Mark 13- The Little Apocalypse

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Themes

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Blindness- 2 blind men, and disciples demonstrating spiritual blindness
Messianic secret revealed
Shift from emphasis on Jesus’ authority to his suffering and death in Jerusalem
Cost of discipleship

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Apocalyptic literature

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Literature of crisis- borne in contexts of persecution or perceived tension between the religious community and culture
Symbolic language and imagery
Cosmic scope
Connection between this world and other realities
Warnings to the faithful
Telescopic vision of history