Mark 13:32: Problem or Paradigm?

by Timothy Miller

“But of that day and that hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels which are in heaven, neither the Son, but the Father” (Mk 13:32). Mark's readers have spent hours over those three essential words — “nor the Son.” What does it mean that the Son does not know? Has Mark jeopardized the divinity of Christ? Has the text been corrupted? Might there be another definition for “know”? Could the Son be some¬one different than Christ Himself? This seemingly enigmatic text has elicited a legion of questions of which the previous are merely a sample. This article will argue that Mark 13:32 should not be looked at as an exegetical embarrassment, but as a clear paradigm for God’s interaction with his creatures.

33 pages, Kindle Edition

First published March 4, 2013