Andy OmbultzmanAnti-Slavery in the Gospel of MarkOne of the men — not of his own accord, in the presence of such a miracle-worker as Jesus and ironic a narrator as Mark’s — drew his…Jun 24Jun 24
Andy Ombultzman“Jairus, Jesus, Uriah, David, Bathsheba and the Hemorrhaging Woman”Some over-simplify the symbolism of the name Jairus (“to enlighten”, “to awaken”); since Jesus says the daughter is not dead but “sleeping”Jun 19Jun 19
Andy OmbultzmanJesus at Golgotha: an Inverted Emulation of Jesus at GilgalThe LORD said to Joshua [Ἰησοῦν]… I will be with you and I won’t abandon you. (Joshua 1:1, 5)Jun 6Jun 6
Andy Ombultzman“Pun for Five: Markan Wordplay at the House of Simon Peter”her features incited by the compulsions of a rival Judaic sect centered in Mark’s polemical crosshairs: this woman is Torah personifiedJun 6Jun 6