Mobile Ed: NT318 Book Study: The Gospel of Mark in Its Roman Context (8 hour course - audio)
Overview
Explore the social settings, traditions, and historical setting, as well as the question of the authorship of Mark. Tackle the first half of Mark, which is dedicated to Jesus’ ministry in Galilee, where he performed miracles; and the second half of Mark, which is focused on Jesus in Jerusalem and the passion. Discover the purpose of Mark’s Gospel, which is to present Jesus as God’s true Son who fulfills his mission on earth. Dr. Craig Evans sheds light on the book of Mark and brings the text to life.
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Course Outline
Introduction
- Introducing the Speaker and the Course
Unit 1: Introduction to the Gospel of Mark
- Who Wrote Mark and When? Part 1
- Who Wrote Mark and When? Part 2
- Living Voices
- Mark and Qumran Cave 7
- Manuscripts of Mark
- Historical Context of Mark
- Mark’s Incipit
Unit 2: Jesus’ Public Ministry Begins
- Mark’s Thesis Statement (1:1–3)
- John the Baptist
- The Kingdom of God in Mark 1:15
- Jesus in Capernaum
Unit 3: Jesus’ Power as Exorcist and Healer
- Names and Pigs
- Jesus Succeeds Where Others Fail
- Exorcism Methods
- Jesus versus Solomon
- Wanted: Holy Spirit Power
- Enduring Legacy of Jesus’ Power
Unit 4: Son of Man, Apostles of God
- Healing and Forgiving the Paralytic
- Son of Man
- Apostles Sent by God
- Sowing the Word
- Structure of Mark
Unit 5: Messianic Revelations
- Peter’s Confession of Christ
- Jesus’ Passion Prophecy
- Take Up Your Cross
- Heavenly Confirmation
Unit 6: Kingdom Ethics and Relationships
- Divorce
- Children
- The Rich Man
- Wealth and the Kingdom of God
- Service in the Kingdom
- Suffering as Atonement in Jewish Tradition
- Healing of Bartimaeus
Unit 7: Jesus in Jerusalem
- Triumphal Entry: Part 1
- Triumphal Entry: Part 2
- The Fig Tree
- House of Prayer or Robbers’ Den?
- Jeremiah’s Warning
- Jesus’ Calculated Risk
Unit 8: Escalating Antagonism
- Narrative Structure
- By What Authority?
- Wicked Vineyard Tenants: Part 1
- Wicked Vineyard Tenants: Part 2
- Trying to Trap Jesus
- David and the Identity of the Messiah
- Greed on Display
- Jesus’ End Times Prophecies
Unit 9: Road to the Cross
- Devotion and Betrayal
- The Last Supper
- Words of Institution
- Gethsemane
- Jesus’ Arrest
- Jesus’ Trial
- Peter’s Denial
Unit 10: Death, Burial, and Resurrection
- Jesus before Pilate
- King of the Jews
- The Death of Jesus
- Jesus’ Burial
- The Resurrection of Jesus
- The Last Twelve Verses of Mark
- Was Jesus Really Resurrected?
Conclusion
- Bringing the Gospel to Life
Product Details
- Title: NT318 Book Study: The Gospel of Mark in Its Roman Context (audio)
- Instructor: Dr. Craig A. Evans
- Publisher: Lexham Press
- Publication Date: 2016
- Product Type: Logos Mobile Education
- Resource Type: audio
- Length: 8 hours
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Craig A. Evans earned his PhD in biblical studies at Claremont Graduate University and received his decretum habilitationis from Budapest. He is Payzant Distinguished Professor of New Testament; Acadia Divinity College Wolfville, Nova Scotia, Canada; John Bisagno Distinguished Professor of Christian Origins (Houston Theological Seminary); a New Testament scholar; and a prolific author and popular teacher/speaker.
Evans is well-known for his work on the Gospels, the Historical Jesus, the Dead Sea Scrolls, and the archaeology of the New Testament. His passion for archaeology has him frequently participating in Middle East digs and leading Holy Land tours. He has regularly appeared in television and radio interviews, such as the History Channel, BBC, and Dateline NBC, served as a consultant on the National Geographic Society's Gospel of Judas project and for The Bible television miniseries, and is featured in documentaries like Fragments of Truth and the Archaeology and Jesus series.
He's written hundreds of articles and reviews and published more than 70 books, including Jesus and His Contemporaries, Ancient Texts for New Testament Studies, Mark in the Word Biblical Commentary, Fabricating Jesus: How Modern Scholars Distort the Gospels, God Speaks, and Jesus and the Remains of His Days: Studies in Jesus and Archaeology. He coauthored Jesus, the Final Days with N. T. Wright.