Tag: galilee

  • Third Sunday after the Epiphany, 21st January 2024

    Mark 1:14-201:14 Now after John was arrested, Jesus came to Galilee, proclaiming the good news of God, 1:15 and saying, “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God has come near; repent, and believe in the good news.” 1:16 As Jesus passed along the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and his brother Andrew…

  • Preaching Paths 21 January 2024

    Sally A. Brown, Professor Emerita, Princeton Theological Seminary Early Christian writers were, on the whole, rather dismissive of Mark. Its Greek is the blunt, rugged speech of street and market. It was not until scholars recognized that Mark’s material was probably based on direct oral recitations of Jesus-traditions, conveyed mouth-to-mouth in the early church and…