Mark As 3.1

When I read Mark during church we would read the long ending, at the time I didn’t know the difference between the endings. I was confused to why there were three different parts to it and they were broken up as if they were supposed to be a new verse. When I asked the leader of the class she couldn’t give me an explanation. With the research I have done I feel that I have come to a conclusion as to which ending is the most correct and why there are multiple endings.

The Gospel of Mark has three different endings rather than one known ending like the other Gospels. The other Gospels are easily ended with an ending that fits. The Gospel of Mark is also much shorter than the other ones, but the most important difference is how he chose to begin and end it. There are many scholars giving reasons for how or why this one ended the way it did, and also where they think the correct ending appears. They too have different views, so they must leave it to the readers to decide what they each personally think. The two extra ending that were added have major differences from the original. But with more than one version of the correct ending, it shows there is a problem.

Before one can discuss the purpose and meaning of His account of Jesus’ miracles, it is important to define what Mark’s goal was with writing this Gospel.

Mark’s treatment of the disciples is significant. Explanations such as pastoral or pedagogic have been suggested by Scholars. The first is the pastoral or pedagogic explanation. 1. It is claimed that Mark’s chief concern was a pastoral one. His purpose was to offer help or encouragement to the congregation to whom he was writing in face of the problems that confronted it. In the Markan Gospel, the disciples’ appear frail, confused, afraid and human by comparison to Jesus, they make him stand out in his authority and dignity as the Lord of the church. The disciples repeatedly misunderstand him, this gives

I did my coat of arms on the gospel of Mark, one of the three synoptic gospels. The top left corner of the coat of arms depicts an image of an angry lion. Back in these times, there was a popular blood sport among the Romans known as damnatio ad bestias, or "condemnation to beasts". In this gruesome type of entertainment, Christians as well as others who were uncooperative with the government, were subject to death in front of a crowd of spectators. They were killed by animals such as tigers, bears, and even lions. In relation, an angry lion can be used to represent these persecuted Christians whom the evangelist Mark mainly preached to.

In the Gospel of Mark, Mark discloses the life of Jesus and his embodiment of God’s Kingdom. Throughout his Gospel, Mark focuses on accurately revealing Jesus’ identity to his readers, and explaining why Jesus was destined to die on the Cross. Mark uses his role as an arranger by employing a diverse array of literary tactics to highlight the lessons of his narrative. One of the most effective of these devices is intercalation—the process of sandwiching one story between the beginning and ending of a separate story. For most people, this tactic would at first appear as impractical or senseless; however, through this process Mark is able to convey a deeper meaning in the lessons he is hoping to share through the life of Jesus, and what it infers about the nature of God’s Kingdom. One of the most notable examples of intercalation in the Gospel of Mark is seen in Mark 5:21-43: the story of the raising of Jairus’ twelve-year-old daughter and the woman who suffered from hemorrhages. Through the intercalation of these two passages, Mark is able to express that the boundaries of God’s Kingdom expand beyond social status and wealth, and that faith alone is all that is needed to be a part of His divine realm.

The gospel of Mark is a short recollection of Jesus life, it has many details but is missing pieces or additions to his life. The Gospel of mark was said to have lost pieces, and also the first account of Jesus life. Although it is not as detailed in some areas as it is in others, it tells many accounts of Jesus life on earth and what kind of a person he was, the life he lived, his struggles and his ending.

The Messianic Secret- the Jews expected a “militant Messiah” and to accomplish Gods plan “Jesus keep his identity a secret” to make sure Gods plan was fully fulfilled. Gospel of the romans- Mark designed the gospel for a roman audience taking the time to explain Jewish culture. The passion- Mark pays a great amount of attention to the sacrifice of Christ.

The genre of this specific pericope is best described as a narrative (Mann 398). This narrative is seen not only here in Mark but also in Luke 18:18-30 and Matthew 19:16-30. Thus, though the Markan story is written by Mark, it does not stand alone. The Book

In this paper, I am writing about the Gospel of Mark. The Gospel of Mark is the shortest Gospel, but is a really cool one. It covers a lot of key events that happened during Jesus’ lifetime. After reading the chapters, we pointed out things that stood out to us, which we thought were strange or interesting. We also pointed out spiritual lessons that taught us about our faith. We also wrote down questions that we had about the material.

In the Gospel of Mark 12:38-44 Jesus was warning the people about the scribes. He said the scribes took advantage of greetings, places, and seats of honor and that they would be punished for what they have done. Jesus then got up and sat next to the place where people placed money in the treasury. He saw that the people who were wealthy did contribute a large amount of money. Then Jesus saw a poor old widow. The widow placed two coins that were worth very little. Jesus then turned to his disciples and explained that this poor woman had given more than anyone else. Even if what she gave was very little, it was everything she had to give.

This particular passage is important as it sets the tone for the whole gospel. By opening with this story, Mark establishes from the beginning that Jesus is the Messiah and the Son of God. This demonstrates an important message conveyed throughout the gospel, the idea that in order for someone to understand the story, what Jesus was sent for and what God is trying to do, one must first understand who Jesus is and why he is the Messiah. This information is pivotal to understanding the rest of the story as this idea is highlighted in key scenes throughout Mark's gospel, for instance the scene where Jesus turns to his disciples and asks them who they think He is. The fact that this is the opening scene in Mark's Gospel is fitting as the Christian

The concept of ‘seeing’ the ways of Jesus and that He is the Messiah, is to truly understand the message being portrayed throughout the Gospel, and not the surface meaning that is being represented literally. This concept was very significant to Jesus and his followers as to interpret the meaning without being said, most parables being related to the Kingdom of God and Jesus’ miracle stories. Times were harsh and difficult to spread and teach the words of Jesus, as Mark’s community would face persecution. The disciples of Jesus could ‘see’ more than other believers could perceive, from being apart of Jesus’ life with close relationships, as they were taught the fundamentals from Jesus himself to understand his teachings in much more depth and fluency than others. There were many similarities among Jesus’ twelve disciples and Mark’s community, as both groups share the strong faith in Jesus and God’s power by spreading the good news to others as well as experiencing hardships caused by arrogant hierarchy and society. According to Mark, Jesus was known for his parables and

Jesus is presented in the Gospel of Mark as not only christ, son of God, but also servant of God, whom of which brings the wisdom, and Kingdom of God; shown in his teachings. This is demonstrated in the first miracle, the casting out of a demon. “This was because Jesus had said, ‘Evil *spirit, come out of this man!” (Mark 5:8) Thus demonstrating that the God whom Jesus served was superior to all other gods.This gospel points out that Jesus showed His authority over disease, nature, demons, death, and Sin

The context surrounding the Gospel of Matthew is that he was concerned with the position of these early Christian churches within Israel, or in its relationship to what we call Judaism and he wrote mainly for the Jewish Christian Audience (Koster). The context surrounding the Gospel of Mark is that he was writing for the people who spoke Greek outside the homeland (Mellowes). Lastly, the context surrounding the Gospel of Luke is that he was writing for a Hellenistic audience (Attridge). Therefore, the different contexts of the parable can cause people to interpret the parable differently. Furthermore, Mark’s version of the parable was the longest because of the crowd he was writing to.