Topic 1 - Background to Mark's Gospel

Literalism - the direct word of God
1. Fundamentalism - put fundamental beliefs into practice
  1. Conservatism - not the direct word of God
    1. Liberalism - open to faults and errors
Preserve the WoG, Encourage believers, Accurate events, Persecuted Christians
Nature of Mark's Gospel
1. to develop/strengthen faith
2. proclaim good news about Jesus
Why was it written?
1. Jesus shared stories orally, people wrote them down so they didn't forget
2. share the faith with others
Mark wrote his Gospel after Peters death in AD65
Different Views of the Gospel
Religious Background
1. Sanhedrin - Jewish court of law made up of 72 men (both backgrounds)
2. Pharisees - they believed Jesus was a warrior, the followed the Oral law
3. Sadducees - they didn't believe in the Messiah, the Afterlife or Ressurections
Opposition and Persecution
1. Christians were believed to be anti-social, immoral, a threat to the slave trade
Religious Background
1. Temple - one temple in Jerusalem (holy place)
  1. Rabbi - 'teacher' who leads the Synangogue
Proof of Jesus' Real Words
1. Jesus spoke Aramaic, and Mark quoted him using Aramaic in his Gospel
How Christianity Came to Jerusalem
1. Church was mainly Jews
  1. Then it appealed to non-Jews
2. People dissatisfied with existing religions were attracted to Christianity
3. People converted to Christianity and then told their faith to others
4. Overlooked people formed a social underclass
  1. People of different ethnicity lined together in Rome

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