Who?
What kind of people do you like? The guys who play sports? The girls who are popular? Kids who study? Who are good-looking? Who dress in style? Or do you look for someone kind and friendly?
Mark wrote his Gospel to show that Jesus was the kind of person that the Romans in the empire would appreciate. Mark shows Jesus as a man of action, a man with authority. Jesus came to earth with a mission, and he didn’t rest until he finished what he came here to do.
Demons Give Up, Pursue Future in Pigs
• Story in Mark 5:1–20
Dirty Diners, Not Dirty Dinners
• Teaching confounds Pharisees. See Mark 7:14–23
“Servant” Top Job in Coming Kingdom
• Question gets unexpected answer. Report in Mark 10:35–45
Temple Businessmen Busted by Jesus
• Exciting event reported in Mark 11:12–19
Preview
• Mark is not one of Jesus’ twelve disciples. He records Peter’s stories about Jesus.
• A key word in this book is “immediately.”
• As Jesus grows to adulthood, Judea becomes a Roman province. Augustus dies, and Tiberius becomes Roman emperor.
The first Chinese census is taken. • The Maya develop the “Long Count” calendar. • The Roman poet Ovid dies in exile.