Gospels Mark & John
Jacqueline Mays
R. Hannon
LBLT 120 Survey of New Testament Literature
4-29-2018
Mark's portrait of Jesus with that depicts in John's Gospel
Introduction
Mark expresses more on Jesus' parables, miracles, and life as being a suffering servant. Nevertheless, John's writing is to persuade the readers into believing that Jesus Christ is the Son of God and the Messiah. However, Mark and John both agree of many crucial episodes of the trial, crucifixion, and the resurrection of Jesus' life. The portrait of John introduces Jesus to the reader with dramatic and prominent readings while presenting the verses to expound his sacred relationship with God. "In the beginning, there was ...
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the servant of all, is what Mark illustrates as the only man sent by God the Father to serve all His people, and be submissive to the Father's will until his death. In the Gospel of Mark, our Lord Jesus Christ, the King of Kings, and Lord of Lords, in the form of a servant suffers for the will of God. The Gospel of John tells us that Jesus is {I AM} the loving Son of God. Jesus Christ is the living word of God; he died for us leaving us with a comforter; the Holy Spirit.
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(I) A healer is how the Gospel of Mark portrays Jesus.
"The Healer" is how Mark represents Jesus. Often, during this passage, Mark details miracles which are consummated by Jesus healing all in his presence that are in need. Healing is what Jesus accomplished throughout Marks Gospel; Jesus heals a man with an unclean spirit. But Jesus rebuked him, saying, "Be quiet, and come out of him!"(Mark 1:21-28 NKJV) "And when the unclean spirit had convulsed him and cried out with a loud voice, he came out ...
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(Mark 1:27 NKJV). Jesus is portrayed as a teacher to the crowd around him especially when they would say "What is this? What new doctrine is this?"(Mark 1:27 NKJV). Now when Jesus was asked why he teaches in parables, he clarifies that parables are a means of the teaching of God and bring people to the repentance of their sins. "And He said to them, to you it has been given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God; but to those who are outside, all things come in parables, so that Seeing they may see and not perceive, and hearing they may hear and not understand; Lest they should turn. And their sins be forgiven them." (Mark 4:11-12 NKJV). Furthermore, we're told by Mark that Jesus uses ...
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