Second gospel in Bible, the shortest and oldest one.
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Why is the Gospel of Mark said to present Jesus as “the Servant”?
It is often asserted that the Gospel of Mark distinctively presents Jesus as the Servant, even the Suffering Servant of Isaiah 53.
What is it about the particular content of the gospel of Mark that ...
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Do we have any more information on Jesus's Sisters?
Matthew 13:55
“Isn’t this the carpenter’s son? Isn’t his mother’s name Mary, and
aren’t his brothers James, Joseph, Simon and Judas? Aren’t all his
sisters with us? Where then did this man get ...
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Does Mark 16:9-20 Prove The Bible is NOT the infallible word of God?
first time here!
So my question is in regards to Mark 16:9-20. To my knowledge, most biblical scholars would agree that the last 12 verses of the Gospel of Mark we added at a later date in order to ...
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What relationship, if any, does the Feeding of the Multitudes in Mark have to this passage in Goethe's Faust?
I'm reading Goethe's Faust and I came upon this passage, spoken by Mephistopheles:
For Devils and for spectres this is law: Where they have entered in,
there also they withdraw. The first is ...
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In light of Mark 10, how can Christians in good conscience purchase luxury items?
In Mark 10:25, Jesus states...
It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for someone who is rich to enter the kingdom of God." (Mark 10:25 NIV)
After hearing his Disciples ...
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Why are fathers missing in Mark 10:30?
Mark 10:29 mentions father, but Mark 10:30 doesn't.
Mat 19:29 And every one that hath forsaken houses, or brethren, or
sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my
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Apparent Discrepancy in Mark 2:26
There seems to be an apparent discrepancy in Mark 2:26, Jesus is rebuking the Pharisees for complaining that his disciples are picking the heads of grain on the Sabbath:
Mark 2:26
26 How he ...
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Should Mark 16:9-20 be in the Bible?
The ending of the Gospel of Mark is a disputed passage, because different manuscripts have a different ending:
Some end at Mark 16:8
Some include Mark 16:9-20, like most Bible translations
Some ...
