Ever wondered who the mysterious guy was, who ran away naked when Jesus was arrested—a cameo found only in Mark, in 14:51−52? Well, today is your lucky day!
Check out this article that ran in the current issue of Dallas Theological Seminary’s award-winning quarterly, Kindred Spirit: “Who Was The Young Man?”
As a bonus, it not only discusses the “Naked Runaway” of Mark 14, but also the “Enrobed Reporter” of Mark 16.
Let me know what you think.
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Abe Kuruvilla is the Carl E. Bates Professor of Christian Preaching at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary (Louisville, KY), and a dermatologist in private practice. His passion is to explore, explain, and exemplify preaching. Learn more →
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I heard you speak on this at NBC in Dallas, loved it and this. I have been studying Mark because of that, looking for those delicious ABA sandwiches. :)) Keep it coming.
Hi, Rodney. Thanks!
You may want to check out the formal article here, and of course–shameful plug alert!–my commentary on Mark.
Blessings!
What a cameo! This truly enforces the adage that everything in the Bible is God Inspired, and nothing is there by accident. Thank you for revealing the heartrendingly beautiful truths in this simple two verse passage.
Amen! to that.
Thanks, Sherry.