An Intratextual And Intertextual Commentary -- Mark Among The Gospels -- Mark Before The Gospels -- Mark As Author And Theologian -- Mark As Literature -- The Genre Of Mark -- The Literary Artistry Of Mark -- Narrative Criticism And The Gospel Of Mark -- Mark's Picture Of Jesus -- Discipleship In Mark -- Mark And The Old Testament And Judaism -- The Eschatology Of Mark -- Mark In Relation To Paul And To Peter -- The Date And The Audience Of Mark -- The Outline Of Mark's Gospel -- General Bibliography -- Translation, Notes, Interpretation -- The Prologue : The Beginning Of The Good News -- Transitional Markan Summary : Proclamation Of The Kingdom -- The Call Of The First Disciples -- A Paradigmatic Day Begins The Ministry Of Jesus -- Highpoints Of Jesus' Work In Galilee -- The Healing Of The Paralyzed Man -- The Call Of Levi And Meals With Toll Collectors And Sinners -- Fasting, Torn Garments, And New Wineskins -- Plucking Grain On The Sabbath -- Healing On A Sabbath -- Transitional Markan Summary : Healing Beside The Sea -- Choosing The Twelve -- The Beelzebul Controversy And The True Family Of Jesus -- The Parable Of The Sower, Sayings On The Mystery Of The Kingdom Of God, And The Allegory Of The Seeds -- Four Sayings On Revelation And Two Kingdom Parables -- Jesus' Power Over Wind And Waves -- The Exorcism Of The Gerasene Demoniac -- The Daughter Of Jairus And The Woman With The Hemmorrhage -- The Rejection Of Nazareth -- The Mission Charge To The Twelve -- The Identity Of Jesus And The Execution Of John The Baptist -- The Feeding Of The 5000 By The Sea Of Galilee -- Jesus Walks On The Water And Astounds The Disciples -- A Markan Summary Of The Healing Power Of Jesus -- The Dispute Over Clean And Unclean -- The Syrophoenician Woman -- Jesus Restores Hearing And Speech To A Suffering Man -- The Second Feeding Narrative : The 4000 -- Pharisees And Scribes Seek A Sign -- A Further Understanding By The Disciples And The Conclusion Of The Bread Section -- The Gradual Healing Of A Blind Man -- Peter's Confession, The First Passion Prediction, Peter's Misunderstanding, And The Demands Of The Discipleship -- The Transfiguration -- Healing A Possessed Boy -- A Second Passion Prediction And More Instructions For Disciples -- The Transfiguration -- Healing A Possessed Boy -- A Second Passion Prediction And More Instructions For Disciples -- Marriage And Divorce -- Jesus Blesses Children -- Riches And Poverty -- A Third Passion Prediction And More Instructions For Disciples -- The Healing Of Blind Bartimaeus -- