The [[Gospel of Mark]] uses this literary structure, which is also called an interpolation or intercalation.
The [[Gospel of Mark]] uses this literary structure, which is also called an interpolation or intercalation.
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An alternative explanation of this is that Mark provided a chronological daily log, and the interpolations were merely due to intervening events interrupting a narrative just as breaking news can interrupt a live broadcast today. As a daily account akin to a news story, Mark was not using a literary device at all, but was reporting on events as they happened.
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An alternative explanation of this is that Mark provided a chronological daily log, and the interpolations were merely due to intervening events interrupting a [[narrative]] just as breaking news can interrupt a live broadcast today. As a daily account akin to a news story, Mark was not using a literary device at all, but was reporting on events as they happened.