Tajay Simon
Rev. Dr. Joshua Hollmann
FYS
September 28, 2016
Who was Jesus according to Mark According to Mark Jesus was a man of the people the “Messiah”. Jesus is portrayed in Mark as extremely popular person with the people of Galilee, coming from Nazareth during his ministries and gospel. He is portrayed as a miracle worker, a healer, a feeder of the people and a great minister. He goes on to appoint twelve disciples to travel with him along his journey to perform miracles and exorcisms of demons out of people. Overall marks accounting of Jesus can be said to be also shrouded in mystery, that mystery being shown in the vague description at the end of Mark when they go in the two and only see the cloth of Jesus but not him himself. Marks gospel mostly speaks of Jesus’s revelation of the Kingdom of Heaven or God’s kingdom instead of his own status as the messiah or child of God himself. Jesus’s role according to Mark was simply put to deliver the word and teachings. One can Say that God’s word is “Begotten”, as in the how Mary got pregnant or how the world came to be. He spoke or begot his word until the world and it came to be. So one could surmise that …show more content…
Mark also looked at Jesus’s testimonies as well as his baptism which according to mar was a sight to beheld. (MK 1:9-11), “and when he came out of the water, immediately he saw the heavens being torn apart and the spirit descending on him like a dove. And a voice came from heaven, “You are my beloved Son; with you I am well pleased”. This depiction by Mark proves that Mark saw Jesus as Holy and the Son of God. Even though the “Son of God” may not directly apply to Jesus being the actually incarnate Son of God. In Mark Jesus being the son of God could simply mean he was the chosen one to begot God’s message on his people as well as the voice from heaven implies kingship unto
Rev. Dr. Joshua Hollmann
FYS
September 28, 2016
Who was Jesus according to Mark According to Mark Jesus was a man of the people the “Messiah”. Jesus is portrayed in Mark as extremely popular person with the people of Galilee, coming from Nazareth during his ministries and gospel. He is portrayed as a miracle worker, a healer, a feeder of the people and a great minister. He goes on to appoint twelve disciples to travel with him along his journey to perform miracles and exorcisms of demons out of people. Overall marks accounting of Jesus can be said to be also shrouded in mystery, that mystery being shown in the vague description at the end of Mark when they go in the two and only see the cloth of Jesus but not him himself. Marks gospel mostly speaks of Jesus’s revelation of the Kingdom of Heaven or God’s kingdom instead of his own status as the messiah or child of God himself. Jesus’s role according to Mark was simply put to deliver the word and teachings. One can Say that God’s word is “Begotten”, as in the how Mary got pregnant or how the world came to be. He spoke or begot his word until the world and it came to be. So one could surmise that …show more content…
Mark also looked at Jesus’s testimonies as well as his baptism which according to mar was a sight to beheld. (MK 1:9-11), “and when he came out of the water, immediately he saw the heavens being torn apart and the spirit descending on him like a dove. And a voice came from heaven, “You are my beloved Son; with you I am well pleased”. This depiction by Mark proves that Mark saw Jesus as Holy and the Son of God. Even though the “Son of God” may not directly apply to Jesus being the actually incarnate Son of God. In Mark Jesus being the son of God could simply mean he was the chosen one to begot God’s message on his people as well as the voice from heaven implies kingship unto