Mark
A Teaching Outline of the Gospel of Mark
Prologue: Events preceding the ministry of Jesus, 1:1-13 John the Baptist prepares the way for the ministry of Jesus by preaching in the wilderness, 1:1-8 Jesus comes to John for baptism, 1:9-11 Jesus is tempted by Satan, 1:12, 13 The early stages of the Galil... Read More »
Preaching from Mark’s Gospel
The good news of God, of which Jesus Christ is the source and substance, is so contrary to logic, so abrasive to finer sensibilities, so disarming in its stark plainness, so scandalous to sophisticated minds that ministers who stand before cultured, technolo... Read More »
The Theology of Mark’s Gospel
Introducing the Gospel The reader may well ponder the striking paradox of the above title. Mark’s gospel carries, in the popular imagination and much pastoral use, the reputation of being the most uncomplicated and straightforward report of Jesus’... Read More »
An Exegetical Approach to the Eschatology of Mark
The word “eschatology” is derived from two Greek words: the adjective eschatos meaning “last”, and the noun logos meaning, in this instance, “doctrine” or “teaching”. Eschatology is, therefore, a study of the doc... Read More »
