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GOSPEL OF MARK
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HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS /
PURPOSE AND OUTCOME

Purpose and Outcome

Will keep you reading through and thinking in sections or units of

thought
Will familiarize you with the content of the text and the entire gospel
Will make you think about the natural divisions in the text, like a
paragraph bible
Will help you memorize content and placement and narrative flow

HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS /
INSTRUCTIONS
Read prayerfully and meditatively through the respective portion

indicated for your assignment

Download, then copy/paste or work with the non-paragraphed text
directly in the file uploaded on Populi under the Info tab for this
course.
Break the text into paragraph sections where you think the thought
changes to a new topic.
Give each section a heading number and title (headings 3 minimum, 5
Maximum)
Do NOT use study helps to do this (no commentary, dictionary, study
bible etc.) Just YOU!
Example from outline in The Bible Knowledge Commentary

Mark 1:113 (ESV)

1 The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.
2 As it is wriFen in Isaiah the prophet, Behold, I send my messenger before your face, who will prepare your
way,
3 the voice of one crying in the wilderness: Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight,
4 John appeared, bapTzing in the wilderness and proclaiming a bapTsm of repentance for the forgiveness of
sins.
5 And all the country of Judea and all Jerusalem were going out to him and were being bapTzed by him in the
river Jordan, confessing their sins.
6 Now John was clothed with camels hair and wore a leather belt around his waist and ate locusts and wild
honey.
7 And he preached, saying, AZer me comes he who is mighTer than I, the strap of whose sandals I am not
worthy to stoop down and unTe.
8 I have bapTzed you with water, but he will bapTze you with the Holy Spirit.
9 In those days Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee and was bapTzed by John in the Jordan.
10 And when he came up out of the water, immediately he saw the heavens being torn open and the Spirit
descending on him like a dove.
11 And a voice came from heaven, You are my beloved Son; with you I am well pleased.
12 The Spirit immediately drove him out into the wilderness.
13 And he was in the wilderness forty days, being tempted by Satan. And he was with the wild animals, and
the angels were ministering to him.

HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS /
OUTLINING / SAMPLE FROM BKC

I. Jesus announcement by John the Baptist (1:18)

II. Jesus baptism by John the Baptist (1:911)
III. Jesus temptation by Satan (1:1213)

I. Jesus Announcement by John the Baptist (1:18)

1 The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. 2 As it is wriFen in Isaiah the prophet, Behold, I send my messenger
before your face, who will prepare your way, 3 the voice of one crying in the wilderness: Prepare the way of the Lord, make his
paths straight, 4 John appeared, bapTzing in the wilderness and proclaiming a bapTsm of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. 5
And all the country of Judea and all Jerusalem were going out to him and were being bapTzed by him in the river Jordan, confessing
their sins. 6 Now John was clothed with camels hair and wore a leather belt around his waist and ate locusts and wild honey. 7 And
he preached, saying, AZer me comes he who is mighTer than I, the strap of whose sandals I am not worthy to stoop down and
unTe. 8 I have bapTzed you with water, but he will bapTze you with the Holy Spirit.

II.Jesus Baptism by John the Baptist (1:911)

9 In those days Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee and was bapTzed by John in the Jordan. 10 And when he came up out of the
water, immediately he saw the heavens being torn open and the Spirit descending on him like a dove. 11 And a voice came from
heaven, You are my beloved Son; with you I am well pleased.

III.Jesus Temptation by Satan (1:1213)

12 The Spirit immediately drove him out into the wilderness. 13 And he was in the wilderness forty days, being tempted by Satan.
And he was with the wild animals, and the angels were ministering to him.

FA L L 2 0 1 6 C L A S S O N E / S E S S I O N O N E
INTRODUCTION TO THE GOSPEL OF MARK

GOSPEL OF MARK
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BACKGROUND TO
THE GOSPEL OF MARK

What do we know about the author?

What do we know about the book itself?
Where do we find this information?
Scripture
Church History

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

What does Ancient Tradition Tell us?

John Mark was the author of a gospel called The Gospel of

Mark
Mark was a companion of the Apostle Peter at some point
during his ministry
Mark was the young man present at Jesus arrest who fled the
scene naked (Mk 14:51-52)

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

What does Scripture Tell us?

Family
Son of Mary of Jerusalem - apparently affluent (Acts 12:12)
Cousin of Barnabas (Col 4:10)

ABOUT THE WRITER

His Name
Hebrew name was OT ynn, Yahweh has shown grace (2 Ki. 25:23)
Later known by his Roman name Mark but first John Mark (Acts 12:25)
Source for his Latin name Marcus is uncertain two possibilities:
Sometimes Jewish families that had been captured as slaves in war, and later freed,

took, as freedmen, the name of the Roman family to which they had been enslaved
Many 1st-century Jews took a Gk. or Rom. name in addition to their Heb. name, c.f.

(Acts 1:23). The same is common among Jews today.

ABOUT THE WRITER

His Ministry
Helped Paul and Barnabas on missionary journeys (Acts
12:25, 13:5)
Later he is found with Paul encouraging and serving! (Col
4:10)
He spent Years of serving with the Apostle Peter (1 Pet 5:13)
Compiled the Gospel known by his Latin name (used for
Roman audience?)

ABOUT THE BOOK

What does Ancient Tradition Tell us?

Generally accepted that Peter was the primary source for

Mark (church fathers)

Anti-Marcionite prologue, only part of which has survived, says Mark was called

stumpy-fingered (kolobodaktylos) because his fingers were short in relation to the

rest of his body; he was Peters interpreter, and after Peters departure he committed
his Gospel to writing in the parts of Italy

R. A. Cole, Mark, Gospel Of, ed. D. R. W. Wood et al., New Bible Dictionary
(Leicester, England: InterVarsity Press, 1996), 728.

