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Mark: A Very Different Jesus!
Mark: A Very Different Jesus!, Contradictions
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1. Temptation accounts: Mark's account (1:12-13) is brief; Matthew and Luke offer more detail.
10. Young man fleeing naked during arrest: Mentioned only in Mark 14.
11. Peter's denial: Slight differences between Mark 14 and Luke 22.
12. Jesus before Pilate: Mark 15 is brief; John describes a lengthy dialogue.
13. Crucifixion time: Mark 15:25 states the third hour; John 19:14 states the sixth hour.
14. Jesus's last words: Mark 15:34 and Matthew have "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?"; Luke has "Father, into your hands I commit my spirit"; John has "It is finished."
15. Guard at Jesus's tomb: Present in Matthew, absent in Mark.
16. Figure at the tomb: Mark has a young man in white; Matthew has an angel descending and rolling back the stone.
17. Great Commission: Absent in Mark's original ending, present in Matthew.
18. Geographical issues and number of healed men: In accounts of the demon-possessed man (Mark 5 vs. Matthew 8).
19. Family's attitude towards Jesus: Mark 3:20-21 implies his brothers thought he was "out of his mind"; John 7 simply states his brothers "didn't necessarily believe him."
2. Healing of the paralytic: Mark specifies location (Capernaum) and method (lowered through roof); Matthew (9) glosses over details.
20. Prayer in Gethsemane: Mark 14 describes it three times with disciples asked to stay awake; Matthew 26 and Luke 22 provide different levels of detail and angelic support.
21. Death of Judas: Not mentioned in Mark, but in Matthew and differently in Acts.
22. Carrying the cross: Mark describes Simon of Cyrene being compelled to carry it; John 19 states Jesus carried his own cross without mentioning Simon.
23. Temple veil tearing: Mark 15 mentions the veil tearing; Matthew adds additional signs like an earthquake and resurrection of the dead.
24. Calling of the first disciples: Mark describes a simple invitation to Simon and Andrew; John 1:35-42 has John the Baptist directing Andrew and Simon to Jesus with more extensive interactions.
3. Sabbath observance stories: Differences between Mark 2 and Matthew 12.
4. Cleansing of the temple: Mark 11 places it at the end of Jesus's ministry; John 2 at the beginning.
5. Feeding of the 5000: Similar in Mark and Matthew; John provides more detail (boy, loaves, fish).
6. Transfiguration accounts: Who was present, whether they were sleeping/waking, differs between Mark and Luke.
7. Jesus's entry into Jerusalem: Differences between Mark and John.
8. Anointing at Bethany: Differences between Mark and John.
9. Focus at the Last Supper: Mark 14 emphasizes breaking bread and sharing wine; John 13 focuses on washing disciples' feet.