Authority Mk1:1
Son of God:The Baptism 1:9-11
- Demonstrates Gods approval of Jesus
The Transfiguration 9: 2-8
- As above - also Moses and Elijah - show that Jesus is the Messiah - continuity with Old
Testament
The Son of ManThe paralysed man 2: 1-12
Again Jesus is claiming authority of God
The request of James and John
10: 35-45
Misunderstanding of Jesus role - did not foresee suffering servant
The prediction of the Passion
8: 31-33
Jesus shows himself as the suffering servant
Jesus/SaviourThe Calming of the Storm
4: 35- 41
Authority over nature - authority of God - saves disciples - Jesus as saviour
The feeding of the 5000 6:30-44
Again role as saviour - feeding the people
The Syro-Phoenician woman's
daughter 7: 24-30
Foresees that Jesus would be for all people - not just Jews. Much of conversation
tongue in cheek.
Christ/Messiah/Son of David:
Caesarea Philippi 8:27-30
Peter acknowledges that Jesus is the Messiah
Blind Bartimaeus 10: 46-52
Obviously number of people are beginning to see Jesus as the Messiah
Entry into Jerusalem 11: 1-11
Jesus is welcomed as the Messiah - but the Messiah they were expecting - Jesus came in
peace
Suffering, death and resurrection:
Gethsemane 14: 32-52
Jesus before Pilate 15: 1-20
The crucifixion 15: 21-41
Jesus burial 15: 42-47
The resurrection 16: 1-8
The longer ending of Mark 16: 9-20
Question about the resurrection 12: 18-27
Kingdom of God :
The parables of the Kingdom 4: 1-34
Sayings of the Kingdom 1: 14-15
Jesus and the children 10: 13-16
Entry into the Kingdom 10: 17-27
The greatest commandment 12: 28-34
Various passages relating to the kingdom of God - you must be familiar with this idea.
In these passages Jesus gives us a number of meanings for the Kingdom; how to be apart of
it; what it will be like; when it will be.
Faith and prayer:
Jairus' daughter 5:21-24, 35-43
Key idea - faith - foreshadows Jesus own resurrection
The woman with a haemorrhage 5: 25-34
Again - key point - faith
Jesus at prayer 6: 45-46
Shows that Jesus spent time in prayer - lesson for Christians today
The epileptic boy 9: 14-29
Again faith exhibited
Leadership:
Call of the disciples 1: 16-20
Choosing the twelve 3: 13-19
Mission of the twelve 6: 7-13
Peter's promise and denial 14:26-31, 66-72
The commission 16: 14-18
All passages shows that Christians all Called by God to spread the Good News
Discipleship:
Cost of discipleship 8: 34-38
Rewards of discipleship 10: 28-31
The widow at the treasury 12: 41-44
Christians must sincerely follow God - this will involve sacrifices but it will be
rewarded.
Worship:
Man with an evil spirit 1: 21-28
Question about the Sabbath 2: 23-28
Man with the withered hand 3: 1-6
Resurrection day 16: 1-2
The last supper 14: 12-25
Passages relate to worship - they not only show worship in Jesus day but also
show the origins of Christian worship.
Question about divorce Mk 10: 2-9