MARK
The Son who Came to Serve
The Gospel According to Mark
• The Author: John Mark
• Writes to the Gentiles
– No Genealogy
– Only a single quote from the Old Testament
• Shortest of the four Gospels.
• Short, vivid details.
– Jesus loved the rich, young ruler
– At the feeding of the five thousand, Jesus had
the people sit in groups of 100’s and 50’s.
– Unnamed man clothed in linen.
– Names the sons of Simon of Cyrene.
Matthew Mark
• An eye witness of the • Associated with the
life and ministry of apostles Peter and
Jesus Paul
• Writes to Jews • Writes to Gentiles
• Jesus presented as a • Jesus presented as a
King Servant
• Focus on the • Focus on the miracles
sermons of Jesus of Jesus
Jesus as the Servant
• A Servant needs no Genealogy or
Birth Narrative
• Narrative begins with the ministry of
Jesus
• Only two sermons of Jesus are given
– Parables of the Kingdom (Chapter 4)
– Olivet Discourse (Chapter 13)
Outline of Mark
1:1 1:14 7:24 8:27 8:31 11:1 14:1
Prologue Public Ministry “Who Private Public Death &
do Ministry Ministry Resurrection
men
say
Baptism & Galilee Gentile that I Road to Jerusalem
Temptation Regions am?” Jerusalem
Service of the Servant Suffering of the Servant
Rising Falling
Action Action
Who is What did He
Jesus? come to
Accomplish?
Key Words & Phrases
• Immediately
• And…
• A regular use of the Historic Present
Feeding of the 5,000 Feeding of the 4,000
Mark 6:34-44 Mark 8:1-9
Took place after the multitude had Took place after the multitude had
been with Jesus for one day. been with Jesus for three days.
The multitude was mostly Jewish. The multitude would have been
mostly Gentile.
Took place near Bethsaida Julias on Took place in the Decapolis on the
the northeastern shore of the Sea of southeastern shore of the Sea of
Galilee. Galilee.
Jesus used 5 loaves and 2 fish. Jesus used 7 loaves and a few
small fish.
There were 12 small baskets of There were 7 large baskets of
leftovers. leftovers.
Mark 10:42-45
42 And calling them to Himself, Jesus said
to them, "You know that those who are
recognized as rulers of the Gentiles lord it
over them; and their great men exercise
authority over them.
43 "But it is not so among you, but
whoever wishes to become great among
you shall be your servant; 44 and whoever
wishes to be first among you shall be
slave of all.
45 "For even the Son of Man did not come
to be served, but to serve, and to give His
life a ransom for many."
The Cross
• The Inscription: King of the Jews
• Darkness from the sixth to the ninth
hour
• “My God, My God, why hast Thou
forsaken Me?”
• The Veil of the Temple
• Testimony of the Centurion
Mark 16:9-20
Short Ending Long Ending
• Not found in some • It is found in all of the
of the oldest Greek families of texts.
manuscripts • Codex Vaticanus
• There are nine leaves a large blank
Greek words used space, indicating the
in the longer ending scribe’s awareness of
that are unique to the longer ending.
Mark. • Previous chapter also
• References to has unique words.
tongues and • Tongues and snake
handling snakes prophecy fulfilled in
seen as a problem. Acts.