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Mark 08 General Notes
Special concepts in this chapter
Bread
Bread is a special image in this chapter. Jesus gave the people their daily need for bread as God provided manna for Israel every day in the wilderness. Mark also spoke of yeast, the ingredient that causes bread to rise before it is baked. Yeast is used as a negative metaphor in scripture. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)
"Adulterous generation"
This is a common image in scripture used to represent a generation of God's people who were unfaithful to him. (See: rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/unfaithful and rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/peopleofgod)
Important figures of speech in this chapter
Rhetorical Questions
Jesus uses many rhetorical questions in this chapter as a way of both teaching the disciples and of convicting the Pharisees. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion and Mark 8:17-21)
Other possible translation difficulties in this chapter
The use of paradox
This is a statement that seems absurd, and appears to contradict itself. A paradox occurs in this chapter: "Whoever wants to save his life will lose it" (Mark 8:35-37).