Amateur Exegete Version… Mark 1, AEV 20 Feb 201911 Feb 2019 Below is my full translation of the first chapter in Mark's Gospel. It is still in some ways a very raw translation but it will serve as the launching pad…
Biblical Scholarship… Musings on Mark: The Johannine Calling Narratives of John 1:35-51 30 Jan 201926 Jan 2019 In the Gospel of Mark, the first four disciples that Jesus calls to follow him (akoloutheō) are Simon, Andrew, James, and John (Mark 1:16-20). All four of those men were…
Jesus… Mark 1:16-20, AEV 1 Oct 20182 Oct 2018 Below is my translation of Mark 1:16-20 which follows the beginning of Jesus' ministry in Galilee (1:14-15). Here we see Jesus call his first disciples, including the inner three of…
Calling of the First Disciples… The Synoptic Problem: Presenting the Problem 27 Sep 201826 Sep 2018 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8iseL3zsPrs
"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…
'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…
"With the wild animals"… Mark 1:12-13, AEV 2 Jul 201824 May 2018 Here is my translation of Mark 1:12-13. Mark's Gospel has the shortest version of Jesus' temptation in the wilderness when compared to the other Synoptics. John does not have this…
Characters in Mark… Mark 1:9-11, AEV 18 Jun 201830 Dec 2018 Previously I had posted my own translation with notes of Mark 1:1-8. Today's post will be of Mark 1:9-11. Though only three verses in length, it is an important episode…
Characters in Mark… Mark 1:1-8, the Amateur Exegete Version (AEV) 4 Jun 201823 May 2018 Part of my daily routine includes spending time in the Greek New Testament. Since last year I've been going verse-by-verse in the Gospel of Mark. For a time I was…
Calling of the First Disciples… Satan Entered Judas: The Great Betrayer, part 1 14 May 201814 May 2018 "So he appointed...Judas Iscariot, who betrayed him." Mark 3:16a, 19, NRSV Of all the characters in the Gospels, few stand out like Judas Iscariot. It isn't because he is as…
