new testament survey no.5: mark - his gospel account
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Questions :1. Who was John Mark ?2. How do we know he wrote this gospel ?3. Who was the Source of his information ?4. When and where was it written ?5. To whom was it written ?6. What style and language was it written in ?7. Why did Mark write this Gospel ?8. What role of Jesus did Mark focus on ?9. What is the structure & direction of his gospel ?10.What did Mark want to communicate ? (4 key
issues)
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Question 1.
Who was John Mark ?
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John Mark 2 names (common at the time)
John = Hebrew Mark (Marcus) = Latin
Cousin of Barnabbus (Col.4:10) Lived in Jerusalem (Acts 12:12). Son of wealthy widow, where early
church members used to meet and pray (Acts 12:12)
Was not a disciple of Jesus during his earthly ministry
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Record of John Mark in Acts: Acts 12:12 - When this had dawned on him, he went to the
house of Mary the mother of John, also called Mark, where many people had gathered and were praying.
Acts 12:25 - When Barnabas and Saul had finished their mission, they returned from Jerusalem, taking with them John, also called Mark.
Acts 13:5 - When they arrived at Salamis, they proclaimed the word of God in the Jewish synagogues. John was with them as their helper.
Acts 13:13 - From Paphos, Paul and his companions sailed to Perga in Pamphylia, where John left them to return to Jerusalem.
Acts 15:37-39 - Barnabas wanted to take John, also called Mark, with them, but Paul did not think it wise to take him, because he had deserted them in Pamphylia and had not continued with them in the work. They had such a sharp disagreement that they parted company. Barnabas took Mark and sailed for Cyprus
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Record of John Mark in the NT letters : After his missionary dropout on Paul’s first journey,
Mark later was a close fellow worker and missionary with the apostle Peter and Paul through to Rome and his last days …
Colossians 4:10 - My fellow prisoner Aristarchus sends you his greetings, as does Mark, the cousin of Barnabas. (You have received instructions about him; if he comes to you, welcome him.)
Philemon 1:23-24 - Epaphras, my fellow prisoner in Christ Jesus, sends you greetings. (24) And so do Mark, Aristarchus, Demas and Luke, my fellow workers.
2 Timothy 4:11 - Only Luke is with me. Get Mark and bring him with you, because he is helpful to me in my ministry.
1 Peter 5:13 - She who is in Babylon, chosen together with you, sends you her greetings, and so does my son Mark.
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John Mark Taken with Barnabbus & Paul back to Antioch (Acts
12:25) Dropped out of Paul’s 1st missionary journey (Acts
15:37) For 2nd missionary journey, Paul refused him (Acts
15:37) Disagreement & Barnabbus took him on mission to
Cyprus (Acts 15:39) 11 years later … Co-worker in Paul’s missionary team in Rome
(Phil.1:24, Col.4:10) Joined as co-worker of Peter in Rome (1 Peter 5:13) Worked with Paul in his 2nd Roman imprisonment (2
tim.4:11) Paul was one of the few co-workers of both
apostles Peter & Paul
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Question 2.
How do we know He wrote this gospel ?
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How do we know?Issue . . Not recorded in the gospel we have that John
Mark wrote itSupporting Evidence . . ALL church fathers in first 100-200 years after
Christ, Papias, Irenaeus, Clement, Origen and Jerome state that John Mark wrote this gospel
3 centres of early Christianity – Asia, Rome and Alexandria – affirm that John Mark was the author
Ancient caption to this gospel = ‘kata Markon’ – ‘gospel according to Mark’
Logically – no reason gospel assigned to minor person of Mark if he did not write it (as holds less validity)
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Question 3.
But who was the Source of Mark’s information?
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If Mark never met Jesus who was the source of his info ?
Apostle Peter• Mark’s Gospel – is – Peter’s Gospel !
Supporting info . . Understanding of early churches & leaders - • Mark was interpreter of Peter – writing down words &
actions of Christ as Peter had preached in Rome• Outline of this gospel fits outline of Acts 10:34-43• Gospel is recorded direct as if from oral message – no
extra elaborations / explanations• Mark knew Peter well & fellow worker through to end of
his life (Acts 12:12-17 & 1 Peter 5:13) - when Peter possibly wanted a record of Christ before being executed
Nevertheless … • Not all info from Peter – he was fully aware of preaching of
all apostles from living in Jerusalem in early days
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Supporting arguments - for Peter as the Source to Mark’s Gospel
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Question 4.
When and Where
was the gospel written ?
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When ? Early church father, Ireneous stated – Mark
wrote gospel after death of Peter (from whom he recorded) - killed by Emperor Nero’s persecutions in AD 63
Therefore most likely written approx. AD 64-68
Where ? In Rome – where he worked with Apostle Peter
before being executed (1 Peter 5:13)• Personally knew Cyrene & Rufus (a member of the
church in Rome – Rom.16:13)
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Question 5.To whom did John Mark write to ?
(who was the audience?)
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Audience ?Romans
Citizens of the major city & capital of the Roman Empire One of the most advanced and powerful cities worldwide at
that time Mostly Gentile (non-Jewish believers)
Supporting Evidence :• Explained meaning of Jewish customs (would not know them)• Translated Aramaic expressions for readers (would not
understand them)• Explained Greek expressions in Latin wording• Used a number of latin terms – instead of Greek or Hebrew
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Question 6.
