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How did Jesus understand his own mission? I have been reading through the Gospel of Mark to see how the earliest portrait of Jesus answers that question. Mark is virtually unanimously recognized to have been the first Gospel written and the one upon which two other canonized Gospels were based. The author put a lot of artistry into painting a picture of what would it have been like to live in Palestine in Jesus’ time, hearing rumors about the intriguing Nazarene going from place to place.
To spill the beans up front, I’d like to submit a subtitle for at least the first portion of the Gospel of Mark: A Funny Thing Happened on My Way through Palestine Proclaiming the Advent of the Kingdom of God. A little long, perhaps, but I think it really captures Mark’s portrayal of Jesus and how he goes about his ministry.
- I love “Historical Jesus” podcasts A fascinating discussion from two conservative evangelical scholars on the subject of the historical Jesus took place on last weekend’s episode of Unbelievable. Adam Bradford, defending his book The Jesus...