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Day 344

 

Dear Explorer,

 

Something interesting is notated in your Bible for the remaining 11 verses of the book of Mark (Mark 16:9-20).  They weren't found in the oldest manuscripts.   

 

Now what that means is that Mark apparently quit writing after he recorded that Jesus was not found by Peter and John in the tomb. Or maybe that last page was lost.  But later, apparently, some scribes decided to complete the story and so they took verses from the other 3 gospels and finished the book of Mark for him.   We don't know why Mark didn't finish the story. 

 

So, if you want to read Mark 16:9-20, you certainly may.   But these verses are from the other 3 gospels and we will cover them in detail – so you will not miss anything.

 

Is this a terrible mistake?   No.  Everything written there was a duplicate of the other gospel writers, so there's no “addition” of material.   And it does “complete” the story if you are only reading the book of Mark.   So, no harm done.   But you should know that these last 11 verses were probably not written by Mark.

 

Read John 20:11-18

 

After His resurrection from the dead, Jesus first appeared to a woman, Mary Magdalene.  I assume that this happened after Peter and John checked out the tomb and found it empty.  Maybe Mary went back to the Garden to grieve.  We don't know for sure.  Jesus not only speaks to her with respect and care, but commissions her to be the messenger to tell the apostles that He is alive.  Although she didn't recognize Jesus at first, when He spoke her name - she knew immediately who He was.

 

We need to learn to recognize God's voice as He speaks to us.   John 10:27 talks about how the Shepherd (Jesus) knows His sheep (us) and how His sheep recognize His voice. We looked at that on Day 181.

 

Today I want to primarily focus on a word that is often overlooked. What did Mary call Jesus? 

 


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