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The Gospel of Mark
When you think about the Gospel of Mark what do you think of?
The Gospel of Mark is the shortest of all the Gospels and has some great characteristics in it.
Luke has 1151 verses, Matthew 1071, John 879 and Mark only 661
Out of 661 verses all but 31 are quoted in the other gospels
And if you are a decent reader you can read the Gospel in just over an hour
This morning will do an introduction to Gospel of Mark and I suggest add this Gospel to your Bible reading, start reading chapter 1 for we will be there for the next few weeks.
So this is the beginning, but even in chapter one Mark does not hesitate to get into the gospel of Jesus Christ right from the get go.
As the shortest gospel as mentioned, it is also to believed to be the first one written but many overlook the Gospel of Mark for it is often overshadowed by the teachings in Matthew and the history in Luke.
In introduction to Mark in Believer’s Bible Commentary it notes that because of its brevity it is an ideal introduction to the Christian faith.
So who is Mark, what makes this gospel unique.
Author / Date of Gospel
You can find John Mark noted in Act12:12 to get an idea of his heritage
So John Mark was the son of Mary who had a home large enough to gather many together.
So they may have been well off for the standard then.
You may draw a conclusion Mark was a naked young man at one time (Mk14:51-52)
We can know he was the cousin of Barnabas (Act4:36-37; Col4:10)
He travelled with Paul and Barnabas, but he turned back, causing some issues between Paul and Barnabas (Act13:13, 15:36-41)
Act15:38-39
Act15:
Don’t worry later he because a comfort to Paul (Col4:10-11)
He became useful to Paul too (2Tim4:11)
He was not only with Paul, he was with Peter too (1Pt5:13)
There are some traditions found outside the Bible that Mark did only pen the gospel that was given to him by Peter, and that he was Peter’s scribe
In the writing of Papias (130AD) - Mark was said to be the interpreter for Peter
Justin Martyr (150AD) states Mark composed his gospel mostly from Peter’s memoirs
History also shows that Mark died in Alexandria Egypt in 64AD
It is believed it was written between 56-63, most commentators show it to be 57-59, for sure making Mark the earliest Gospel
It is a very evangelistic gospel starting with
The beginning of the Gospel, and ends with the charge.
Purpose and Outline of the Gospel
It is believed to be written to Gentiles for several reasons
Jewish customs are explained (Mk7:3-4)
Aramaic expressions are translated into Greek (Mk3:17, 5:41)
Roman time reckoning vs. Jewish is used (Mk6:48)
Very few Old Testament quotations are used
Theme or the focus of the Gospel
Mark emphasis is on the deeds, the miracles, of Jesus vs. the words of Jesus.
He lists 19 miracles and only 4 parables
Here is the theme verse if you had to pick.
The theme being Jesus: servant to man.
Here is a simple outline
The preparation for the ministry of Jesus (Mk1:2-13)
His ministry in Galilee (Mk1:14-9:40)
His journey to Jerusalem (Mk10:1-42)
His ministry in Jerusalem (Mk11:1-13:38)
His suffering and death (Mk14:1-15:47)
His resurrection and appearances (Mk16:1-13)
His great commission (Mk16:14-20)
Jesus a man on a mission from heaven to serve man, then from earth to serve man in heaven
Some more interesting facts, thoughts
As I think I mentioned before due to the date it is more than likely the earliest Gospel.
Some critics put Matthew as the earliest in the 40’s but the majority go with Mark being the earliest
Mark: 57-59AD
Many believe that with Mark being the earliest that Matthew and Luke based their gospels on the writings of Mark
Matthew
The gospel is the shortest, it is concise not going into the details that the other gospels go into.
Luke:
John:
It is a fast paced gospel you will notice the word “immediately” or in some versions “straightaway” used some 40 times
Often it is written in the present tense and when the transcribers added chapters and verses that 2/3 of the verses in Mark start with “and”
Commentator Hendrickson says “Mark presents lively little touches not found in the other gospels”
In commentary by Erdman it says “he wrote with all the graphic distinctiveness and vividness of an eyewitness”
In conclusion
Gospel of Mark is impacting and significant for
It leaves a good record of the gospel as preached by Peter
It emphasized the things Jesus did, more than what He said
Act10:38-39
It shows the servitude of Jesus as the Son of Man
What can we learn, gain from studying the Gospel of Mark?
Even when there is a rocky start, you can, like Mark, bee proved to be useful for the ministry
May we learn from Gospel how we can be useful for the Master, prepared for every good work
Next week - Mk1:1-8) - The ministry work of John the Baptist
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