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THE GOSPEL OF MARK (6)

THE GOSPEL OF MARK (6). Jesus as the Suffering Servant. Created by Paul Murphy, Eric McDonough, Jeremy DeGraffenreidt , Matt Roche, Leo Rothman. WHO was MARK?. Before you learn about his gospel, you must learn about who Mark was.

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THE GOSPEL OF MARK (6)

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  1. THE GOSPEL OF MARK (6) Jesus as the Suffering Servant Created by Paul Murphy, Eric McDonough, Jeremy DeGraffenreidt, Matt Roche, Leo Rothman

  2. WHO was MARK? Before you learn about his gospel, you must learn about who Mark was. • The author of Mark’s Gospel was a man named John Mark, a follower of Peter and Paul • Although he followed Peter and Paul, it is believed that Mark never met Jesus • It is believed that Mark’s gospel was written from 65-70 AD This winged lion is the symbol of Mark

  3. Where was mark’s gospel written? • It is believed that Mark’s gospel was written in Antioch, Syria or Alexandria, Egypt • This location is important because the Christians/Gentiles of this area were facing persecution by the Jews, and Mark wanted to relate their suffering to that of Jesus

  4. The revealing of jesus • The first part of the Gospel of Mark talks about how Jesus revealed himself as a wonderful teacher • Jesus encourages people to ask forgiveness of their sins because, “The Kingdom of God is at hand.” • Mark teaches Bible readers that Jesus is the Gospel or “good news” of the world, and that he has come to open the gates of the Kingdom of God for mankind. • Mark finishes his introduction with the story of Jesus’ forty days spent in the desert. • The number forty helps Jews and Jewish-Christians relate to Jesus because the Jews spent forty years wondering the desert

  5. Mark’s impression of Jesus' miracles • Mark’s gospel shows Jesus’ when he works his miracles • When performing miracles Jesus shows his power of forgiving sins, especially when liberating people from their ailments • If a person had a strong faith in God, Jesus would forgive them of their sins and they would be healed • Jesus’ miracles prove Mark’s point that Jesus is the son of God because only someone with divine power could heal a paralytic, create wine from water, or bring a person back from the dead • The textbook says that Jesus could not perform many miracles in Nazareth because the people of Nazareth lacked faith in him

  6. Jesus the teacher • In his gospel, Mark views Jesus as a teacher with authority • Jesus was a very charismatic person, so people respected and believed the things he said • Mark gives examples in chapters one and two of times when Jesus’ authority caused his first disciples to give up what their livelihood and follow him • In Mark’s gospel, Jesus teaches that the Kingdom of God is accepting of all people, not matter what social or economical class they come from • Jesus used parables to create a metaphor that people could relate to in order to understand his message

  7. Jesus the human • In his gospel, Mark takes a different approach to looking at Jesus • Mark looks at Jesus’ human side • He shows that Jesus, much like us, can be angry (10:14) • Jesus also becomes angry when it takes his disciples a long time to interpret a parable • This helped people to see that Jesus was human, and not just God, because like all human beings Jesus got angry

  8. The messianic secret • In his gospel, mark talks about how Jesus aimed to hide his identity • As we now, the Jews were looking for a military messiah, not a messiah like Jesus • He kept his identity secretive and did not like publicity because he wanted people to come to him thinking about God rather than thinking about ridding the Romans from Israel • Jesus did not want to become a one man show where people could come out and watch him perform miracles, he wanted to reach out to those in need and to those who yearned for him • Jesus did not want to wow people into besiegement or test God

  9. Jesus the suffering servant • Mark first reveals this aspect of his gospel when Jesus is teaching in Jerusalem • Mark tells us that Jesus said he is a humble servant of God • Jesus predicts his death in this part of Mark’s gospel • This is the first time in the gospel that Jesus says he will suffer and die to forgive all sins

  10. Discipleship • On their journey to Jerusalem, Mark portrays the disciples as not understanding the meaning of being a disciple • Jesus tells them that they will encounter much suffering for being affiliated with Jesus • Like Jesus, many of his disciples encounter a painful, suffering death • Mark tells his readers that they, much like the disciples, should be ready to be persecuted for their belief in Jesus • Mark had to get this point across because a large piece of his audience were Gentiles who faced the most scrutiny from Jews • He needed to tell his readers to stay faithful to Jesus and not give up on him because they faced persecution

  11. Why mark’s gospel is unique • What makes Mark’s gospel unique is that he focuses a huge amount on the suffering that Jesus goes through on the cross • Also Mark notes that the Kingdom of God may have to be reached through suffering • Mark does this so his audience can relate the suffering they were enduring to the suffering that Jesus and many of his disciples went through because of their beliefs

  12. Video • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4CGwJMPyqCw

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