
Post · August 27, 2026Jesus either challenges the father’s ability to believe or takes up the father’s own words, “If thou canst.” Both lead to the declaration that all things are possible…
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Post · August 25, 2026The received and principal critical texts include both loyalties: Christ and the gospel. A limited variant omits the gospel clause, often under influence from the shorter Synoptic parallels.
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Post · August 25, 2026The received reading identifies the dancer as Herodias’s own daughter. A difficult critical form can be read as Herod’s daughter named Herodias, conflicting with the narrative’s next identification.
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Post · August 23, 2026After healing the blind man, the received text gives two prohibitions: do not enter the village and do not report the healing there. The critical text keeps only…
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Post · August 23, 2026Herod either acted on many of John’s words or was greatly perplexed by them. The difference between the two Greek verbs creates distinct portraits, though both end with…
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Post · August 21, 2026The main received and critical texts warn against the leaven of Herod. Some witnesses substitute “the Herodians,” probably recalling the political group named elsewhere in Mark.
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