New Testament History and Literature with Dale B. Martin
Season 1, Episode 6: The Gospel of Mark
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The Gospels of the New Testament are not biographies, and, in this class, they are read through a historical critical lens. This means that the events they narrate are not taken at face value as historical. The Gospel of Mark illustrates how the gospel writer skillfully crafts a narrative in order to deliver a message. It is a message that emphasizes a suffering messiah, and the necessity of suffering before glory. The gospel's apocalyptic passages predict troubles for the Jewish temple and incorporate this prediction with its understanding of the future coming of the Son of Man.
All Episodes - Season 1
Episode 1
Introduction: Why Study the New Testament?
Episode 2
From Stories to Canon
Episode 3
The Greco-Roman World
Episode 4
Judaism in the First Century
Episode 5
The New Testament as History
Episode 6
The Gospel of Mark
Episode 7
The Gospel of Matthew
Episode 8
The Gospel of Thomas
Episode 9
The Gospel of Luke
Episode 10
The Acts of the Apostles
Episode 11
Johannine Christianity: The Gospel 92,407 views
Episode 12
Johannine Christianity: The Letters
Episode 13
The Historical Jesus
Episode 14
Paul as Missionary
Episode 15
Paul as Pastor
Episode 16
Paul as Jewish Theologian
Episode 17
Paul's Disciples
Episode 18
Arguing with Paul?
Episode 19
The "Household" Paul: The Pastorals
Episode 20
The "Anti-household" Paul: Thecla
Episode 21
Interpreting Scripture: Hebrews
Episode 22
Interpreting Scripture: Medieval Interpretations
Episode 23
Apocalyptic and Resistance
Episode 24
Apocalyptic and Accommodation
Episode 25
Ecclesiastical Institutions: Unity, Martyrs, and Bishops
Episode 26
The "Afterlife" of the New Testament and Postmodern Interpretation