Luke 23: 1 The whole company of them rose up and brought him before Pilate. 2 They began to accuse Him, saying, “We found this man subverting our nation, forbidding paying taxes to Caesar, and saying that He himself is the Christ, a king.”…..6 But when Pilate heard it, he Read more…
Mark 15:16 The soldiers led him away within the court, which is the Praetorium; and they called together the whole cohort. 17 They clothed him with purple, and weaving a crown of thorns, they put it on him. 18 They began to salute him, “Greetings, King of the Jews.” 19 Read more…
Mark 15:33 Now when it was noon, there was darkness over the whole land until three in the afternoon. 34Then at three in the afternoon Jesus called out with a loud voice, saying, “Elohi, Elohi, lema shabachthani?” which is translated, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” NHEB Read more…
Isaiah 53:5 But he was pierced for our transgressions. He was crushed for our iniquities. The punishment that brought our peace was on him; and by his wounds we are healed. WEB When Peter and the rest begin proclaiming Christ, they had to work from the Old Testament as there Read more…
Mark 16:1 When the Sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome, bought spices, that they might come and anoint Him. WEB This appears to be the same Mary that Mark mentioned in 15:40 that describes Mary as the mother of James the less and Read more…
As we have seen throughout his Gospel account, Mark doesn’t always provide many details and that is certainly true regarding the resurrection. The first thing to understand is that 1Corinthians 15 was written before Mark. As a result, he is writing against the backdrop of a church that already has Read more…