Unit 1-Background to St Mark's Gospel

Unit 1-Background to St Mark's Gospel

1. The Calming of the storm

2. St Mark

   • Peter's Interpreter, wrote down accurately what Christ had said and done
     • Papias (an early christian writer) claimed this
   • Traveled with...
     • St Paul and Barnabas to Cyprus
     • Peter to Rome
   • Part of the bible?
     • His Mother may of owned the house where the Last Supper took place
     • The naked man who ran away at Jesus' Arrest

3. The Gospel

   • Written in 70 AD
     • 40 years after Jesus began his Ministry
   • Written in Rome (Traditional view)
   • Why a delay in writing it?
     • Plenty of eye witnesses
     • Teaching suggest Jesus would return
   • Literally means Good News
   • First Line: " This is the Good new about Jesus Christ, the Son of God"
   • Liberalist View
     • May contain some mistakes because authors are human
     • Focus on Spiritual truth behind stories
   • Literalist View
     • No mistakes because completely inspired by God
     • Everthing in the bible lierally happened as it was Written

4. Sources of the Gospel

   • Eye Witness Accounts
     • Peter
     • 12 Disciples
     • People who had been cured by Jesus
   • Written Sources
     • Matthew's Gospel
     • The Passion Story
   • Oral Tradition
     • Stories past on by word of mouth
   • Direct experience of Jesus
   • Divine Inspiration
     • Being breathed into by the holy spirit

5. Why did Mark write the Gospel?

   • To Spread the Good news
   • To Perserve accounts
   • To reasurre and encourage persecuted Christians
   • To encourage others to become Christians
   • To ensure there was an accurate account
   • The delay of the 2nd coming