Gospel of Mark: a Quick Overview | Whiteboard Bible Study

The Gospel of Mark tells the story of Jesus, someone who came not to be served by people, but to serve them.
Mark arranges his gospel in a genius way: first foreshadowing Jesus' coming rejection, then transitioning to a set of three predictions of Jesus' death, and then culminating with Jesus' suffering, death, and resurrection. Mark's gospel is carefully set up to show that Jesus is the Son of God, but came not as a conquering warrior, but a suffering servant on behalf of humans everywhere.
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A Tremendous Thank You for sharing your knowledge and faith. Your mapping of the structure of our Bible truly sheds light on many confusing aspects of how everything is laid out. I believe knowing this information can be helpful to anyone wanting to understand more, no matter their specific religious beliefs. I have not yet seen all of your videos, but I do greatly appreciate how you stick to a structural understanding of things. Thank You 🙏

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These days I'm reading & preparing the gospel of Matthew, Mark , Luke & John for upcoming Quiz Competition & It has help me so much 👏🙏 I'm so thankful to you once again

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Wonderful interpretation ..May The Good Lord Bless you more

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These videos of yours are fantastic! Thank you for such a direct and good teaching

[@irisambert3437]

This breakdown of the Gospel of Mark is extremely helpful in understanding it! Thank you!

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I just thank the Lord for you. This will help people of God. Be blessed in Jesus mighty name.

[@OverviewBible]

Thanks for the kind words, Yeshim. =)

[@johnjameson6751]

Although I am not a Christian, I love the Gospel of Mark: in my view it is one of the most important works of literature in the western world. I like how in your analysis you do not necessarily assume a Christian worldview, but focus on the story that Mark is trying to tell.

[@OverviewBible]

Thanks, John! That's the aim. (And I agree: it's a profoundly significant little work.)

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a VISUAL LEARNER, i LOVE THIS PRESENTATION!

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[@OverviewBible]

I am so, so glad this is helpful!

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Brilliant, both presentationally and visually! Keep up the great work!

[@samng1976]

Great job. Thanks for presenting the material in such a concise and clear manner. May God continue to bless your teaching ministry.

[@kaysampson6988]

Thankyou for your clear and insightful overview of the Gospel of Mark. God bless you

[@michaelp9381]

Thank you for sharing these wonderful words in a easy and understanable way.Praise the lord ,brother in christ .

[@Legomasterkevin]

Hello, Brother your teaching very clear. it easy for me to understand the book of Mark. God bless you for more videos.

[@Claudia-ek9ev]

I am really enjoying these videos. It makes the Bible come alive and ties loose ends for me. Its like a big picture Bible lol. Thank you

[@amosmoses4320]

I had just finished reading Mark so this was nice to watch afterwards. Ties up any loose ends! Thanks very much

[@rubenashleywesterhoff2664]

what ?! the "perrfect" book, hase loose ends ??!!!

[@trikebeatstrexnodiff]

@@rubenashleywesterhoff2664 I think they meant the "parts that wasnt very clear", that's why I had opened this video, there were some questions i wanted them to be answered

[@libertylarochelle8517]

Hello from South Australia 🇦🇺. Thank you for this clear overview of the book of Mark. Blessings, brother.

[@sujanask]

We appreciate the thorough explanation and the way you broke it down so we would never forget.

[@cecirobe7752]

Great Work, wow !! Your dry board markers are really light in some colors, hard to see to refer to later for studies.... the scriptures references are also quite small, even at full screen... just a little feedback!!! I am blessed to have found you guys! I am a visual learner and your whiteboards are really really good! Bless you.... :-)

[@OverviewBible]

You might like the graphic on this page, which has all the whiteboard info in a bit more legible of a form: overviewbible.com/mark/

[@ajjackson7261]

Thank you for sharing, i am using your videos as a guide , i appreciate the breakdown of the sequence , very easy to follow thru as i read the bible

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thank you....this helps a lot. May God graciously give you the knowledge to impart diligently.

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I appreciate all the work that you do and practical to learn- thank you so much

[@stevioa9]

I just read the whole book naively like it was a short story. Not making all the assumptions you do. I was aware that it's a translation, and that translations always mean there's interpretation going on. My impression was that most of it at first was about healing. I also found it somewhat cinematic, with flashbacks, some show of temperament on the part of the hero, aspects of a buddy movie. You can even see how the producers didn't like the audience reaction at the first showing, so they got the scriptwriters to change the ending. I find the hero quite mysterious and enigmatic, with a penchant for drama. He tends to fall out with his buddies when they don't understand him or let him down. Doesn't show any interest in women; but there is a mysterious half naked boy in chapters 14 and 16. What's that about? Intriguing. You can see how Matthew and Luke thought the story would be benefit from some enhancement.

