Resumo de The Gospel Of Mark

The Book of Mark tells the story of the teachings of Jesus and ends with his crucifixion. The Gospel of Mark is one of four synoptic versions of the story of Jesus? preachings and his death. Matthew, Luke, and John are the other three accounts of Jesus. Mark composes his story about 30 years after the death of Jesus in 60 BCE. Jesus spoke Aramaic, the common language of the Jews, during his life. The text is canonized as a Greek translation of the Hebrew scriptures about 132 BCE. Mark is a Gentile Christian writing for the intention of converting other Gentiles to Christianity. Glossing the chapters of Mark enables readers to better identify and interpret Mark?s intentions by exploring specific meanings for the text.
Chapter 15 of the Gospel according to Mark is about Jesus? death on the cross. The passage begins that three hours of darkness begins at noon, to cover the land by 3:00 p.m. as Jesus dies. The midday sun is eclipsed through 6:00 p.m. until the final moment of his death. The heaven?s gift of light is denied from the blasphemers and the world upon the death of the Lord. In ancient near East tradition, darkening of the sun signifies the death of a great person. Jesus cries out "My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?" Throughout the book, Mark always distinguishes Jesus? direct words as they were spoken in Aramaic language. Jesus is not depicted here as a hero, rather as being abandoned by God. Jesus? cry of despair is misinterpreted by the crowd that he is calling Elijah to come rescue him. Jesus is praying the opening words of Psalm 22:2, the prayer of those forsaken and suffering. For those that trust in God will be delivered to heaven. Jesus? words and dialect intend to remind the reader of his heritage as man and humanity. Jesus? life and death are to serve as an example to have faith. A stranger in the crowd offers Jesus "sour wine" which is vinegar, a common peasant drink of the time. This act of the stranger is not necessarily kindness as much as a self-serving gesture still expecting divine intervention for Jesus.

"And Jesus uttered a loud cry and breathed his last." Synonyms of the term utter include full, perfect, whole, and finished. The loud cry in verse 37 is exactly Jesus? last breath. The curtain in the temple is torn is two by this cry. The veil in the temple is what separated the holiest from the rest of the sanctuary. The torn veil may symbolize the impending destruction of the temple. Otherwise, with Jesus? death the temple will now be open to all people including non-Jews. In verse 38 it is a Centurion, a Gentile soldier, who proclaims, "Truly this man was the Son of God!" The soldier acknowledges the superiority of the oppressed in their faith. The Gentile enemy is forced to acknowledge Jesus as Christ.

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