Monday, 27 January 2020

Gospel of St Mark :: Notes


collated by Jibrael Jos,OLSH, Harlur Road
Overview
            Straight forward vigorous  way with emphasis on what Jesus did rather than on his words and teachings                                
            Jesus a man of action and authority                        
            Authority based on                            
·         Teachings                         
·         Power over demons                                 
·         Forgiveness of sins                                   
            Son of man who came to give his life to set people free from sin                             
As gospel progresses
·         Followers understand Jesus better
·         Opponents get more hostile
            Sections          Chapters                   
                               I.            Beginning of Gospel   1.1 to 1.13                  
                            II.            Public Ministry in Galilee       1.14 to 9                     
                         III.            Galilee to Jerusalem    10                   
                         IV.            Last week in and near Jerusalem        11 to 15                      
                            V.            Resurrection    16.1 to 16.8                
                         VI.            Appearance and Ascension     16.9 to 16.20              
                                               
            Parables         Mark  Matthew         Luke
o   The Growing Seed                              4:26–29                      
o   The Lamp under a Bushel                   4:21–25           5:14–15           8:16–18
o   New Wine into Old Wineskins           2:21–22           9:16–17           5:37–39
o   Parable of the strong man                   3:27–27           12:29–29         11:21–22
o   Parable of the Sower                           4:3–9               13:3–9             8:5–8
o   Parable of the Mustard Seed              4:30–32           13:31–32         13:18–19
o   Tenants in the Vineyard                      12:1–9             21:33–41         20:9–16
o   The Budding Fig Tree                         13:28–31         24:32–35         21:29–33
o   The Faithful Servant                           13:34–37         24:42–51         12:35–48
                                               
Why Mark may have been written first? (Before Luke and Matthew)                                      
1          All parables in Mark found in others but not vice versa                                
2          Found in Matthew but not in Mark                           
v  Sermon on the Mount                        
v  Lords Prayer                          
v  Establishment of Church with Peter                          
v  Judas Suicide                         
3          Found in Luke but not in Mark                                 
v  Portrayal of Mary                               
v  Good Samaritan Parable                                
v  Prodigal Son Parable                          
                                               
            Opening lines of each Gospel                                  
            Matthew: This is the list of ancestors of Jesus Christ                                   
            Mark: This is the Good News about Jesus Christ, the Son of God                          
            Luke: Dear Theophilus                                  
            Many people have done their best to write a report of things ...                               
            John:: Before the world was created the word already existed                               
                                               
             St Mark  literary styles:                              
            Markan Sandwich*                         
            Sandwich #1                          
            a. Cursing of the Fig Tree 11:12-14                           
            b. Cleansing of the Temple 11:15-19                         
            c. Cursing of the Fig Tree 11:20-25                           
                                               
            Sandwich #2                          
            a. Jairus’ Daughter 5:21-24a                          
            b. Issue of Blood 5:22-30                              
            c. Jairus’ Daughter 5:35-43                            
                                               
            Series of Stories to build up*                                   
                7 1-30                                 
                                               
            Repetition*                            
                Blind Healing 8.22, 10.46                          
                Feeding 5000,4000 6.31,8.1                                  
                3 passion prediction 8.31,9.31,10.33                                 
                                               
            What is the connection of these places to Gospel?                        
o   Sea of Galilee  Emmaus          Bethsaida       
o   Bethany           Jericho River Jordan   
o   Bethlehem       Golgotha         Wilderness     
o   Nazareth          Gethsemane    Judea  
o   Capernaum      Mount of Olives          Galilee
o   Jerusalem         Cana               
                                               
            Meaning of Miracles                        
            Jesus performs many different types of miracle to demonstrate the nature of Jesus.
            to show that he has God’s power over nature and physical and mental illness.        
            He also shows that it is necessary to have faith in order for a miracle to happen                             
            Nature Miracles        
§  Jesus calms the storm (Mark 4:35–41)                       
§  Jesus feeds five thousand (Mark 6:30–44)                
§  Jesus walks on water (Mark 6:45–52)            
§  Jesus feeds four thousand (Mark 8:1–9)                    
            Miracles of healing – mental illness                        
§  A man with an evil spirit (Mark 1:21–28)                  
§  A man with evil spirits (The Gerasene Demoniac) (Mark 5:1–20)    
§  The Syro-Phoenician woman’s daughter (Mark 7:24–30)                 
§  The boy with the evil spirit (Mark 9:14–29)              
            Miracles of healing – physical illness                                  
§  Jesus heals a paralysed man (Mark 2:1–12)               
§  The man with the paralysed hand (Mark 3:1–6)                    
§  Jesus heals the haemorrhagic (Mark 5:25–34)           
§  Jairus’ daughter (Mark 5:21–42)                    
§  Jesus heals a deaf mute (Mark 7:31–37)                    
§  The blind man at Bethsaida (Mark 8:22–25)       

      
Chapter 1
Preaching of John the Baptist
Baptism
Temptation
Jesus calls 4 fisherman

Chapter 2
Heals a paralysed man
Jesus calls a Levi

Chapter 3
Jesus 12 apostles

Chapter 4
Parable of the Sower
Why Jesus used Parables
Using your light
Parable of Growing Seed
Parable of Mustard Seed
Wind and Waves obey Jesus

Chapter 6
Feeding 5000
Walking on the Water
Miraculous Healing

Chapter 8
Feeding 4000
Healing Blind man(Bethsaida)
Take up your cross

Chapter 9
Transfiguration

Chapter 10
Blessing Children
Prediction about his death
Blind Man (Bartimaeus)healed

Chapter 11
Entry into Jerusalem
Fig Tree Cursed
Cleansing the Temple

Chapter 12
Parable of Vineyard Owner


Chapter 14
Plot against Jesus
Jesus anointed in Bethany
Judas agrees to betray
Last Supper
Jesus predicts Peter's denial
Praying in Gethsemane
Arrest
Council
Peter denies

Chapter 15
Pilate
Sentenced to death
Crucification
Death
Burial

Chapter 16
Resurrection
Appears to Mary Magdalene
Appears to two disciples
Appears to Eleven
Jesus Taken up to heaven