by Chris Thomas | Jul 22, 2026
Passage: Mark 5:1Received reading: “The country of the Gadarenes” (τῶν Γαδαρηνῶν).Principal competing reading: “The country of the Gerasenes,” with “Gergesenes” as another ancient correction or local identification.Editorial status: Preliminary record accepted for...
by Chris Thomas | Jul 22, 2026
Passage: Mark 5:36Received reading: “Jesus, immediately hearing the word that was spoken” (εὐθέως ἀκούσας).Principal competing reading: “Jesus, overhearing or disregarding the word that was spoken” (παρακούσας).Editorial status: Preliminary record accepted for...
by Chris Thomas | Jul 22, 2026
Passage: Mark 5:41Received reading: “Talitha cumi” (ταλιθὰ, κοῦμι), preserving the feminine imperative reflected by the Authorized Version.Principal competing reading: “Talitha cum” (ταλιθα κουμ), with corruptions such as Tabitha caused by memory of Acts...
by Chris Thomas | Jul 22, 2026
Passage: Mark 6:3Received reading: “Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary?”Principal competing reading: “Is not this the son of the carpenter?” or omission of “the carpenter.”Editorial status: Preliminary record accepted for staging; independent review remains...
by Chris Thomas | Jul 22, 2026
Passage: Mark 6:11Received reading: “It shall be more tolerable for Sodom and Gomorrha in the day of judgment, than for that city.”Principal competing reading: Omission of the full judgment comparison after the command to shake off the dust.Editorial status:...
