the gospel according to st mark
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The Gospel according to St Mark. The Author: St. Mark the apostle He carried 2 names: John ( Johanna = God’s gift ) Mark (Marcus = hammer) Latin Sur n ame used among Gentiles Both names mentioned in Acts. The Author:. St Mark’s mother - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
The Author: St. Mark the apostle He carried 2 names: 1. John (Johanna = God’s gift)
2. Mark (Marcus = hammer) Latin Surname used among Gentiles
Both names mentioned in Acts
The Gospel according to St Mark
St Mark’s mother Events took place at their house: Passover Washing disciples feet Eucharist Pentecost
The Author:
Father: Aristobulus – related to St. Peter’s wife
St Mark was cousins with Barnabas Rich family, well educated, fluent in
Hebrew, Latin & Greek. Family moved from Libya to Philistine
when Christ started His public ministry
The Author:
His evangelical Ministries: With St Peter in Jerusalem & Judea for 10
years
With St Paul & St Barnabas on their 1st missionary trip.
Preached in: Syria, Antioch, Cyprus & then to Perga in Pamphylia, then left them to go to Jerusalem.
The Author:
His Evangelical Ministries: Preached in Pentapolis (5 western cities in North Africa) and Egypt.
Served with St Paul once more. St Mark also served in Colossi
The Author:
His evangelical Ministries: Went from Rome to Asia Minor with Paul
again at Paul’s request With St Peter once more while St Peter
wrote his 2nd Epistle. Went back to Egypt and was martyred in
68AD
The Author:
Roman Gentiles: Translated the Aramaic words in his gospel• “Boanerges, that is, sons of thunder.”• “Tabitha, translated = little girl
He did not however translate the Latin names e.g. Peter.
The Addressees:
Explained Jewish traditions:-Purifications & washings.-Releasing a prisoner at the feast-Sadducees about resurrection-Passover
Quoted much less than St Matthew and St Luke from the OT.
Addressees:
The date has not been confirmed 60-64 AD in Rome Some guess was written in Egypt 55 - 61
AD and published in Rome afterwards in 60-64 AD
Was written in Greek
Date of Writing
Introduced Christ to the gentiles as being the Almighty Son of God and Man, who overcame the evil powers of the world,
“Jesus said, I am, and you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of the power, & coming with the clouds of heaven.”
Purpose of the Gospel
Focused on the miraculous deeds of Christ -This is clear in the parables
Referred to other teachings and revelation
of Christ
Purpose of the Gospel
Christ’s acts to speak about the power of His Divinity:
• His Baptism• Transfiguration
His Divinity as revealed by St Peter.
Purpose of the Gospel
St Mark narrates his gospel in 2 parts:
1.Christ’s ministry in Galilee
2.The Passion Week in Jerusalem
Characteristics of the Gospel
A) Substance: He offers his version of Christ’s life in a graphic, swift, consequent, chronological & wonderful way.
5 miracles recorded by St. Matthew not
mentioned: • Healing a centurion’s Servant• Healing two blind men • Curing2 demon-possessed men• Extracting the Temple Tax from the fish’s
mouth
Characteristics of the Gospel
Added 3 miracles not recorded by St Matthew: 1. casting out an unclean Spirit 2. healing a deaf mute 3. healing a blind man at Bethesda
Recorded 12 miracles written in the gospel of St Luke, but added 6 others (than the 12).
1. walking on the sea 2. healing the gentile woman’s daughter3. feeding the four thousand 4. withering the fig tree 5. healing a deaf mute 6. healing a blind man at Bethesda
Characteristics of the Gospel
Two Unique miracles:1. Healing the deaf & mute2. Healing a blind man in 2 steps Unique Parable of the Growing Seed Opening of the Gospel: Jesus is the Son of God Conclusion: “He who believes & is
baptised will be saved, but he who does not believe will be condemned” 16:16
Concise, clear, & persuasive in world history.
Characteristics of the Gospel
B) Style: Keen to elaborate on details regarding:• Names• Place• Numbers• Colours• Thoughts• Feelings & Emotions
Characteristics of the Gospel
Language Greek words
Used some words which are not mentioned anywhere in the other books of the NT, like “colloquial” = everyday
Characteristics of the Gospel