diff --git a/mrk/08/intro.md b/mrk/08/intro.md deleted file mode 100644 index 0847f3f783..0000000000 --- a/mrk/08/intro.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,31 +0,0 @@ -# Mark 8 General Notes - -### Special concepts in this chapter - -#### Bread -When Jesus worked a miracle and provided bread for a large crowd of people, they probably thought about when God miraculously provided food for the people of Israel when they were in the wilderness. - -Yeast is the ingredient that causes bread to become larger before it is baked. In this chapter, Jesus uses yeast as a metaphor for things that change the way people think, speak, and act. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]]) - -#### "Adulterous generation" - -When Jesus called the people an "adulterous generation," he was telling them that they were not faithful to God. (See: [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/faithful]] and [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/peopleofgod]]) - -### Important figures of speech in this chapter - -#### Rhetorical Questions - -Jesus used many rhetorical questions as a way of both teaching the disciples ([Mark 8:17-21](./17.md)) and scolding the people ([Mark 8:12](../../mrk/08/12.md)). (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-rquestion]]) - -### Other possible translation difficulties in this chapter - -#### Paradox - -A paradox is a true statement that appears to describe something impossible. Jesus uses a paradox when he says, "Whoever wants to save his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for my sake will find it" ([Mark 8:35-37](./35.md)). - -## Links: - -* __[Mark 8:1 Notes](./01.md)__ - -__[<<](../07/intro.md) | [>>](../09/intro.md)__ -