The gospel of Mark is arguably the first gospel to be written. The first words in the gospel carry the message of the story: The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. (Mark 1:1). The beginning… is akin to the opening words of the Bible in the book of Genesis, the creation account. This book, being the first gospel is by the same token talking about creation; new creation beginning with new obedient Adam: Jesus Christ. Gospel (good tidings) had also imperial nuances. When the kings won battles, they would send messengers to announce the good news. So, again, this is the story of a new king, announcing victory over dysfunction and death. Epistemologically the word Jesus comes from Yeshua/Joshua. This man who led Israelites to the promised land and conquered the enemies of Israel to establish them in the land.Christ derives from the Hebrew Meshiach ,the anointed one, like king David, Jesus’ kinsman, who established Israel and conquered her enemies. Jesus Christ is a Joshua figure and a David figure. Jesus is the Son of God not Caesar. Son of God was an imperial title because Caesar Augustus had been a nephew of another Caesar who had been deified, therefore he was the son of god. So, Mark is saying that Jesus is the real son of God, not Caesar. This first verse in the gospels is packed with all this information. Take your bible and revisi it.
Tuus in Christos
Paul Nzioki Mbatha.