Mark's Gospel Research Paper

Mark: The Gospel of Mark tells the story of Jesus Christ’s life from when he was baptized by John the Baptist until the days of his death, and his resurrection. Mark was the second of four Gospels although some Scholars argue and insist Mark was the first Gospel written 1. Mark was written by John Mark in AD 65, with a target audience of Roman Christian beleivers 2. Mark was written in a unique manner in regards to literary genre, as it contains figures of speech, and portray life situations in a passionate story like setting that can make the reader feel as if he is there 3. The Gospel of Mark is the shortest of the four Gospels, however it is written in a manner that emphasizes more so on Jesus’s works than Jesus’s words 4. The key theme in Mark is to portray the life of Jesus Christ as the son of God 5, and the purpose was to show the human qualities and emotions that Jesus displayed from anger (Mark 3:5), and compassion (Mark 1:41). Some of the key events of Jesus Christ’s life in the Gospel Mark include his miracles, his entrance into Jerusalem, the last supper, his arrest and trial, his crucifixion, his resurrection, and his ascension 6. The Gospel of Mark ends with his instruction to the eleven Apostles “And he said unto them “Go ye into all the world, and preach the Gospel to the whole creation” (Mark 16:16), and his ascension into Heaven (Mark 16:19).

The Gospel according to Matthew is the first book of the New Testament. The story explains how the Messiah, Jesus, was refused by Israel and finally sent the disciples to preach the gospel around the whole world. As Matthew wrote for his fellow Jews, he wrote his Gospel in the language Jesus spoke, Aramaic, which led early Church Fathers to believe Matthew’s was the first Gospel. On the other hand, the Gospel of Mark teaches that Jesus is the Son of God who assumed human nature. Mark wrote the gospel in Greek for a Gentile-Christian audience, which was undergoing persecution, perhaps in Rome. A central theme is that following Jesus often means that a Christian must suffer like Jesus did. Mark’s Gospel points out that Jesus accepted this important title, but that he was reluctant to let people know his identity. (Matthew 26:26-30 and Mark 14:22-26 )

The roles of disciples play a very important part in developing the message of the gospels due to their close relation to Jesus throughout the stories. To start to understand the importance of the disciples first you have to understand the main purpose of the Gospels. The Gospels are written in order to describe Jesus’s life on earth before Heaven. They give people insight to who Jesus was and create a stronger basis of belief in Jesus and God. In order to bring the Gospels to life they use the students of Jesus or Disciples to project his teachings and stories. The disciples take on many different roles in the varying gospels. They are students, friends, witnesses, observers, and worshipers of Jesus. Disciples come in many different forms of people as well. During the stories of the Gospels, Jesus is essentially walking along picking up new followers and experiencing new things with them. Throughout the experiences, Jesus teaches the disciples and they grow and learn and as a result the reader grows and learns as well. That is why the disciples play such a pivotal role in the comprehension of Jesus and him as a person. It becomes evident when analyzing the different Gospels that Jesus’ relationship with the Disciples is slightly changed in the varying texts. A noticeable difference in the development of the disciple 's relationship to Jesus is present specifically in the Gospel of Mark and the Gospel of Thomas.

Bible Scholar David Garland points to two possibilities as to why Mark’s Gospel is written in a narrative style or form. Garland believes the Gospel of Mark either came from an oral story circulating in the Jerusalem church or it came from a firsthand account of the Apostle Peter. Some bible scholars point to the idea that the Gospel of Mark was narrativized, so it could be heard rather than be read silently. Bible scholar Robert Tannehill believes the Gospel of Mark may even have been collected and delivered orally before it was ever written down. Michael Licona believes if a certain text appears in all three Synoptics, the Gospel of Mark is the most likely source for Matthew and Luke’s accounts. Licona notes that this rule should not be held hard and fast, since Mark may also have been using an oral story while Matthew and Luke choose another source or omitted material where it differs in each of their Gospel’s. The Apostle Peter seems to be the eyewitness account which Mark narrates into a single unified story, which centers around a single central figure Jesus and a group of His closest companions. If the author of Mark was using an oral story to write his gospel from, this would definitely explain its narrative style.

The Gospel of Mark is a narrative of the life of Jesus Christ, leading up to his death. The Gospel of Mark starts off with the baptism of Jesus by John the Baptist. In the first couple of chapters, Mark

Today I am going to talk a little bit about the Christian Worldview. Religion can be a highly debated subject depending on who you talk to and the environment you are in. With so many different types of religion in the world today it can get confusing where you may fit in. In this paper I will be exploring some of the important elements of one of the more well known religions in the Christian Worldview to help you to understand why they believe what they believe.

