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(An alternative explanation of this is that Mark simply provided a chronological daily log, and the interpolation was due to intervening events interrupting a narrative just as breaking news can interrupt a live broadcast.) |
(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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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. | ||
| − | 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. | + | 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. |
==Examples== | ==Examples== | ||
Revision as of 23:42, June 16, 2025
A Markan sandwich is a style whereby one account is inserted into the middle of another account, similar to food between two slices of bread in a sandwich.
The Gospel of Mark uses this literary structure, which is also called an interpolation or intercalation.
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.
Examples
- Mark 5:21-24: Jairus asks Jesus to save his daughter
- Mark 5:25-34: A woman in a crowd touches Jesus to cure her hemorrhage
- Mark 5:35-43: Jesus raises Jairus’s daughter from the dead
(add more)