beelzewho???

So I suppose I will blog on the state of my research paper. I am exegeting Mark 3:20-30 and comparing Christ’s accusation of casting out demons by the power of Beelzebul to his authority. I had always read this passage and not fully understood its meaning. Only after my studies have I understood fully that Christ was referring to Satan when he said that the strong man is bound. I also am concerned that the issue of honor/shame may be in use here. It may be a possibility that the Kingdom of God is now taking some of the honor that the Kingdom of Satan once had and that Jesus is the catalyst of that change. I still have much research to do to support/negate my theory and it may be the case that once I get further into my studies that I find that my hypothesis is completely incorrect. I believe this will be an exciting endeavor. I suppose that my thesis that was due in stage 2 has been changed as my research has matured. I guess that’s the point of doing papers in stages though huh?

-Steven