by Chris Thomas | Jul 22, 2026
Passage: Mark 7:8Received reading: The full rebuke, including “as the washing of pots and cups: and many other such like things ye do.”Principal competing reading: The sentence ends after “ye hold the tradition of men,” omitting the examples and final...
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 6:20Received reading: “When he heard him, he did many things, and heard him gladly” (πολλὰ ἐποίει).Principal competing reading: “When he heard him, he was greatly perplexed, and heard him gladly” (πολλὰ ἠπόρει).Editorial status: Preliminary record...
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 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...
