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Book SynopsisA highly regarded New Testament scholar offers a substantive commentary on Mark in the award-winning BECNT series.
Table of ContentsSeries Preface
Author's Preface
Abbreviations
Transliteration
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Introduction to the Gospel of Mark
I. Prologue: The Beginning of the Good News about Jesus Christ, the Son of God (1:1-13)
A. The Witness of John the Baptist to Jesus (1:1-8)
B. The Baptism of Jesus (1:9-11)
C. The Temptation of Jesus (1:12-13)
II. Who Is This Jesus?--Part 1 (1:14-3:6)
A. A Summary of Jesus's Message (1:14-15)
B. Jesus Calls the First Disciples (1:16-20)
C. Jesus's Healing Ministry in Capernaum and Galilee (1:21-45)
D. Jesus's Mighty Acts in Capernaum and Galilee (2:1-3:6)
III. Who Is This Jesus?--Part 2 (3:7-6:6a)
A. A Summary of Jesus's Ministry (3:7-12)
B. Jesus Calls the Twelve Apostles (3:13-19)
C. Jesus, His Family, and Beelzebul (3:20-35)
D. Jesus Teaches in Parables (4:1-34)
E. Jesus--Lord of Nature, Demons, Disease, and Death (4:35-5:43)
F. Jesus Encounters Unbelief in Nazareth (6:1-6a)
IV. Mission and Misunderstanding (6:6b-8:21)
A. A Summary of Jesus's Ministry and the Mission of His Disciples (6:6b-13)
B. The Death of John the Baptist (6:14-29)
C. Jesus Feeds the Five Thousand (6:30-44)
D. Jesus Walks on the Sea (6:45-52)
E. A Summary of Jesus's Healings at Gennesaret (6:53-56)
F. Jesus and the Tradition of the Elders (7:1-23)
G. Jesus and the Syrophoenician Woman (7:24-30)
H. Jesus Heals a Deaf Mute (7:31-37)
I. Jesus Feeds the Four Thousand (8:1-9)
J. Jesus Is Asked for a Sign (8:10-13)
K. Jesus's Miracles of the Two Feedings Recalled (8:14-21)
V. On the Way to Jerusalem (8:22-10:52)
A. Jesus Heals the Blind Man of Bethsaida (8:22-26)
B. Peter's Confession and Jesus's First Passion Prediction (8:27-33)
C. Jesus's Invitation to Discipleship (8:34-9:1)
D. Jesus Is Transfigured (9:2-8)
E. The Son of Man and the Return of Elijah (9:9-13)
F. Jesus Performs a Difficult Exorcism (9:14-29)
G. Jesus's Second Passion Prediction (9:30-32)
H. Jesus's Teachings on Discipleship (9:33-50)
I. Jesus's Teaching concerning Divorce (10:1-12)
J. Jesus Blesses the Children (10:13-16)
K. Jesus, the Rich Man, and Eternal Life (10:17-31)
L. Jesus's Third Passion Prediction (10:32-34)
M. The Misguided Request of James and John (10:35-45)
N. Jesus Heals a Second Blind Man (10:46-52)
VI. Jesus's Entry into Jerusalem (11:1-13:37)
A. Jesus's Messianic Entry into Jerusalem (11:1-11)
B. Jesus's Judgment of the Fig Tree and the Temple (11:12-25)
C. Jesus Questioned concerning His Authority (11:27-33)
D. Jesus's Parable of the Vineyard (12:1-12)
E. The Pharisees and Herodians Seek to Trick Jesus (12:13-17)
F. The Sadducees Seek to Trick Jesus (12:18-27)
G. A Scribe Asks Jesus about the Great Commandment (12:28-34)
H. Jesus's Question concerning the Messiah (12:35-37)
I. Jesus's Denunciation of the Scribes (12:38-40)
J. Jesus's Teaching concerning the Widow's Great Gift (12:41-44)
K. Jesus's Eschatological Discourse (13:1-37)
VII. The Passion Narrative (14:1-16:8)
A. The Plot to Kill Jesus, and His Anointing by an Unnamed Woman (14:1-11)
B. The Last Supper and Jesus's Prediction of the Denial of the Disciples (14:12-31)
C. Jesus Prays in the Garden of Gethsemane (14:32-42)
D. Jesus Is Seized (14:43-52)
E. Jesus Is "Tried" by the Sanhedrin (14:53-65)
F. Jesus Is Denied by Peter (14:66-72)
G. Jesus Is Tried by Pontius Pilate (15:1-15)
H. Jesus Is Crucified (15:16-41)
I. Jesus Is Buried (15:42-47)
J. Jesus Is Raised from the Dead (16:1-8)
Works Cited
Index of Subjects
Index of Authors
Index of Greek Words
Index of Scripture and Other Ancient Writings
