'The Gospel of Mark' (Sacra Pagina)… Musings on Mark: Mark and the Cynic Tradition 3 Apr 20193 Apr 2019 John R. Donahue and Daniel J. Harrington, The Gospel of Mark, Sacra Pagina, vol. 2 (The Liturgical Press, 2002), 193. If Mark reacts in any way to the Cynic tradition it…
'The Gospel of Mark' (Sacra Pagina)… Musings on Mark: Mark 4 and Psalm 107 27 Feb 201915 Feb 2019 John R. Donahue and Daniel J. Harrington, The Gospel of Mark, Sacra Pagina vol. 2 (The Liturgical Press, 2002), 160-161. Especially significant [to Mark 4:35-41] is Ps 107:23-32 (LXX 106:23-32), which…
'The Gospel of Mark' (Sacra Pagina)… Donahue and Harrington: A Welter of Proposals on the Genre of Mark 25 Jul 201817 Jul 2018 John R. Donahue and Daniel J. Harrington, The Gospel of Mark, Sacra Pagina (Collegeville, MN: The Liturgical Press, 2002), 16. If awareness of genre is a necessary entree to proper interpretation,…
"Being tempted by Satan"… Donahue and Harrington: Satan’s Testing of Jesus in the Gospel of Mark 23 Jul 201817 Jul 2018 John R. Donahue and Daniel J. Harrington, The Gospel of Mark, Sacra Pagina (Collegeville, MN: The Liturgical Press, 2002), 37. The testing of Jesus by Satan (1:12-13) alerts the reader to…
'The Gospel of Mark' (Sacra Pagina)… Donahue and Harrington: The Suffering Just One 20 Jul 201817 Jul 2018 John R. Donahue and Daniel J. Harrington, The Gospel of Mark, Sacra Pagina (Collegeville, MN: The Liturgical Press, 2002), 33. Intertextually two very strong Old Testament themes merge in the Gospel…
'The Gospel of Mark' (Sacra Pagina)… Donahue and Harrington: The ‘Great Human Realism’ of the Markan Jesus 18 Jul 201817 Jul 2018 John R. Donahue and Daniel J. Harrington, The Gospel of Mark, Sacra Pagina (Collegeville, MN: The Liturgical Press, 2002), 17. Mark writes about Jesus with a great human realism that Matthew…
'Mark' (Paideia)… Mark 1:14-15, AEV 16 Jul 201817 Jul 2018 Below is my translation of Mark 1:14-15 which describes the beginning of Jesus' ministry in Galilee following his baptism (1:9-11) and testing in the wilderness (1:12-13). MARK 1:14-15, AEV 14…
