Mark

questions: 107

New Testament · questions that cite Mark.

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These marks echo where critical scholarship tends to land on each question — not GEBible’s own ruling.

Seen as a contradiction
Genuinely disputed
Seen as reconciled

Scholarly consensus: Widely regarded as a genuine contradiction
Did the eleven disciples believe the two men who claimed to see Jesus?

The tension: Luke 24:33-34 has the two Emmaus disciples return to Jerusalem and find the eleven already saying 'The Lord is risen indeed, and hath appeared to Simon' — mean…

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Scholarly consensus: Genuinely disputed among scholars
How are people judged by God?

The tension: The New Testament offers two incompatible criteria for divine judgment.

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Scholarly consensus: Widely regarded as a genuine contradiction
When was the blind man (or men) healed?

The tension: Matthew 20:29-30 and Mark 10:46 say Jesus healed blind men as he was departing Jericho.

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Scholarly consensus: Usually considered reconciled
Can thieves go to heaven?

The tension: Luke 23:32-43 has Jesus promise paradise to the repentant thief crucified beside him.

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Scholarly consensus: Leans toward reconciliation
Did Jesus drink on the cross?

The tension: John 19:29-30 has Jesus receive the vinegar from the sponge and then declare "It is finished." Mark 15:23 has Jesus refuse the wine mingled with myrrh.

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Scholarly consensus: Widely regarded as a genuine contradiction
When did Jesus ascend into heaven?

The tension: Luke 24:51 has Jesus ascend on the day of resurrection itself, after a single day of post-resurrection appearances.

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Scholarly consensus: Usually considered reconciled
Who makes people blind?

The tension: Exodus 4:11 has Yahweh personally claim authorship over blindness, deafness, and muteness — they are direct acts of God.

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Scholarly consensus: Genuinely disputed among scholars
How did Jesus cure the blind man?

The tension: Mark 8:22-25 has Jesus heal a blind man at Bethsaida by spitting directly on his eyes and laying hands on him — twice, because the first attempt only half-work…

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Scholarly consensus: Leans toward a genuine contradiction
How long was Jesus in the tomb?

The tension: Matthew 12:40 has Jesus predicting he will be "three days and three nights in the heart of the earth" — a precise duration of 72 hours, paralleling Jonah in th…

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Scholarly consensus: Widely regarded as a genuine contradiction
Should you obey your rulers?

The tension: Romans 13:1-6 commands universal submission to governing authorities on the grounds that they are ordained by God, are God's ministers, and punish only evildoe…

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Scholarly consensus: Leans toward reconciliation
Which woman besought Jesus?

The tension: Matthew 15:22 identifies the woman who asked Jesus to exorcise her daughter as "a woman of Canaan" (gyne Chananaia).

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