Message Notes

SSS 4

24 August 2014

ΚΑΤΑ ΜΑΡΚΟΝ

Mark 1:1

Ἀρχη του εὐαγγελιου Ἰησου Χριστου (υἱου θεου)

Ἀρχη (noun)

Parsing it Feminine (First declension feminine noun), nominative, singular Root word ἀρχη Meaning: Beginning Translation in this context: (The) beginning

The Nominative
1. It identifies the subject

2. Term: Subject Nominative

Gender
1. This is called “grammatical gender”

2. All nouns have affixed grammatical gender attached

3. All nouns are best learned in this manner
a) Nominative (singular) b) Genitive (singular)

c) Number (singular)

d) Gender (singular)

Phrase
This phrase has to be read together Always read in terms of phrases and clauses, rather than single words

του εὐαγγελιου Ἰησου Χριστου

The article Note the article του

Functions of the article
1. To point out

2. To make definite

3. To identify

εὐαγγελιου (noun)

Neuter, genitive, singular

Root word: εὐαγγελιον (ου, το)
Meaning: Gospel Translated: gospel of, gospel belonging to Significance of the Genitive case

1. Description

2. Possession

Ἰησου Χριστου (Proper Noun)

Masculine, Genitive, singular,

Translation of the whole phrase

The gospel of Jesus Christ

υἱου θεου

The Use of the Bracket

1. To alert the reader that there are variant readings

α) του θεου

b) θεου

2. Does it affect the meaning?

No!

3. The word θεος normally takes the article

4. But while this is preferred (grammatically) it is not consistently followed by the writers

APPRECIATION AND APPLICATION

1. The gospel
a) Mark was right to highlight “the gospel”

b) Paul and the other NT writers defended the uniqueness of the gospel

2. Our challenge today
a) To know deeply the contents of the Gospel

b) To appreciate that the gospels focus on the Person of the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God

c) To seek to deepen our relationship with the Lord Jesus through knowledge of the gospel contents

d) To have the highest regard for the teachings found in the gospels

e) To apply the teachings of Jesus into our personal life

f) To defend the gospel