by Chris Thomas | Jul 22, 2026
Passage: Mark 1:1Received reading: “Jesus Christ, the Son of God” (Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ, υἱοῦ τοῦ θεοῦ).Principal competing reading: “Jesus Christ,” with “the Son of God” absent or bracketed.Editorial status: Preliminary record accepted for staging; independent review...
by Chris Thomas | Jul 22, 2026
Passage: Mark 1:2Received reading: “As it is written in the prophets” (ὡς γέγραπται ἐν τοῖς προφήταις).Principal competing reading: “As it is written in Isaiah the prophet” (ἐν τῷ Ἠσαΐᾳ τῷ προφήτῃ).Editorial status: Preliminary record accepted for staging; independent...
by Chris Thomas | Jul 22, 2026
Passage: Mark 3:14Received reading: “He appointed twelve, that they should be with him,” without the parenthetical naming clause.Principal competing reading: “He appointed twelve, whom he also named apostles, that they should be with him.”Editorial status: Preliminary...
by Chris Thomas | Jul 22, 2026
Passage: Mark 3:32Received reading: “Thy mother and thy brethren without seek for thee,” without a reference to sisters.Principal competing reading: “Thy mother and thy brethren and thy sisters are outside seeking thee.”Editorial status: Preliminary record accepted...
by Chris Thomas | Jul 22, 2026
Passage: Mark 6:22Received reading: “The daughter of Herodias herself” (τῆς θυγατρὸς αὐτῆς τῆς Ἡρῳδιάδος).Principal competing reading: “His daughter Herodias” (τῆς θυγατρὸς αὐτοῦ Ἡρῳδιάδος), with an easier intermediate form simply “the daughter of Herodias.”Editorial...
