Mark 1:4 "John came baptizing in the wilderness..." Mark is considered to be the first gospel account written. It is believed he is John Mark that is mentioned several times in the New Testament and that he got his information for the gospel from Peter. One of the reasons a book or letter was considered …
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Matthew 28:1 "...after the Sabbath, as the first day of the week began to dawn..." Has been and probably still is a great deal of question/debate over exactly what day Christ was crucified. This is due to a misunderstanding of how Jews refer to time as well as a lack of knowledge of the Passover, …
Matthew 27:45 "...the sixth hour until the ninth hour..." From 12:00 noon until 3:00 pm. If I'm remembering correctly this is the way the Jews measured time. Started at sunup or approximately 6:00 am. There are some time notations in the other gospels that are different so they probably use the Roman time system. 45 …
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Matthew 27:27 "...soldiers of the governor took Jesus..." Was this part of the crucifixion process, beating the prisoners. Part of the punishment. Commentaries don't say, but it's probably assumed. Fallen human nature tends to mistreat anyone or anything given the opportunity. I considered they might also do so to break down the prisoners to either …
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Matthew 27:1 "When morning came..." They had to wait until morning for it to become legal. They weren't allowed to condemn someone to death during the night. 3 "...seeing that He had been condemned..." Wondering what made Judas change his mind. Surely he must have known what the religious leaders had in mind. Commentaries suggest …
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Matthew 26:57 "...to Caiaphas the high priest..." John in his gospel tells us that Jesus was first led to Annas, previous high priest and father-in-law to the current high priest, Caiaphas. That little meeting with Annas probably served to allow Annas to feel important as well as give him an opportunity to try to find …
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Matthew 26:26 "...Jesus took bread..." Most likely the unleavened bread of the Passover observance. 28 "...My blood...which is shed for many for the remission of sins" Wondering if there is a difference in the shedding of Jesus's blood on the cross and His death on the cross. The order of what He said on the …
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Black & White with Shades of Gray 