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JW : A fascinating pericope. I have faith that the inside of the Markan sandwich here is: Mark 6 39 And he commanded them that all should sit down by companies upon the green grass. 40 And they sat down in ranks, by hundreds, and by fifties . 41 And he took the five loaves and the two fishes, and l...

Peter was called by Jesus to give up everything and follow him, which he did. He witnessed all of Jesus' public ministry, the transfiguration, miraculous feedings and healings, Jesus' arrest & resurrection... Peter was the rock on which Jesus built his church. JW : ? The original Gospel narrati...

If You Take the Long Ending of Mark Literally, You’ll Die (and You’re Silly) James Snapp, Jr. June 10, 2012 at 02:45 What are your reasons for saying that Mark 16:9-20 is not authentic? Jim June 10, 2012 at 08:18 familiarity with textual criticism JW : Zwing! Joseph ErrancyWiki

puzzle question ;) : If one tries to copy Mark, what would be - clearly - the "correct" preposition? Too boring? The correct preposition would be „out“- „ἐξ“ (eks) (a form of "ἐκ" (ek), written before a vowel). According to Mark spirits and demons go „into“ (εἰς – eis) someone. ...

JW : @Ben, By an Act of Providence, legendary Textual Critic Bart Ehrman has recently finished a series of posts arguing that Luke 22:44 And being in an agony he prayed more earnestly; and his sweat became as it were great drops of blood falling down upon the ground. (ASV) is an orthodox addition w...

Horae Synopticae http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41epPXdHAqL._SX325_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg Ben Smith Textual excavation at its very finest. The phrase horae synopticae is Latin for synoptic hours. Hawkins named his book after all the time that he spent on the synoptic problem. And it shows. He ...

JW : Matthew 27:16 And they had then a notable prisoner, called Barabbas . (ASV) The evidence here indicates that "Jesus Barabbas" is likely original: Historical Commentary on the Gospel of Mark Chapter 15 v6-7: Barabbas, literally "son of the father" is a probable doublet for J...

From... 1 Timothy 1:3... the admonition is to ignore such things... to what is it referring if not the major synoptics? JW : Paul explicitly, repeatedly and significantly identifies The Jewish Bible as Scripture. Paul never explicitly or implicitly indicates he was aware of GMatthew/GLuke. So the b...

JW : Regarding "Mark's" (author) Jesus supposedly coming from Nazareth of Galilee to the supposed baptism, this Thread has identified the following reasons to doubt: 1 - We have problems in general with "Mark's" claimed geographical relationships. 2 - The Protevangelium of James...

JW : List of Procurators of Judea per Josephus for relevant time period: Pontius Pilate 26–36 [Jesus' supposed time. Not counting the TF for now/forever, no crucifixions reported ] Marcellus 36–37 [ no crucifixions reported ] Marullus 37–41 [ no crucifixions reported ] Cuspius Fadus 44–46 [ no cruc...