Week 02 – Monday | Mark 2:1-5
This week’s readings are all from Mark 2. Click here to see a list of each day’s readings. Each day’s segments of the readings will be posted on this site during the week. Below is the full text for today:
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Week 02 – Sunday | Mark Chapter 2
Daily Readings
This week’s readings are all from Mark chapter 2:
- Sunday: Mark 2
- Monday: Mark 2:1-5
- Tuesday: Mark 2:6-12
- Wednesday: Mark 2:13-17
- Thursday: Mark 2:18-22
- Friday: Mark 2:23-28
- Saturday: Rest, Catch-up, and Reflect on This Week’s Readings.
Mark Intro and Chapter 1 Podcast
Introductory Podcast for the Year in the Gospels, the Gospel of Mark, and Mark chapter one.
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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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