http://bibledude.net/2008/05/commentary-on-mark-an-introduction/ real. relevant. faith. Wed, 17 Mar 2010 07:35:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://bibledude.net/2008/05/commentary-on-mark-an-introduction/comment-page-1/#comment-1018 BibleDude.net » Commentary on Mark :: John the Baptist Prepares the Way Thu, 22 May 2008 17:07:31 +0000 http://bibledude.net/WordPress/?p=66#comment-1018 [...] I find it interesting that Mark starts out the story of the life of the Christ with the introduction of John the Baptist.  As I’ve mentioned in the introduction, the primary audience of the Romans would not have been as interested in this man baptizing people, unless it had some sort of relevance to the power of this Jesus that was being introduced to them. So what is Mark telling us about Jesus through starting here? [...] [...] I find it interesting that Mark starts out the story of the life of the Christ with the introduction of John the Baptist.  As I’ve mentioned in the introduction, the primary audience of the Romans would not have been as interested in this man baptizing people, unless it had some sort of relevance to the power of this Jesus that was being introduced to them. So what is Mark telling us about Jesus through starting here? [...]

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