Reading for February 2nd

Read Mark 6.1-29
In 6.1-6 rejection at home
In verse 1 the hometown is likely Nazareth (see 1.9), although Jesus and the twelve appear to be based in Capernaum (2.1).
In verse 3 carpenter (Gk., tekton) is an artisan.
Joseph's fate is not recorded.
In verse 4 a proverbial saying.
In verse 5 lack of faith prevents miracles (according to Mt 13.58, Jesus is unwilling, not unable).
In 6.7-13 missionary instructions.
In verse 7 contrasts with Matthew's lack of mission and Luke's concern that the twelve remain with Jesus as witnesses.
In verse 8 the disciples take even less than Cynics (traveling Greco-Roman philosophers who urged audiences to divest themselves of all social conventions and to live according to nature) and are completely dependent upon those who receive them.
In verses 12-13 repentance repeats the original message of Jesus and John, as teaching, exorcism, and healing show the disciples in Jesus' role.
Recounting John's death (6.14-29) in the context of the mission, Mark indicates the dangers Jesus' followers face.
In 6.14-29 the death of John
Herod Antipas, the son of Herod the Great (see Mt 2) was tetrarch, not king, of Galilee and Perea.
In verse 16 Mark recounts the Baptist's death as a flashback.
In verse 18 marriage of one woman to two living brothers is forbidden (Lev 18.16; 20.21).
In verse 22 Josephus names the daughter Salome.
Girl is the term describing Jairus' twelve-year-old daughter (5.42).
There is an implicit contrast between the ruler Jairus' family and that of the tetrarch Antipas: one receives life; the other brings death.
In verses 24-26 (vv. 19-20): Mark seeks to exonerate Antipas.
In verse 29 John's disciples prove more loyal than the twelve.
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