INTRODUCTION |
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1. An Intratextual and Intertextual Commentary |
1 |
2. Mark among the Gospels |
3 |
3. Mark before the Gospels |
6 |
4. Mark as "Author" and Theologian |
8 |
5. Mark as "Literature" |
12 |
6. The Genre of Mark |
13 |
7. The Literary Artistry of Mark |
16 |
8. Narrative Criticism and the Gospel of Mark |
20 |
9. Mark's Picture of Jesus |
23 |
10. Discipleship in Mark |
29 |
11. Mark and the Old Testament and Judaism |
34 |
12. The Eschatology of Mark |
37 |
13. Mark in Relation to Paul and to Peter |
38 |
14. The Date and Audience of Mark |
41 |
15. The Outline of Mark's Gospel |
46 |
16. General Bibliography |
50 |
TRANSLATION, NOTES, INTERPRETATION |
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1. The Prologue: The Beginning of the Good News (1:1-3) |
59 |
2. Transitional Markan Summary: Proclamation of the Kingdom (1:14-15) |
70 |
3. The Call of the First Disciples (1:16-20) |
73 |
4. A Paradigmatic Day Begins the Ministry of Jesus (1:21-34) |
78 |
5. Highpoints of Jesus' Work in Galilee (1:35-45) |
86 |
6. The Healing of the Paralyzed Man (2:1-12) |
92 |
7. The Call of Levi and Meals with Toll Collectors and Sinners (2:13-17) |
100 |
8. Fasting, Torn Garments, and New Wineskins (2:18-22) |
105 |
9. Pluking Grain on the Sabbath (2:23-28) |
110 |
10. Healing on a Sabbath (3:1-6) |
114 |
11. Transitional Markan Summary: Healing beside the Sea (3:7-12) |
118 |
12. Choosing the Twelve (3:13-19) |
122 |
13. The Beelzebul Controversy and the True Family of Jesus (3:20-35) |
128 |
14. The Parable of the Sower, Sayings on the Mystery of the Kingdom of God, and the Allegory of the Seeds (4:1-20) |
136 |
15. Four Sayings on Revelation and Two Kingdom Parables (4:21-34) |
149 |
16. Jesus' Power over the Wind and Waves (4:35-41) |
156 |
17. The Exorcism of the Gerasene Demoniac (5:1-20) |
162 |
18. The Daughter of Jairus and the Woman with the Hemorrhage (5:21-43) |
171 |
19. The Rejection at Nazareth (6:1-6a) |
183 |
20. The Mission Charge to the Twelve (6:6b-13) |
189 |
21. The Identity of Jesus and the Execution of John the Baptist (6:14-29) |
194 |
22. The Feeding of the 5000 by the Sea of Galilee (6:30-44) |
203 |
23. Jesus Walks on the Water anf Astounds the Disciples (6:45-52) |
212 |
24. A Markan Summary of the Healing Power of Jesus (6:53-56) |
216 |
25. The Dispute over Clean and Unclean (7:1-23) |
218 |
26. The Syrophoenician Woman (7:24-30) |
232 |
27. Jesus Restores Hearing and Speech to a Suffering Man (7:31-37) |
238 |
28. The Second Feeding Narrative: The 4000 (8:1-10) |
243 |
29. Pharisees and Scribes Seek a Sign (8:11-13) |
247 |
30. A Further Misunderstanding by the Disciples and the Conclusion of the Bread Section (8:14-21) |
251 |
31. The Gradual Healing of a Blind Man (8:22-26) |
255 |
32. Peter's Confession, the First Passion Prediction, Peter's Misunderstanding, and the Demands of Discipleship (8:27-38) |
259 |
33. The Transfiguration (9:1-13) |
267 |
34. Healing a Possessed Boy (9:14-29) |
276 |
35. A Second Passion Prediction and More Instructions for Disciples (9:30-50) |
282 |
36. Marriage and Divorce (10:1-12) |
292 |
37. Jesus Blessed Children (10:13-16) |
299 |
38. Riches and Poverty (10:17-31) |
302 |
39. A Third Passion Prediction and More Instructions for Disciples (10:32-45) |
309 |
40. The Healing of Blind Bartimaeus (10:46-52) |
316 |
41. Jesus' Entry into Jerusalem (11:1-11) |
320 |
42. The Fig Tree and the Temple (11:12-25) |
326 |
43. The Authority of Jesus (11:27-33) |
333 |
44. The Parable of the Vineyard (12:1-12) |
337 |
45. Taxes to Caesar (12:13-17) |
343 |
46. The Debate about Resurrection (12:18-27) |
348 |
47. The Great Commandment(s) (12:28-34) |
354 |
48. The Messiah and the Son of David (12:35-37) |
358 |
49. The Scibes and the Widow (12:38-44) |
362 |
50. Jesus' Eschatological Discourse (13:1-37) |
366 |
51. Contrasting Beginnings of Jesus' Last Days (14:1-11) |
383 |
52. Jesus' Final Meal with His Disciples (14:12-25) |
391 |
53. Prediction of Peter's Denial (14:26-31) |
401 |
54. Jesus in Gethsemane (14:32-42) |
406 |
55. The Arrest of Jesus (14:43-52) |
414 |
56. Jesus before the Sanhedrin and the Denial by Peter (14:53-72) |
419 |
57. Jesus before Pilate (15:1-20) |
429 |
58. The Cruxifixion of Jesus (15:21-32) |
440 |
59. The Death of Jesus (15:33-41) |
446 |
60. The Burial of Jesus (15:42-47) |
453 |
61. The Empty Tomb (16:1-8) |
457 |
62. Later Endings (16:9-20) |
462 |
INDEXES |
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1. Principal Ancient Parallels |
465 |
2. Subjects |
479 |
3. Authors |
483 |