"Son of Man" One of the more evident themes of Jesus' humanity that I think is apparent in Mark's gospel is Jesus as the "Son of Man". The healing of Bartimaeus. Mark 4:35-41 Jesus subdues the storm - Where’s the faith? Mark 7:24-30 A worship service to remember! It's really the one that establishes... the life of Jesus as a story form. Various factors may account for this. The early church father, Augustine, considered Mark to be a mere abbreviation of Matthew and Luke. Mark 4:35-41 Jesus and the Syrophoenician woman. Mark 10:46-52 Jesus visits home. Why is the Gospel of Mark important, in early Christianity? Mark’s Gospel also has a somewhat rougher, less literary style than its peers. Instead, Mark’s story begins by describing Jesus’s adult life, introducing it with the words, “The beginning of the good news of Jesus Christ, the Son of God” (1:1). Mark 6:1-6 Jesus subdues the storm - Who is this? List of free Bible stories from Mark in simple English that you can download right now EasyEnglish Bible Stories from the Gospel of Mark Accessible EasyEnglish (AEE) Mark's is the first of the written gospels. However, Mark's severe depiction of the disciples serves a powerful purpose: to teach the readers about true discipleship. It is by far the shortest of the four Gospels, and ninety-percent of its stories are found in either Matthew or Luke. Mark presents the disciples in a harsher manner than the other three gospels. Analysis In Mark’s Gospel, the twelve disciples or apostles is given to those who were disciples of Jesus. Mark tells of John the Baptist, who predicts the coming of a man more powerful than himself. Mark 2:13-17 An unusual… There are many times throughout Mark's gospel, and the other gospels as well, that Jesus declares himself as the "Son of … The Gospel According to Mark has no story of Jesus’s birth. The Gospel of Mark concludes with a brief account of the women who went to the tomb where Jesus' body was placed and discovered that Jesus had risen from the dead. Mark reports the experience in the Garden of Gethsemane, the betrayal by Judas, Peter's three denials, the trial before Pilate, and the story of the crucifixion. Mark 3:1-6 Jesus hangs out with some sinners.