Meaning Through Structure

Additional Resources

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• You can find more information about chiasms in the following sites:

  • Thomas B. Clarke, “What is a Chiasm (or Chiasmus)?”

  • Biblical Chiasm Exchange, “Chiasmus in the Scriptures”

  • Biblical Chiasm Exchange, “Mark-3.pdf”

  • Hajime Murai, “Literary structure (chiasm, chiasmus) of Gospel of Mark”.

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• For an explanation of the Markan sandwiches not discussed in this section, read James R. Edwards, “Markan Sandwiches: The Significance of Interpolations In Markan Narratives”, Novum Testamentum XXXI, 3 (1989) 193–216.

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Discussion Questions

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• How has the study of the structures in Mark’s Gospel changed the way you will read and study the Bible in the future?​

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• Did Mark really think out all these structure as he composed his gospel?  Or is this something that we are reading into the text?