Category Archives: The Victory According to Mark

So, if you saw my last post on Mark, Revisiting Mark: the pattern, you saw a case for a pattern to the healings in Mark’s Gospel’s. But the full meaning of this pattern won’t be clear without considering the callings. The … Continue reading →

Here’s the deal with Mark’s miracle stories: While he has some summary statements, his narrations are always about one and only one person being healed. No story of ten lepers. No stories of two blind men (in fact, he drops … Continue reading →

In his book The Victory According to Jesus Mark, Mark Horne argues that Jesus’ prediction of the destruction of the temple actually foreshadows his own arrest, sufferings, and death (Victory, pp 166-18). Sadly, for many readers, (myself included) Jesus’ prediction … Continue reading →

THE CALL (1:15) John’s Vocation (1:5-8) When King Ahaziah heard a description of a man his messengers had met, he exclaimed, “It is Elijah the Tishbite.”  That description of Elijah reminds us now of John the Baptist:  “He was a … Continue reading →

The Call (Mark 1:1-15) The New Moses and the New Joshua (1:4 & 5) Having recited the prophecy of the messenger or angel of the Lord who will prepare the way for Jesus, Mark now presents the messenger. The Jordan … Continue reading →

THE CALL (1:1-15) The Prophecies (1:2 & 3) When Paul preached to the Pisidian Antiochians, he summed up his message by announcing the gospel and then quoting prophecies of the gospel. And we preach to you the good news [gospel] … Continue reading →

THE CALL (1:1-15) The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. — Mark 1:1 The Meaning Of Christ In our culture today I suspect many people probably think that that “Christ” was simply Jesus’ last name.  … Continue reading →

THE CALL (1:1-15) He comes to us as One unknown, without a name, as of old, by the lakeside, He came to those men who knew Him not. He speaks to us the same word: ‘Follow thou me!’ and sets … Continue reading →