1. Emmanuel Wesleyan Bible College The Gospel of Mark Lecture 2 February 2009 David Smith Emmanuel Wesleyan Bible College The Gospel of Mark Lecture 2 February 2009 David Smith

2. The Gospel of Mark 1:148:308:311:1-1316:8 Who Is This Man? Why Has He Come? IntroductionIntroduction Introduction 1:1-13 The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God

3. The Gospel of Mark 1:14 8:308:31 1:1-1316:8 Who Is This Man? Why Has He Come? IntroductionIntroduction Pivot 8:27-30 Peter answered, “You are the Christ.” Jesus warned them not to tell anyone about him 8:29-30 The he began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders, chief priests and teachers of the law, and that he must be killed and after three days rise again. 8:31

4. The Gospel of Mark 1:148:308:311:1-1316:8 Who Is This Man? Why Has He Come? IntroductionIntroduction Climax 15:33-39 Mark 15:39 “Surely this man was the Son of God!”

5. The Gospel of Mark 1. Mark, The Neglected Gospel  Shorter  Assumed later  Does not contain Speeches of Matthew  Does not contain the parables of Luke

6. The Gospel of Mark 2. Author 2. Author  Mark (John Mark) Acts 12:12; 13:13 & 15:38 vs. Col 4:10; Phil 24; 2 Tim 4:11  Story of Jesus Comes from Peter (according to Papias, Church Father)

7. The Gospel of Mark 3. Date  Possibly mid to late 60's AD

8. The Gospel of Mark 4. Place of Writing  Nothing explicit, turn to textual clues.  Mark explains Aramaic expressions  Mark explains Palestinian customs  Latinisms

9. The Gospel of Mark The Key to Reading Mark: The Secret of the Kingdom Jesus’ Parables Mark 4

10. The Gospel of Mark The Secret of the Kingdom Jesus’ Parables - Mark 4  Parable of Sower (Mark 4:1-9)  Secret of Kingdom (Mark 4:10-12) to you the outside When he was alone, the Twelve and the others around him asked him about the parables. 11 He told them, “The secret of the kingdom of God has been given to you. But to those on the outside everything is said in parables 12 so that, they may be ever seeing but never perceiving, and ever hearing but never understanding; otherwise they might turn and be forgiven!”

11. The Gospel of Mark The Secret of the Kingdom Jesus’ Parables - Mark 4 Mark 4:33-34 With many similar parables Jesus spoke the word to them, as much as they could understand. without using a parable 34 He did not say anything to them without using a parable. But when he was alone with his own disciples, he explained everything.

12. The Gospel of Mark Two Key Qs: 1. Who are the Insiders? (“to you”) 2.Who are the Outsiders? (“those on outside”) Jesus’ Family? (Mark 3:21-22; 31-35) Scribes? (3:22-27)

13. The Gospel of Mark Two Key Qs: 1. Who are the Insiders? (“to you”) 2.Who are the Outsiders? (“those on outside”) Disciples? Disciples? Feeding of 5,000 (6:30-44) Boat Scene 2 (6:45-52) Feeding of 4,000 (8:1-10) Boat Scene 3 (8:13-21)

14. The Gospel of Mark Two Key Qs: 1. Who are the Insiders? (to you) 2.Who are the Outsiders? (those on outside)  “No Name people of God” Healing of Paralytic (Mark 2:1-12) Bleeding Woman (Mark 5:25- 34)Blind Bartimaeus(Mark 10:46-52)

15. The Gospel of Mark 4. Messianic Secret – Jesus said, “Do not Tell anyone” Jesus said, “Do not Tell anyone” 1:34; 1:44; 3:12; 5:34; 7:36-37; 8:30 1:34; 1:44; 3:12; 5:34; 7:36-37; 8:30 Secret for How Long? Secret for How Long? 5. Ending of Mark Fear as a Key to Mark Fear as a Key to Mark