1. RECOGNISE LAW
AND ORDER
as in the Gospel of Mark
Section D THE POWER OF ONE IS BASED UPON COPING Mark 10:31-16:8 |
Paragraph sequence goes forward |
Paragraph "Hooks" set
these paragraphs out into a Concentric circle of Pairs The "hooks" are
persons responding to Jesus |
Paragraph sequence comes backwards |
1 |
ones following afraid |
women flee afraid |
1 |
2 |
James & John ask about "place" ofhonour |
Angel says "behold the place" |
2 |
3 |
Bartimaeus asks to see |
Joseph of Arimathaea asks
for body |
3 |
4 |
Crowd deny title "Son of David" |
Crowd deny title "King of the Jews" |
4 |
5 |
colt to carry Jesus |
Simon of Cyrene to carry Jesus' cross |
5 |
6 |
Salutation "Hosanna in the highest" |
Salutation "Hail King of the Jews" |
6 |
7 |
"by whose
authority?" |
"king of the Jews" |
7 |
8 |
argument re after-life |
young man in nightshirt (c/f shroud) |
8 |
9 |
re role of Caesar |
ursurping role of Caesar |
9 |
10 |
Individual &corporate love |
individual & corporatebetrayal |
10 |
11 |
crowd favours |
crowd condemns |
11 |
12 |
support re Peter, James & John |
support re Peter, James & John |
12 |
13 |
priests plan to kill |
Judas plans to kill |
13 |
14 |
woman anoints Jesus |
14 |
The paragraph "pairs"
generally have similar subject matter. Often the one paragraph
offers an obvious commentary on the other.