Chapter 1 Notes
17) Ingredients such as Triclosan, along with excessive sanitizer use, are cited as being hazardous in a Centers for Disease Control study http://www.livestrong.com/article/121354-health-risks-related-hand-sanitizer/
18) The Pharisaic actions and sentiments in Mark 7 should not be considered as representative of all Jewish and/or Pharisaic thought.
19) Matthew 15:1–11
20) Mark 7:17
21) Hand washing traditions might be inferred from Exodus 19:6, 30:19–21; Leviticus 15:11, and Deuteronomy 21:6.
22) Numbers 9:6
23) Matthew 5:17
24) Leviticus 5, Leviticus 15, Leviticus 22, Numbers 5
25) Mark 7:15
26) Leviticus 13:14; 15:2, 8; 15:16–19
27) Leviticus 6:28
28) Leviticus 13:55, Numbers 31:23
29) A precautionary washing request or tradition in accordance with Leviticus 15:11 is not unreasonable as a matter of habit or prudence, but should not be interpreted as a standing mandate either. Eating while in an unclean state was still permitted (ref. Deuteronomy 12:15), provided that contact with others or communal food (e.g., Deuteronomy 26:14) was avoided.
30) Grain collected directly from a field was not considered unclean, e.g., Matthew 12:1.
31) Mark 7:1-4
32) An extensive listing of additional Mark 7:19 English translations, along with further translation assessments, have been included in chapter 5 for ease of comparison.
33) Interlinear Greek text is based upon Textus Receptus.
34) From Interlinear Scripture Analyzer (ISA) software per www.scripture4all.org.
35) Deuteronomy 23:12, Ezekiel 4:12–15
36) Strong’s G2839, e.g., Mark 7:2
37) Strong’s G2842 (κοινωνία/koinōnia), meaning fellowship or community, likely correlates to Strong’s G2862 (κολωνία/kolōnia), meaning colony.
38) Acts 2:44, Acts 4:32, Titus 1:4, Jude 1:3
39) Strong’s G2840
40) Acts 10:28
41) Strong’s G2511 (καθαρίζω/katharizō) in verbal form means “cleaning” or “purging.” Strong’s G2513 (καθαρισμός/katharismos) as an adjective means “clean.”
42) “
” or “teshuvah” in Hebrew, Strong’s H8666
43) Luke 3:7–18
44) Matthew 7:10 implies that a snake (an unclean animal) is an unsuitable substitute for a fish.