320, verses 29 to 34, as I just mentioned, speaks not of one, but of two blind men.
07:04What about Matthew? Matthew writes for the Jews. So, since he writes for the Jews,
07:15In order for the Jews to bear true testimony according to the law, they needed
07:24Two witnesses. So Matthew, who writes for the Jews, puts two blind men, not one blind man.
07:35Matthew, yes? Matthew, remember that he follows the gospel that is the basis of the synoptic gospels, it's Mark.
07:43Yes? It was perhaps the first.
07:48And from there Matthew and Luke will take the base, the central platform on which they will build
07:55His gospel, right? So Matthew takes the text from Mark. However,
08:01It adds another character. Why? Simple, based on what he's saying now, so that it can happen
08:09Testimony that both believe that the Messiah, the Son of God, is indeed Jesus. Both
08:19Now they can testify. He truly is the Messiah, the Son of the living God. A very real thing.
08:26important for readers of Matthew, but not for readers of Mark. Therefore,
08:33Most likely, if we were to try to reconstruct the historical event, it was only
08:39One, who even has a name, details, and contact information provided by Marcos. But here it appears that
08:46There are two, not one, for the reasons we explained earlier.
08:50Another important element of this parallel in Matthew is that the two blind men ask that they
08:56open their eyes, while in Mark the blind man asks to see again. These are two elements
09:06different. In one they would be pagans, people who have never believed, whose hearts would be opened
09:16eyes to the light of faith, while in the other it is, I want to see again.
09:24Mark mentions that, throwing off his cloak, he jumped up and approached Jesus and asked him
09:32Jesus, what do you want me to do for you? He asked Rabbi, I want to see again, he replied
09:39The blind man. “You can go,” Jesus told him, “your faith has healed you.” And at once he regained his sight.
09:45and began to follow Jesus along the road. This implies, then, that he was someone, like
09:51As we said, he used to see and then lost his sight. Both evangelists include the passage
10:00before the triumphal entry. Now, as for the parallel in Luke, it continues practically
10:08in everything to Mark. However, both Matthew and Luke omit a detail that for Mark
10:16It's very important. The cloak, the cape. Actually, the Greek word isn't exactly "cloak,"
10:28but the mantle. Why is this important? The Book of Laws of Israel tells us
10:36He says that the cloak was a tool for communities to recognize people.
10:43that they truly had some kind of impairment. And this indicated to people that the person was
10:50disabled and who could ask for lemon. That is, it was like a... Now you see that in many cities,
10:57For example, in our school, I don't know if they're still there now, they were showing some paintings that were
11:03They hung them here to indicate that they weren't just people profiting from the situation.
11:09With this in mind, how can so many people go around missing a leg or experiencing pain in it?
11:14And that's fine, he walks home afterward and they live in houses... There are even movies about it
11:20This, right? So, well, in Jewish law, the cloak indicated, this cloak, the cloak
11:31In particular, it indicated that this person was truly blind and that, well, they really needed it.
11:40that they would help him, right? And that's how people felt responsible, according to the law.
11:47from Israel, to give alms and with the assurance that the person was truly in need
11:54of charity, okay? See, that's an important point. It's an important point. All three Gospels emphasize
12:04on the subject of faith, but only Mark highlights that the blind man was confident that Jesus
12:11He would heal him. Why? Where is that information? On the cloak. This man, Martimaeus, puts on
12:25Jesus leaps up to his feet and walks away, throwing off his cloak. In other words, I won't need it anymore.
12:32This man is going to heal me. Do you see the size of Martimaeus' faith? I no longer need the cloak.
12:42Father David García Limón, a dear friend of mine and who was my director, once said
12:48spiritual for a long time, when I was once in his parish, that is, I was like
12:54vicar for three years, and during a period of severe drought here in Monterrey, it was decreed,
13:02The bishop decreed some rogations, that's what they're called, they're special prayers to ask for
13:06Let it rain. And it caught my attention; I was celebrating with him, and then he said,
13:13And well, I don't think there's any point in reading the prayers the bishop sent us anymore.
13:18Because you won't believe, since you have no faith, and if we don't believe, then nothing will happen.
13:23Nothing. And so everyone, no, well, why don't we believe? Like, yeah, look, they don't believe,
13:31Because if they believed, everyone would have brought an umbrella today. Because we're going to ask for rain.
13:38Right? We'll ask the Lord, but nobody brought an umbrella. Well, Bartimaeus, right?
13:46Bartimaeus says, I don't need it anymore, this son of David, this Messiah is going to heal me, this is no longer necessary
13:53I need it. Yes, yes, we have to believe, we have to truly believe in this. It's a good fact.
14:01important in the Gospel of Mark. He was confident that Jesus would heal him, and that's why
14:10He left the cloak. And this indicates that the person is making a great act of faith, since he trusted
14:18that he wouldn't need it anymore. That's why Jesus doesn't do anything else, he simply tells him
14:26He says, "Your faith has healed you." That is, Jesus can see the faith this man has; he left
14:34The cloak, period, does nothing anymore, it tells you nothing, nothing more, your faith has healed you.
