An Analysis of the Narrative of the Healing of Blind Bartimaeus at Jericho in the Gospel of Mark 10:46–52
An Analysis of the Narrative of the Healing of Blind Bartimaeus at Jericho in the Gospel of Mark 10:46–52
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The Gospel of Mark, discipleship, the physical journey, the spiritual journeyAbstract
Discipleship is one of the central themes of the Gospel of Mark, beginning with the call to follow Jesus and then moving into a committed exploration of the complexities involved in becoming a true disciple, both physically and spiritually. The article below is an effort by the writer to examine and analyze discipleship in the Gospel passage of Mark (Mk) 10:46–52, within the broader textual context of Mark 8:22–10:52, where Jesus questions His disciples about His identity. Apart from the introduction and conclusion, the first part will briefly address the literary structure, the text, and its context. The second part will then analyze the text in depth in order to understand the message that Mark seeks to convey—concretely portraying the journey of the disciple following Jesus on the physical level through to the journey of following Christ on the way of the cross and resurrection.
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