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The Gospel of Mark

2023 | A Beginner's Guide to the Good News

Walk through the Bible’s earliest source for the life of Jesus with scholar Amy-Jill Levine as she introduces such themes as the Son of Man, discipleship, miracles, and Mark’s use of the Old Testament. The Good News of the gospel message comes alive in this book as readers see Jesus as divine and human, powerful and weak, approachable yet mysterious. The book features an in-depth study of select passages and illuminates the Gospel in its historical context and as a source for the other gospels.

Speakers:Amy-Jill Levine

Writers:Amy-Jill Levine

Topics:New Testament

Source:Abingdon Press

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The Gospel of Mark Session 1: The Good News Begins

Scholar Amy-Jill Levine opens the series on the Gospel of Mark with a discussion of Mark’s origin, purpose, characters, and story of the voice from heaven.

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The Gospel of Mark Session 2: Restoring Purity and Wholeness

Amy-Jill Levine explores the death of John the Baptizer in the Gospel of Mark and its foreshadowing of Jesus’s death on the cross.

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The Gospel of Mark Session 3: Sacrifice, Ransom, Prophet, Messiah

Scholar Amy-Jill Levine discusses the transfiguration – also called the “metamorphosis” - and how it stands in for a resurrection appearance in the Gospel...

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The Gospel of Mark Session 4: Fig Trees and Tenants

Amy-Jill Levine looks at two parables - the Fig Tree and the Wicked Tenants - and discusses the role they play in the Gospel and in the events leading up to the...

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The Gospel of Mark Session 5: The Little Apocalypse

Scholar Amy-Jill Levine reveals the mysteries of Mark 13, known as “the Little Apocalypse,” and discusses the role of apocalyptic literature in early Christ...

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The Gospel of Mark Session 6: Judas Iscariot and the Naked Young Man

Amy-Jill Levine wraps up the study of the Gospel of Mark by examining Judas Iscariot and the naked young man running away. The conclusion of the gospel, she say...

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Walk through the Bible’s earliest source for the life of Jesus with scholar Amy-Jill Levine as she introduces such themes as the Son of Man, discipleship, mir...

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