Articles
Lesson from Jesus: Mark 7.06–7.16
“Ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may keep your own tradition.”Public rebuke to the Pharisees By inserting his own voice as the narrator, Mark separates Jesus’ teaching here...
Teaching with Humor
Most modern Christian scholarship came out of crusty boring German Protestant universities in the 1800s. None of these people had any sense of humor. One reason for the lack of...
Mark the Apostle
Mark is named in only eight verses of the New Testament: Acts 12.12. And when he had considered the thing, he came to the house of Mary the mother of...
Narrating Thoughts & Feelings in European v. He...
In European style, the narrator is allowed to explain what someone is thinking and why they feel that way. In Hebrew style, by contrast, thinking occurs as internal speech: When...
Ceci N’est Pas Une “And”
In the Gospel of Mark, the narrator often connects events together using “and.” The impression you are supposed to get is that GOD is causing the entire chain of events...
Gospel Poetry: Lost in Translation
The poetry of Jesus is based on the poetic style of the Old Testament and owes nothing to Hellenism. European poetry is based on end rhymes, which means that the...