Show Don't Tell: Mark 7:1-13
Vivid sensory description for preaching Mark 7:1-13
This is a show dont tell prompt.
Instead of saying "Jesus criticized the Pharisees' traditions," watch the handwashing confrontation escalate. The Pharisees and some teachers of the law come from Jerusalem. They notice Jesus' disciples eating food with "unclean"—ceremonially unwashed—hands. Mark explains for Gentile readers: Pharisees and all Jews don't eat unless they wash their hands carefully, following tradition. They ask Jesus: "Why don't your disciples live according to the tradition of the elders?"…
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