New Testament 1 - The Gospel of Mark

This module familiarizes students with the text, context and meaning of the Gospel of Mark. It encourages students to consider the evidence for divine authority in the life of Jesus and equips students with the necessary expository skills to interpret selected passages from the gospel

Students engage with the Moore College correspondence course material on the Gospel of Mark for 10 weeks and then engage in two weeks of independent study.

Syllabus

• The Gospels: the gospel written down
• The coming of the King
• The kingdom of God
• The victory of the kingdom
• The King of the kingdom
• The reception of the King
• What it means for Jesus to be King
• What it means to follow the King
• The last week of the King
• The King is dead: long live the King

Other set texts include:

Bauckham, R (1997) Gospel for all ChristiansT&T Clark

Garrett, SR (1998) Temptation of Jesus in Mark's Gospel Eerdmanns

France, RT (2003) Divine Government SPCK

All set texts are provided for students as part of the module study pack

Assessment

This module is assessed through examination, essay and the writing of a short exegesis paper