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Mark Is the Opposite of a Mystery Story
The first statement of Mark is a claim about the identity of Jesus. The rest of the story is essentially going to be about unfolding that claim in narrative through a sequence of narratives. And what we're going to consider is the baptism of Jesus. This is a key story which we've read many times over the years but just want to look at it from this angle with this theme in mind. It's actually the Greek word skidzo or skidzane from where we get our English word skism. So it's like a violent opening. Like ripping a garment open.