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Jesus says this in Mark 4:11-12 (NRSV): “And he said to them, “To you has been given the secret of the kingdom of God, but for those outside, everything comes in parables; in order that ‘they may indeed look, but not perceive, and may indeed listen, but not understand; so that they may not turn […]
Continue ReadingFrom ChatGPT Critical scholars often debate the extent to which the Gospel of Mark reflects or uses ideas from Paul’s letters. While there is no consensus that Mark directly “uses” Paul’s letters, scholars suggest thematic and theological parallels. Below is a list of passages where scholars see such connections, arranged in the order of writing […]
Continue ReadingThe post contains extracts and ideas about the authenticity of the saying attributed to Jesus in Mark 12:13-17. Mark 12 – NRSV 13 Then they sent to him some Pharisees and some Herodians to trap him in what he said. 14 And they came and said to him, “Teacher, we know that you are sincere, and […]
Continue ReadingThis post is to compile issues in the Gospel of Mark that show the writer was not from Canaan and was not an experienced, practicing Jew. In Mark 6:14, Mark calls Herod “king,” which is incorrect. Matthew and Luke give him his correct title, “tetrarch.” Mark 6: 14-16 – King Herod heard of it, for […]
Continue ReadingExtracts below are from Bart Ehrman’s post: Mark: The First Gospel in 19th Century Research dated February 8, 2019. Over the years, three arguments have proved widely convincing for establishing Mark’s priority to Matthew and Luke: Patterns of Agreement – The reason then that Matthew and Luke rarely agree against Mark in the wording of […]
Continue ReadingIn the Patreon Zoom Meeting on 11/30/2024, James Tabor pointed out numerous synoptic scriptures where Matthew’s rendition of Mark is summarized, expanded, or simplified when compared to Luke and Luke is often verbatim of Mark. That is, Luke uses Mark with minimal edits but Matthew rewrites his sources. Two examples are in the following two […]
Continue ReadingFrom a Post at BSA’s Bible Nerds Group by James DeFrancisco In view of the Q hypothesis as well as Mark not having birth stories for Jesus it is suspected that the birth stories may have been added to Matthew and Luke after the original (whatever that means) gospels were written. This is supported by […]
Continue ReadingExtract Bart provided here from his NT Textbook. The Gospel of Mark – AT A GLANCE The Genius of Mark – Bart Ehrman’s Course Below is part of the transcript of the end of Lesson 4 of Bart Ehrman’s The Genius of Mark course at BSA. The transcripts are in his directory in DropBox. Dr. […]
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