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The Gospel Of Mark. Chapter One. Mark begins his gospel with the ministry of John the Baptist (1-8), followed by Jesus’ baptism by John and temptation by Satan (9-11). Jesus began his own ministry in Galilee, proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom of God (12-15).
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A. The Author
There are three pieces of evidence to consider: title, external evidence, and internal evidence.
B. Date
The issue of the date of this gospel also revolves around external and internal evidence.
C. Destination and Recipients
There is good evidence that Mark wrote to mostly Gentile Christians living in Rome. In all likelihood, he lived there too.29 Not only is the external testimony strong,30 but the internal evidence is also suggestive: (1) Mark explains Palestinian customs (cf. 7:3-4); (2) some of the retained Aramaic expressions are translated (in a gloss/midrashic fashion) into Greek (cf. 3:17; 5:41; 10:46); and (3) there are many Latinisms in Mark. Although some scholars do not think the Latinisms carry much...
Mark dramatically opens his Gospel with prophecies from Malachi and Isaiah (Mal. 3:1 and Isa. 40:3) about Jesus’ forerunner, John the Baptizer. Thus what is found in Matthew 3 and Luke 3 is placed up front in Mark’s Gospel. There is no genealogy, for the credentials of a servant are his actions.40After a brief introduction to the work of John (1:1-...
I. The Beginning of the Servant’s Ministry (1:1-13) A. His Forerunner (1:1-8) B. His Baptism (1:9-11) C. His Temptation (1:12-13) II. The Servant’s Ministry in Galilee (1:14–6:6a) A. Cycle One: Jesus’ Early Galilean Ministry (1:14–3:6) 1. Introductory Summary: Jesus’ Message in Galilee (1:14-15) 2. A Call to Four Fishermen (1:16-20) 3. Authority ov...
OUTLINE: The Credentials of Christ. I. John INTRODUCES the Servant, Chapter 1:1-8. (Death of John, Mar 6:14-29 ) II. God the Father IDENTIFIES the Servant, Chapter 1:9-11. (Transfiguration, Mar 9:1-8 ) III. The temptation INITIATES the Servant, Chapter 1:12, 13.
Prologue: Events preceding the ministry of Jesus, 1:1-13. John the Baptist prepares the way for the ministry of Jesus by preaching in the wilderness, 1:1-8. Jesus comes to John for baptism, 1:9-11. Jesus is tempted by Satan, 1:12, 13. The early stages of the Galilean ministry, 1:14-3:6.
a. Mark’s gospel is an ideal introduction to the Christian faith b. In mission fields it is often the first book translated into a new language [Who was Mark? What makes his gospel unique? Let’s start with...] I. AUTHOR AND DATE OF THE GOSPEL A. JOHN MARK... 1. Who apparently came from a wealthy family a. His mother was Mary, who had a ...
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This summary of the Gospel of Mark provides information about the title, author (s), date of writing, chronology, theme, theology, outline, a brief overview, and the chapters of the Gospel of Mark.
1. Introduction. Mark announces “the beginning of the good news of Jesus Christ” and introduces John the Baptist. Jesus is baptized, identified as God’s beloved Son, and immediately tested in the wilderness by Satan. ( Mark 1:1-15) 2. Mark’s First Section: Jesus’ Ministry outside of Jerusalem (Mark 1:16-8:21)
