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In my coursework, I will be focusing on the titles of Jesus. In Mark's Gospel and how he deals with them. I will also describe how Mark changes the meanings of these titles to describe Jesus personally, and how he brings a new meaning to the titles.
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R.S. GCSE COURSEWORK
SON OF GOD
AQA SYLLABUS SECTION 1C
In my coursework, I will be focusing on the titles of Jesus. In Mark's Gospel and how he deals with them. I will also describe how Mark changes the meanings of these titles to describe Jesus personally, and how he brings a new meaning to the titles.
I shall also look at the relevance of these titles for Christians today, and how Christians respond to the use of these titles.
Jesus often referred to himself as 'the Son of Man'. The Son of Man was supposed to have heavenly authority, as described in the Book of Daniel. Mark takes the two ideas; that the Son of Man will suffer for God's will and that the Son of Man has authority, and brings them together - claiming that Jesus is the Son of Man. Generally, this title is not used as much as 'Son of God' because the meaning of it is not clear and most Christians do not understand its relevance.
'Jesus Saviour' was another title used in Mark's Gospel to refer to Jesus. The name 'Jesus' means 'Saviour'. Matthew's Gospel states
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