Mark 6:1 – 6:29 (Week 11) Study Notes and Questions

There seem to be parallels between John/Herod and Elijah/Ahab – Ahab was the worst king of Israel (1 Kings 16:29-33, 21:20-26) and persecuted the prophet Elijah. His wife Jezebel (like Herodias) was if anything even worse -- she made it her goal to kill Elijah (see 1 Kings 19:2). ................
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