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...
by Chris Thomas | Jul 22, 2026
Passage: Mark 7:19Received reading: “It goes out into the draught, purging all foods,” taking the participle with the digestive process or drain.Principal competing reading: “Thus he declared all foods clean,” taking the masculine participle as Mark’s comment on...
by Chris Thomas | Jul 22, 2026
Passage: Mark 7:24Received reading: “He went into the borders of Tyre and Sidon.”Principal competing reading: “He went into the borders of Tyre,” omitting “and Sidon.”Editorial status: Preliminary record accepted for staging; independent review remains pending.“From...
by Chris Thomas | Jul 22, 2026
Passage: Mark 8:15Received reading: “The leaven of Herod” (τῆς ζύμης Ἡρῴδου).Principal competing reading: “The leaven of the Herodians,” with minor variants that make the warning refer to the party rather than the ruler.Editorial status: Preliminary record accepted...
by Chris Thomas | Jul 22, 2026
Passage: Mark 8:26Received reading: “Neither go into the town, nor tell it to any in the town.”Principal competing reading: “Do not even enter the village,” omitting the command not to tell anyone there.Editorial status: Preliminary record accepted for staging;...
