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In this commentary, Broadhead explores the Gospel of Mark for literary designs which might guide modern readers. He gives special attention to structure, strategy, significance and the appropriation of meaning, and his analysis shows the Gospel as a sequential account which employs a strategy of reciprocity among its episodes. Clear signs are created within this Gospel, the meaning of which is...

in the calling forth of a new community to be the people of God. The wondrous teaching ministry established in Mk 1:21–39 and developed in subsequent scenes provides the basis of this calling. Disciples, called in Mk 1:16–20 and sent out in 3:13–19, participate in this new reality. In addition, the active role of the disciples points beyond this story to the world of subsequent readers. An Appearance Scene (Mark 6:47–53) The scene in Mk 6:47–53 employs a typical form for miracle stories, but it makes
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