Tag: bartimaeus

  • Proper 25 (30), 27th October 2024

    Mark 10:46-52 Christ heals blind Bartimaeus 10:46They came to Jericho. As he and his disciples and a large crowd were leaving Jericho, Bartimaeus son of Timaeus, a blind beggar, was sitting by the roadside. 10:47When he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to shout out and say, “Jesus, Son of David, have…

  • Preaching Paths 27 October 2024

    Sally A. Brown, Professor Emerita, Princeton Theological Seminary Bartimaeus is the only healed person in Mark’s Gospel whose name we learn (Mark 10:46-52). The brief, dramatic story of Jesus pausing in his march to Jerusalem to restore Bartimaeus’ sight is compelling in its own right; yet, we only begin to discern the key role it…