Three Predictions In The Gospel Of Mark Essay

The three passion predictions in the Gospel Of Mark have very similar structures. They each talk about the Son of Man suffering at the hands of other men and eventually dying then being resurrected after three days. Additionally, they also talk about how his followers were unable to comprehend what he was saying. In the first prediction found in Mark 8:31-33 Jesus tells “them” referring to his disciples that “The Son of Man must suffer greatly and be rejected by elders, the chief priests and the scribes”. After saying this Peter got angry at Jesus and rebuked him to which Jesus replies, “get behind me satan. You are not thinking as God does but as human beings do”. There are many aspects of this passage that make it unique from the other passion predictions, one is that Jesus tells his followers that he is to be rejected by the men who are knowledgeable, the elders are the wise men of their people, the priests are those well-versed with matters of religion and the scribes who write books or documents. Another is Peter rebuking Jesus which is significant because in Mark 9:25 because …show more content…
Jesus himself says that the Son of Man suffers and is killed at the hands of other people in the same way the Is 53 says that “12 Because he surrendered himself to death and was counted among the wicked; And he shall take away the sins of many, and win pardon for their offences”. Moreover it also says that “7 Though he was harshly treated, he submitted and opened not his mouth” which is also connected to the three passion predictions because Jesus knew what he had to do to redeem us of our sins, and he was willingly going towards it as shown in the course of his ministry from Caesarea Philippi to Jerusalem and he was always walking ahead of his