So many show up that jesus needs a ship waiting for a quick getaway, just in case the crowd overwhelms them. Mark inserts his own explanation as to why jesus said this, stating he said this because they were saying, he has an evil spirit. John the baptist prepares the way the beginning of the good news about jesus the messiah, the son of god, as it is written in isaiah the prophet. A great multitude, hearing what great things he did, came to him. Jesus intentionally keeps people from understanding who he really is. He spoke to his disciples that a little boat should stay near him because of the crowd, so that they wouldnt press on. Jesus withdrew with his disciples to the lake, and a large crowd from galilee followed. He told people not to speak about this, but they did. Johns testimony, two disciples, including andrew, begin to follow jesus. The decapolis is a group of about ten cities included within the roman province of syria in jesus day. Whereas marks gospel brings us the texture of firstcentury palestine with a. The strange ending of the gospel of mark and why it makes all the. Free bible commentary on the gospel of mark in easy english. We hope that your journey through the book of mark blesses you and those you love as much as.
After highlighting the growing crowd following jesus, mark says jesus went up a mountain and. Curtis glenn evavold, the crowd in the gospel of mark. The gospel itself begins with a prescript of sorts in which the narrator informs. A study of the woman in the crowd and her desperate courage mark. I will send my messenger ahead of you, who will prepare your way a voice of one calling in the wilderness, prepare the way for the lord, make straight paths for him. And so john the baptist appeared in the wilderness, preaching.
Perhaps the best explanation is that mark actually intended to. Now when jesus saw a crowd around him, he gave orders to depart to the other side of the sea. The problem with the gospel of mark for the final editors of the new testament. A record of this kind furnished evidence to support the belief that jesus was the true messiah. There followed him a certain young man the ancients, or at least many of them, supposed, that the young man here mentioned by mark was one of the apostles. Matthew tells us that great crowds from the decapolis and from beyond the jordan follow the christ, along with many citizens from jerusalem and judea 4. The gospel of mark records with as much accuracy as possible the main events of the life and teachings of jesus. Mark 3 is the third chapter of the gospel of mark in the new testament of the christian bible. Mark 1 niv john the baptist prepares the way bible gateway.
Great crowds constantly follow jesus in marks account, especially to re. The story of the storytellers the gospel of mark from. For the most part, he avoids jerusalem and the larger cities and spends his time near the sea, in the farms and smaller villages. For mark, jesus is a somewhat enigmatic figure and thats very important to his way of telling the story. In mark, on the last night of jesus life, he told his intimate followers following their.
Now from judea and jerusalem are words that weve heard before in marks gospel. The next day, crowds of people come in search of jesus, and he explains the. There were many people like these in the crowds that followed jesus. For example, he fed 5000 people by a miracle john 6. The word christ has not appeared since the gospels opening verse. The gospel according to john develops a christologyan explanation of christs nature. Primary sources excerpts from the gospel of mark from. It is routine for commentators on the gospel of mark to note that the subject of jesus identity is a key theme. These verses are crucial for understanding the gospel according to mark as a whole and for. The womans interaction with jesus adds depth to marks portrait of him and. When jesus forgives the sins of people in the crowd, even before they ask, the scribes accuse him of blasphemy mark 2.