The Gospel Of Mark

Gospel means the good news, there is no genealogy or birth narrative but the good news of ‘the career of Christ as well as his death and resurrection’(Aune,1987, p. 17).As the second book of the New Testament, Gospel of Mark is one of the four canonical gospels and the three synoptic gospels. Originally, it was considered as ‘an epitome of Mathew’ (Perkin, 2009, p.57), and accounts for the position as ‘the earliest of the gospels’ (Brown, 1997, p.164). It mainly tells the ministry of Jesus, from his baptism to his death, as well as the burial and the discovery of the empty tomb. Jesus is portrayed as a heroic man of action, an exorcist and a healer. His prediction about the concern to the future implied his secret identity of ‘messiah’ and ‘the Son of God’ (Donahue, 2005, pp. 33–4), which makes his disciples fail to understand. In keeping with prophecy, Jesus experienced as eschatological deliverer, and it would discussed from Anointed at Bethany to trail by Pilate until resurrection from death in particular of Chapter 13 to 16. The chapter 13 starts with the temple which is admired by his disciples. Jesus makes an off-hand remark to warn that the temple would be destroyed and it hence indicated the signs of the end times. While his prediction is in contradiction that on one hand Jesus described the end of the age is so terrible with the resolute tone. While one the other hand, he told them after the disaster, it would come bright so as to calm down his disciples’ mood, which they would alert but not panic. The temple which is mentioned in the chapter is too grand at that time to represent the strong mainstream religion. Compared to it, Jesus and his disciples were just existed as a small minority. It hence predicted that ‘Marks community was likely a persecuted one, which was not respected by either Jews or Gentiles’ (Richardson, 1974, pp.574). As defined as above, it would have been difficult to keep members from falling away simply due to the social pressures involved. ‘Jesus apocalyptic tale reassured them that they would be vindicated in the end: God would judge their oppressors, and they themselves would be rewarded precisely because they managed to hold together despite the violence and persecution’ (Richardson, 1974, pp.575). All in all, the destruction of the temple have the signs while the end of the ages has no signs so they have to be ready all the time. Jesus was anointed at Bethany actually talks about Jewish leader‘s plan to kill Jesus. …show more content…
It involves ‘A Woman Does Something Special’,’ The Passover Meal’ and ‘The Lord’s Supper’ (Barclay, 1975, 14: 1-22). Because Jesus missionary affect the authority of the chief priests and the teachers, he was secretly arrested, betrayed by Judas. His believers particular Peter is predicated to meet him in the upper room, and af5qie to say he knows Jesus, regards to ‘the arrest of Jesus’, and ‘Peter 's denial’ (Barclay, 1975, 14:53–65). At this point, Jesus transfer from a teacher to a sacrifice. In the last supper, the bread and wine that Jesus give to his believers can be seen as a symbol of the crucifixion of Jesus, what he gives out is his own flesh and blood. As it said, ‘it is a remembrance of the crucifixion. Christ 's body was broken like the bread, and his blood was poured out like the wine’ (Weston, 1984, pp.125). Jesus could have foreseen the betrayal and forsake, but did not resist, reflecting the value of humility (as reflected in John 's foot washing narrative) and self-sacrifice (Wansbrough, 2006, p.200). It, to some extent, is regards as his significant part in the resurrection. It is interesting in this story that the disciples of Jesus exhibits hypocrisy and betrayal and Jesus, presents as a preacher (teacher), did not make his followers obeyed his real discipline and exhibit the value of humanity. Therefore, it is doubted whether it heralds Jesus must martyrdom in order to achieve the purpose of preaching. It afterwards goes to ‘Jesus before Pilate’, ‘The Soldiers Mock Jesus’, ‘The Crucifixion of Jesus’, ‘The Death of Jesus’ and ‘The Burial of Jesus’. The scene described about the crucifixion in this chapter is the most important ideas of Christianity questioned. ‘In combination with the parallel crucifixion accounts found in the other Gospels, it forms one of the