Please click the link to read the reflection on today’s Gospel: Were Peter and Andrew called before or after John the Baptist was arrested? Reconciling the synoptic gospels with John
3 rd Sunday in Ordinary Time, Mark 1:14-20 After John had been arrested, Jesus came to Galilee proclaiming the gospel of God . In the synoptic gospels (Matthew, Mark, and Luke), the vocation of not only Peter but also Andrew as well as of James and John occurs while the soon-to-be apostles are fishing and after John the Baptist has been arrested. However, St. John very clearly states that both Andrew and Peter (and perhaps John as well) were called by Jesus while they were with St. John the Baptist – at least, Andrew was with the Baptizer, and then he went and brought Peter to Jesus. Now, at first glance, it would seem that these two accounts are incompatible; however, we will quickly notice that there were two occasions in which Christ called these men. The first calling of Andrew and (probably) John and Peter as presented in St. John’s Gospel occurred a full year before the second calling of the apostles which is given…
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