Things to Look For in the Gospels Style Structure Themes Portrait of Jesus
The Gospel of Mark Style “Immediately”
And just as (immediately) he was coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens torn apart and the Spirit descending like a dove on him. (Mark 1:10) They went to Capernaum; and when the Sabbath came (lit: immediately the Sabbath started), he entered the synagogue and taught. (Mark 1:21) Just then (immediately) there was in their synagogue a man with an unclean spirit. (Mark 1:23) At once (immediately) his fame began to spread throughout the surrounding region of Galilee. (Mark 1:28)
As soon as (immediately) they left the synagogue, they entered the house of Simon and Andrew. (Mark 1:29) Now Simon’s mother-in-law was in bed with a fever, and they told him about her at once (immediately). (Mark 1:30) Immediately the leprosy left him, and he was made clean. (Mark 1:42) After sternly warning him he sent him away at once (immediately). (Mark 1:43)
The Gospel of Mark Style “Immediately” Paratactic style (“and”) Redundancies
That evening, at sundown, they brought to him all who were sick or possessed with demons. (Mark 1:32)
And he said to them, “Have you never read what David did when he and his companions were hungry and in need of food?” (Mark 2:25)
That evening, at sundown, they brought to him all who were sick or possessed with demons. (Mark 1:32) And he said to them, “Have you never read what David did when he and his companions were hungry and in need of food?” (Mark 2:25) Six days later, Jesus took with him Peter and James and John, and led them up a high mountain apart, by themselves. (Mark 9:2)
That evening, at sundown, they brought to him all who were sick or possessed with demons. (Mark 1:32) And he said to them, “Have you never read what David did when he and his companions were hungry and in need of food?” (Mark 2:25) Six days later, Jesus took with him Peter and James and John, and led them up a high mountain apart, by themselves. (Mark 9:2)
The Gospel of Mark Style “Immediately” Paratactic style (“and”) Redundancies Details
He was in the wilderness forty days, tempted by Satan; and he was with the wild beasts; and the angels waited on him. (Mark 1:13)
James son of Zebedee and John the brother of James (to whom he gave the name Boanerges, that is, Sons of Thunder). (Mark 3:17)
He was in the wilderness forty days, tempted by Satan; and he was with the wild beasts; and the angels waited on him. (Mark 1:13) James son of Zebedee and John the brother of James (to whom he gave the name Boanerges, that is, Sons of Thunder). (Mark 3:17) But he was in the stern, asleep on the cushion; and they woke him up and said to him, “Teacher, do you not care that we are perishing?” (Mark 4:38)
He was in the wilderness forty days, tempted by Satan; and he was with the wild beasts; and the angels waited on him. (Mark 1:13) James son of Zebedee and John the brother of James (to whom he gave the name Boanerges, that is, Sons of Thunder). (Mark 3:17) But he was in the stern, asleep on the cushion; and they woke him up and said to him, “Teacher, do you not care that we are perishing?” (Mark 4:38) Then he ordered them to get all the people to sit down in groups on the green grass. (Mark 6:39)
He was in the wilderness forty days, tempted by Satan; and he was with the wild beasts; and the angels waited on him. (Mark 1:13) James son of Zebedee and John the brother of James (to whom he gave the name Boanerges, that is, Sons of Thunder). (Mark 3:17) But he was in the stern, asleep on the cushion; and they woke him up and said to him, “Teacher, do you not care that we are perishing?” (Mark 4:38) Then he ordered them to get all the people to sit down in groups on the green grass. (Mark 6:39)
The Gospel of Mark Style “Immediately” Paratactic style (“and”) Redundancies Details The structure of Mark and the portrait of Jesus Act 1: (Not) Recognizing Jesus (1:1-8:21) The Turning Point: Recognizing Jesus (sort of) (8:22-30) Act 2: Recognizing (and Redefining) Jesus (8:31-16:8)
The Gospel of Mark One theme in Mark: disciples and discipleship