Keywords search

Read mark chapter 6 34-44 and the do the following online bible http://bible.oremus.org/

Run at least 2 interesting keyword searches using interesting keywords from your passage, searching for those words in that gospel

Begin by looking for interesting or unusual words in your passage, or words favored by that Gospel author. You might have to check for different versions of your word (e.g. dwell or live?). Use the text box provided or upload a file explaining a search or two that you ran, and comment on the results and what seemed interesting about the results. (See below for instructions on how to do a keyword search in your gospel and gospel passage.

then read the attached file and do the following

Look up your passage on ATLA, especially by using the Scripture citation (e.g. “Mark 5:1-20”). Use the tricks I taught you. Email to yourself the good articles you find. Write a short explanation of what you did to find good results (I will ONLY accept results from ATLA).

How to do a search on keywords in the Bible:Go to http://bible.oremus.org/ .

1. Scroll down to the third way of requesting a search (“Or enter a word or a phrase to search for”).
2. Set it to New Revised Standard Version (same as the red bible we use in class). Don’t pick the “Anglicized version” or the spellings will seem off).
3. Use the drop down menus to set your starting section/gospel of the bible (for example “Matthew”) and ending section/gospel (“Matthew” if you want material only in Matthew, starting with “Matthew” and ending with “John” if you want all gospels, etc.). (This drop down menu includes all the books of the bible in order).
4. Try searching for some words and skim looking over your results list for anything that looks like it might be interesting (perhaps terms used frequently, or words that are very rare–but perhaps important when used, or words that are very frequent in one section of the gospels and not in others, etc.). You probably need to try a few words before you arrive at an interesting search (use words you see in your text and spell them correctly!)
5. Explain your searches and results in the text box (you can even copy in the most interesting ones) or by making and uploading a file .
6. ****Also run some keyword searches on ATLA Catholic and ATLA religion (EBSCO databases) that find good articles for your paper. Note 3 good keyword searches you used.

Some examples:

• “Immediately” is used 28 times in Mark (rushed eschatological pace!), but hardly at all in John.
• “Women” is used 2 times in Mark, but 12 times in Luke. “Woman” is used 6 times in Mark, but 17 times in Luke (Luke is known for featuring stories about women).
• “Testify” is used 4 times total in Matthew, Mark, and Luke, but 18 times in John.
• “Weep” or “weeping” is repeated 3 times in John’s resurrection account in association with Mary Magdalene. Mary of Bethany is also featured as weeping. John’s gospel is the only one that describes Jesus weeping.