ABOUT THE BOOK

Papias Bishop of Hierapolis, (c. 140 A.D.), This also the presbyter said: Mark,

having become the interpreter of Peter, wrote down accurately, though not indeed
in order, whatsoever he remembered of the things said or done by Christ. For he
neither heard the Lord nor followed him, but afterward, as I said, he followed
Peter, who adapted his teaching to the needs of his hearers, but with no intention
of giving a connected account of the Lords discourses, so that Mark committed
no error while he thus wrote some things as he remembered them. For he was
careful of one thing, not to omit any of the things which he had heard, and not to
state any of them falsely. These things are related by Papias concerning Mark.

ABOUT THE BOOK

Preserved in Eusebius. Youseebeus. Church historian of

the fourth century (c. 260c. 340), from Caesarea.

Standard Bible Dictionary (Cincinnati: Standard Publishing, 2006).

ABOUT THE BOOK

Mark was often referred to as the gospel of Peter in

ancient writings:
Marks Gospel has sometimes been popularly called
Peters Gospel (to be distinguished from later heretical
works with this or similar titles), not only because of
the evidence of these 2nd century writers but also
since, even if the hand be Marks, the voice is Peters
R. A. Cole, Mark, Gospel Of ed. D. R. W. Wood et al., New Bible Dictionary

(Leicester, England: InterVarsity Press, 1996), 728.

ABOUT THE BOOK

It is believed to be the first gospel written

Likely between the death of Peter in ad 65 and the fall of Jerusalem in ad 70. To

allow use by Matthew and Luke, it could hardly be later than ad 75

From 4th to 19th century neglected by scholars as abridgment of Matthew, but by end

of 19th century widely accepted as earliest gospel (text criticism)

ABOUT THE BOOK

What does Scripture Tell us?

Perspective Subtly reveals a different target audience:
Matthew - Jesus, the Perfect Jewish Messiah, fulfillment of O.T. prophecy (Jews)
Mark - God's Perfect Servant appeals to the Romans (Phil 2:7)
Luke - the Perfect Man -(Gentiles in general)
John - the Perfect Son of God (to Christians and to answer Greek philosophy, yet

also Jewish overtones [Hellenist Jews?] )

ABOUT THE BOOK

Characteristics:
Mark is the shortest and simplest of all the Gospels
No genealogy, background, little of His teaching, emphasis on actions
Style of 'immediacy' moves things forward quickly (immediately 41 times)
Only two references to Old Testament (1:2-3; 15:28) - not typical for gospels:
Matthew (65 references to O.T.)
Luke (28 references to O.T.)
John (65 references to O.T.)

ABOUT THE BOOK

Uniqueness - Inclusion of Latin words not in other

gospels:
Executioner = (6:27)
Pots = (7:4)
Penny = (12:42)
Centurion = (15:39, 44, 45)

ABOUT THE BOOK

Explanations Aramaic words and Jewish customs

Name Boanerges (3:17)
Talitha Kum (5:41)
Hand washing custom of the Jewish Elders (7:1-4)
Corban for the Temple (7:11)
Ephphatha (7:34)
Passover Lamb (14:12)
Day of Preparation (15:42)

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INTRODUCTION TO THE GOSPEL OF MARK

GOSPEL OF MARK
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M A R K 1 : 1 - 8 J O H N P R E PA R E S T H E W AY

GOSPEL OF MARK
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T H E G O S P E L O F J E S U S C H R I S T V. 1

The Beginning
Reference to when the proclamaTon of the gospel of Jesus began
**Dierences of Marks beginning compared to other gospels
**PersonaliTes and style remain yet one coherent message

T H E G O S P E L O F J E S U S C H R I S T V. 1

The Gospel ( ) = Good news

Reward for good news related to angelos (messenger)
The report of Jesus' life and work now means "Good news (message)

T H E G O S P E L O F J E S U S C H R I S T V. 1

Jesus Christ the Son of God

This name explains why the news is good and points to the books theme
Christ = not a last name but a Ttle () "anointed one
Mark is only synopTc to call Jesus "Son of God" [Gabriel announces it (Lk 1:35)]

AS IT IS WRITTEN IN THE PROPHET 2-3

Prophet Isaiah
MenTons Isaiah but there are two? (Mal 3:1, Isa 40:3)
NoTce this news is not a new revelaTon but is rooted in Holy Scriptures
To understand Christ we must look to the OT as the foundaTon (Jn 5:39)

AS IT IS WRITTEN IN THE PROPHET 2-3

Prepare the Way

Roads and people for a royal visit this is both logisTcal and personal
Appropriate in preparaTon for Jesus how was John preparing way?
Be encouraged if you just Prepare way it is a CRUCIAL important part!

JOHN THE MESSENGER 4-8

His Title and Ministry 4-5

John the BapTst His name is a verb ( ) the bapTzing one
John was proclaiming = declaring out loud with powerful public preaching
NoTce word order = bapTsm of [repentance for the forgiveness of sins]

JOHN THE MESSENGER 4-8

His Clothing and Demeanor 6

John was clothed with Camel hair sound familiar?
They answered him, He wore a garment of hair, with a belt of leather about his

waist. And he said, It is Elijah the Tishbite. (2 Kings 1:8)

Locusts and wild honey diet of the desert and those protesTng indulgence
John stood out even in NT Tmes His message was audible and visible

JOHN THE MESSENGER 4-8

His Character and Message 7-8

AZer him would come One mighTer (stronger) - I love this quality about John
But HE will come with a bapTsm of Spirit what contrast is John making?

M A R K 1 : 1 - 8 J O H N P R E PA R E S T H E W AY

GOSPEL OF MARK
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