A Little on the Wisdom of Mark
I believe that the writer of the Gospel of Mark was an Indian Therapeut, a "son of the elder" Buddhist missionary. Emperor Ashoka (304-232 BCE) arranged to sent emissaries of Buddhism out from India, although "Mark" (an assumed or assigned name to be sure) might have been an independent wandering philosopher.
Mark was expert in the life and doctrines of Gautama, and the Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Mark is replete with Buddha's quotes and life's events. But Mark was learner: he saw the wisdom and the power of God in Persian, Babylonian, Greek, Egyptian and Jewish teachings. The wisdom and power are universal, and God has spoken to many throughout the millennia. He is knocking on everyone's heads. Mark listened.
What Mark listened to was the Gospel of Jesus Christ in the Jewish scriptures. How come the Jews could not understand it? Oh yeah, literal-historic dualism -- the belief that God is separate from his creation -- that there are TWO!
"That's nuts," Mark must have thought to himself, "What part of 'ONE' do they not understand? Sure, everything is what it thinks it is, but "it" is Him. How can I get them to do the math?" Very carefully, after the priests threw Jacob (James) from the stairs of the Temple. Just point out the voice of God that speaks to every one of us, the Holy Spirit of God -- "Jesus Christ" -- and what He is saying.
Mark was an Indian. He didn't know how dumb and greedy we Westerners could be. Sorry, Mark.
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Mark was expert in the life and doctrines of Gautama, and the Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Mark is replete with Buddha's quotes and life's events. But Mark was learner: he saw the wisdom and the power of God in Persian, Babylonian, Greek, Egyptian and Jewish teachings. The wisdom and power are universal, and God has spoken to many throughout the millennia. He is knocking on everyone's heads. Mark listened.
What Mark listened to was the Gospel of Jesus Christ in the Jewish scriptures. How come the Jews could not understand it? Oh yeah, literal-historic dualism -- the belief that God is separate from his creation -- that there are TWO!
"That's nuts," Mark must have thought to himself, "What part of 'ONE' do they not understand? Sure, everything is what it thinks it is, but "it" is Him. How can I get them to do the math?" Very carefully, after the priests threw Jacob (James) from the stairs of the Temple. Just point out the voice of God that speaks to every one of us, the Holy Spirit of God -- "Jesus Christ" -- and what He is saying.
Mark was an Indian. He didn't know how dumb and greedy we Westerners could be. Sorry, Mark.
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posted by Daniel C. Branham-Steele at
5:43 PM
2 Comments:
Hi Dan,
I happened to stumble upon your blog is hopes of finding other teachers/believers of Neville's work. I have read many of his lectures and listened to a few. I was raised Catholic and attended a non-denom in college and was "saved". But this is awesome stuff, for the first time the bible and the world make sense. It's scary to think the opposite of what the world teaches. I have read some of V. Alexander's translations, scratching the surface as of yet.
This is remarkable. I would really love to read your thoughts one some topics that many religious people would pose in defense of the literal-historical dualism that's taught. Many of these posts do revert to the same ideas over and over (it helps me understand them by repetition)I'd love to open these discussions up...If i think of specifics I will share.
Thanks for this, my mind is being blown away. And thanks Neville.
(PS i responded to another post but in verifying my mail account it may had been lost)
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Unknown, at 12:57 PM
Thank you, C. J. When we do attain the proper perspective such as Neville's, the Bible and the world do indeed make sense. The literal-historical camp do have reason to believe as I did for many years: it is exactly what the Bible SAYS. The trouble is it is not what the Bible MEANS. The Bible is symbolic and allegorical. We look at in one way, they look at it in another, which is cool because we probably could not have seen it this way if we had not first learned it that way. It comes down to believing all that the scriptures (and lived experiences) say rather than believing our VIEW of it.
Rather than make comment sections forums, anyone is welcome to ask questions or make suggestions via e-mail (imagicworldview@aol.com as long as I have the time). If you have interesting specifics/ideas and do not want to post them yourself, I do sometimes post and respond to other people's comments.
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Daniel C. Branham-Steele, at 9:11 PM
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