Gospel Of Jesus Research Paper

In some parts of the Gospel of Mark, Jesus is presented as divine; however in other parts he is not so divine. When Jesus is performing miracles such as healing the sick or resurrecting the dead, he is divine. In those instances, he is healing those though their belief. He also does something that no other religious leader did at the time, he allowed little children to be blessed. The Gospel of Mark also shows Jesus’s human side. There were times when I was reading, that I noticed Jesus was not as kind as my Sunday school teachers told me he was. In Mark 3: 31-35, Jesus completely denies his family and says that those who follow him are his family. Another instance came in Mark chapter 9 when a father of a speechless son asked Jesus if he could heal his son. Jesus’s reply was “You faithless generation how much longer must I be among you? How much longer must I put up with you?” This quote from Mark 9: 19 shows a less compassionate Jesus. The Gospel of Mark does show a divine Jesus, but it also shows his human side.
In the Gospel of Mark, Jesus referred to as many titles. The first one is the Holy One of God Mark 1:24. The Son of Man, Mark 2:10. Jesus, Son of the Most High God, Mark 5:7. Messiah, Mark 8:29. My Son,
Israel is also referred to as the God’s son, and the individuals in Israel are also the sons and daughter of God. According to most scholars, the Son of Man may not be an actual title given to one person; rather it is most likely a simile, one like a son of man. Scholars think this might actually be a simile because it contrasts God from humans because even though, He appears in human form, He is still a heavenly being. In the Gospel of Mark, there was a need to remind the readers that Jesus is the Christ, because this Gospel was written first. However, in the later Gospels, this was not needed because it should have already been understood that Jesus was the