Getting to Know the Gospel of Mark

This week OBC's Men's Ministry is beginning the Gospel of Mark in our Men’s Bible Reading Groups. For more about this, you can review this blog post. Pray with us that the Lord would bless our fellowship in the Word over these next few months.

Below you will find our reading schedule and some additional resources that will serve you well as you begin to read and study the Gospel of Mark. Even if you’re not in a group, these resources may prove helpful to you.

May
Week 1: Overview
Week 2: Introduction (1:1-20)
Week 3: Jesus’ Early Galilean Ministry (1:21-3:12)
Week 4: Jesus’ Later Galilean Ministry (3:13-6:6)

June
Week 5: Jesus’ Work beyond Galilee (6:7-8:26)
Week 6: True Discipleship and Transfiguration (8:27-9:50)
Week 7: Instruction on Discipleship (10:1-52)
Week 8: Entering and Judging Jerusalem (11:1-12:44)

July
Week 9: Jesus and Coming Judgment (13:1-37)
Week 10: Jesus’ Betrayal and Trial (14:1-15:15)
Week 11: Crucifixion and Resurrection (15:16-16:8)
Week 12: Summary and Conclusion

This schedule is borrowed from Dane Ortland’s Mark: A 12-Week Study (Crossway, 2013). This might be a good companion volume to your reading in Mark over the next few months. At the time of writing this, some copies are currently available on the OBC Bookshelf.

Here's an introduction to the Gospel of Mark by Nicholas Piotrowski:

Here's a one-man performance of the Gospel of Mark by Max McLean: