In the first chapter of Mark Jesus goes to the synagogue and casts out a demon. The people like him and all is well.
“After Jesus left the synagogue…they went to Simon and Andrew’s home.”
Jesus then proceeds to heal Simon’s sick mother-in-law (good for her, for Simon, not so much)
Then Mark makes a point to say “that evening AFTER SUNSET, many sick and demon possessed people were brought to Jesus.”
From this one can infer that Jesus healed Simon’s mother-in-law on the Sabbath, and little was said against it. In oral law it was permissible for one to heal on the Sabbath if one was in danger of death, and this may have been the case. Possibly the disciples were less strict than the religious leaders. Possibly Mark just did not comment on their questioning of Jesus’ methods. Maybe they were just so happy she was well that it slipped their mind. But I think that the reason this healing on the Sabbath was not addressed here is because it is not an issue, and should not be one.
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Peter was just so glad to have is Mother-in-law well again and waiting on him that it didn't bother him that she was healed on the sabbath...well maybe not. But we have been talking in class about the am-aretz and it seems to me that most of Jesus' followers would fall into this category. They weren't wealthy enough to always celebrate the sabbath and since it was so regular for that to occur maybe it didn't even phases them that Jesus had healed the woman or maybe they were not as learned in the oral law as the pharisees.
that last post was by Toby Shelton
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