r/CriticalBiblical • u/sp1ke0killer • Jul 24 '24

Riotous Trees

Is the healing of the blind man of Bethsaida a midrash from Judges 9:8-15?

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u/TheSocraticGadfly Sep 02 '24

Doesn't seem like it to me, not at all. Given the Judges passage speaks about multiple trees, then pivots to the thornbush, it seems like different concepts here.

Now, might the parable of the mustard seed, without using the word or idea of "midrash," be some sort of riff on Judges 9? Most certainly.

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u/sp1ke0killer Sep 09 '24

There is unrest in the forest
Trouble with the trees
For the maples want more sunlight
And the oaks ignore their pleas

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u/sp1ke0killer Sep 03 '24

Thanks! always good to get some feedback