Let´s try also here your legendary post “Mark's flags for interpreting Mark?”neilgodfrey wrote:Can we have a Plan B comparison for those of us who doubt the original Paul made any reference to persecuting the church?
Ref | early stories | later echoes | Ref |
1.40 | A leper came to Jesus in faith to be cleansed of leprosy | Jesus entered the house of a leper (apparently never healed) - and named Simon | 14.5 |
1.43-44 | Jesus strictly warns the man healed of leprosy to be silent, to go his way, and testify to the priests – but he is unafraid of the warning and disobeys, speaking openly to all | The young man instructs the women to go and tell the disciples the news – but they are afraid (c.f. the unclean spirits) and fear to speak a word to anyone | 16.7-8 |
to deepen your points: further echoes
Mark 1:40-45 | Mark 14.3-9 | comments |
1.40 If you are willing (θέλῃς) you are able (δύνασαί) to cleanse me | 14.7 Whenever you will (θέλητε) you are able (δύνασθε) them good to do | the phrase “If you will you are able” is used two times in Mark |
1.43 and having snarled (ἐμβριμησάμενος) at him | 14.5 And they snarled (ἐνεβριμῶντο) at her | the word “snarl” is used two times in Mark |
Mark 1:40-45 | Mark 16.7-8 | comments |
1.44 but go (ἀλλὰ ὕπαγε) yourself show to the priest | 16.7 But go (ἀλλὰ ὑπάγετε) say to the disciples of him and to the Peter | the phrase “but go” is used two times in Mark |
So here are strong echoes to two stories with women on the one hand and a Simon and a Peter on the other hand. (Therefore Robert could be right with the allusion to Numbers 12)
That's the Plan B how you wished it. So please tell me whats the sense of that.