Monthly Archives: April 2021

Mark 1:11 ‘At that time Jesus came from Nazareth in Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan. Just as Jesus was coming up out of the water, he saw heaven being torn open and the Spirit descending on him like a dove. And a voice came from heaven: “You are my Son, whomContinue reading “Authorised”

Mark 1:1 The beginning of the good news about Jesus the Messiah, the Son of God (Mark 1:1 NIV) Ἀρχὴ τοῦ εὐαγγελίου Ἰησοῦ χριστοῦ. (Mark 1:1 SBL Greek Testament) Amazing how many questions a short statement can raise, but on this occasion I am not interested in whether we should accept the readings which addContinue reading “Reward”

John 21 I have always loved the afterword to John’s Gospel. There is a clear closing paragraph at the end of John 20, in verses 30-31. So why John 21? The last two verses of 21 (24-25) are apparently in another hand – you would have to be a strange person to say of yourContinue reading “Breakfast at Tiberias’s”

John 20:21-23 Again Jesus said, “Peace be with you! As the Father has sent me, I am sending you.” And with that he breathed on them and said, “Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive anyone’s sins, their sins are forgiven; if you do not forgive them, they are not forgiven.” John 20;21-23 NIV εἶπενContinue reading “If you forgive…”