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| | '''Lessons learned from retranslated Gospel of Mark''' include a realization that like [[Shakespeare]]'s works, the [[Gospel of Mark]] has subtle humor and cleverness greater than its simplicity of wording. Reading the Gospel of Mark straight through, without verse numbers and in modern terminology, is a wonderful experience. | | '''Lessons learned from retranslated Gospel of Mark''' include a realization that like [[Shakespeare]]'s works, the [[Gospel of Mark]] has subtle humor and cleverness greater than its simplicity of wording. Reading the Gospel of Mark straight through, without verse numbers and in modern terminology, is a wonderful experience. |
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| | New lessons learned include: | | New lessons learned include: |
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| | *the withering of the fig tree is recounted in a very clever, dramatic, captivating, and humorous way | | *the withering of the fig tree is recounted in a very clever, dramatic, captivating, and humorous way |
| | *Mark's sharp criticisms as a teenager of the older, adult [[Apostles]] are witty | | *Mark's sharp criticisms as a teenager of the older, adult [[Apostles]] are witty |
| − | *Mark's multiple references apparently to himself are remarkably subtle, such as Jesus's Apostles finding a boy who had a little food | + | *Mark's multiple references apparently to himself are artfully subtle, including Jesus's Apostles finding a boy who had a little food for the [[Multiplication of the loaves]] |
| | *the original [[Gospel of Mark]] has an intriguing ending where the women told no "man" of what they found at the empty tomb after the [[Resurrection]], as though only Salome told his young son Mark | | *the original [[Gospel of Mark]] has an intriguing ending where the women told no "man" of what they found at the empty tomb after the [[Resurrection]], as though only Salome told his young son Mark |
| | *English translations fail to be as strong against [[addiction]] as the original: | | *English translations fail to be as strong against [[addiction]] as the original: |