Articles tagged with: Mark

Did the author of the Gospel of John write in complete isolation, or did he read the other Gospels first? Discover the shifting historical-critical consensus on the Johannine puzzle, and explore the textual evidence suggesting John knew the Gospels of Mark and Luke.

The word “Gospel” has undergone centuries of theological domestication, losing its original political edge. Discover how scholars like John Dominic Crossan and Richard A. Horsley reveal the Roman Empire’s use of the plural euangelia as propaganda, and how the Gospel of Mark deliberately shifted to the singular euangelion to launch a radical, socio-economic critique of Caesar.

Who copied whom? Dive into the Synoptic Problem—the greatest literary puzzle in biblical history—and discover how the authors of the first three Gospels shared, edited, and rewrote the story of Jesus.

Was Jesus really a carpenter? Discover why the Greek word tekton and the geography of ancient Galilee suggest the historical Jesus was actually a stonemason who likely commuted to work on massive Herodian building projects.

Why doesn’t the earliest gospel have a Christmas story? Discover how the Gospel of Mark presents an ‘Adoptionist’ view, where Jesus is chosen as the divine Son not at his birth, but at his baptism by John the Baptizer.