The following is a comparison of the gospels of Mark and John, and occasionally Luke or Matthew when one of these presents a story that is similar to Mark or John but not directly copied from one of the works. I have chosen to focus on the comparison of Mark and John as it seems [...]
Archive for September, 2008
Mark and Johns Gospels Compared Part 1
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Mark and John’s (and Luke’s) Gospels Compared Pt. 2
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Jesus’ Passion in John: Anointed at Bethany-Triumphal entry-Predicts death-Jews reject Signs-Washes feet-Predicts betrayer-Predicts Peters denial-Jesus prays-Jesus arrested- taken to Annas-Peter denies-High priest questions-2 more denials-Jesus before Pilate-Jesus crucified-Jesus buried-Empty tomb-Appears to Mary M.
Jesus’ Passion in Mark:
Triumphal entry-Jesus Clears the Temple -The Withered Fig Tree-The Authority of Jesus Questioned -A number of parables and such-Jesus Anointed [...]
My dinner with Jesus; Mark-John-Luke Compared pt 3
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My Dinner With Jesus;Comparing Jesus’ Dinners with Women with Jars.
Mark; Jesus Anointed at Bethany
1Now the Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread were only two days away, and the chief priests and the teachers of the law were looking for some sly way to arrest Jesus and kill him. 2″But not during the Feast,” they [...]
The Signs Gospel; A Source For Mark And John.
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Below is what is called the Signs Gospel. People have done different reconstructions but I think this one is close to the original. It parallels very well with the events in the Gospel of Mark and was used as a source in that book. As you can see there are a lot of differences between [...]
Jesus and Me at Thirty Three.
Posted in Religion on September 28, 2008 | 1 Comment »
My 33rd birthday has just gone by and that was a milestone birthday for me because that’s the Jesus birth day. The age that Jesus got to before he kicked the bucket. Jesus, one of the most revered figures you know. When I was 13, 33 seemed really old and a completely plausible age to figure [...]
Maybe a Miracle, But Don’t Trust It
Posted in Religion on September 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I’ve been using my free time to do some extra reading. I always like to read articles about Bible stories, and whether they happened. That is always exciting to me. To believe stories are true because they are written in a book seems kind of silly. There are a lot of books that say a lot of [...]
What is this “god” you speak of?
Posted in God, Religion, tagged God, philosophy on September 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I often hear people ask if you believe God exist. Or some one will argue very confidently that God doesn’t exist. For others he does and is very anxious for you to do something or another for him. This makes me wonder, what exactly is a God? For those of us brought up in a [...]
