Mark and Movies
A Virtual Bible Study with the Rev. Hal Taussig
Wednesday evenings in January 2021 from 7-8:30 p.m. on Zoom
A four-week introduction to the Year B Gospel readings of the Gospel of Mark will combine viewing three movies, one graphic novel, and an overview of this particular gospel. Wednesday night Zoom sessions will feature study of the Gospel of Mark which is the primary Gospel reading for worship in 2021. Each Wednesday evening study of Mark will also rely on a select weekly movie to be viewed at home beforehand. The combination of lectionary readings in Mark and movies is meant to provide experience of stories of loss, trauma, healing, and repair in both the first and 21stcenturies, but not to suggest that movies are somehow hidden codes about Jesus.
In addition to what is listed for each week below, optional reading: Re-reading the Gospel of Mark Amidst Loss and Trauma, Kotrosits and Taussig, Palgrave Macmillan. Copies in church library during January for borrowing. Please call the office for information.
7:00-8:30 p.m. on Zoom. Please register on the overview Mark and Movies post. For this session, please view ahead Frozen River, by Courtney Hunt, 2008. 7:00-8:30 p.m. on Zoom. Please register on the overview Mark and Movies post. Prior to this session please view Man on Wire, by James Marsh, 2008 7:00-8:30 p.m. on Zoom. Please register on the overview Mark and Movies post. Prior to this session, please consult or read: Bottomless Belly Button by Dash Shaw. 7:00-8:30 p.m. on Zoom. Please register on the overview Mark and Movies post. Prior to this session, please view Free Willi, by Dwight Little, 1993
Sessions
Mark and Movies: Jan. 6 - Frozen River
Mark and Movies: Jan. 13 - Man on Wire
Mark and Movies: Jan. 20 - Bottomless Belly Button
Mark and Movies: Jan. 27 - Free Willy
Presenter Hal Taussig is a retired professor and United Methodist pastor. The most recent of his 14 published books is Re-Reading the Gospel of Mark Amidst Loss and Trauma. His mediography includes The New York Times, Time Magazine, The Daily Show, People Magazine, Newsweek Magazine, National Public Radio, the Philadelphia Inquirer, the Brian Lehrer Show on WNYC, the Bob Edwards Show on Sirius Radio, The History Channel, and the Washington Post.The Rev. Hal Taussig
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