In his gospel, Mark presents an alternative to armed revolt: submission to the one God of both Jews and Gentiles. Thus for him, Jesus is both Christ and the Son of God in a very specific way: according to the Gospel preached by the Apostle Paul, which is itself the fulfillment of what was written in the prophets, the second part of Scripture. Here we have to understand that one could not call Jesus “Christ” if they expected him to lead the revolt and use earthly power to subdue Rome. On the contrary, Jesus would fulfill the role of Isaiah’s suffering servant, that is the sole one who submits fully to the will of God (Isaiah 53:7, 10).
Saint Mark by Emmanuel Tzanes.
Original intro and outro music performed by Raphael Shaheen.
What is A Light to the Nations?
A Light to the Nations is a bi-weekly podcast examining all parts of the biblical story from a functional perspective. Instead of asking what words means, we consider instead their function, i. e., how they are used in other parts of the Bible. In each episode will discuss the functionality of words and how that allows us hear the teaching.