[@toplembo]

Very helpful. God bless you!

[@mirijayjay1963]

I didn’t really know much about the writer of the gospel of Mark . I know now! How deep the word of God is .

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Thank you 🌹 lots of love from Canada. God bless you.

[@LuciaZelaya-d6l]

Beautiful. You broke it down so well ❤

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Fantastic job! Thank Jeff.

[@tommclaughlin7179]

You ever had where the Holy Spirit just blessed you with so much truth and blessings, this video is like that. Thank you again for simplifying the gospels and how they are intertwined.

[@grannycasio]

Very nice presentation. Clear and precise. Thank you for sharing. May God bless

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I'm Vicky in S. A. Im so blessed.

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Thank you! You're a really good teacher and explain things clearly.

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Really love your presentation and general explanations, although I’m not a committed Christian. I’m learning a lot from your videos and you’ve now got a new subscriber. Keep up the good work and God bless!❤

[@OverviewBible]

Thank you for the kind words, and I'm glad this material is helpful. I aim to make materials that are useful and informative no matter what you believe-so this is very nice to hear. =)

[@Dougiepie]

That was a very useful video and a good length, too - hard to fit that all in to 20 minutes, but you did a good job. I thought you should have made it clearer that the Gospel is anonymous and we have no idea who wrote it, but the content and particularly the way you focused on the themes was great. It did make it very clear to me how the gospel is a construction rather than something that actually happened - everything happening in threes to build and link to his rising after 3 days, the parallels with Elijah and Moses which demonstrate that Jesus is being invented to mimic them for a new audience, the Markan sandwiches which are there to make a mythical point rather than reflect actual history, etc. Really interesting stuff, thumbs up.

[@goldfield78]

good breakdown, very helpful

[@coco.a.8106]

Great explanation. Ty!

[@maryanneazzopardi12345]

All the books are very interesting...but that was the past now we are in the present going to the future in peace in Jesus Name Ammen 🙌

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An excellent class, I am enjoying it.

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Great insight😊Thank you & God bless you

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Excellent presentation 👏 God bless!

[@wafaelgendy4180]

Thanks a lot for your presentation.

[@mikeq5807]

"If you do not forgive, neither will your father who is in heaven forgive you." Gospel of Mark 11 "The foremost commandment is, love God with all your heart, with all your soul and with all your mind. The second is, love your neighbor as yourself." Gospel of Mark 12

[@phoebedicarlo8672]

Trying to move from agnostic/ Unitarian to Catholic. Extremely helpful. I tutor dyslexic students and I know exactly how they feel now comprehending text.

[@laylascott6096]

The Catholic Church adds to the gospel. Saved by grace through faith!

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Very well explained. God bless you brother 🙏👍🙌🏻

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A Very Good Presentation, Well Done, Thanks.

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Really appreciate these

[@nancystallard]

Love these! Esp the charts!

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Thanks for this clear presentation

[@matthewlogan7807]

Loved the presentation. I do have one question. Where does the text say anywhere that Jesus was building a new Israel?

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Bless you brother❤

[@andrewwhite6]

Good Job! Thanks.

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Thank you.

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He basically gave everyone the sauce he told y’all who god really is a spirit not no man don’t worship anything but him and believe and keep faith with god not no man or materiel

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This helped me in my Bible Quiz

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Thank you

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Great work!

[@artinthechurchmeraolive1098]

Thank you! Two notes, the sound was a little low with the volume all the way up in my Air Pods, and it would be so cool to get a download or link to the visual of your awesome breakdown!

[@OverviewBible]

Have you expanded the description for this video? ;-)

[@artinthechurchmeraolive1098]

@@OverviewBible yeah, I must have missed it

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You must need new AirPods

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In 2024 , this is too good

[@monoman4083]

good overview.

[@legendofgamer1995]

I was wondering recently who Mark was and wether he met Jesus or not. This helped me lots, thank you.

[@vesselsoffire5900]

The full ending of Mark is all the ones with attallics bc It records the resurrection and Had the exact on the dot amount of words as Mathew has that is not coincidence God does not make accidents

[@dailytheology1689]

Great job

[@slottibarfast5402]

I am a sceptic and so as you might think I am looking for problems but not finding much. So good job in general but a few additions I think would be good like this is not a first person account written thirty or more years after Jesus' death and the manuscripts we have are even younger. I think it would also be good to state that this is well written has organization, plot development and is just a good read. You have no problem noting that the twelve don't get it but you might have noted that Jesus tried to download his healings by telling the people not to tell anyone. Contrast with John where Jesus is all about miracle s that he John even calls signs and wonders.

