'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 New Testament: A Literary History'… Musings on Mark: Artfully Structured 13 Feb 201911 Feb 2019 Gerd Theissen, The New Testament: A Literary History (Fortress Press, 2012), 43-44. The Gospel of Mark is artfully structured. It consists of individual pericopes, each of which makes its own point.…
Biblical Scholarship… Musings on Mark: The Markan Jesus on Divorce – Conflict with Matthew 16 Jan 201913 Jan 2019 In last week's installment of "Musings on Mark" we looked at the Markan Jesus' take on divorce where we concluded that if we ask the Markan Jesus, “Is divorce permissible?”…
Biblical Scholarship… Musings on Mark: The Markan Jesus on Divorce 9 Jan 20194 Jan 2019 "Whoever divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery against her...." - Jesus In Mark 10:1-12 we read of an encounter between "some Pharisees" and Jesus over the question of…
Biblical Scholarship… Musings on Mark: Will a Sign Be Given? 19 Dec 201812 Dec 2018 Following the feeding of the four thousand (Mark 8:1-10), the Pharisees confront Jesus and begin "asking him for a sign from heaven, to test him" (8:11). The sign would serve…
Jesus… Musings on Mark: Jesus’ Origin Story in Mark 5 Dec 201828 Nov 2018 Every superhero has a back story, a tale about what made them the way they are. My favorite superhero is DC's Batman. What disturbing thing happened to him that made…
God… Musings on Mark: A Closer Look at Mark 6:45-52, part 2 24 Oct 201821 Oct 2018 In the last "Musings on Mark" we began taking a closer look at Mark 6:45-52. Today we finish up looking at that passage. "He Intended to Pass Them By" We…
Jesus… Musings on Mark: A Closer Look at Mark 6:45-52, part 1 17 Oct 201818 Oct 2018 In the last post in the "Musings on Mark" series we did a brief overview the three different versions of the episode wherein Jesus walks on water that we found in…
