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Gethsemane
Gethsemane The name (meaning ‘oil-press’) of the
garden where Jesus prayed in agony before his arrest (Mark 14: 32) and located by
John (who does not give the name) across the
Kidron valley on the western side of the Mount of Olives. Although Jesus was alone (Luke 22: 41) and the disciples were sleeping (Mark 14: 37, 40), Jesus'
prayer is reported (Mark 14: 36). Presumably the substance of the prayer was inferred and recounted as part of the tradition; it is mentioned in Heb. 5: 7; and the basic authenticity of the event is supported by its inconsistency with the motif running through the rest of Mark. In that gospel Jesus'
passion and
death were decreed by the providence of God (Mark 8: 31—‘must’). Characteristically different motifs are discernible in the three accounts of Jesus' agony and prayer: Mark notices Jesus' obedience to the Father and the failure of the disciples; Matt. describes Jesus as ‘sorrowful and troubled’ (26: 37) moderating Mark's ‘greatly distressed’ (14: 33). Luke (who does not mention the name Gethsemane) has portrayed the disciples more sympathetically; certainly they slept, but they were worn out ‘by grief’ (22: 45). John omits the scene, but the theme is present in Jn 12: 27–9 and 18: 11.
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'Gethsemane': White heat on politics
Newspaper article from: International Herald Tribune; 11/19/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...International Herald Tribune 11-19-2008 'Gethsemane': White heat on politics Byline...1 Section: FEATURES LONDON -- 'Gethsemane," the new David Hare play at the National...more often than not, the National: "Gethsemane" marks this writer's 14th original...
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Gethsemane as liminal space
Newspaper article from: Filipino Express, The; 3/27/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...desire to escape. In the Garden of Gethsemane "he sweated blood" as he tried to...loss of earthly life. The Garden of Gethsemane is, among other things, "liminal...us in the very roots of our being. Gethsemane was that for Jesus. It's significant...
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Gethsemane as liminal space.(theology)
Magazine article from: Catholic New Times; 3/6/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...desire to escape. In the Garden of Gethsemane "he sweated blood" as he tried to...loss of earthly life. The Garden of Gethsemane is, among other things, "liminal...us in the very roots of our being. Gethsemane was that for Jesus. It's significant...
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GOD ZONE; The miracle of Gethsemane
Newspaper article from: The Press; 4/14/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...SMITH wasn't the only one put out when Gethsemane Gardens on the top of Clifton Hill closed...God had other plans. Over the page, Gethsemane owner Ken Loader explains how the transformation...Orthodoxy -- came about. . The miracle of Gethsemane `We really thought the Lord was encouraging...
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Rome Neal's Gethsemane Park (a Gospera) Is Filled With Superb Vocals and a Convincingly Mixed Acting Ensemble
Newspaper article from: New York Beacon, The; 8/9/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...Beacon, The 08-09-2000 Rome Neal's Gethsemane Park (a Gospera) Is filled With Superb...Rome Neal's latest production titled Gethsemane Park (a Gospera), which features...and a half hour production. Actually Gethsemane Park (a Gospera) was my first experience...
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Gethsemane as the place we are put to the test.(Church)
Magazine article from: Catholic New Times; 3/20/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...those words. They teach one of the lessons of Gethsemane. The Garden of Gethsemane is also the place where we are put to the test...doubt. When Jesus walked into the Garden of Gethsemane, he told his disciples: "Pray not to be put...
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RUN, GO, TELL; The new rector at Gethsemane Episcopal Church in downtown Minneapolis thinks her congregation is the "best-kept secret" in town. She aims to change that.(NEWS)
Newspaper article from: Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN); 1/30/1999; ; 700+ words
; ...worker. When I asked her why she chose Gethsemane, she said the spirit called her here...tell' both the good news of God and Gethsemane." Everyone who knows her says Wilson...family, friends and the congregation of Gethsemane spilled out indeed. The "high" church...
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Choices and conversions Drawing former Catholics, Gethsemane Pentecostal Church begins Hispanic ministry in Columbia.
Newspaper article from: Columbia Daily Tribune; 10/6/2007; ; 700+ words
; Members of Gethsemane Pentecostal Church of Kansas City crowded...members in his congregation, called Gethsemane Pentecostal Church of Columbia after...Martinez and more than 70 members of Gethsemane Pentecostal Church of Kansas City were...
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Progress made on Gethsemane Cemetery improvement plan.
PR Newswire; 8/10/1988; 700+ words
; PROGRESS MADE ON GETHSEMANE CEMETERY IMPROVEMENT PLAN DETROIT...made in the implementation of the Gethsemane Cemetery improvement plan. The plan...further information, contact the Gethsemane Cemetery office at 313-267-4260...
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High hopes dashed in this impure fiction of corruption and politics ; FIRST NIGHT Gethsemane Cottesloe, National .. .. .. .. .. NICHOLAS DE JONGH
Newspaper article from: Evening Standard - London; 11/12/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...attendant threat of corruption. Instead Gethsemane mixes a heady, soap-operatic cocktail...seeking to draw comparisons between Gethsemane's labyrinthine plot and the world...this all the way through the labours of Gethsemane, as big business, the media, and...
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Gethsemane
Book article from: A Dictionary of the Bible
Gethsemane The name (meaning ‘oil-press’) of the garden...distressed’ (14: 33). Luke (who does not mention the name Gethsemane) has portrayed the disciples more sympathetically; certainly they slept...
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Gethsemane, Garden of
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church
Gethsemane, Garden of. The garden, just outside Jerusalem , to which the Lord retired after the Last Supper and which was the scene of His agony and betrayal.
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Garden of Gethsemane
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable
Garden of Gethsemane a garden between Jerusalem and the Mount of Olives, where Jesus went with his disciples after the Last Supper, and where he was betrayed; in allusion, a place of suffering and endurance. (See also the Agony in the Garden .)
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Garden of Eden
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church
Garden of Eden; Garden of Gethsemane . See EDEN, GARDEN OF ; GETHSEMANE, GARDEN OF .
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Jerusalem
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...identifications vary in reliability from certainty (such as Gethsemane) to pious supposition (such as the Tomb of the Virgin...the Valley of the Kidron, beyond which lie the Garden of Gethsemane and the Mount of Olives. To the north is Mt. Scopus, a...
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