In the passage of Luke 18:18-25 we see a rich ruler who asks Jesus what he needs to do to have eternal life. Jesus replies by telling the rich ruler that he needs to obey the commandments and sell, or give up, everything he owns. This makes the rich ruler sad which shows this ruler… Continue reading →
I think that Mark incorporated these ten miracles into a travelogue between Jewish and non-Jewish territory because it shows that there are similar miracles for both parties. Stories tended to be clustered and grouped together. These stories in Mark, as explained by L. Michael White in Scripting Jesus, are near duplicates of one another. Therefore,… Continue reading →
In the book Scripting Jesus, by L. Michael White, He takes these passages and describes Jesus’ death and resurrection and his ascension into heaven. White discusses the “Pauline Passion Tradition” by dividing up these passages into the topics of: death (1 Thessalonians 4:14), resurrection (1 Thessalonians 1:10; 4:14), exaltation to heaven (Philippians 2:9-11; 1 Thessalonians… Continue reading →
