By: Max Weber, Bobby Marlowe, Ryan Miller, Ryan McCarthy, Ryan Smith, Erik Van Zijl

THE SYMBOL OF MARK!!! The Lion

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LU8DDYz68kM

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The Author of Mark Written by John Mark between 65 and

70 A.D. AKA Mark the Evangelist Companion to Paul and Peter Based on Peter’s stories about Jesus He did not witness Jesus or his ministry John Mark was a Christian who came

from a Jewish background

Symbol Mark is the Lion, usually winged This is because in the book of

Revelation the visionary sees about the throne of God four winged creatures: a Lion, an Oxen, a man and an eagle.

The Lion stands for Mark because his gospels starts with John the Baptist calling out in the desert, like a lion

Where? When? The Gospel of Mark was written in

Rome after Nero’s persecutions of Christians.

This is important because Mark portrayed Jesus as a suffering servant

Why?

Audience Mark wrote for Gentile Christians However …. He may have written for

Christians in Syria and Palestine Attempting to embolden suffering

Christians during the first Jewish revolt against Rome.

Why portray Jesus as a suffering servant?

Jesus in Mark’s Gospel Jesus …

The Authoritative Teacher○ He took command when calling upon his

disciples Mk 1:16-20

The Healer and Miracle Worker○ He preformed many miracles showing His

healing touch Mk 6: 53-56

Jesus in Mark’s GospelThe Compassionate human being

○ Out of all the Gospels Marks portrays Jesus as the most compassionate and most human Mk 9: 36-37

The Messianic Secret○ Jesus wanted his identity as Messiah to

remain a secret Mk 3: 7-12

Important Passages Mk 15:16 – 41 (Crucifixion and Death of

Jesus)This shows Jesus as the suffering servantThis also makes Jesus relatable to the

suffering people who read Mark’s Gospel

Important Passages (Cont) Mk 1: 12-13 (Temptation of Christ)

This is another example of the Human side of Jesus

It shows how he was tempted like the people

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