The Gospel of Mark Bible Study – January 6, 2021

1. The author of Mark • KATA MAPKON – earliest manuscripts • Mark was a close companion of ______• 1 Peter 5:13 – “Babylon”??? ______• The same Mark in Acts 12:12,25; 13:4-5; 15:36-40; Colossians 4:10 • A lot of the evidence points to Mark getting a lot of information in his Gospel from ______• Acts 10:36-41 – Mark follows a similar outline. 2. Outline of Mark • Mark focuses more on the ______of Jesus than the ______of Jesus. • 1:1-13 - Introduction, including the ministry of John the Baptizer • 1:14-6:13 - Jesus’ Galilean ministry • 6:14-8:26 – Jesus’ ministry outside of Galilee • 8:27-10:52 – Jesus’ journey to Judea and Jerusalem • 11:1-16:8 - Jerusalem 3. Major themes in Mark • Jesus as God (authority) ex. - ______• Jesus as Man (Humanness) ex. - ______• Hard-Heartedness – People just not ______. • Urgency - Immediately • Faith • Secrecy 4. Mark 1 • Does anything in 1:1 remind you of something else? What? ______• The Son of God was here from the ______. • John’s Baptism (1:1-8) ⇒ Baptism of Repentance • Jesus’ Baptism (1:9-11) ⇒ Why? ______⇒ What else do you know about the Jordan River when thinking about the people of Israel? ______• The Temptation of Jesus (1:12-13) ⇒ What does wilderness and 40 remind you of? ______• Jesus begins His ministry (1:14-45) ⇒ What was Jesus’ main message? ______⇒ How does Mark describe the response of those men Jesus chose as His disciples? ______⇒ How did Jesus teach? ______⇒ In verses 34 and 44 what theme do we see? ______⇒ Anything strike you as odd in verses 35-39? 5. Mark 2 • Jesus heals a paralytic (2:1-12) ⇒ Why did the scribes accuse Jesus of blasphemy? ______• Jesus calls Levi (2:13-17) ⇒ What’s another name we know Levi by? ______⇒ What is Jesus point in verse 17? ______• Fasting (2:18-22) ⇒ Old wineskins/new wineskins • Jesus is the Lord of the Sabbath (2:23-28) ⇒ What were the disciples doing that irritated the Pharisees? What’s God’s Law on this topic ______