THEO20251 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Parataxis
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Mark mentions isaiah because a prophecy that isaiah has set is being. The gospel is written around 70ad when the temple is destroyed 40 years after the death of jesus. Gospel is directed towards people who havent seen the miracles. 3 sections of mark ended by healing of blindness and the promise of seeing. The gospel is divided in three secion by the 2 miracles of healing from blindness. Each one marks the end of a section, and at the end of the third section, disciples are promised that they will see. The gospel is addressed to people that wish that they could have seen (reader). desolate. The first section has a ton of miracles in it, almost all of them. 3 miracles in the middle with 3 predictions of the passing. Passion in the final section, 1 miracle of cursing the fig tree, very.
