The contradictions continue and the details we thought we knew never show up on the page in the penultimate episode of John. Ears are cut off, The Pavement is visited, and Pilot is poked and prodded into action.
Read MoreDespondent, Mary cries to Jesus wishing he had come in time to heal her brother. Grateful for the opportunity to show off, Jesus raises Lazarus from the dead. Meanwhile, we learned Judas might be stealing and how to groan in the spirit.
Read MoreThe book of John continues to delight us with new content and bolder, more polarizing Jesus! Porches make their New Testament debut, mats are carried on the wrong day, and some of the disciples run away.
Our hearts and minds are enraptured by the twists and embellishments upon old stories in today's reading. Jesus goes camping, swords are procured, and it turns out the Holy Grail might have actually been a bong!
Read MoreLord of the Sabbath, enraging healer, and bad capitalist, is on his way to being our favorite Jesus yet.
Read MoreThe masses are manipulated into crying for the death of Jesus, now mocked as the King of the Jews. The final chapters of Mark leave us wanting to know more about the origins of the wine-soaked sponge and if Yahweh is super cut?
Read MoreAs the end of his life draws near, Jesus' tone and tune change, reminding his disciples of the prophecy currently being fulfilled. Ears and clothing are both lost as Jesus is arrested, bringing about the beginning of the end.
Read MoreMatthew draws to a close with the death of a betrayer, the beginning of Murder Meadow, and the, not as graphic as expected, death of Jesus. Despite the "cleaner" than normal ending, we're still left with questions about money laundering, anti-semitism, and the true location of Jesus' tomb.
Read MoreThe penultimate episode of Matthew is action packed, starting off work with virgins toking lamps, an intense and whacky Jesus, and parables found lacking. The disciples and Jesus share their last meal before betrayal and denial.
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