Excerpts from The Gospel of Mark New Revised Standard Version translation|Legit essays

Posted: February 6th, 2023

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Excerpts from The Gospel of Mark New Revised Standard Version translation

The Gospel of Mark is the second gospel in the New Testament, but probably the earliest

gospel in terms of the date of its composition. Scholars came to the conclusion that the Gospel of

Mark was written in the early 70s of the first century (about 40 years after Jesus’s death), and

that the authors of the gospels of Matthew and Luke actually used it when they wrote their

gospels. None of the authors of the gospels actually knew Jesus (who lived approximately

between 4 BCE and 33 CE) personally. What they wrote was based on stories that circulated

among disciples of Jesus decades later. The gospels (like the rest of the books in the New

Testament) were written in Greek.

The word gospel is a translation of the Greek word evangelion which means “good news.” The

gospels were meant to spread the “good news” of Jesus’s arrival and the salvation he made

available for humankind to as many people and possible. The Gospel of Mark, and likewise the

gospels of Matthew and Luke, are essentially biographies of Jesus: they describe his activities

while alive (preaching, healing, performing miracles, assembling disciples), his trial and death

by crucifixion, and his appearance to his disciples after his death (=his resurrection). The Gospel

of Mark is the shortest gospel, and you will notice that we are not told anything about Jesus’s

family origins or birth in this gospel. Jesus’s first appearance is as an adult who is baptized by a

mysterious prophet-like person named John the Baptizer (or Baptist).

The Gospel of Mark is unique because it has three different endings. In the earliest manuscript

of the New Testament the gospel ends with the women seeing Jesus’s tomb empty (Mark 16:8),

and this was probably the original ending. Later on, two alternative endings were composed,

one short and one long, and different Bibles have different versions.

The events described in the gospels all take place in Judea, a Roman province on the eastern

shore of the Mediterranean (modern day Israel/Palestine), whose population was mostly Jewish

(including Jesus himself and all his disciples). Most of Jesus’s activity took place in the Galilee

(the northern part of the country, see map), but his trial and death took place in Jerusalem, the

capital city in which the Jewish temple was located.

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Mark 1

The Proclamation of John the Baptist

1 The beginning of the good news of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. 2 As it is written in the prophet Isaiah,

“See, I am sending my messenger ahead of you,

who will prepare your way; 3 the voice of one crying out in the wilderness:

‘Prepare the way of the Lord,

make his paths straight,’” 4 John the baptizer appeared in the wilderness, proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the

forgiveness of sins. 5 And people from the whole Judean countryside and all the people of

Jerusalem were going out to him, and were baptized by him in the river Jordan, confessing their

sins. 6 Now John was clothed with camel’s hair, with a leather belt around his waist, and he ate

locusts and wild honey. 7 He proclaimed, “The one who is more powerful than I is coming after

me; I am not worthy to stoop down and untie the thong of his sandals. 8 I have baptized you

with water; but he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit.”

The Baptism of Jesus 9 In those days Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee and was baptized by John in the

Jordan. 10 And just as he was coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens torn apart and the

Spirit descending like a dove on him. 11 And a voice came from heaven, “You are my Son, the

Beloved; with you I am well pleased.”

The Temptation of Jesus 12 And the Spirit immediately drove him out into the wilderness. 13 He was in the wilderness

forty days, tempted by Satan; and he was with the wild beasts; and the angels waited on him.

The Beginning of the Galilean Ministry 14 Now after John was arrested, Jesus came to Galilee, proclaiming the good news of God, 15 and

saying, “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God has come near; repent, and believe in the

good news.”

Jesus Calls the First Disciples 16 As Jesus passed along the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and his brother Andrew casting a net

into the sea—for they were fishermen. 17 And Jesus said to them, “Follow me and I will make

you fish for people.” 18 And immediately they left their nets and followed him. 19 As he went a

little farther, he saw James son of Zebedee and his brother John, who were in their boat

mending the nets. 20 Immediately he called them; and they left their father Zebedee in the boat

with the hired men, and followed him.

The Man with an Unclean Spirit

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Note: Do not use sources outside of the course for this assignment. Assigned readings are okay to use and must be cited, but the primary focus is your analysis of the assigned text and the textual context within which you create a conversation. The final draft of the essay will need to include the following elements:

• An introduction that does the following: • States what conversation/issue/situation the above assigned text for your

track is entering, • Introduces both texts and very briefly summarizes them, • Shows how the two texts provides context for each other, • States a thesis that makes an argument about the significance of the way the

2 texts address the issue and what that reveals about the conversation in which they operated.

• Body paragraphs that analyze the texts in conversation, organized by themes or patterns with evidence cited from the text. Include topic sentences that tie each paragraph to your thesis.

• A conclusion that non-repetitively and briefly restates your thesis and discusses the significance of your analysis.

• 1000-1100 words + Works Cited + Dear Reader Letter • Dear Reader Letter due with your final draft (in the same file after the

Works Cited): What worked and didn’t work for you with this assignment? What help did you seek out? What would you do differently if you had the opportunity? If you were to enter the conversation between these two texts, what would you say?

• MLA format, 12-point Arial or Times New Roman font.

 

SOLUTION

and teachings, as well as the events leading up to and including his death and resurrection. The Gospel of Mark is particularly notable for its emphasis on Jesus’ actions and the urgency of his message, and for its brevity compared to the other gospels. It is widely regarded as a primary source of information about the life and message of Jesus, and has been highly influential in shaping Christian thought and worship.