12-21-2013, 05:43 AM
Yea, I have always believed that they were the same event, and the surface of the text indicates this, but when you read Matthew's and Mark's account of the event, it seems to indicate that the water walking took place in the middle of the lake, or about 4 miles out, not near the shore or in the bay near a town.
In John 6, after they got into the Boat and headed back to shore, it says it was "in an hour" that it took, which seems to indicate the ship was moving maybe about 4 miles an hour. Rowing? Were they moving from the middle of the lake, or maybe more along the shore line?
When Shamasha Paul had pointed out above that it looks like John's account says that the water walking took place in more shallow water, near the town, and not in the deeper water out in the middle of the lake, it raised some questions in my mind, unless I read his comments wrong there.
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In John 6, after they got into the Boat and headed back to shore, it says it was "in an hour" that it took, which seems to indicate the ship was moving maybe about 4 miles an hour. Rowing? Were they moving from the middle of the lake, or maybe more along the shore line?
When Shamasha Paul had pointed out above that it looks like John's account says that the water walking took place in more shallow water, near the town, and not in the deeper water out in the middle of the lake, it raised some questions in my mind, unless I read his comments wrong there.
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