Paul begins this next section by comparing the Galatians interest in the law of Moses to the stoicheia the natural elements which were sometimes treated as gods see A A Long and D N Sedley The Hellenistic Philosophers Vol 1 Cambridge 1987 280-89 The comparison is clear enough but h

Following the marvelous miracles of multiplication of food and walking on water and a host of still other wonders Mark again interjects a conflict story Here Pharisees and scribes from Jerusalem want to know why Jews followers of Jesus do not obey the Tradition of the Elders but instead eat

The episode following the feeding of the 5000 through the instrumentality of the Twelve is the story of Jesus walking on the water No doubt one can study individual episodes to learn their meanings but we do recognize that it is Mark and his intentions that linked certain stories with others

Paul s initial argument regarding Abraham and the law of Moses is that the promise to Abraham on the basis of faith cannot be annulled by the coming of the law of Moses 430 years later see Exodus 12 40 for the likely origin of Paul s chronology What does he mean Paul argues that the promise

Mark 6 34-56 no 19 Oct 13 The Twelve have returned from preaching repentance and performing miracles to support their trustworthiness Jesus has asked them to come away to rest a sign Mark indicates which shows the extreme attraction of all that Jesus is The crowds will not let Jesus an

Toyota has a new television commercial in which the line saved by zero is sung over and over Since I have no idea what the kids listen to anymore except my own - and yes what they listen to scares me just like my punk albums scared my parents - I was not certain if Toyota was digging into so