Consider a question about Mark's Gospel.
It appears his Section A "What Authority is Based Upon" is developed
by Matthew's gospel about a society (c/f Judaism) that is based upon Law.
Could Mark's Section B "Order Needs a Sense of Direction" be developed into Luke's gospel
which is about a society based upon Order (c/f Greek Philosophy)? The list from Luke's Section B appears to fit with this.
As with Mark, Luke, in his own Section B, uses places as paragraph "hooks".
But Mark has already pointed out that a society based upon Order needs a sense of direction,
(otherwise it will implode into chaos.)
If Luke formed a concentric circle out of places (like Mark) this would present his society as going around in circles!
So instead he repeats the second half of the paragraphs to duplicate the first half and
to reinforce the need for a sense of direction.
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Question:
How will Luke indicate a Section C (if he has one)?
Matthew (c/f the Reality Search analysis) closes off each of his Sections with the repeated sentence
"After Jesus had said these things."
Luke has already used a direction statement to end his Section A, that is,
"But he (Jesus) went away, passing through the midst of them."
He closes off his Section B with the sentence "He set his face to go to Jerusalem." (Luke 9:51)
Does the next sentence in Luke about Jesus going to Jerusalem wind up a Section C?
Consider the passage Luke 9:52-13:22.
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