Nativity Made New, Part Two: Mark

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Our voyage continues into the story of Jesus’ birth.



By Blake



Originally posted December 30, 2009.




In Matthew, we learned about an angel visiting Joseph, Joseph’s loyalty to Mary, and the truth about the three wise men. However, since there are four descriptions of Jesus’ life in the New Testament, there are still three more versions of the Christmas story to uncover. Today we’ll delve into the book of Mark.


Although there’s still a lot of the Christmas story yet to tell in the remaining three Gospels, we don’t find any of it in Mark. None. The book mainly describes the many wonders and tasks Jesus performed during his stay on earth. In Mark 1, we are told about Jesus being baptized by John the Baptist, inviting the initial disciples to be His followers, doing away with evil spirits, praying, and healing many people of their sicknesses.


So while we don’t get anything about the Christmas story in Mark, we do get a helping of part of what Jesus came to earth to pursue: helping others and bringing them closer to the Lord.




Related BlakeOnline articles:

• A Christmas Celebration (posted December 25, 2009)
• Nativity Made New, Part One: Matthew (posted December 29, 2009)
  
  
  

By Blake; posted December 30, 2009. Image belongs to Blake's family; text font in image is "Cretino."