12-27-2013, 01:02 AM
PS: I want to be fair to Michael Turton. He states:
"Scholars have long recognized that Markan structure is chiastic, that is, composed of structures that are parallel and inverted. Such structures were commonly used in antiquity."
Also, I can't say that he believes that Mark is a complete fabrication. He often states that some or such event is "non-historical", as he does here:
"Due to the presence of the supernatural, the rich array of motifs common to the writer of Mark, such as the disciples' inability to understand Jesus, boats, the sea, and crowds, and the presence of numerous allusions and links to the OT, there is no support for historicity in this pericope."
"Scholars have long recognized that Markan structure is chiastic, that is, composed of structures that are parallel and inverted. Such structures were commonly used in antiquity."
Also, I can't say that he believes that Mark is a complete fabrication. He often states that some or such event is "non-historical", as he does here:
"Due to the presence of the supernatural, the rich array of motifs common to the writer of Mark, such as the disciples' inability to understand Jesus, boats, the sea, and crowds, and the presence of numerous allusions and links to the OT, there is no support for historicity in this pericope."