by Dawson Jarrell | Jan 22, 2022 | Biblical studies, Discipleship
[/et_pb_column] Radical Discipleship in Mark [/et_pb_section] Mark teaches his readers about discipleship in two ways. First way is by recounting Jesus’s general teaching on the subject. Including Mark’s choice of examples that illustrate discipleship for his...
by Dawson Jarrell | Jan 15, 2022 | Biblical studies
The Worst Secret in Mark Mark 1:41-44aJesus, moved with compassion, stretched out His hand and touched him, and said to him, “I am willing; be cleansed.” As soon as He had spoken, immediately the leprosy left him, and he was cleansed. And He strictly warned him and...
by Dawson Jarrell | Jan 15, 2022 | Biblical studies, Hermeneutics
The Genre of the Gospels The short answer: Gospels are written in genre of Roman biographies. A Few Academic Voice on the Issue Craig Keener: “Most Gospels scholars today view the Gospels as belonging to the genre of ancient biography. Both supporters and detractors...
by Dawson Jarrell | Jan 15, 2022 | Biblical studies
Son of Man in Mark “Son” language in Mark Mark uses “son” language to speak of Christ; the most common is “Son of Man”. Except for the personal name “Jesus,” the theological title “Son of Man” is the most frequent phrase used to refer to Jesus in Mark. 1. What “Son of...
by Dawson Jarrell | Jan 13, 2022 | Biblical studies, Hermeneutics
How to Smell a Sandwich Smell can be a powerful sense. The right smell can bring back old memories, you haven’t thought about for decades. In the same way having a good literary sense about a text can unfold truths hidden in plain sight. It all begins by knowing...
by Dawson Jarrell | Jan 12, 2022 | Biblical studies, Doctrines
Christ in Mark God-man of action From start to finish, Jesus is the uncontested subject of the Gospel of Mark, and he is portrayed as a man of action. The action of the Gospel is all-important to the meaning of the Gospel, for we learn who Jesus is not so much from...
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