[@jyotshnacutiepie3825]

Praise the Lord brother good explanation. I want to ask 2 questions plz rly me 1.How many miracles are there in the mark chapter by God ❓ 2.మార్కు సవార్తలో దేవుడు చెప్పిన ఉపమానాలు ఎన్ని❓

[@shermano2153]

Thank you, onto John. Will you tackle Jesus turning the tables twice; once after Cana. Then .... (need to put this in Luke)

[@mikeq5807]

"There is nothing outside the man which can defile him if it goes into him, but that which proceeds out of him is what defiles him. He who has ears to hear, let him hear." Gospel of Mark 7 "What does it profit a man to gain the whole world and lose his soul, for what will he give in exchange for his soul?" Gospel of Mark 8

[@nfilippis1]

The Gospel of Mark has something interesting to say about the purpose of the Parables.

[@EstherWangari-cp8lr]

Heey thanks you have help me understand the unit the GOSPEL

[@SamanthaStevenson76]

This is great. I also would add that Jesus never referred to himself as the Son of God, and he was intentionally hiding his identity from everyone. I think what was also missed was Jesus’s last words on the cross which is also a topic that scholars debate about as well.

[@Overthetop242]

Yes, and an interesting turn in the fourth chapter when speaking of parables. Jesus explains to the disciples that he uses parables so people WILL NOT understand. Go figure that out….

[@melodyc369]

could you add an image of the whiteboard in the description? It's too small and I can't read it (though maybe I'll try a larger screen). I really like the connections you've shared!Thanks

[@OverviewBible]

Check out the link in the video description. ;-)

[@manuelmilla4399]

at 5:28 you said "the kingdom if HEAVEN is near" but Mark never said so It was Matthew the one who refer to kindom of HEAVEN . also, in the forst verse of the book of Mark there is an aggegate to it, and you state it as if it were original. (son of God)

[@pegschr]

Thank you again for these Bible study videos, oh my goodness they are so amazing, so helpful and so insightful. I wished I knew like how do you do this how do you know this much stuff?

[@mikeq5807]

"The kingdom of God is like a mustard seed. Small though it be, once sown upon the soil, it becomes larger than all garden plants and forms large branches so the birds of the air can nest under its shade." Mark 4 "'Neglecting the commandment of God, you hold to the tradition of men.' Jesus said this because the Pharisees and scribes asked him why his disciples were eating with unclean hands." Gospel of Mark 7

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Excellant 🙏

[@stevioa9]

My NEB says "the Son of God" doesn't appear in all versions in the first verse. So you are already making big assumptions there.

[@iMAdrasT]

thankyou

[@avinashkamble9046]

How do i get permission to translate ?

[@WhiteNacho]

…Mark 8: 23So He took the blind man by the hand and led him out of the village. Then He spit on the man’s eyes and placed His hands on him. “Can you see anything?” He asked. 24 The man looked up and said, “I can see the people, but they look like trees walking around.” 25 Once again Jesus placed His hands on the man’s eyes, and when he opened them his sight was restored, and he could see everything clearly. Why did the blind man see people moving about if he was taken out of the village? How did the blind man know what trees looked like and why would they be so tall? Why did Jesus do the miracle twice? I'm a believer not a doubter but this one has been puzzling me for the past month.

[@mikeq5807]

"Whoever does the will of God is my brother and sister and mother." Gospel of Mark 3 "The ones on whom seed was sown on the good soil hear the word and bear fruit." Gospel of Mark 4 "Whoever has, to him more shall be given, and whoever does not have, even what he has shall be taken away." Gospel of Mark 4

[@draedeen]

Super

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Thanks :D

[@JensSchraeder]

Amen.

[@paulchang2325]

Bro you forget to tell who is mark? Is he a apostol?

[@OverviewBible]

Mark is not referred to as an apostle in the NT-though tradition claims that the work attributed to him has Petrine (and therefore apostolic) influences.

[@mrjohn9933]

Great explanation, talk and overview! The whiteboard chart, do you post them for us to download?

[@OverviewBible]

Thanks! You can download the image(s) here, if you like: overviewbible.com/mark/

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Curiosity, comes through, xx leaves onef wondering.

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ਅਾਮੀਨ Amen

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Love

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are you removing comments? 30k views and only 27 posts. All silky smooth by the way. hmmmm

[@OverviewBible]

Today KZbin's filters have detected 63 spam comments-so spam gets blocked. Beyond that, I occasionally remove comments if they're: 1. Mean-spirited toward other commenters 2. Hateful, racist, or otherwise unacceptable (e.g., anti-semitic content) 3. Irrelevant (e.g., conspiracy theories that don't relate to the video content) I'd get a lot more hate if I posted more controversial content-but when you're just posting outlines of old letters and narratives, you don't tend to attract as much of the same vitriol that other parts of the internet get. Usually I'll handle negative remarks just like I'm handling yours. You're welcome to find a different KZbin channel with more flame wars-there are plenty to choose from! ;-)