The last issue of this article ended with some thoughts on the ending of Mark’s Gospel. The oddness of Mark’s last verse should not distract from the central affirmation of the story, spoken by the angel to the women. The … Continue reading
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As I shared with you, Mark’s Gospel has only eight verses on the resurrection. As Mark tells the story: “and very early on the first day of the week … when the sun had risen,” three women, names as “Mary … Continue reading
I have, in this article, been sharing information about the New Testament (NT) and presenting the books which comprise it in chronological order. The first books to be included in the NT were seven of Paul’s Letters. After that, the … Continue reading
The second theme of Mark’s Gospel is announced in 1:14-15: the coming of the kingdom of God. John has been arrested by Herod and the arrest of Jesus’ mentor, John, is the trigger for Jesus to begin His public activity … Continue reading
I have been sharing information in this article about the Gospel of Mark. As I shared with you, Mark’s Gospel begins with the baptism of Jesus by John. The gospel does not portray Jesus as publicly proclaiming his identity as … Continue reading
In the last installment of this article I introduced the Gospel of Mark, the next chronological piece written for the New Testament (NT). If you have been following this article, you know that seven books, all written by St. Paul … Continue reading
Any strictly chronological presentation of the books within the New Testament (NT) would, after any real consideration of Paul’s letter to the Romans, take us to Mark’s Gospel, the first and oldest of the written Gospels. Around the year 70, … Continue reading
In Chapters 9-11 of Paul’s Letter to the Romans, he returns to the explicit theme of Jew and Gentile. He agonizes about the non-response of many Jews to Jesus, emphasizes his own Jewish roots, and ponders what God promises to … Continue reading
As we consider and study Paul’s Letter to the Romans, we discover that just as salvation meant something different for Paul than it does for many Christians today, faith and what it means to believe in Jesus have often been … Continue reading
As I indicated in the last issue of this article on the New Testament, it is from the Letter to the Romans that Protestantism, in the person of Martin Luther, finds the basis for its understanding of the faith. Three … Continue reading