In fact, it evoked the memory and visionary impulse of Yahweh who acts to deliver Yahweh's 'chosen ones' from occupation and oppression at the hands of alien nations. Intrinsic to that symbolic universe is the conviction that the chosen suffer and the unjust prosper in the present day only because history stands at the brink of a great reversal. A Catholic Resource for This Sunday's Gospel. Adult Study, Children's Story, Family Activity, Support Materials. The Interface of Rhetoric and Culture in Mark's Gospel.
Questions score points, draw blood, and shame opponents.
The same interpretation applies equally to the phenomenon of answering a question with a counter-question, which also is an aggressive weapon. Selected passages from the Gospels, at Beliefnet . The Rhetoric of Pronouncement , 1993. Text or Real Audio . Text or Real Audio .