Questions tagged [mark]
Used for questions about Mark the Evangelist, the author of the Gospel of Mark, or John Mark, Paul's assistant. Questions about the Gospel of Mark should be tagged "gospel-of-mark".
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Did Mark write for Peter
I have been told that Peter could not read or write. Mark wrote all of Peters’s stories and scriptures. How can I determine if this true?
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What did Papias mean when he wrote how Mark did not write "in order" about what Jesus said or did?
Eusebius in his Historia Ecclesiastica 3.39.15 writes about Papias claiming Mark, an attendant of Peter, had written an account about Jesus:
And the elder would say this: Mark, who had become the ...
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How to understand EG White's (SDA) comment on Revelation 14?
(Exodus 31:13-17) What is God's Sign?-The sign of obedience is the observance of the Sabbath of the fourth commandment.If men keep the fourth commandment,they will keep all the rest(Letter 31,1898)(...
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According to Catholic Church, does Mark have a distinction among the Evangelists for recording trivial details?
We see in Mark 4:38-40 , a trivial detail:
A great windstorm arose, and the waves beat into the boat, so that the boat was already being swamped. But he was in the stern, asleep on the cushion..
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Mark’s father’s name
Who was Mark's (or John Mark's) father in the Gospel and what was his name. His mother’s name was Mary. Where can I find the name of Mark’s father mentioned in the bible, if at all?
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According to Catholics (and Mark 7:19) what happens to Jesus' flesh after it is ingested? [duplicate]
According to a commentary by Thomas Aquinas, [pita] bread (and I suppose those extremely leavened (aerated) wafers) become "the indestructible flesh of God, the Son":
...The food that sustains the ...
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Does Paul in 2 Corinthians 6:14 contradict Jesus in Mark 2:17?
When Paul says:
"Don’t become partners with those who do not believe. For what partnership is there between righteousness and lawlessness? Or what fellowship does light have with darkness? What ...
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According to the Catholic Church, why did Jesus walk on water?
Why did Jesus walk on water?
In the gospel of Mark we see Jesus walking on water, but why?
Is He fulfilling the law? He could have been walking on clouds or flying like an angel around them or any ...
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First Peter, 5:13 mentions "Mark, my son." [closed]
Since Peter was married, and children were normal, and that he stayed with Mark's mother when he was in town, I think the chance is at least fair that this is a plain statement. Add to that Paul's ...
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Were the names Matthew, Mark, Luke and John common in the time of Jesus?
Were the names Matthew, Mark, Luke and John common names in the time of Jesus? If not, what were their real names and why were they changed?
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Did Matthew, Mark, Luke, or John write anything other than the Gospels?
Currently I'm studying Youth Ministry and have a New Testament class that has been challenging. One of the tips for understanding an author better is to read everything they've written.
Have these ...
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How were the authors of the four gospels literate?
I'm curious how the authors of the four gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke and John) actually knew how to write. They were fishermen and simple people, and very few people knew how to write back then.
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Who Were Mark and Luke?
From Luke 6:13–16 (NIV):
When morning came, he called his disciples to him and chose twelve of
them, whom he also designated apostles: Simon (whom he named Peter),
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