The Book of Mark: Week 4 | Exploring the Life of Jesus: Breaking the Rules
Before Jesus, there were rules people had to follow to ritually purify themselves before they came into the presence of Holiness. When Jesus came, He abolished those rules—and that ramped up the tension between Him and the religious authorities. In this fourth installment of the Book of Mark, we look into what ritual purification meant and what Jesus was up against when He it declared it unnecessary.