{"id":42792,"date":"2020-10-05T21:38:36","date_gmt":"2020-10-06T02:38:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/?p=42792"},"modified":"2020-10-05T21:43:55","modified_gmt":"2020-10-06T02:43:55","slug":"podcast-305-two-readings-of-mark-popular-or-esoteric-part-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/podcast-305-two-readings-of-mark-popular-or-esoteric-part-1\/","title":{"rendered":"podcast 305 &#8211; Two Readings of Mark &#8211; popular or esoteric? &#8211; Part 1"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_5610\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-42792-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/trinities\/trinities.org\/blog\/wp-content\/podcast\/trinities305.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/trinities\/trinities.org\/blog\/wp-content\/podcast\/trinities305.mp3\">http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/trinities\/trinities.org\/blog\/wp-content\/podcast\/trinities305.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/trinities\/trinities.org\/blog\/wp-content\/podcast\/trinities305.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/?powerpress_pinw=42792-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/trinities\/trinities.org\/blog\/wp-content\/podcast\/trinities305.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"trinities305.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/7FuUF9DZM3zhtN41n6RJ6l\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_spotify\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Spotify\" rel=\"nofollow\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/subscribebyemail.com\/trinities.org\/blog\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_email\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe by Email\" rel=\"nofollow\">Email<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/a-couple-reading-together-1024x920.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-42795\" width=\"399\" height=\"358\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/a-couple-reading-together-1024x920.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/a-couple-reading-together-450x404.jpg 450w, https:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/a-couple-reading-together-768x690.jpg 768w, https:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/a-couple-reading-together.jpg 1167w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 399px) 100vw, 399px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What should the reader conclude about Jesus based on the earliest gospel, the gospel according to Mark? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In this and the next episode I present and compare <strong>two different approaches to interpreting Mark<\/strong>: treating it as a &#8220;<strong>popular<\/strong>&#8221; writing meant for the masses which wears its message on its face, or as an &#8220;<strong>esoteric<\/strong>&#8221; writing which encodes its most important point about Jesus in all sorts of clever ways, so that only the most discerning reader can retrieve the message.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In this episode I explore the popular reading, explaining how <strong>the author employs five devices to repeatedly assert his main claim<\/strong> about Jesus: that he is God&#8217;s Christ\/Messiah. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We have to then ask: what about the author <em>doesn&#8217;t<\/em> say here? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And what is <strong>the significance of this simple main thesis<\/strong>, when it comes to claims that the author slyly implies Jesus&#8217;s &#8220;deity,&#8221; e.g. by showing him walking on water, or as asserting the right to forgive sins?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Next week: a strikingly different reading of Mark by a Reformed scholar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Links for this episode:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/podcast-252-fred-sanders-on-seeing-the-trinity-in-scripture-and-his-secret\/\" class=\"ek-link\"><strong>podcast 252 \u2013 Fred Sanders on Seeing the Trinity in Scripture, and his Secret<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a aria-label=\"Do the Gospels disagree about Jesus and God? Part 1 \u2013 Three Options (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/do-the-gospels-disagree-about-jesus-and-god-part-1-three-options\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"ek-link\">Do the Gospels disagree about Jesus and God? Part 1 \u2013 Three Options<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a aria-label=\"Do the Gospels disagree about Jesus and God? Part 2 \u2013 Counting the Costs (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/do-the-gospels-disagree-about-jesus-and-god-part-2-counting-the-costs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"ek-link\">Do the Gospels disagree about Jesus and God? Part 2 \u2013 Counting the Costs<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/podcast-276-how-is-the-trinity-central-to-the-gospel-or-how-the-gospel-coalition-prioritizes-speculation-over-scripture\/\">podcast 276 \u2013 How is the Trinity Central to the Gospel? Or: How The Gospel Coalition Prioritizes Speculation over Scripture<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/podcast-235-the-case-against-preexistence\/\" class=\"ek-link\"><strong>podcast 235 \u2013 The Case Against Preexistence<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Mark-writing-his-gospel.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-42798\" width=\"356\" height=\"463\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Mark-writing-his-gospel.jpg 726w, https:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Mark-writing-his-gospel-346x450.jpg 346w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 356px) 100vw, 356px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/podcast-259-who-is-the-one-creator-part-2\/\" class=\"ek-link\">podcast 259 \u2013 Who is the one Creator? \u2013 Part 2<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/podcast-258-who-is-the-one-creator-part-1\/\" class=\"ek-link\">podcast 258 \u2013 Who is the one Creator? \u2013 Part 1<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/podcast-226-biblical-words-for-god-and-for-his-son-part-3-post-biblical-uses-of-biblical-words-and-new-words\/\">podcast 226 \u2013 Biblical Words for God and for his Son Part 3 \u2013 post-biblical uses of biblical words, and new words<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a class=\"ek-link ek-link\" href=\"https:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/podcast-225-biblical-words-for-god-and-for-his-son-part-2-old-lord-vs-new-lord\/\"><strong>podcast 225 \u2013 Biblical Words for God and for his Son Part 2 \u2013 Old \u201cLord\u201d vs. New \u201cLord\u201d<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/podcast-224-biblical-words-for-god-and-for-his-son-part-1-god-and-god-in-the-bible\/\" class=\"ek-link\">podcast 224 \u2013 Biblical Words for God and for his Son Part 1 \u2013 God and \u201cGod\u201d in the Bible<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/podcast-146-jesus-exemplar-faith-new-testament\/\">podcast 146 \u2013 Jesus as an Exemplar of Faith in the New Testament<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/podcast-277-was-christ-tempted-in-every-way\/\">podcast 277 \u2013 Was Christ tempted in every way?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/podcast-227-who-should-christians-worship\/\">podcast 227 \u2013 Who Should Christians Worship?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/podcast-145-tis-mystery-immortal-dies\/\" class=\"ek-link\"><strong>odcast 145 \u2013 \u2018Tis Mystery All: the Immortal dies!<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/podcast-124-a-challenge-to-jesus-is-god-apologists\/\">podcast 124 \u2013 a challenge to \u201cJesus is God\u201d apologists<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/the-bible-on-another-previous-life-of-jesus\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"the Bible on another previous life of Jesus (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"ek-link\">the Bible on another previous life of Jesus<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/only-god-can-forgive-sins-false\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\u201cOnly God can forgive sins.\u201d False. (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"ek-link\">\u201cOnly God can forgive sins.\u201d False.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/podcast-70-the-one-god-and-his-son-according-to-john\/\" class=\"ek-link\"><strong>podcast 70 \u2013 The one God and his Son according<\/strong> to John<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This week&#8217;s thinking music is &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/ccmixter.org\/files\/admiralbob77\/61106\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Into the J (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"ek-link\">Into the J<\/a>&#8221; by <a href=\"http:\/\/ccmixter.org\/people\/admiralbob77\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Admiral Bob (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"ek-link\">Admiral Bob<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What sort of book is the gospel according to Mark, and what does it really claim about Jesus?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":42795,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[37,21,15,33,57,94],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-42792","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-apologetics","category-bible","category-christology","category-incarnation","category-podcast","category-socinian"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42792","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=42792"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42792\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":42802,"href":"https:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42792\/revisions\/42802"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/42795"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=42792"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=42792"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=42792"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}