Episode 3: Mark
Welcome to this episode of Teens Read the Book, where we feature teenaged voices reading the text of sacred scripture. My name is Mark and I am your host today, coming to you from Freedom, Wisconsin. In this episode, we bring you the Gospel According to St. Mark in the New Testament, presented by 16 readers ages 12 to 19 years old.
According to early Christian sources, Mark was not among the original disciples of Jesus Christ, but was a convert who later became an assistant to the Apostle Peter. Mark probably wrote his Gospel based on what he learned from Peter. About 90% of what is in the Gospel of Mark is also found in the other synoptic gospels of Matthew and Luke, and there is some thought that Matthew and Luke may even have referred to Mark when they wrote their own gospels.
As you listen, you’ll find that Mark’s gospel moves quickly, covering the whole of the Savior’s ministry in just 16 chapters. One third of the gospel of Mark focuses on the last week of the Savior’s life. Mark describes the Lord as the Son of God living and acting among men, and he tends to highlight the strong effect Jesus’s words and actions had on bystanders and disciples. Hopefully his words will also have a powerful effect on all of us as we listen together to the Gospel of Mark.
Episode 3: Mark
Welcome to this episode of Teens Read the Book, where we feature teenaged voices reading the text of sacred scripture. My name is Mark and I am your host today, coming to you from Freedom, Wisconsin. In this episode, we bring you the Gospel According to St. Mark in the New Testament, presented by 16 readers ages 12 to 19 years old.
According to early Christian sources, Mark was not among the original disciples of Jesus Christ, but was a convert who later became an assistant to the Apostle Peter. Mark probably wrote his Gospel based on what he learned from Peter. About 90% of what is in the Gospel of Mark is also found in the other synoptic gospels of Matthew and Luke, and there is some thought that Matthew and Luke may even have referred to Mark when they wrote their own gospels.
As you listen, you’ll find that Mark’s gospel moves quickly, covering the whole of the Savior’s ministry in just 16 chapters. One third of the gospel of Mark focuses on the last week of the Savior’s life. Mark describes the Lord as the Son of God living and acting among men, and he tends to highlight the strong effect Jesus’s words and actions had on bystanders and disciples. Hopefully his words will also have a powerful effect on all of us as we listen together to the Gospel of Mark.