Q: Mark with his use of "immediately" gives the impression that Jesus’ ministry lasted only a few months, from picking grain during the harvest in Mark 2 to the Passover in ch.11. Jesus, Interrupted p.42 A: I have read all of the Christian pre-Nicene literature except for two books, and much of the preserved Gnostic and Ebionite literature, and I found not a single pre-Nicene writer, Christian, Gnostic, who thought Mark indicated that Jesus’ ministry lasted only a few months. Scholars should be careful not to read their own innovative theories into ancient writings. I am sure different people can find all kinds of impressions in the Bible if they work hard enough.
J: Nimesoma maandiko ya kikristo yaliyoandikwa waliandika kabla ya baraza la kwanza la kanisa la awali lililofanyika Nikea mwaka 325 BK isipokuwa vitabu viwili tu, na mengi ya maandiko ya Wanostisia (Gnostic) na Waebioni (Ebionite), na sijamwona mwandishi yeyote wa miaka iliyoltangulia baraza la Nikea Mkristo au Mnostisia aliyedhani kuwa Marko alionyesha kuwa huduma ya Yesu ilichukua miezi michache tu. Wanazuoni wanapaswa kuwa waangalifu kutokusoma kanuni zao wenyewe za kubuni kwenye maandiko ya zamani. Nina uhakika kuwa watu tofauti wanaweza kupata mawazo ya kila namna kwenye Biblia kama watafanya bidii ya kutosha.