Category: Mark 13

Joel Marcus: What is Mark’s “Abomination of Desolation”?

Posted on 27 Aug 2020 by

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Joel Marcus, Mark 8-16: A New Translation with Introduction and Commentary (New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 2009), 890-891. The abomination of desolation [in Mark 13:14] is probably related to a desecration that preceded the destruction of Jerusalem. The occurrence that best fits the… Continue Reading “Joel Marcus: What is Mark’s “Abomination of Desolation”?”

Category: 70 CE, Abomination of Desolation, Joel Marcus, Mark 13, The Gospel of Mark

The Weekly Roundup – 12.7.18

Posted on 7 Dec 2018 by

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“The death of the messiah [in Mark’s Gospel], at the hour of the cross, is the advent of the υἱὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου, who has come with great power and glory (13:26).” – Danny Yencich On 11.25.18 Twitter users @Shann_Q0 and @paulogia0 had a discussion with… Continue Reading “The Weekly Roundup – 12.7.18”

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