Jesus' Galilean Ministry
Mark's Summary
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Jesus' Galilean Ministry - Mark's Summary
Mark, also called John Mark or Marcus, was a converted Jew and Barnabas' cousin (Colossians 4:10). Mark's mother, Mary, turned her home into a Christian meeting place (Acts 12:12). Although Mark was not one of the original twelve disciples, he almost certainly knew Jesus personally. Some Bible scholars believe he was the naked man seen fleeing Gethsemane Garden when Jesus was arrested (Mark 14:51-52). A believer, Mark joined Paul on his first missionary journey (Acts 12:25; 13:5). However, Mark fell out of favor with Paul after he left the mission early to return home to Jerusalem (Acts 13:13). Paul's disappointment in Mark created a rift with Barnabas (Acts 15:36-40). Mark eventually regained Paul's confidence (2 Timothy 4:11) and stood with Paul during his first imprisonment in Rome (Philemon 1:23-24).
Mark visited numerous countries witnessing and probably wrote "The Gospel According to Mark," while in Rome when the persecution of Christians was on the rise. He also traveled with and was like a son to the apostle Peter (1 Peter 5:13). Mark was with Peter when he wrote "The First Epistle General of Peter" (1 Peter 5:13), and many scholars believe he was Peter's interpreter. Mark was thought to be a Roman citizen and founded the church in Alexandra, where he died during the eighth year of the Roman Emperor Nero's reign.
Mark takes eight chapters (1:14-10:1), one-half of his book to cover Jesus' Galilean ministry. This is a summary of what he heard, saw, and experienced as he traveled with Jesus.
Mark's Summary
Call of Simon, Andrew, James, John (1:14-20)
Demoniac, Peter's mother-in-law, many others, healed (1:21-34)
Journeys, miracles, a leper, a paralytic, healed (1:40-2:12)
Call of Levi, and the feast (2:13-17)
"Fasting" (2:18-22)
Eating grain, and healing, on the Sabbath (2:23-3:6)
Multitudes, fame, miracles (3:7-12)
The Twelve chosen (3:13-19)
Jesus accused of being in league with Beelzebub (3:20-30)
Jesus' mother and brothers (3:31-35)
Parables: Sower, growing seed, mustard seed (4:1-34)
The tempest stilled (4:35-41)
The Gerasene Demoniac (5:1-20)
Jairus' daughter, woman with hemorrhage (5:21-43)
Visit to Nazareth (6:1-6)
The Twelve sent forth (6:7-13)
John the Baptist beheaded (6:14-29)
The 5,000 fed, Jesus walks on the water (6:30-52)
Multitudes healed in Gennesaret (6:53-56)
Pharisees, tradition, and defilement (7:1-23)
The Syrophoenician woman, a deaf mute (7:24-37)
The 4,000 fed, "leaven of the Pharisees" (8:1-21)
Blind man at Bethsaida given his sight (8:22-26)
Peter's confession, passion foretold (8:27-9:1)
Transfiguration, passion again foretold (9:2-13)
The epileptic boy, passion again foretold (9:14-32)
"Who is greatest?" unknown wonder worker (9:33-50)
"Halley's Bible Handbook" by Henry H. Halley, Zondervan Publishing House, Grand Rapids, Michigan; page 429-430.
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Mark, also called John Mark or Marcus, was a converted Jew and Barnabas' cousin (Colossians 4:10). Mark's mother, Mary, turned her home into a Christian meeting place (Acts 12:12). Although Mark was not one of the original twelve disciples, he almost certainly knew Jesus personally. Some Bible scholars believe he was the naked man seen fleeing Gethsemane Garden when Jesus was arrested (Mark 14:51-52). A believer, Mark joined Paul on his first missionary journey (Acts 12:25; 13:5). However, Mark fell out of favor with Paul after he left the mission early to return home to Jerusalem (Acts 13:13). Paul's disappointment in Mark created a rift with Barnabas (Acts 15:36-40). Mark eventually regained Paul's confidence (2 Timothy 4:11) and stood with Paul during his first imprisonment in Rome (Philemon 1:23-24).
Mark visited numerous countries witnessing and probably wrote "The Gospel According to Mark," while in Rome when the persecution of Christians was on the rise. He also traveled with and was like a son to the apostle Peter (1 Peter 5:13). Mark was with Peter when he wrote "The First Epistle General of Peter" (1 Peter 5:13), and many scholars believe he was Peter's interpreter. Mark was thought to be a Roman citizen and founded the church in Alexandra, where he died during the eighth year of the Roman Emperor Nero's reign.
Mark takes eight chapters (1:14-10:1), one-half of his book to cover Jesus' Galilean ministry. This is a summary of what he heard, saw, and experienced as he traveled with Jesus.
Mark's Summary
Call of Simon, Andrew, James, John (1:14-20)
Demoniac, Peter's mother-in-law, many others, healed (1:21-34)
Journeys, miracles, a leper, a paralytic, healed (1:40-2:12)
Call of Levi, and the feast (2:13-17)
"Fasting" (2:18-22)
Eating grain, and healing, on the Sabbath (2:23-3:6)
Multitudes, fame, miracles (3:7-12)
The Twelve chosen (3:13-19)
Jesus accused of being in league with Beelzebub (3:20-30)
Jesus' mother and brothers (3:31-35)
Parables: Sower, growing seed, mustard seed (4:1-34)
The tempest stilled (4:35-41)
The Gerasene Demoniac (5:1-20)
Jairus' daughter, woman with hemorrhage (5:21-43)
Visit to Nazareth (6:1-6)
The Twelve sent forth (6:7-13)
John the Baptist beheaded (6:14-29)
The 5,000 fed, Jesus walks on the water (6:30-52)
Multitudes healed in Gennesaret (6:53-56)
Pharisees, tradition, and defilement (7:1-23)
The Syrophoenician woman, a deaf mute (7:24-37)
The 4,000 fed, "leaven of the Pharisees" (8:1-21)
Blind man at Bethsaida given his sight (8:22-26)
Peter's confession, passion foretold (8:27-9:1)
Transfiguration, passion again foretold (9:2-13)
The epileptic boy, passion again foretold (9:14-32)
"Who is greatest?" unknown wonder worker (9:33-50)
"Halley's Bible Handbook" by Henry H. Halley, Zondervan Publishing House, Grand Rapids, Michigan; page 429-430.
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