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An 11 page paper. Mark 8:27-33 is subtitled, Peter’s Confession of Christ. It is in these verses that Peter asserts that Jesus is The Christ, the Messiah. Each verse is explained and discussed. A number of commentaries and other scholarly sources are included in the discussion. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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actually the first Gospel to be distributed. Mark 8:27-33 is subtitled, Peters Confession of Christ. It is in these verses that Peter asserts that Jesus is The Christ, the
Messiah. It is Peters confession of faith in Christ. These verses not only record Peters assertion that Jesus is The Christ, they record Christs warnings to His Apostles that
He will suffer, die, and rise from the dead. His fate has been hinted earlier but it is here that Jesus speaks directly and plainly about what is going to
happen to Him. It is also in these verses, that Peter first rebukes Christ and then Christ rebukes Peter and refers to Peter as Satan. This was strong language
and no doubt a shock to the other Apostles. Each verse is explained and discussed. A number of commentaries and other scholarly sources are included in the discussion.
Background A consensus exists that the Gospel of Mark was written by John Mark in Rome and that it was written before 70 A.D. (NIV, 1995). It is believed that
John Mark followed Peter, listening to his preaching, and then, transcribed Peters lessons about the words and actions of Jesus (NIV, 1995). Further evidence of authorship comes from Papias, who
was the bishop of Hierapolis and who identified John Mark as the author (Smith, 2008; NIV, 1995). Mark was also known to travel with Paul and Barnabas but it was
Peters words he recorded. It is also agreed that the original Gospel was written in Greek (MacRory, 1910). Greek was a common language in Rome at the time. In fact,
St. Paul used Greek when he wrote to the Romans (MacRory, 1910). This author reports that the vocabulary included in the Gospel of Mark includes 1,330 distinct words, 60 of
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