Opening Blind Eyes: A Revisioning of Mark 8:22-10:52
Keller argues that Mark uses the stories of the two blind men in his Gospel to serve as metaphors for his community. The “Man from Bethsaida” (8:22–26) represents where Mark's community is in their faith at present and “Bartimaeus” (10:46–52) where he wants them to be. Their stories and the mat...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Sage
2001
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Biblical theology bulletin
Year: 2001, Volume: 31, Issue: 4, Pages: 151-157 |
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Summary: | Keller argues that Mark uses the stories of the two blind men in his Gospel to serve as metaphors for his community. The “Man from Bethsaida” (8:22–26) represents where Mark's community is in their faith at present and “Bartimaeus” (10:46–52) where he wants them to be. Their stories and the material within the frame of 8:22-10:52 work together to help his community learn the lessons they need in order to advance from the fear they are experiencing to follow Jesus boldly “on the way.” |
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ISSN: | 1945-7596 |
Contains: | Enthalten in: Biblical theology bulletin
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/014610790103100405 |