Greek – Paradoxos, conflicting with expectations.
1. a seemingly contradictory statement that may nonetheless be true.
2. one exhibiting inexplicable or contradictory aspects.
the same water that hardens the egg, softens the carrot.
Famous Paradoxes:
Zeno’s Paradox via the parable of the Tortoise and Achilles.
Liar’s Paradox: This sentence is a lie.
Visual Paradoxes:
Young Woman/Old Woman Illusion
M. C. Esher
Paradoxes of Christ in Mark 1-3
Public Jesus and Loner Jesus
Public Jesus:
1:28 – And immediately his fame spread abroad throughout all the region round about Galilee.
1:32-33 - And at even, when the sun did set, they brought unto him all that were diseased, and them that were possessed with devils. And all the city was gathered together at the door.
1:37 – And when they had found him, they said unto him, All men seek for thee.
2:2 – And straightway many were gathered together, insomuch that there was no room to receive them, no not so much as about the door.
3:8-11 – And from Jerusalem, and from I-dumae’a, and from beyond Jordan; and theyu about Tyre and Si’don, a great multitude, when they had heard what great things he did, came unto him. And he spake to his disciples, that a small ship should wait on him because of the multitude, lest they should throng him. For he had healed many; insomuch that they pressed upon him to touch him, as many as had plagues.
3:32 – And the multitude sat about him.
Loner Jesus:
1:35 – And in the morning, rising up a great while before day, he went out, and departed into a solitary place, and there he prayed.
1:44 – And he saith unto him, See thou say nothing to any man.
3:7 – But Jesus withdrew himself with his disciples to the sea.
3:12-13 – And he straightly charged them that they should not make him known. And he goeth up into a mountain.
Messianic Jesus and Rebel Jesus
Messianic Jesus
1:1 - . . . the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God
1:11 – And there came a voice from heaven saying, Thou art my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
1:24 - . . . thou Jesus of Nazareth . . . thee who thou art, the Holy One of God.
Rebel Jesus
2:15 – And it came to pass, that, as Jesus sat at meat in his house, many publicans and sinners sat also with Jesus . . .
2:23-28 – And it came to pass, that he went through the corn fields on the Sabbath day; and his disciples began, as they went to pluck the ears of corn. And the Pharisees said unto him, Behold, why do they on the Sabbath say that which is unlawful? And he said to them, Have ye never read what David did, when he had need, and hungered, he and they that were with him? How he went into the house of God in the days of Abiathar the high priest, and did eat the showbread, which is not lawful to eat but for the priests, and gave also to them which were with him? And he said unto them, The Sabbath was made for man, and not man for the Sabbath: Therefore the Son of man is Lord also of the Sabbath.
