Jesus The Son Of God Analysis

Although Mark labels Jesus as the “Son of God” in the first verse of his Gospel, it seems that this title does not define Jesus. Rather, Jesus defines what being the Son of God entails. For instance, Mark implies that the Son of God must be tempted and remain faithful to God. Immediately after being baptized by John the Baptist, “the spirit drove him out into the wilderness. And he was in the wilderness forty days, being tempted by Satan” (Mk 1:12-13). Jesus was forcibly driven into the wilderness by the spirit and was forced to face temptation in the form of Satan to determine if he would be faithful to God. In order for Jesus to be a credible savior and relate to the people that he was calling to join God’s kingdom, Jesus had to personally experience temptation. Thus, Mark implies that …show more content…
In addition, Jesus defines the “Son of God” as a person who looks at the world through the eyes of the marginalized people at the bottom of society. In doing so, he also inevitably breaks many boundaries. For instance, Jesus “stretched out his hand and touched” the leper and then willed for him to be clean (Mk 1:41). Jesus empathizes with the leper’s situation and recognizes that the leper’s disease prevents him from interacting with the rest of society. As a result, he liberates him from his social exclusion. Jesus is certainly aware of the purity laws regarding lepers and yet breaks these boundaries to help an ostracized leper who has faith in him. Jesus sees the world through the leper and, according to Pagola, “nothing can keep him from coming close to those who suffer” (Pagola 195). Therefore, Jesus defines the Son of God as someone who breaks barriers and looks at the world through the eyes of the marginalized. Similarly, Jesus reacts accordingly