As we're about to head into the New Testament with our episode on the Acts of the Apostles, we want to re-share with you the episodes that we recorded earlier this year of the four gospels. Yesterday we shared the Gospel of Matthew. Today we have for you the Gospel of Mark. and over the next couple of days, we will release again Luke, and John. We’re doing this so that they are at the top of your feed before we get to the Acts of the Apostles.
If you want to get ahead and listen to them quickly, you can scroll back to April 21 for Luke, and May 14 for John. We especially will commend to you our episode on the Gospel of Luke, since, as you’ll hear in both that episode and the Acts one, they’re by the same author. For today, here is the Gospel of Mark from March 10, 2025. Enjoy this back track!
On today's episode...
We discuss the Gospel of Mark, the earliest-written Gospel of the Bible.
Today’s conversation starts with the circumstances surrounding the initial writing of the Gospel of Mark. Do you remember who fiddled while Rome burned?
We ponder how the earliest Christians heard and understood this Gospel, and the developing Christology that you experience as you read each Gospel of the Bible.
We imagine the ways in which Christian tradition would be radically different if the Gospel of Mark were our only Gospel.
Finally, we talk about Jesus’ resurrection, other resurrection stories in the Bible, and which pop-culture genre is big on Lazarus.
Cross Connections is a ministry of St. David’s Episcopal Church in Wayne, PA. Season two, Cover to Cover is hosted by the Rev. Rick Morley, Elliot VanHoy, and Natalee Hill.
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