Submitted by funkyboyz on September 21, 2007

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The beginning of the book sets the tone of Mark by the actions of John the Baptist and God as he speaks during Jesus' baptism declaring Jesus his son. Also in the beginning Jesus is supposed to baptize (in) the Holy Spirit and that the temptation of Satan fails while Jesus retreats in the wilderness to reflect on the revelation. In his Gospel, Mark stresses Jesus' message about the kingdom of God and how it is breaking into human life as good news and that Jesus himself is portrayed as the "gospel of God." Jesus is explained as the Son of God who is sent down to rescue everyone. His life is predestined as a sacrifice for humanity. Also once Jesus is baptized he exeriences a radical change...

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