Mobile Ed: NT315 Book Study: The Gospel of Mark (8 hour course - audio)

by Mark L. Strauss

Publisher:

Lexham Press

, 2015

Overview

Enjoy an in-depth study of Mark’s Gospel from New Testament expert Dr. Mark Strauss. In this course, Dr. Strauss focuses on the words of Mark and the themes, theology, and purpose of the book. He describes the context of the Gospel as a whole and then examines the text passage by passage.

Course Outline

Introduction

• Introducing the Speaker and the Course

Unit 1: Background and Introduction to Mark

• Introducing Mark’s Gospel
• The Author of Mark
• Audience and Place of Writing
• Date and Occasion of Writing
• Structure
• Purpose and Main Themes
• Literary Features
• Highlighting Mark’s Use of “Immediately”
• Method and Approach
• Finding All the Geographic Places Mentioned in Mark

Unit 2: Part 1: The Authority of the Messiah—Prologue

• “The Beginning of the Gospel of Jesus the Messiah”
• Fulfillment of Prophecy
• John the Baptist
• Baptism and Temptation of Jesus

Unit 3: The Kingdom Authority of the Messiah

• Proclaiming the Kingdom
• Researching the Kingdom of God with the Topic Guide
• Kingdom Authority in Teaching, Healing, and Exorcism
• Healing the Leper
• Researching the “Messianic Secret”
• Forgiving Sin and the Beginning of Conflict
• Conflicts with Leaders and Jesus’ Authority
• Lord of the Sabbath

Unit 4: The Division of Israel

• Choosing the Twelve—Reconstituting Israel
• Jesus’ True Family and the Beelzebul Controversy
• Parables of the Kingdom
• Authority over Natural and Supernatural Forces
• Authority over Disease and Death
• Examining Mark’s Use of Aramaic Phrases
• Rejection by His Hometown
• Locating and Labeling the Miracles of Jesus

Unit 5: The Expanding Mission of the Messiah

• Sending Out the Twelve and Death of John the Baptist
• Feeding the 5,000 and Walking on Water
• The Question of Defilement
• Moving Outside Israel’s Borders

Unit 6: Part 2: The Suffering Servant—The Revelation of the Messiah’s Suffering

• Beginning an Introduction to Part 2 of Mark’s Gospel
• The Conclusion of an Introduction to Part 2 of Mark’s Gospel
• Examining the Different Verbs for “Seeing” in Mark 8:23–25
• Peter’s Confession and the First Passion Prediction
• The Transfiguration
• Exploring the Significance of the Phrase “Listen to Him”
• Second Passion Prediction
• Teaching on Divorce
• Riches and the Kingdom of God
• Third Passion Prediction and Request of James and John
• Blind Bartimaeus and the End of the Journey

Unit 7: The Messiah Confronts Jerusalem

• The Triumphal Entry
• Finding the Fulfillment of Prophecies in Mark’s Gospel
• Prophetic Action in the Temple and Cursing the Fig Tree
• Question about John and the Parable of the Wicked Tenant Farmers
• Taxes to Caesar and Marriage in the Resurrection
• The Greatest Commandment and a Riddle
• Warning against Scribes and Commending a Widow’s Offering
• The Olivet Discourse

Unit 8: The Passion of the Messiah

• The Plot against Jesus
• The Last Supper
• Gethsemane
• Understanding Literary Techniques in Mark’s Gospel
• Arrest and Trial of Jesus; Peter’s Denial
• Trial before Pilate
• The Crucifixion
• Researching the Crucifixion
• Death and Burial of Jesus

Unit 9: The Epilogue

• Resurrection Announced
• Studying Textual Variants in Mark 1:41 and 16:9–20
• The Endings of Mark

Conclusion

• Summary Overview and Conclusion to Mark

Product Details

• Title: NT315 Book Study: The Gospel of Mark (audio)
• Instructor: Mark L. Strauss
• Publisher: Lexham Press
• Publication Date: 2015
• Product Type: Logos Mobile Education
• Resource Type: audio
• Length: 8 hours

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About Mark L. Strauss

Strauss is a biblical scholar and Professor of the New Testament at Bethel Seminary San Diego. He previously taught at Biola University, Christian Heritage College, and Talbot School of Theology. He is the author of several books on the gospels.