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1 | history of Mark | Mark | cogic1974 | 14799 | ||
Can I get some history or background on the book of Mark? |
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2 | history of Mark | Mark | Jules | 14803 | ||
Mark recorded the life of Jesus according to the eyewitness account given by Peter and other apostles. Mark was the sone of Mary, whose home in Jerusalem seemed to be a center for Christian leaders. Mark went with his well-to-do cousin Barnabus to Antioch in Syria, from where both accompanied Paul on his first missionary journey. Mark, however, left Paul and Barnabus at Cyprus and returned to Jerusalem (Acts 13:13). Later Barnabus and Mark went to Cyprus, whil Paul departed for Asia Minor. About ten years later Mark was with Paul in Rome (II Tim 4:11;Col 4:10). Mark's close association with Peter is indicated in 1 Peter 5:13, where the latter speaks of Mark as "my son." It may have been during Peter's lifetime, or shortly after his death, that Mark wrote the Gospel bearing his name. Mark frequently records the reactions of Jesus, as well as others. Jesus is portrayed as a Man of action. Although Mark is not noted for extended character sketches, his peculiar portrayal of individuals is often intriguing. -from Amplified Bible |
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3 | history of Mark | Mark | eiserxomai | 37297 | ||
I disagree with this assessment of Mark. Like most, I hold to the primacy of the Gospel of Mark. Matthew and Luke used Mark, along with other source documents, to compose their narratives. However, the gospel of Mark as we now have it is not a single creation out of a whole cloth anymore than Matthew or Luke are. Like Matthew and Luke, Mark consists of collections of material. The final selection and arrangement of which we owe to the composers themselves. Mark is here the primary influence; and Matthew and Luke both follow him and use his material. The material now presented in the Gospels have a previous history of use in the Church, largely a history of oral transmission. It circulated in the Church in the form of individual units or small collections of related material and in this form it served definite functions in the life of worship in the church, in preaching and apologetic, in exhortation and instruction. The smallest units of tradition, the individual story, saying, dialogue, et cetera, have definite forms which can be defined and studied. Each of these forms served a definite function in a concrete situation in the life of the early church. The main purpose for the creation, the circulation, and the use of these forms was not to preserve the history of Jesus, but to strengthen the life of the Church. Thus these forms reflect the concern of the church, and both the form and the content have been influenced by the faith and theology of the church, as well as by the church's situation and practice. |
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