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Mark

Published on: February 17, 2015 Author: jwaite2@uoregon.edu

The book of Mark is, according to White, a book written by a thematic writer. Mark incorporates repetitive themes within the book to fill gaps on the life of Jesus that could possibly not portray Jesus as the true Messiah. We see this type of writing throughout Mark 4-8 as Mark fills the text with… Continue reading →

The Last Supper

Published on: January 26, 2015 Author: jwaite2@uoregon.edu

In Scripting Jesus, L. Michael White compares and contrasts oral stories of the Last Supper in the letters from Paul to the church of Corinth and Luke from the books Matthew and Mark. Paul had written the earliest letters to Corinth between 50 and 60 ce, which was approximately 25 years after the earliest writings… Continue reading →

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Posts by jwaite2@uoregon.edu

Mark

The Last Supper