The Gospel of Mark
Mark’s Gospel is generally regarded as the first to be written, since Matthew and Luke used it as a source. The Gospel of Mark was probably written in Rome for a persecuted and suffering community; Mark presented a suffering and misunderstood Jesus, mirroring the experience of this community. Even Jesus’ own family members were frightened that he was out of his mind (3:20-21).
Mark’s Gospel ends abruptly with the frightened women running away from the empty tomb (16:8). Many scholars accept this as the end of the Gospel. Some further verses were added to the last chapter (16:9-21), but the style of these verses is so different from the rest of the gospel that it seems they were a later addition.
The date of the gospel is about 50-67 CE, about thirty years after the death of Jesus.
Mark’s Gospel falls into two halves, with 8:27-33 as its turning point. The first half gives the reasons for Peter’s declaration; the second half shows what it means to be Messiah. The overall structure of Mark’s Gospel is: Introduction 1:1-13; the beginning of Jesus’ ministry in Galilee 1:14-3:6; the later part of the ministry 3:7-6:13; Jesus travels through Palestine 6:14-8:26; Jesus travels towards Jerusalem 8:27-10:52; Jesus in Jerusalem 11:1-13:37; the Passion 14-15; the Resurrection 16:1-8, with 16:9-20 as a later addition.
The Gospel of mark records more of the miracles, performed by Jesus than his speeches.
Mark’s Gospel ends abruptly with the frightened women running away from the empty tomb (16:8). Many scholars accept this as the end of the Gospel. Some further verses were added to the last chapter (16:9-21), but the style of these verses is so different from the rest of the gospel that it seems they were a later addition.
The date of the gospel is about 50-67 CE, about thirty years after the death of Jesus.
Mark’s Gospel falls into two halves, with 8:27-33 as its turning point. The first half gives the reasons for Peter’s declaration; the second half shows what it means to be Messiah. The overall structure of Mark’s Gospel is: Introduction 1:1-13; the beginning of Jesus’ ministry in Galilee 1:14-3:6; the later part of the ministry 3:7-6:13; Jesus travels through Palestine 6:14-8:26; Jesus travels towards Jerusalem 8:27-10:52; Jesus in Jerusalem 11:1-13:37; the Passion 14-15; the Resurrection 16:1-8, with 16:9-20 as a later addition.
The Gospel of mark records more of the miracles, performed by Jesus than his speeches.
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