NT315 Book Study: The Gospel of Mark
Overview
Enjoy an in-depth study of Mark’s Gospel from New Testament expert Dr. Mark Strauss. In this course, Dr. Strauss focuses on the words of Mark and the themes, theology, and purpose of the book. He describes the context of the Gospel as a whole and then examines the text passage by passage.
Top Highlights
“Unclean here—eating with unclean hands—is not a question of hygiene. This is ceremonial purity: being right with God or being pure in your body when you do certain acts.” (source)
“Where was Mark’s community? Strong church tradition points to Rome as the place of writing of Mark’s Gospel.” (source)
“But, in fact, in Jesus’ day, there was no Needle’s Eye gate. That is a myth” (source)
“Why, then, does Jesus command silence on so many of these occasions? I think it becomes clear throughout the Gospel of Mark what the people are expecting of a messiah. They’re expecting a conquering messiah who will defeat the Romans. Jesus is going to redefine what messiahship means. He doesn’t want to get lots of public acclaim about His messiahship before He’s able to define what it means to be the Messiah. He keeps a damper on it. He keeps it quiet as much as possible. That’s the reason, we believe, for the commands to silence.” (source)
“Jesus also shows more emotions—His humanity—more in Mark’s Gospel than in the other Gospels. Jesus gets angry at times” (source)
- Title: NT315 Book Study: The Gospel of Mark
- Author: Mark L. Strauss
- Series: Logos Mobile Education
- Publisher: Lexham Press
- Print Publication Date: 2014
- Logos Release Date: 2015
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Courseware
- Subjects: Bible. N.T. Mark › Commentaries; Bible. N.T. Mark › Criticism, interpretation, etc; Education › Bible. N.T. Mark--Commentaries; Education › Bible. N.T. Mark--Criticism, interpretation, etc
- Resource ID: LLS:NT315STRAUSS
- Resource Type: Courseware Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2024-05-04T00:31:10Z
