tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7162848707044467442.post7821219895408467572..comments2023-08-03T05:43:24.304-04:00Comments on Pastor's Post: An Easter Surprise - for adultsRev Nancy Fitzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06396344663987810043noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7162848707044467442.post-3258658913897094802009-04-15T11:08:00.000-04:002009-04-15T11:08:00.000-04:00James,
Thanks for stopping by to comment. I do con...James,<br />Thanks for stopping by to comment. I do continue to read and try to understand Mark's gifted writing. He writes with purpose and slips in great insights by including the metaphoric stories that Jesus used.<br /><br />I think the young man is open to interpretation. Like so many of the incidents and parables in Jesus' story, we get what we get from it. Since I find so many pairings in Mark's story, I also see a connection between the two appearances of the 'young man'. He speaks to the women and shares an important request. On a secondary level, his white garment reflects the change he has gone thru from naked to clothed in white. I believe the second level of his story is symbolic of the restoration that comes with Christ's resurrection. I enjoy the story on both levels; as something given and as symbolic. <br />Blessings to you.Rev Nancy Fitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06396344663987810043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7162848707044467442.post-20782391055555617892009-04-14T23:13:00.000-04:002009-04-14T23:13:00.000-04:00Greetings.
The "young man" at Jesus' tombs who tel...Greetings.<br />The "young man" at Jesus' tombs who tells the women to deliver a message to the disciples represents the disciples?? I don't think that really fits the text at all. Every indication is that the individual at the tomb is intended to be understood as an angel, and that is obviously how Matthew and Luke understood things.<br /><br />I welcome you to re-study the entire passage, and 16:9-20, as something given -- like the rest of the Gospel of Mark -- with the understanding that it would be received as the remembrances of the straightforward, plain-speaking apostle Peter, not as a literary riddle.<br /><br />Yours in Christ,<br /><br />James Snapp, Jr.James Snapp, Jr.noreply@blogger.com