The Gospels of Jesus tell a story that is a unified story over the four gospels. Each of the four writers had their own point of view that they were writing from. Just a four journalists covering an important story will write from their own point of view

What is the gospel of Mark saying to us about discipleship? Mark is emphasizing “the way of the cross” as “the way of love and service”. Jesus is the suffering servant and he calls on his disciples to be the same. It is not a theology of glory (theologia gloriae) but the theology of the cross (theologia crucis). God’s power is perfected in weakness. 5. True greatness lies in service (9:33-7), true fulfillment lies in self-giving. (8:35) and true happiness lies in “receiving the kingdom of God like a little child’ (10:15) 6.

“The Gospel According to Mark” is a short story written by Jorge Luis Borges. The author grew up in Latin America, specifically Buenos Aires, which is mentioned throughout the length of this story. The short story introduces the reader to a character named, Balthasar Espinosa, who is a medical student attending school in Buenos Aires. Espinosa would end up in Los Alamos and read the gospel to a family during a treacherous rain storm, but in the end it would result in tragedy for our protagonist. The setting of the story is primarily set in Los Alamos, a country land, and during Espinosa’s stay a heavy rainstorm would force him to form a bond with the Gutres family. The setting in the country. where it is more secluded, would allow unfathomable actions to occur that normally would not develop in a metropolitan city such as Buenos Aires. The inclusion of a heavy rainstorm and isolation from a large population ultimately led to our protagonist’s demise.

Mark wrote his gospel sometime during or soon after the Roman Jewish war in 66-74 CE. Roman oppression led to numerous Jewish uprisings, involving great bloodshed. Finally, the Romans destroyed Jerusalem and burned the temple in 70 CE. This destruction traumatized Christians and Jews alike. Against this background, Mark writes his gospel.[1] One of the reasons for the composition was to reassure and instruct his readers in their faith. His main vehicle of instruction is the disciples. Mark presents the disciples in a harsher manner than the other three gospels. However, Mark's severe depiction of the disciples serves a powerful purpose: to teach the readers about true discipleship.

Throughout the Gospel of Mark, Jesus exercised his divine power to perform miracles and bring healing to people of many nations. At one point Jesus is confronted by a Jewish leader, Jairus. He comes begging Jesus to lay his hands on his daughter because she is facing death. Mark specifies that Jairus was a Jewish man to show that Jesus had no bias when it comes to who he is willing to help, Jew or Gentile alike. Jairus begs Jesus to follow him and heal his daughter; Jesus agrees since he knows that this man has faith in him. Jesus follows Jairus to his daughter, however, he attracts a large crowd along the way. The crowd symbolizes the number of people that Jesus always had following him. However, like the Jewish leadership, not all the people

A Gospel in general, is a textual document written in narrative form of the good news and teachings proclaimed by Jesus to announce the power of God. Mark’s Gospel is one of four others (Matthew, Luke and John), where each Gospel has its differences in structure, language and theological slants. Mark’s Gospel is divided into three main sections: The Ministry of Jesus, Jesus’ prologue of foretelling his Passion, and his Passion and Death. Mark set out

In the Gospel of Mark 10:2-16 the Pharisees ask Jesus if it is okay for a man to divorce his wife. Jesus replied by asking them what Moses had told them. They then responded saying that Moses told them it was allowed if they filed for a divorce. Jesus said that Moses allowed them only because he knew how the men were. He said that when a man leaves his parents, he should come together with his wife. He then added that the husband and wife should become one. The disciples then asked Jesus the same question. This time he responded saying that anyone who divorces commits adultery. One day people were bringing children to see Jesus but the disciples sent them away. Jesus noticed what they were doing

Mark presents Jesus as a compassionate savior who through his acts of service and acts of suffering summons unbelievers to become disciples and so that believers would understand what it means to be committed followers of Jesus. In Mark's account of the Passion of Jesus Christ, Jesus dies alone.Jesus only speaks once from the cross stating "My God, my God, why have you abandoned me?" and dies. Mark acknowledges that after Jesus' crucifixtion that people believed in Jesus being the true Messiah, "Truly this man was the Son of God!" (15:39).

The Gospel of Mark was written “to encourage a group undergoing difficult trials and persecutions” (Just 1). The way that Mark does this is by showing his people that through faith and belief in God, peace and salvation can be achieved. Readers even see how the first thing Jesus says in the Gospel of Mark deals with faith. Mark says, “Jesus came to Galilee, preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God, And saying ‘the time is fulfilled and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent ye and believe the gospel’” (Mark 1:14-15). This is a powerful way to show that faith is very important in Christianity. Faith is first seen when four men came to one of Jesus’ teachings with a paralyzed man. They could not get through the huge crowd, so they had to cut a hole in the