

Mark 14:17-21, The Passover with the Disciples Part II
Judas 17 And when it was evening [after sunset as Nisan 14 begins] , he came with the twelve. 18 And as they were reclining at table...
Sep 191 min read


Mark 14:12-16, The Passover with the Disciples Part I
12 And on the first day of Unleavened Bread  [properly speaking the first day of Passover ran from Nisan 15 to 21, but Passover day...
Sep 182 min read


Mark 14:10-11, Judas to Betray Jesus
[We pick back up after the interlude and see the answer to the chief priest’s dilemma.]  10 Then Judas Iscariot  [only mentioned...
Sep 171 min read


Mark 14:3-9, Jesus Anointed at Bethany
[Mark provides an interlude. All four gospels have a story of a woman anointing Jesus. Matthew, Mark, and John all place it in Bethany,...
Sep 162 min read


Mark 14:1-2, The Plot to Kill Jesus
1  It was now two days before the Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread. And the chief priests and the scribes  [a subcommittee of...
Sep 151 min read


On Holiday
I am taking some time off from writing. I'll be back on September 15 with the rest of the Gospel of Mark.
Aug 261 min read


Mark 13:32-37, No One Knows That Day or Hour
32 “But concerning that day or that hour  [deliberate change of subject from the destruction of the temple to the Second Coming] , no...
Aug 251 min read


Mark 13:28-31, The Lesson of the Fig Tree
28 “From the fig tree learn its lesson: as soon as its branch becomes tender and puts out its leaves, you know that summer is near. 29 ...
Aug 221 min read


Mark 13:24-27, The Coming of the Son of Man
24 “But in those days, after that tribulation, the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light, 25 and the stars will...
Aug 211 min read


Mark 13:14-23, The Abomination of Desolation
14 “But when you see the abomination of desolation [the idol that profanes; see Daniel 11:31 and 12:11 and the altar to Zeus that...
Aug 202 min read



