Gospel of Mark: Difference between revisions

The '''Gospel According to Mark''' ({{lang-el|Εὐαγγέλιον κατὰ Μᾶρκον |translit=Euangélion katà Mârkon}}<ref>http://khazarzar.skeptik.net/books/titles.pdf</ref>) is one of the four [[canonical gospels]] and one of the three [[synoptic gospels]]. It tells of the [[ministry of Jesus]] from his [[baptism of Jesus|baptism]] by [[John the Baptist]] to his death and burial and the discovery of the [[empty tomb]]&nbsp;– there is no [[genealogy of Jesus]] or birth narrative, nor, in the original ending at [[Mark 16|chapter 16]], any [[post-resurrection appearances of Jesus]]. It portrays Jesus as a heroic man of action, an [[Exorcism|exorcist]], a healer, and a miracle worker. Jesus is also the [[Son of God]], but he keeps his identity secret (the [[Messianic Secret]]), concealing it in [[parables]] so that even most of the [[Disciple (Christianity)|disciples]] fail to understand. All this is in keeping with prophecy, which foretold the fate of the [[messiah]] as [[suffering servant]].{{sfn|Boring|2006|pp=252–53}} The gospel ends, in its original version, with the discovery of the empty tomb, a promise to meet again in Galilee, and an unheeded instruction to spread the good news of the [[resurrection of Christ|resurrection]].{{sfn|Boring|2006|pp=1–3}}