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Twist family Bible study: the Gospel of Mark
Shakesthecoffecan:
--- Quote from: wdj on December 19, 2007, 03:39:04 pm ---By the way my userpic is an image of the planet Jupiter as photographed from a satellite orbiting Mars.
I chose it several months ago. It is not intended to represent the abomination of desolation. ;) :laugh:
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I like a little desolation ever now and then.
Shakesthecoffecan:
--- Quote from: wdj on December 20, 2007, 07:58:40 pm ---Jesus tells them the time has come. This is the last wine he will drink until the kingdom of God arrives.
He tells Peter that Peter will deny knowing him 3 times before morning. Peter is aghast.
He takes the disciples to the garden of Gethsemane. Peter, John, and James fall asleep while Jesus prays. Judas arrives with the authorities carrying swords and clubs. All the disciples flee, except for one:
"A young man was following Him, wearing nothing but a linen sheet over his naked body; and they seized him. But he pulled free of the linen sheet and escaped naked."
As we noted above, this sounds reminiscent of the young man of Secret Mark, and of the Beloved Disciple, the author of the gospel of John, whether that is the Apostle John, or the disciple Lazarus, or someone else. The writer of the gospel of John had details about Jesus's prayers in Gethsemane as well as the arrest and subsequent events that none of the other gospels include.
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This is the night he comes up with the lords prayer and I understood they all fell asleap but we know about his asking is this the only way, and the lords prayer, so perhaps it is this young man who was with him that taught it to the rest of us.
Shakesthecoffecan:
--- Quote from: wdj on December 21, 2007, 03:49:30 pm ---
Wikipedia says that in modern times, Western traditions of Christianity hold Pilate and thus Rome accountable for Jesus's death, while Eastern traditions believe Pilate was exonerated by washing his hands as indicated in other gospels. Mark does not mention the hand-washing ceremony.
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Which is interesting as Jesus has been citied as saying not to wash your hands. Indeed I think the exoneration of Pilate and Rome goes hand in hand with blaming the Jews for his death. I think everyone had a part in it, including Jesus. I think he was intentionally martyring himself.
Shakesthecoffecan:
--- Quote from: wdj on December 21, 2007, 08:20:52 pm ---Today, maybe more than any day in my life before, I want to believe in an everlasting life.
If I live long enough, I know that there will come at least two more times in my life when I will want it even more than now.
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I believe it will be friend, I have not seen it. But even ifit sleep, dream, or just a good light show, I will be thankful.
Wayne:
--- Quote from: Shakestheground on December 24, 2007, 10:00:14 pm ---laid the trip on them and they started pulling stuff out too.
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:laugh: ;) exactly ! I wonder if a lot of miracles have to do with just getting people to do what they know is right in the first place.
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