Book of Mark

Jesus son of God not Caesar

Author of the Gospel of Mark- External evidence

1. All copies with titles claim Mark as author

2. Mark was not a major player in the New Testament

3. Most Greco-Roman Bios preferred a famous author

Author of the Gospel of Mark- Internal evidence

1. Acts 12:12 - Peter & Mark met at Mark’s mothers home

2. Acts 13:4-13 - Mark returns to Jerusalem where Peter is

3. If this Gospel includes Peter’s memories, we have records of Peter & Mark’s interactions.

4. Acts 10:36-41 - The outline of Mark’s gospel is very similar to Peter’s preaching concerning Jesus.

Author of the Gospel of Mark- Early Church Evidence

1. Papias - (30-160 AD/CE)

2. Irenaeus - (130-202 AD/CE)

3. Clement of Alexandria - (250-215 AD/CE)

Why write the Gospel of Jesus?

1. For use in teaching

2. For use in worship

3. For apologetic reasons - to answer questions

4. For Christological reasons - who is Jesus?

5. For Pastoral reasons - to help mature disciples & churches

6. To shape the reader in the image of Jesus!

Outline of Mark’s Gospel

Introduction

Jesus is the son of God and not Caesar

1. Announced by John (1:1-8)

2. Affirmed by the Father (1:9-11)

3. Tested by Satan (1:12-13)

Meanings of the resurrection

Jesus is the son of God, he defeated sin and death, once baptised you gain life with Jesus forever.

When Jesus entered Jerusalem on a colt, who else entered Jerusalem that day from the opposite gate?

Pontius Pilate

Jesus talks to the disciples about need for faith when talking about the withered fig tree. In class we discussed the word faith can be translated with two other words. What are they?

Belief and allegiance

What do Moses and Elijah represent?

Moses - law

Elijah - prophets

Journey to Jerusalem: Revealing His Mission. Three “death predictions” revealed a theme of Jesus’ mission. What were the 3 (three) themes we talked about?

Suffering, greatness, and humility

What is the Gospel? (Gospel of Mark)

Jesus is son of God not Caesar

What 4 things did we say Mark shows Jesus being King over?

Demonic, sickness, sin, tradition

What are the Major Themes of Mark listed in our textbook?

3 part outline of Mark’s Gospel from the video?

Jesus came in on a donkey Pontius came in on a horse. What do they represent?

humility vs. power

Mark

Jesus son of God not Caesar