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THE BOOK OF MARK
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July, August and September 2024
How to know for yourself what the Bible really means? Is it still relevant for us today?
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The Gospel of Mark
From the beginning of Mark, the reader knows who Jesus is—the Messiah, the Son of God (Mark 1:1). However, people in the story struggle with understanding just who He is and what He is all about—except for those with demons. They know exactly who He is! The demons recognize Him and wither before His mighty words.
But Jesus rather consistently commands that they keep this information quiet. Why this command for secrecy? Bible students for centuries have mulled over this question. It even has a name in scholarship—the Messianic Secret. Why would a Gospel want us to keep quiet about who Jesus is?
What will become clear in this journey through the Gospel of Mark is that not only is there secrecy in this book—there also is amazing revelation. It can rightly be called the revelation/secrecy motif, and it runs through the Gospel of Mark. Although, at the end of the book, all the secrecy is surprisingly replaced with a powerful revelation of Jesus.
Mark can be divided into two distinct sections—halves, actually. Chapter one through near the end of chapter eight deals with the crucial question, Who is Jesus? The answer is displayed in His teachings and His miracles. Again and again He defeats evil, brings hope to the oppressed, and teaches compelling truths that cut to the heart of human existence. All this shouts to the reader that He is the Messiah, the Christ, whom the Hebrew people have long been awaiting.
However, it is not until the middle of the book that someone not demon-possessed rightly declares who He is, thereby answering the question of the first half of the book about Christ’s identity. And that person is Peter, who declares, "'You are the Christ'" (Mark 8:29, ESV).
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- Contents and Introduction
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- 1. The Beginning of the Gospel - June 29-July 5
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- 2. A Day in the Ministry of Jesus - July 6-12
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- 3. Controversies - July 13-19
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- 4. Parables - July 20-26
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- 5. Miracles Around the Lake - July 27-August 2
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- 6. Inside Out - August 3-9
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- 7. Teaching Disciples: Part I - August 10-16
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- 8. Teaching Disciples: Part II - August 17-23
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- 9. Jerusalem Controversies - August 24-30
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- 10. The Last Days - August 31-September 6
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- 11. Taken and Tried - September 7-13
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- 12. Tried and Crucified - September 14-20
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- 13.The Risen Lord - September 21-27
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