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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. These include: | | '''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. These include: |
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| | + | *the withering of the fig tree is recounted in a very clever, dramatic, captivating, and humorous way |
| | + | *Mark's multiple references apparently to himself are remarkably subtle, such as Jesus's Apostles finding a boy who had a little food |
| | *English translations fail to be as strong against [[addiction]] as the original: | | *English translations fail to be as strong against [[addiction]] as the original: |
| | :*nearly all [[English]] translations omit the disparaging reference to [[gambling]], by calling it the archaic "casting lots" | | :*nearly all [[English]] translations omit the disparaging reference to [[gambling]], by calling it the archaic "casting lots" |
| | :*nearly all English translations refer to [[wine]] in a favorable way, when it could be translated as grape juice | | :*nearly all English translations refer to [[wine]] in a favorable way, when it could be translated as grape juice |
| | *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]] | | *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]] |
| − | *the withering of the fig tree is recounted in a dramatic, captivating, and humorous way
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| | *the [[Multiplication of the loaves]] is recounted twice in a dramatic manner | | *the [[Multiplication of the loaves]] is recounted twice in a dramatic manner |
| | *reinforcing the likelihood that Salome was the mother of Mark, he explains that Salome's group '''''purchased''''' spices for [[Jesus]] in {{bibleref|Mark|16|1}} | | *reinforcing the likelihood that Salome was the mother of Mark, he explains that Salome's group '''''purchased''''' spices for [[Jesus]] in {{bibleref|Mark|16|1}} |