Explain Jesus' teaching about the kingdom of god as presented in the Gospel of Mark for his first disciples.

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Explain Jesus' teaching about the kingdom of god as presented in the Gospel of Mark for his first disciples

Mark presents Jesus' teachings about the kingdom of god in his gospel through many aspects. Jesus taught in parables, which are short stories with a religious meaning. He used things they were familiar with such as seeds. Jesus also did many things out of the extraordinary such as performing miracles. He helped people no matter what faith they were showing that he respected others. He performed nature, healing and exorcism miracles. He was doing Gods work and introducing the kingdom of God on earth by helping others.

The Jews were expecting a warrior who would lead them to safety. They believed the messiah would fight their enemies, the Romans. They wanted the messiah to bring the kingdom of God on earth. The Jews thought it would bring them wealth, political power, domination and success. They expected it to be a place of paradise, a heaven on earth.

'The parable of the sower' is an allegory, which is a parable where everything in it represents something else. The parable starts when a farmer goes to sow