7 - Mark Flashcards
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setting
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church tradn says written in rome
1
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authorship
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- early church tradn says peter informed mark, posibly the john mark mentioned in acts
2
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date
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scholars say mid-late 60s
3
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sections 3
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prologue, galileen ministry, journey to and days in jerusalem
4
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beginning sentence ab the good news 3
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- gospel message announced by Jesus himself
- gospel message about Jesus as proclaimed within the early church
- gospel narrative of mark which follows
(or all 3)
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prologue 6
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- gives readers a privileged perspective
- tells us that Jesus is the Spirit-empowered Son of God (all of Trinity already at play)
- his way was prepareyed by jtb
- he has already overcoem Satan in the wilderness
- he will be obedient to the Father’s mission
- none of the human characters in the narrative know this yet
6
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main theme 2
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- God’s gospel/good news is proclaimed by Jesus
- coming kd
7
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pacing 3
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- urgent, told as series of episodes
- at once or immediatly often used
- about 40 scene changes as Jesus moves place to place
8
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where it all starts
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Jesus calls and commissions the 12
9
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main way Jesus is presented in early chapters 4
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- often as wonder-worker
- exorcisms, healings, power over nature, etc
- highlighted by recurring summary statements
- at this time, most people were alert to the possibility that someone could these things, the question is of whose power: God or Satan
10
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Jesus’ other main role 3
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- teacher, but not as prominent as in Matt
- tells parables
- responds to questions from authorities
11
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secrecy 5
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- major motif
- at times Jesus indicates that he wants to keep his identity and mission a secret for the time being
- to avoid persecution, especially from Herod Antipas
- wants things to unfold in his own time on his own terms
- ex: tells demons and lepers not to tell anyone
12
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outcome of Jesus’ activity 2
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- rise of curiosity, conversation, concern, conflict
- then follows a series of conflict stories with the Pharisees and herodians plotting against him
13
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bigger picture
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- conflicts between Jesus and his Jewish contempories are earthly instances of a cosmic-wide battle between those aligned with God and those susceptible to the work of Satan
- Jesus also makes reference to things that have histroically happened to Israel like division
14
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Markan sandwich
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- stylistic feature, all to be taken together
ex:
family
scribes
family
15
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pivotal pt 3
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- with peter’s confession ab halfway through, the word is out: Jesus is Messiah
- Jesus prediects his persecution and death, not expected Messiah
- at this pt, Jesus turns towards Jerus and the pace picks up
16
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focal pt 4
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- events in the temple
- trigger pt for jews to get Jesus arrested
- recall temple’s significance as central symbol of God’s presence and Israel’s national identity of His people
- Jesus confronts and critiques the temple establishment, focused in the authority of the High Priest, Caiaphus
17
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Jesus’ death causes 2
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- Jesus was a social, political, religious problem for Israel and thus also Rome
- on another level, he died bc he was obedient to God’s purposes to rescue and restore Israel and the world
18
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ending 2
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- 16:8 or 18:20, most think verse 8
- perhaps abrupt and open-ended ending so that readers have to complete the narrative themselves in their own lives
19
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Jesus as Son of God and Messiah 3
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- in Ot, Messiah means an anointed priest or king, linked to David, and is later associated with a David-like redeemer
- son(s) of God refer to Israel, their king (notably David, as with Messiah), and the holy ones in the heavenly realm
- by Jesus’ day, Son of God and Messiah come together, referring to God’s special agent in a close relationship with Him, sent to restore Israel and bring ab the kd
20
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recognitions of Jesus as Son of God/Messiah 3
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- 2 instances of divine revelation which affirm Jesus as Son of God, fro God’s eye perspective
- 2 other instances of human semi-recognition of Jesus as Messiah, don’t fully grasp who he is, high priest doesn’t even believe his own question
- only after resurrection does a human fully recognize Jesus as the Son of God, remarkable from a gentile centurion
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Jesus as Son of Man 3
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- in the OT, son of man first found in reference to Ezekiel’s vision of an exiled Israel which is now restored
- daniel 7 develops this into a vision of a glorious Son of Man figure who judges israel’s enemeies and defends israel
- Jesus, though, says the Son of Man must suffer–will not have power for Himself, but to give to others
22
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disciples roles 4
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- to follow alongside Jesus throughout his earthly ministry
- alert readers to follow Jesus
- for readers to pay attention to and learn from them
- deficient in lack of faithfulness
23
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reason for deficient picture of disciples 2
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- maybe to remind reader to focus on Jesus
- to see discipleship is an ongoing journey and has challenges