14:45Did I need more? If you analyze all of this, little by little we'll discover elements
14:52that we can put in the context of our own lives, and thus try to gradually arrive at
14:58The conclusions. For example, faith consists of focusing our attention on those clear signs.
15:10of those of us who believe, like the blind man's cloak. Not just saying that I believe in Christ, but that
15:18My actions truly demonstrate that I have faith in Christ. I mentioned that on purpose.
15:24From the umbrella, right? The blind man gave a sign, and what sign do we give that we truly...
15:30We have faith in you. What are the signs that show you truly have faith in us?
15:39The Lord? An example of this is, well, as I was saying earlier, right? What happens if they tell you
15:50Shall we pray for rain? And you know how it is in Monterrey, good heavens, we've had it, and right now
15:55I think that all over the world, and in Mexico in general, we are going through a major drought and everyone
16:00They say, no, we have to pray for rain, and we have to pray for rain. And I want to see
16:04if any of those people are carrying an umbrella in their hand, or have an umbrella in their car.
16:11In other words, nobody believes it. We don't believe the prayer will have any effect.
16:18And if there is no faith, then is it possible for God to tell us, go, your faith has healed you?
16:30Go away, your faith has caused these downpours. Well, no, it's going to be very complicated now.
16:38Marcos highlights this, and it's something relevant to our own lives.
16:43On the other hand, we could approach the text from the perspective of seeing again, which
16:49I already mentioned that a moment ago, didn't I? That only Marcos mentions it.
16:56And to think about how people could have gone through a conversion process and then come back
17:02into the darkness of the world, to once again feel the need to return to a personal encounter
17:08with Christ and ask the Lord to restore his faith, something that was already happening from the first
17:15century. That's why Marcos emphasizes it.
17:20After having done this exegesis, with all these reflections, which as you can see, is quite
17:25It's simple, it's a bit of an outsider's perspective, but even so, as you can see, it required study.
17:32It required precise data, knowing what the mantle is, knowing what blindness means
17:39within the gospel, well, right? So now, seeing all this, the text of the blind man of
17:46Bartimaeus, which happened many years ago, all this study makes it become a
17:53reality for our lives. It ceases to be a dead word and becomes a word
18:00alive, to be light and direction in our lives. It is a word that makes us question how the
18:07What are we doing right now? Will I truly have Bartimaeus' faith? Will I truly be recognizing
18:13Do I truly see Jesus as God and the all-powerful Messiah? Or do I still think he's the firefighter who
18:22Are you coming to fix my life?
18:27As you can see, everything becomes relevant. Whatever our situation, whatever the questions we ask ourselves...
18:34that you want to answer. God is speaking to you. You are the blind one. Perhaps you don't have enough faith and
18:43Total trust in the Lord, capable of laying down the mantle. Perhaps your faith is no longer that faith, what
18:55he said
18:56Apocalypse. I have one thing against you: you don't love me like you used to. Maybe today is the day.
19:02to tell him,
19:03Lord, increase my faith. I want to see again. I want to love you again as I once saw you. Or
19:12it
19:12You should really take to heart what Matthew says, which we've already read. Maybe you've never had
19:19Faith. He's one of those Christians who goes to Mass, goes to Mass, goes to Mass, goes to Mass, but
19:23He has no faith. Simply put
19:26He does that because that's what he's used to. Perhaps it's time to examine the mantle he's under.
19:33me
19:33support. Where is this faith I claim to have? We can see that our conclusions are in perfect
19:44in accordance with the teachings of the Church, which invite us to nourish our faith, as it says
19:50Apostle James. Let it not simply remain a saying "I have faith," but let it be seen, let it be noticeable.
19:57We can see how the diachronic method is truly applied in this text. Because on the one hand
20:07We understand that faith must be visible, as the passage in James says. So, that's how
20:17We need to do it and know that we are then using our method correctly and that we are
20:24advancing in the spiritual and personal knowledge of Sacred Scripture.
20:31Brothers, the same is true of faith. If it is not demonstrated by actions, it is faith alone.
20:38Dead. A faith that is not manifested is a faith that has no meaning. The diachronic method helps us to
20:46To verify that our conclusions are correct. And so we come to the end of our first example.
20:52Well, as such, it simply gives some clues so that later, with more elements, you can delve deeper into it.
21:02This text and all the other texts that we will see.
21:06and thus be able to make our Bible a spiritual light, as Psalm 119 says in verse 105, which
21:16May it be a light and a lamp for our path. May God bless you, and it has been a great pleasure to participate with you in
21:23This course. See you when you move on to the Pauline class. We'll meet again there and in some other classes.
21:29Don't forget to follow us on all our social media channels. See you soon.
21:44Thank you!

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