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(Mark 8:17–21). "Eyes which do not see, and ears which do not hear" recalls a similar expression in Ezekiel 12:2; the hardened hearts reflect the same expression in Mark 6:52. [21] Jesus does not explain any further, and they travel to Bethsaida, where they come upon a blind man. He puts spittle on the man's eyes and the man can partially see ...
In the Gospel of Mark, generally agreed to be the earliest Gospel, written around the year 70, [3] [4] Jesus predicts his death three times, recorded in Mark 8:31-33, 9:30-32 and 10:32-34. Scholars note that this Gospel also contains verses in which Jesus appears to predict his Passion and suggest that these represent the earlier traditions ...
Mark 14 is the fourteenth chapter of the Gospel of Mark in the New Testament of the Christian Bible. It contains the plot to kill Jesus , his anointing by a woman, the Last Supper , predictions of his betrayal , and Peter the Apostle 's three denials of him.
8:14–21 – Incident of no bread and discourse about the leaven of the Pharisees. Customs that at that time were unique to Jews are explained (hand, produce, and utensil washing): Mark 7:3–4. "Thus he declared all foods clean". [g] 7:19 NRSV, not found in the Matthean parallel Matthew 15:15–20. There is no mention of Samaritans.
Initially started over one hundred years ago, the International Critical Commentary series has been a highly regarded academic-level commentary on the Bible. It aims to marshall all available aids to exegesis: linguistic, textual, archaeological, historical, literary and theological.
Mark 13 is the thirteenth chapter of the Gospel of Mark in the New Testament of the Christian Bible. It contains the "Markan Apocalypse": [ 1 ] Jesus ' predictions of the destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem and disaster for Judea , as well as Mark's version of Jesus' eschatological discourse.
The Hebrew scriptures were an important source for the New Testament authors. [13] There are 27 direct quotations in the Gospel of Mark, 54 in Matthew, 24 in Luke, and 14 in John, and the influence of the scriptures is vastly increased when allusions and echoes are included, [14] with half of Mark's gospel being made up of allusions to and citations of the scriptures. [15]
And the use of the title 'Son of David' – the only occasion on which this is used in the Gospel of Mark – serves to identify Jesus as the Messiah. [1] It was also a reference to Jesus' kingly authority, which the Jews would have seen as placing him at odds with Caesar.