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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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W. R. F. BROWNING. "Gethsemane." A Dictionary of the Bible. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. W. R. F. BROWNING. "Gethsemane." A Dictionary of the Bible. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O94-Gethsemane.html W. R. F. BROWNING. "Gethsemane." A Dictionary of the Bible. 1997. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O94-Gethsemane.html |
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Gethsemane
Gethsemane , olive grove or garden, E of Jerusalem, near the foot of the Mount of Olives. In the Gospels, it is the scene of the agony and betrayal of Jesus. A number of sites in the area of the Garden are tended by representatives of the Christian tradition. The Franciscan Basilica of the Agony is built over the ruins of a 4th-century church. |
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"Gethsemane." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Gethsemane." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Gethsema.html "Gethsemane." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Gethsema.html |
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Gethsemane
Gethsemane. The garden to which Jesus went with his disciples after the Last Supper. It lies in the valley between Jerusalem and the Mount of Olives.
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JOHN BOWKER. "Gethsemane." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN BOWKER. "Gethsemane." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O101-Gethsemane.html JOHN BOWKER. "Gethsemane." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O101-Gethsemane.html |
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