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In which John and David talk about a miracle with more to it than meets the eye. Jesus encounters a man who is blind in Mark chapter 8, but the miracle seems to have a deeper meaning . A meaning that is important for anyone who might follow Jesus.

Click Here to read the text from Mark 8:22-38.
Click Here to learn about Richard Hays' book The Moral Vision of the New Testament that David mentioned in this episode.

Episode Outline

1:13 Mark 8:22 - The man who was blind
8:08 The story is bigger
10:58 Eyes, eyeballs, and eye sockets
20:18 Miracles on the margins
23:14 Making sense of the messiah
32:14 Stringing all the stories together
38:34 It's ok to make mistakes around Jesus
41:36 The journey

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Episode 19 of the Two Texts Podcast | Meaning of Miracles Series 2

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