Gospel Parallels of The Calling of Peter and Andrew
Below is the account from all four Gospels of the calling of Peter and Andrew.
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All the References to “holy Spirit” in the Dead Sea Scrolls
The reference at the beginning is either the abbreviated name of the document and/or the cave designation (1QHa, for example, is the Pesher of Habbaquk from Cave 1). Each number is the folio/page and the line number of the manuscript. Many of these manuscripts are fragmentary, and breaks, unreadable portions, or missing segments are indicated by brackets ([ … ]).
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Mark Chapter 1 – Year in the Gospels Readings for Week 1
DAILY READINGS:
- Sunday, January 2: Mark 1
- Monday, January 3: Mark 1:1-8
- Tuesday, January 4: Mark 1:9-15
- Wednesday, January 5: Mark 1:16-28
- Thursday, January 6: Mark 1:29-38
- Friday, January 7: Mark 1:39-45
- Saturday, January 8th: No planned reading (catch up, refresh, rest)
You can view/download a printable version of the full year of readings here. Below is a full translation of Mark 1 from the NET Bible with divisions added for the Monday-Friday readings. Other translations, versions, and resources for Mark 1 can be found at biblegateway.com. Please do not forget to share your thoughts and insights in the comments section below this post.
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If You Want to Read the Bible this Year, Here Are Six Suggestions
These are thoughts from success and failure in my own reading goals over the past 30+ years , as well as insights from sharing the journey with others.
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Mark 1:1: The Beginning of the Good News and an inscription about Caesar Augustus
The Greek word translated “gospel” or “good news” is evangelion. It can range in meaning from general good news or report (as in, “we heard good news today from the doctor”) to an official political proclamation about a ruler or king. In this latter sense, there is an interesting inscription dating from around 9 BC regarding Caesar Augustus. It contains references to Augustus (whose very name means “revered one” and who was also called divi fili, “Divine Son” or “Son of God”) as the savior and bringer of peace. The inscription says that the birth of Augustus was “the beginning [arxen] of the good news [evangelion] for the world”. This is very similar to the incipit of Mark’s gospel: “The beginning [arxe] of the good news [evangelion] of Jesus the Anointed, Son of God…”
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Mark 1:1-8
Passage ‘The beginning of the good news of Jesus the Anointed, the Son of God. As it is written in the prophet Isaiah, “Look, I am sending my messenger ahead of you, who will prepare your way,the voice of one shouting in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way for the Lord, make his paths straight.’” In …
Mark Chapter 1 – Intro Resources
Welcome to the new year of daily Gospel readings for 2022. We begin with the Gospel of Mark. Matthew, Luke, and John will follow. Each week there will be one or two chapters of Gospels readings. This allows for a slow, easy-paced, and in-depth reading of each of the Gospels. The plan breaks each chapter down as whole-reading, then smaller daily readings. However, the length of readings could easily allow for a full reading each day of every chapter or two of the gospels per week. We hope you enjoy this process, grow closer to Jesus, and are shaped by His life through the readings.
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Jeremiah Chapter 51
❖ Jeremiah 51:1 — “…the heart of the one rising [against] me…” There is a fascinating and strange element in this verse. In rabbinic literature, it is called an atbash (אתבש). An atbash is a type of code where the first letter of the alphabet is switched with the last, the second with the second …
Jeremiah Chapter 36
36:1 In the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah — This would have been around 605 BCE, one year after Nebuchadnezzar’s defeat of Pharaoh Neco II at Carchemish. The power had shifted from Egypt to Babylon. In the next year (the year the scroll in this chapter was read to Jehoiakim), Nebuchadnezzar subdued all of the surrounding regions and demand tribute. The only city to refuse was Ashkelon, which was then completely destroyed by the Babylonian armies.
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35:1 Jehoiakim — This prophecy is a break in the series concerning Zedekiah in the previous chapters. Jehoiakim was Zedekiah’s brother and ruled earlier than him. He was the second of Josiah’s sons to be king over Judah. Jehoiakim was appointed by Pharaoh Neco II after Joiakim’s brother, Yehoaḥaz. Yehoahaz was deposed by the Pharaoh after …