Easter Sunday: Mark 16:1-8

Authors

  • O. Wesley Allen Jr. Perkins School of Theology, Southern Methodist University

Abstract

Preachers may be reluctant to preach on Mark’s version of the empty tomb when John’s version is an alternative for Easter Sunday. After all, Mark doesn’t include a resurrection appearance. However, when we read the entire Markan narrative as a parable, 16:1–8 is a powerful testimony to the resurrection and offers a congregation a new way to experience resurrection in the everyday.


 

Author Biography

O. Wesley Allen Jr., Perkins School of Theology, Southern Methodist University

Lois Craddock Perkins Professor of Homiletics
Mark, from the Hours of Charles VIII

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Published

2017-09-11

Issue

Vol. 44 No. 4 (2017): Teaching and Preaching the Gospel of Mark

Section

Articles

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