Sowing the Gospel: Mark's World in Literary-Historical Perspective

Mark says Tolbert intends to sow abroad the good news of Gods imminent coup detat over the murderous authorities of his generation thus disclosing the good earth of Gods kingdom before the final devastation of the cosmos and the coming of the Son of Man. Marks purpose she says is not to provide data about Jesus or to debate ecclesiastical controversies but rather to persuade its hearers to have faith in the gospel of Jesus Christ to follow the way he forged into inevitable persecutions and to become themselves sowers of the good news of Gods kingdom.