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The State of Visitors of the Counseling Room in Nagasaki College of Foreign Languages : Cases from 1995-2000
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Functions of NGOs for Development in Southeast Asia : Cases from Thailand and East Timor (1)
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A Consideration of Reflective Teaching Through Classroom Observation
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Which is Easier to Say? : A Study on Mk 2.9
Get PDFThe purpose of this article is to make a critical study of Mk 2.9. In this verse Jesus asks the scribes which is easier to say to the paralytic, "Your sins are forgiven, " or "Rise…and walk." Despite the apparent simplicity of the choice, the correct answer is still disputed among exegetes. The main reason why they are divided is the complexity of the Greek text. The first part of this paper takes a close look at the order of biblical articles and textual composition, examines the editorial policy of Mark, and affirms that the aim of Mk 2.1-12 is to criticize the scribes, that is, Jewish tradition. The second part discusses the relation between forgiveness of sins and curing of diseases. A survey of a number of studies on this issue reveals that, though the author accepted the close relationship between sins and diseases, his main concern was the reality of paralytic, not legal or theological uprightness. The last part investigates the Markan usage of alternatives. It finds that, of two possible answers, Mark always places the right one first. Therefore, it seems reasonable to conclude that his expected answer to Jesus' question is the former : "Your sins are forgiven."departmental bulletin pape
A Dance of Vanity : The Motivation Behind Ono's Ruminations in Ishiguro's An Artist of the Floating World
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"National" and "Alien": A Note for Alien's Voting Rights to Japanese Local Government
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