after an extended break - what else but a chiasm!
i may be doing a talk on this next week
so i needed to check if there was a chiasm
i think that's my general rule these days - no chiasm, no talk
A out of the boat
B demoniac runs to Jesus
C demoniac doesn’t want Jesus around
D the people are afraid of the demoniac
D’ the people are afraid of Jesus
C’ demoniac wants to be around Jesus
B’ demoniac goes from Jesus
A’ into the boat
a theme i particularly noticed doing a talk on Mark 16 a while ago was the movement from fear to faith. Mark keeps showing us (and particularly in the narrative around the sea) that Jesus wants people to 'not fear, only believe' (5.36). each time we see fear (for example at Mark 16.8), the point is: how are you going to react to Jesus - are you going to fear, or have faith?
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