Analysis of the Children in Mark's Gospel

In reading this section of editors J.J. Mueller’s Theological Foundations, I have been able to come to an understanding that in order to understand the Bible in its full we must dive deeper into the study of Christ, otherwise known as Christology. In order to begin to break down Christology, we must pose the question “who do you say that I am?” (80). We know that Jesus was a storyteller, He brought fourth his ideas through these stories and parables to teach the Jews and the Gentiles about the kingdom of God and what it has to offer. Not only in this chapter do we get an explanation of Jesus and His amazing stories but we also get an understanding of His unprecedented miracles.

In the Gospel of Matthew, in the fifth chapter, Jesus describes what kingdom living is all about. As the disciples and others were looking for Jesus kingdom to come here on earth, he said to them that the kingdom of heaven was at hand. As they looked for his throne on earth, he was speaking of a different of living.Therefore repent of your sins and believe the Gospel. His disciples were somewhat confused they did not understand what God's kingdom was all about. The kingdom of God is where God will take place. It is where His will and His peace reign over all others. In the Gospel of Mark 1:15 supports, the idea of Jesus fulfilled the kingdom of God when he says repent now comes God`s Kingdom. In this verse Mark calls to repentance and to believe

The writer John gives to us a portrait of Jesus as a social boundary buster, by recording “his longest conversation, which takes place with a woman, as well as recovering her character and circumstances in spite of her marital issues.”

This paper will unpack the oral tradition that heralded the synoptic gospels to reveal that what appears static in written word was actually a mutable story that shifted over decades. Furthermore, understanding the flexibility of the early oral gospel will invite current Bible readers to break from the rigidity of the text and create performances of the Gospel that reflect the cultural setting of today. In order to accomplish this task this paper will begin with a historical perspective in Palestine during the time of Jesus to show how information was passed along from one person to the next. Next, an examination of form criticism offers insight into the oral tradition between Jesus death and the synoptic gospels. Following, the scholarship of James D.G. Dunn will further the conversation regarding oral tradition. In the end, this examination of historical oral tradition will bring life back into the living Word by disconnecting the verses from the page and restoring them into the mouth of

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The Gospels of Mark, Matthew, Luke, and John all wrote about Jesus differently because of when they were written. The Gospel of Mark, written during 70 CE, portrayed Jesus as a suffering servant, apocalyptic preacher, and miracle worker (Frigge, 163). Mark was written when the second temple had fallen, and the Romans were in complete control. Seen as being closely related to Saint Paul, Mark was assumed to have lived to see when Nero persecuted the Christians, especially the disciples Paul, Peter, and James (Frigge, 163). With Mark’s gospel, he wrote about not only Jesus’s passion story and death but also, the miracles he performed and the way he interacted with his disciples (Frigge, 164). Mark wrote Jesus as the authoritative son of God

In this fundamental record, acclaimed student of history Karen Armstrong examines the origination, incubation, and life of history's most authoritative book. Armstrong dissects the social and political circumstance in which oral history transformed into composed sacred text, how this all-encompassing sacred text was gathered into one work, and how it got to be acknowledged as Christianity's consecrated content. Armstrong takes an intense minded way to deal with asserted circumstances and events (Armstrong,

The gospel of mark highlights some issues, which are essential to mankind and the Christians in general. The events highlighted in chapters 14-16 are of significance to the worldview and it is my own view that the Christians should learn from them and embrace all the virtues in the chapters.

​For centuries, people from diverse religions and cultures have searched for substantial data in order to better understand the true nature and identity of Jesus. Some contend that he was a prophet; others worship him as a god, while many others assert that he was merely a wise teacher with no link to the divine. In the second part of Graham Stanton’s book, The Gospels and Jesus, Jesus’ intentions, teachings, and downfall are examined and assessed with notable order and clarity, all in an attempt to resolve the fundamental question of Part II: who was Jesus of Nazareth?

The Gospel of Mark creates a life history of Christ. The gospel presents Christ as a prophet, scribe, teacher, the Messiah, Son of God, Son of man, and the resurrected. It makes many references to the Old Testament, with the purpose to give it quality to the people it was planned for. With these references the writers combined well-known stories such as the Line of David,

The Gospel of Mark “picks up at the start of Jesus’s ministry” (Gundry, 2012, p. 156). The Gospel is fast-paced and full of action. I enjoyed how you compared the book of Mark to current day cinema that society would love to watch. The Gospel of Mark unashamedly jumps right into the action of Jesus’s life allowing us the opportunity to be a part of the drama as it unfolds.

The Gospel of Mark is the second book of one of the four gospels in the Christian New Testament. It was written according to John Mark. However, the earliest reference to the Gospel of Mark comes from Papias, an early Christian writer, and bishop. Scholars have tried to prove the certainty of the degree of who wrote the Gospel of Mark. They have been unable to verify these accounts due to the type of information, and the collection of secondhand preaching is not in chronological order (Harris, 2014). According to tradition, John Mark, a traveling companion of The Apostle Paul and an interpreter of Simon Peter, wrote the gospel using Peter's eyewitness accounting with Jesus. Scholars acknowledged that he utilized some of Jesus’ parables as his

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 body of Scripture within John’s Gospel is known as a “spiritual Gospel” has moved countless hearts and had a profound impact bringing many closer to Christ. There is a separation between history and theology. The “spiritual” gospel is taken as nonhistorical, however, through his narrative the evangelist uses eyewitness language to testify to these events making John grounded firmly in actual historical events. For example, “The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory . . .” With this separation between history and theology, the strong criticisms of John’s historical reliability has moved the book closer to myth and legend.

The writer is almost always accompanied by an audience. This is because the writer generally utilizes writing as an avenue to expression. An avenue to communicate a message that was once bottled up in his or her mind. Whether we vocalize it or not, we seem to write with the purpose and hope of having what we have written be read. And we must, nonetheless, have an awareness for the particular audience we are writing to. There are indeed differences in how one would construct a formal essay in comparison to how one would construct an informal letter to a friend. The content will vary. The intent and objective will be different depending on who it is written to. Therefore, in an effort to highlight the differences between the Gospel of Matthew and the Gospel of John, it is fitting for us to closely examine the disparity between their audiences and between their instruction and message. In particular, we will explore the distinction and implications of specific events in both gospels. and in the end, we hope to expose the variation of these two books and uncover what their differences tell us and why their differences matter.