Mark
Church tradition holds that Mark wrote the gospel of Mark, a missionary disciple who traveled with Paul (2 Timothy 4:11), Peter (1 Peter 5:13), and Luke (Philemon 1:24). Mark may be the same person as John Mark in Acts 12 and 15 who went on a missionary journey through Turkey with Paul and his cousin Barnabas but returned to Jerusalem when they reached Pamphylia (southern Turkey). On his second journey, Paul would not take John Mark. John Mark sailed for Cyprus with Barnabas, where Barnabas was martyred. John Mark continued his missionary journey to Turkey, where Paul gave him a letter of reconciliation and introduction (Colossians 4:10). Mark's gospel was written as early as 50 AD to as late as 60-68 AD near the time of Peter’s gospel. Mark is a simple, brief account of the gospel of Jesus' life, proclaims him to be the Son of God, the Son of Man, and calls us to discipleship. This study will include highlights from Mark and illustrate how Mark provided a foundation for Matthew and Luke.
Mark the gospel writer, is symbolized by a winged lion in early Christian tradition. The lion holds a book with “PAX TIBI MARCE EVANGELISTA MEVS ” meaning “Peace unto you, Mark, my Evangelist”.
The symbol of the winged lion was also adopted as the symbol of Venice. The figure is from the Venice Coat of Arms, by Sodacan, 2009. Wikimedia Commons.
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Lesson 1
Mark 1: 1-12
Jesus’s Baptism
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Lesson 2
Mark 1:14-2:10
The Authority of the Son of God
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Lesson 3
Mark 2:1-3:6
God and Son of Man
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Lesson 4
Mark 3:7-35
Popularity and Rejection
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Lesson 5
Mark 4:1-29
Teaching in Parables
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Lesson 6
Mark 4:35-5:43
The Son of God’s Authority
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Lesson 7
Mark 5:21-6:5
Desperate Faith
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Lesson 8
Mark 6:6-13
Jesus Sends Out the Twelve
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Lesson 9
Mark 6:30-44
Feeding of the 5,000
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Lesson 10
Mark 6:25-71
Jesus, The Bread of Life
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Lesson 11
Mark 7-8
On the Road with Jesus: Healing, Mission and Repetition
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Lesson 12
Mark 8:27-9:13
Preparations for Glory: Peter’s Confession and the Transfiguration
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Lesson 13
Mark 9:30-10:44
Who Will Be the Greatest?
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Lesson 14
Mark 9-11
Good Teacher, What Must I Do?
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Lesson 15
Mark 11:1-19
The Triumphal Entry
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Lesson 16
Mark 12-13
The Kingdom of Heaven
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Lesson 17
Mark 14:1-31
The Upper Room
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Lesson 18
Mark 14:32-15:20
Jesus’ Arrest and Trial
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Lesson 19
Mark 15:21-47
The Crucifixion
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Lesson 20
Mark 15
The Resurrection
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