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According to Frigge, 163, whoever the author of Gospel of Mark, he had familiarity with Roman world and sense of mission to the Gentiles and therefore the book was written before the destruction of the second temple in 70 CE (163). Hurst 1997-2013 states that “Mark, the disciple and interpreter of Peter wrote the Gospel of Mark which is the simplest, shortest, stories and most direct presentation of Jesus’ life written in common language of market place” Mark cultural background was similar to that of Jesus because we know that Joseph was a carpenter and Mark uses market place language to write to his audience. This was the language that his audience understood and that Mark as a writer was accustomed to. He introduces the gospel as good news to the people who had gone through a lot of suffering and agony in an attempt to heal their soul. Mark extends his writing to the career of Christ as well as his death and resurrection to confirm the identity of Jesus as savior the purpose he is referred to as "messiah" and "son of God"
Mark may have according to Cook 2008, revisited the account of Jesus life because Christianity was newly emerging in Roman and wanted to assure Roman authorities and prospective Gentile audience that it was neither …show more content…

The gospel writings touch on Jesus life and teachings as a biography by focusing on him as a hero through his words, thoughts and deeds. In 2004 article, Roskam argues the genre of Mark which falls with the kingdom of Graeco-Roman biography and she classifies is as an apologetic writing composed to help the audience defend themselves against the charge of causing unrest and endangering civil order (238). The purpose was to protect the faith of Jesus to his followers who might have been able to apostatize under external pressure of the ruling non-Christian

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The author used various devices to convey his view that Jesus had to be misunderstood for him to fulfill God’s plan. For starters, Mark’s use of apocalyptic devices was used in the beginning and ending of his Gospel. Other than condemning the Temple’s sacrificial system and the priest who controlled it, Mark had used other devices to indicate Jesus ministry is fundamentally an adverse judgement on the

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Mark’s Jesus exhibits a full range human emotion and is subject to human weakness and human frailty. He was known as ‘a carpenter; ‘the Son of Mary’. This Gospel is often cited as an example of ‘Christology from Below’. Over the previous weeks I have been developing a better understanding of ‘Christology from Below’, and through analysis of Mark it has provided me deeper knowledge and concrete examples. Below write 200 words stating and outlining 3 KEY POINTS of the reading for Week Two and explain why you consider them key points.

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Though the author of the Gospel of Mark is unable to be verified, traditionally John Mark is considered the author. John Mark was the traveling companion of Paul and the interpreter for Peter in Rome. Modern scholars are unable to verify the tradition since the author does not identify himself and they are unable to link any existing writings about Jesus with the apostles or their immediate disciples (Harris, 2015). Mark’s use of the themes of persecution and tribulations suggest that the Jewish revolt had already begun when Mark began his writing.

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More than any of the other Gospels, Matthew points back to the Old Testament to show the fulfillment of the prophesies of the Jewish prophets through Jesus Christ. Matthew shows in detail, the genealogy of Jesus, dating back forty-one generations. Matthew’s writings highlight Jesus’s lineage, which comes from two of the most important figures in the Bible, Abraham, and David. The Gospel of Mark does not name an author so to speak, nor was he one of the disciples, but Mark was an interpreter for the Apostle Peter which is where most scholars believe Mark got his

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It was suspected that Nero started the fire, but he blamed the Christians. According to Frigge, this lead to the deaths of: Paul, Peter, and James. These times were the reason Mark wrote his Gospel. He wanted to show them that just like Jesus, they will suffer, but God will take care of them and their problems.

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Out of the four Gospels, only Matthew records the words of Jesus telling the disciples not to go to the Gentiles but to the loss sheep of Israel. Nevertheless, the loss sheep of Israel did not hear the Gospel; therefore the Gospel was extended to a different community, the Gentiles. Also, only in Matthew the word church (ecclesia) is mention first to Peter, after his

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One story that has been described throughout history is the passage in Mark located in the eighth chapter, verse twenty-seven through thirty-four. This certain passage is about Peter’s confession of Christ and when Jesus predicts His death. The passage fit into the flow of the book is because it foreshadows the death of Jesus. In the book “New International Biblical Commentary of Mark “explains “the next two sections of this chapter we see how this story provides a fitting introduction to the account of the disciple’s limited perception and their need for a filler understanding of the meaning of Jesus’ mission” (Hurtado, 1989, p.134). The passage advances the overall message and carries important themes of the book.

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According to tradition, the Gospel of Mark was written by John Mark himself. This is because the tradition believes that he was the interpreter of Peter and penned down whatever he could remember accurately based on what he heard and what was said by the Lord (Drane, 2015). Even though the interpretation was not in order, he was believed to be the actual author of the book having accompanied Peter and Paul and had a word of mouth with them. Modern scholars are unable to verify this tradition because it is difficult to understand what it is meant by the term being an interpreter of Peter.

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He notably provides hope and strength during difficult times where people were being tortured by the Romans. The message is still relevant in the present day as followers of Christianity are still facing persecution, although not as much as they used to. Mark wrote the Gospel around the time of the second Jewish revolt, where a Jewish temple was destroyed by the Romans. This historical event is significant as it shapes the way Mark tells the stories. Mark explains the significance of Jesus’ death in light of the Jewish-Roman political tensions.

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In the Gospel of Mark, Jesus is presented as the “Christ, the Messiah” (Mk 1:1 NAB). These are the first words of Mark. However, what does this mean? Through the Gospel, Mark wants to answer this question with several facts. The Gospel is divided in two main sections: first, chapter 1 to 8 shows the human part of Jesus and performing several miracles.

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Mark whose full name was John Mark an associate with Simon Peter, one of the 12 apostles that followed Jesus throughout His public ministry on earth. Peter was the name given to Simon by Jesus Christ personally. He was very close to Jesus and after the crucifixion, resurrection, and ascension of Jesus, Peter was one of the founders of the early church. Although the book was written by Mark, the facts contained in it are thought to be the accounts of Peter during his ministry with Jesus. The consensus among scholars is that the book of Mark was written between 50 and 60 A.D.

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