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Explain what a study of St. Mark's Gospel can tell Christians about the nature of discipleship  

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AO1: Explain what a study of St. Mark's Gospel can tell Christians about the nature of discipleship There is a great variety of things that Mark's Gospel can teach us about discipleship and its nature, the fundamental core of being a disciple. It tells us what, when, where and how to do things in a Christian manner, and how we can respond to varying situations through simple stories and parables. It gives us a basis for our beliefs, practices, church organisation and the authority of certain figures. When Jesus first calls the twelve it gives us an insight into the kind of people disciples must be: anyone and the more varied the better. Jesus chooses fishermen, tax collectors, and a zealot/terrorist amongst other people. Any one can be a disciple. These original disciples were told to give up everything to follow Jesus in poverty (giving us one of the central beliefs...

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