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# Mark 08 General Notes #
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#### Special concepts in this chapter ####
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##### Bread #####
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Bread is a special image in this chapter. When Jesus miraculously provides bread for a large crowd of people, they would have thought about when God miraculously provided food for the people of Israel when they were in the wilderness.
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Yeast is the ingredient that causes bread to rise before it is baked. The scriptures use yeast as a metaphor for things that influence people. In this chapter, Jesus also uses this metaphor. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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##### "Adulterous generation" #####
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This is a common image in scripture used to represent a generation of God's people who were unfaithful to him. (See: [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/unfaithful]] and [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/peopleofgod]])
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#### Important figures of speech in this chapter ####
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##### Rhetorical Questions #####
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Jesus uses many rhetorical questions in this chapter as a way of both teaching the disciples and of convicting the Pharisees. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]] and [Mark 8:17-21](./16.md))
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#### Other possible translation difficulties in this chapter ####
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##### The use of paradox #####
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This is a statement that seems absurd, and appears to contradict itself. A paradox occurs in this chapter: "Whoever wants to save his life will lose it" ([Mark 8:35-37](./35.md)).
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## Links: ##
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* __[Mark 08:01 Notes](./01.md)__
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__[<<](../07/intro.md) | [>>](../09/intro.md)__
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