Jesus was no ordinary man. He performed miracles that would truly blow your mind. For example, he healed the blind, mute, lepers, and the dead. Not only that; he also fed thousands of people with only a few loaves of bread and fish... twice. There were so many more things he did. Many of them were never recorded and we will never know about them. Still, the acts that WERE recorded do plenty to show the power He possessed. Do you know anyone that says go ahead and take the boat over to the other side of the sea... I'll just walk over later.
Despite all of the generous and miraculous things done by Jesus, so many people had envy and hate toward Him. This came to a peak when there was a movement to arrest Him. As He had prophesied, Judas, one of His disciples, betrayed Him for just a few dollars. Jesus was arrested and questioned. People gave false testimonies about Him, and everyone knew they were fake. They couldn't find any faults in Him. The mob asked for His crucifixion based upon His claim of being "King of the Jews". As they wished, He was crucified. But... Three days later His body was not found in the tomb where he was buried. He had risen, and met with His disciples and other people to prove He had truly risen. After a short while He ascended to Heaven to sit on a throne next to God.
Authors Note:
I took my version of this story from the Gospel of Mark from the Bible. I did not make many tweaks to the writings of Mark due to respect for the holiness of the text. I merely summarized the writings as if I were going to tell it to a friend.
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Hi Brady!
ReplyDeleteI like the way you told this story! As you mentioned in your Author's Note, I can definitely pick up on the storytelling style that you mentioned. This was a succinct way to retell this story as if to a friend. I enjoyed the variation in your writing where you emphasized portions of the story and created dramatic pauses. There was also humor about Jesus being able to walk on water that I have not seen people joke about before which I thought was fun! Looking forward to more stories told this way!
Hello, Brady!
ReplyDeleteI really enjoy the way you took a very long series of stories and rewrote them to be concise and easy to understand! Its like the Gospels in a nutshell! I respect your decision to not alter the scriptures, though I think it would be really cool to read some of the stories about Jesus from the point of view of one of his disciples or from a random bystander who may not know much about him but sees the miraculous things he does. I really enjoyed your summary of these stories and the joke about Jesus walking on water--I can honestly say no one has ever told me that before!
Good job and keep up the good work!
Hi Brady,
ReplyDeleteI like the casual approach that you took to this story! Before I read your author's note, that's what I assumed you were doing. The tone made it seem like you were really excited about a new thing and trying to sell a friend on it. I think it's interesting too how you chose not to modify the story too much out of respect for the Word - I hadn't thought about it that way, and I admire your creativity in adapting it without making substantial changes!