Many believe Mark to be the first of the four Gospels written, and that it was written in Rome.Ī. A third indication of Peter’s influence is that “Peter usually spoke in Aramaic and Mark has more Aramaic phrases than the other, like Boanerges (3:17), Talitha cumi (5:41), Korban (7:11), Ephphatha (7:34), Abba (14:36).” (Robertson) 3. We see with Peter’s eyes and catch almost the very look and gesture of Jesus as he moved among men in his work of healing men’s bodies and saving men’s souls.” (Robertson)Ĭ. “Mark’s Gospel throbs with life and bristles with vivid details. It is “fullest of striking details that apparently came from Peter’s discourses which Mark heard, such as green grass (6:39), two thousand hogs (5:13), looking round about (3:5,34).” (Robertson) Another indication of Peter’s influence is the vivid, eyewitness detail of this Gospel. Like Mark, Peter also knew what it was like to be a failure in following Jesus after having denied Him three times. His relationship with Paul was restored in the end (2 Timothy 4:11). Mark (who is also called John-Mark in passages like Acts 12:25) was a failure in ministry as pictured in the book of Acts with Paul (Acts 15:36-41).
He also wrote that Mark was with him in 1 Peter 5:13. One indication of Peter’s influence is that Peter speaks very affectionately of Mark, referring to him as Mark my son in 1 Peter 5:13. Some think of Mark as “The Gospel According to Peter.”Ī. Strong church tradition says that the Apostle Peter is the main source of Mark’s gospel. There is a minimum of discourse and a maximum of deed.” (Robertson) 2. “The Gospel of Mark pictures Christ in action. In the Gospel of Mark, the emphasis is on the deeds of Jesus more than on the words of Jesus. We see Jesus as a servant – busy meeting needs and busy being God’s Messiah.ī. One of the key words in the Gospel is immediately, occurring more than 40 times in Mark. In this Gospel, Jesus seems the busiest, quickly moving from one event to another. For this reason, the Gospel of Mark is a “busy” book. The Gospel of Mark shows Jesus as the Servant of God, as a Workman of God.Ī. One way of thinking has connected the Gospel of Mark with the ox, because the Gospel of Mark shows Jesus as a servant, just as an ox is an animal of work and service. Over the centuries, different traditions have connected these four faces of the cherubim in different ways. In the cathedrals of Europe this motif is repeated again and again by carvings or paintings of each one of these creatures, typically with a book.
By long tradition, the church has attributed one of these “faces” to each of the Gospels, according to the character and message of the particular Gospel. Revelation 4:7 describes the cherubim around God’s throne as beings with four faces: a lion, a calf, a man, and an eagle. Introduction: The unique character of the Gospel of Mark.
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