What was the style and language Mark wrote in?
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Language Written in Greek Using Latin wordings & terms (Latin = official language of Rome & empire but often
Greek used )
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StyleGospel of ACTION Reflecting (a) personality of his mentor & source – Peter
(b) the cultural and thinking of the Romans – action focussed
BRIEF – Shortest Gospel ABRUPT, Direct, Clear to the point. VIVID – 40x says things took place ‘immediately’ or
‘straightaway’Written as HISTORICAL NARRATIVE - A historical story
recording facts of history. Focus on facts rather than themes or topics
NARRATIVE (HIS-STORY) - at same time written in active, vivid language which draws the reader to follow the events
Focus on EVENTS & ACTIONS & MIRACLES of Christ - not the teachings (Matthew) or deeper meaning (John) – more space given to miracles than any other gospel
Not unique – 93% material found in other 3 gospels
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Question 7.
Why did Mark write this gospel ?
(what was his purpose?)
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Purpose ?1. To evangelise – share the good news of
Jesus to the people of Rome in order to call on them to follow
2. To present person of Jesus Christ in a way which would fit their way of thinking – emphasising Christ’s powerful actions & miracles to prove he was the Son of God
In response to a request by the Romans for a written account of Jesus’ life and ministry following the oral preaching – so they could have it in writing to read over more times
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Question 8.
What part of Jesus’ identity did Mark focus on ?
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Jesus as the Servant & Sacrifice of God
Key verse: “the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many." (Mark 10:45)
The servant of God in action and power The sacrifice of God on the cross to give his
life to save humanity
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Jesus Christ as the Son of God Mark 1:1 - “The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ,
the Son of God” Focus on the Son of God for all mankind (for Rome
the capital of the Roman empire – compared to Matthew’s focus on Messiah for Jewish people)
End of first half – Peter’s confession “You are the Christ” (8:29)
Second half – Centurion’s confession – “Surely this man was the Son of God” (15:39)
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Question 9.What is the structure of Mark’s Gospel ?How do we follow the direction of Mark ?
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Structure of Mark’s Gospel
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Direction of Mark’s Gospel Servant
Sacrifice
Saviour
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1st half – Servant & Son of God Focus >> Jesus’ deeds as the son of God and
servant with miraculous power - delivering many from sickness, deformity, evil spirits and death. Power over nature – stilled the storms, multiples food and walked on water.
Public teaching to the multitudes Peter’s confession = “You are the Christ” (8:29)
2nd half – Sacrifice & Saviour of Humanity
Focus >> Jesus suffering, death and resurrection as the sacrifice and saviour.
Private teaching to his disciples Centurion’s confession = “Surely this man was
the Son of God” (15:39)
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Question 10.
What messages did Mark communicate ?
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Focus of Mark1.Christ’s Service in action and power2.Christ’s Sacrifice through Crucifixion 3.Disciples called to Serve - as Christ
served4.Disciples called Sacrifice self for Christ
& gospel message
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1. Christ’s Service in Action and Power
Jesus’ deeds as the son of God and servant Miraculous power - delivering many from
sickness, deformity, evil spirits and death. Power over nature – stilled the storms, multiples
food and walked on water. Despite this great power and authority Jesus did
not come to be served – but to SERVE and give his life as a sacrifice for all (10:45)
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2. Christ’s Sacrifice through Crucifixion
All gospels focus on crucifixion & resurrection. More than 1/3 of Mark’s gospel message covers Jesus’
last week
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A Servant unto the Sacrifice of his life
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3. Disciples called to Serve A follower of Jesus must be a servant to all And Jesus called them to him and said to them,
"You know that those who are considered rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great ones exercise authority over them. But it shall not be so among you. But whoever would be great among you must be your servant, and whoever would be first among you must be slave of all. For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many." (Mark 10:42-45)
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4. Disciples called to self-Sacrifice
Jesus called for self-denial, setting aside self-interest as main focus of life
"If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake and the gospel's will save it.” (Mark 8:34-36)
Context – under Roman rule, those to be crucified had to carry the cross-beam to execution
Meaning – ‘take up his cross’ = be ready at any time to suffer and die fro Christ
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References: Books to Read … Benware, Paul (1990) Survey of the New
Testament.
Berding, Kenneth and Matt Williams (2008) What the New Testament Authors Really Cared About.
Tenney, Merrill C. (1997) New Testament Survey.
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RECAP: Can you answer these 10 Questions :1. Who was John Mark ?2. How do we know he wrote this gospel ?3. Who was the Source of his information ?4. When and where was it written ?5. To whom was it written ?6. What style and language was it written in ?7. Why did Mark write this Gospel ?8. What role of Jesus did Mark focus on ?9. What did Mark want to communicate ? (7 key
issues) 10.What is the structure of his gospel ?
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Summary points: • Written by John Mark using info from Peter & the
apostles• Written in Rome to the Romans • To evangelize the Romans, share the message via their
culture• Shortest Gospel - Abrupt & Direct & Factual• Historical Narrative not Biography (no details of birth,
just events)• Gospel of Action - focus on actions & miracles - not
teaching • Presents Jesus as the servant & sacrifice of God - for all
humanity• Message –> Jesus came as the servant of God to give
His life as a sacrifice to bring all humanity to salvation