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Twist family Bible study: the Gospel of Mark
Jeff Wrangler:
--- Quote from: Shasta542 on December 01, 2007, 08:15:06 pm ---Hi WDJ -- I'll talk. Wasn't John the Baptizer Jesus's cousin? ;D
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I think you have to go to Luke to get that answer. The King James Version calls Elizabeth, John's mother, a "cousin" of Mary. Newer translations in my library just say "kinswoman" or even just "relative."
I guess they were probably some sort of cousins, but not first cousins.
Coffee and doughnuts: the "other" Protestant Sacrament! :D
I heard a joke once. You know you're Lutheran if you forget to bring the wine for Communion but not the coffee for Social Hour! :laugh: (I can tell that joke 'cause I was raised Lutheran. :) )
Wayne:
--- Quote from: injest on December 01, 2007, 08:57:45 pm ---who wrote this gospel?
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Yeah it has traditionally been ascribed to Mark, who was a disciple of Peter.
The idea is that Peter told Mark (and others) all these things and Mark wrote them all down and tried to put them in order.
But it's not certain that Mark actually wrote the text; for one thing there are apparently some errors in the geography that Mark, as a resident of the area, would not have made.
I could imagine there may have been an oral tradition handed down for a while before it actually got written down. Mark is said to be the first of the gospels to actually be put in writing, and may have been a source for Matthew and Luke.
Mark ->
Wayne:
Remember too that in the Catholic tradition, Peter was the first Pope.
It's interesting that Peter was married! ;) We see in Mark 1 that one of the miraculous healings that Jesus performed was for Simon's mother-in-law - that Simon later became St. Peter.
Goodness - Wikipedia has entire entries on each chapter of Mark ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_1
The alleged ruins of St. Peter's home in Capernaum...
injest:
--- Quote from: wdj on December 01, 2007, 10:45:22 pm ---Yeah it has traditionally been ascribed to Mark, who was a disciple of Peter.
The idea is that Peter told Mark (and others) all these things and Mark wrote them all down and tried to put them in order.
But it's not certain that Mark actually wrote the text; for one thing there are apparently some errors in the geography that Mark, as a resident of the area, would not have made.
I could imagine there may have been an oral tradition handed down for a while before it actually got written down. Mark is said to be the first of the gospels to actually be put in writing, and may have been a source for Matthew and Luke.
Mark ->
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I would imagine that there were a LOT of oral stories...most people back in that time didn't read or write. Most storytelling was done by people that memorized from other people. The Bible wasn't put together til a couple of centurys after all these people died. I can overlook minor details..I have never been one of those ultra 'literalists'
Wayne:
I'm impressed with how much this first chapter focuses on healing. First there are 2 specific occasions including one psychological and one physical condition:
1:23-26 he casts out an unclean spirit from the man in the synagogue
1:30-31 Simon's wife's mother has a fever and is healed
Then two general descriptions:
1:34 he healed many that were sick with divers diseases, and cast out many demons;
1:39 And he went into their synagogues throughout all Galilee, preaching and casting out demons.
And then a striking physical healing:
1:40-42 And straightway the leprosy departed from him, and he was made clean
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