이 글은 마가복음이 ‘슬픈 이야기’로서 헬라 비극의 요소를 갖고 있음을 밝히고, 비극의 주인공인 예수의 불안에 대하여 다루고자 한다. 마가복음에서 예수는 죄 없는 의인으로 묘사된다. 예수는 겟세마네에서 자신이 당할 수치와 죽음을 앞두고 놀라며 괴로워한다. 그런데 예수의 불안은 당시 마가공동체의 현실적 불안이기도 하였다. 마가공동체는 예수의 본을 따라 살도록 부름 받았다. 그들에게 닥친 불안을 어떻게 대처해야 하는가를 겟세마네의 예수를 통하여 배우게 된다. 예수가 겪었던 불안은 인간의 보편성 특성이다. 대상관계 심리학에 관점에서 보면 인간은 불안을 외부로 투사하고자한다. 이렇게 투사한 불안을 담아줄 대상이 없을 때 그 불안은 해결되지 않는다. 인간은 스스로 불안은 극복할 수 없다. 불안은 자신의 내부에 담아내야 한다. 어린시기에 양육자에게 충분히 담겨있는 경험을 통하여 성인기에 불안을 해결할 수 있는 능력이 생긴다. 예수와 제자들은 자신의 견딜 수 없는 불안을 투사하면서 불안을 극복하고자 한다. 그러나 제자들은 끝내 불안에 굴복하여 잠에 빠지고 결국은 도망친다. 그러나 예수는 ‘아바(Abba)’ 하나님과의 관계 경험을 통하여 불안을 자신 안에 담아낸다. 예수의 불안 해결의 모델은 서기 70년의 시대적 상황에서 불안에 처한 원시 기독공동체인 마가공동체를 위로한다. 이러한 위로와 가르침은 마가복음을 읽는 독자가 자신의 삶에서 겪는 다양한 불안을 처리할 수 있도록 한다.

The Gospel of Mark was written around A.D. 70 earlier than other Gospel Books. This Gospel reflected the cultural and historical contexts in which Mark the author of the Gospel lived. Mark did not merely write about the life and work of Jesus Christ, but also contextualized His life and ministry theologically for his community of faith. This paper focuses on how Mark's view and his understanding of Jesus' mission can be interpreted and applied to modern cross-cultural missions. According to this study, the Gospel of Mark is significantly missional and therefore his community of faith was mission-oriented. The center of the Gospel is Jesus Christ who died on the cross and rose again among the dead three days after his death. When He died, the curtain of the Temple was torn in two, from top to bottom. Then a Roman centurion confessed, "Surely this man was the Son of God" (Mk15:39). When He rose on the first day of the week, the sun shone brightly. The power of darkness disappeared. Jesus' disciples were called and trained by their Master to become fishers of men (Mk1:17). For about three years they were always together with their Lord. However, they were scattered when their Lord Jesus Christ was arrested and persecuted by Jewish leaders under Pilate. Some women from Galilee followed Him to Golgotha, where He was crucified. Judas betrayed Him. Peter confessed that he would never leave Him alone. However, he denied Him three times before the rooster crowed twice (Mk14:30). The disciples were rebuked by their Lord because they did not understand God's salvific will, that is, Jesus' death and His resurrection for the whole mankind (Mk10:45). The Gospel of Mark reveals that the primary purpose of His incarnation was to proclaim the Kingdom of God, the core of the Gospel (Mk1:38). The Kingdom of God was already initiated through His ministry among the people who were physically sick, economically poor, and socially isolated. It can be established and expanded through His presence and the work of the Holy Spirit. Jesus Christ was forsaken completely by His Father, the God Almighty, for our sins. The Gospel of Mark denies any forms of imperialism in which Christendom, rather than Christianity is expanded through weapons under the name of Jesus Christ. The Gospel does not show the easy or successful ways of mission. Rather, to follow Jesus Christ the Gospel points to the cross which every Christian should bear. Jesus Christ will come again in clouds with great power and glory (Mk13:26). Whoever follows Him to die with Him will rise with Him on the Day of His coming. The Lord will gather His people from the ends of the earth to the ends of the heavens (Mk13:27). The work of God enables the Gospel to meet receptive hearts and the Kingdom of God will be accomplished.