Month: February 2022
Gospel Parallels: Jesus Heals a Deaf Mute and Many Others
Mark 7.31–37 || Matt. 15.29–31 Parallel is from Aland’s Synopsis of the Four Gospels, parallel #152 Mark Then Jesus went out again from the region of Tyre and came through Sidon to the Sea of Galilee in the region of the Decapolis. They brought to him a deaf man who had difficulty speaking, and they …
Gospel Parallels: The Syro-Phoenician (Canaanite) Woman
Mark 7.24–30 || Matt. 15.21–28 Parallel is from Aland’s Synopsis of the Four Gospels, parallel #151 Mark After Jesus left there, he went to the region of Tyre. When he went into a house, he did not want anyone to know, but he was not able to escape notice. Instead, a woman whose young daughter …
Gospel Parallels: What Makes Someone Unclean
Mark 7.1–23 || Matthew 15.1–20 || Luke 11.37–41; 6.39 Parallel is from Aland’s Synopsis of the Four Gospels, parallel #150 Mark Now the Pharisees and some of the experts in the law who came from Jerusalem gathered around him. And they saw that some of Jesus’ disciples ate their bread with unclean hands, that is, …
Week 05 | Thursday | Mark 6:30-44
This week’s readings are all from Mark chapter 6. Click here to see a full reading and a list of each day’s readings. Each day’s segments of the readings will be posted on this site during the week.
Week 05 | Wednesday | Mark 6:17-29
This week’s readings are all from Mark chapter 6. Click here to see the full reading and a list of each day’s readings. Each day’s segments of the readings will be posted on this site during the week.
Olive Oil: Health, Healing, and Spiritual Effects
The use of oil is mentioned in Mark 6:13 in relation to casting out demons and healing. Here are some extra-biblical texts providing context for the use of olive oil for both.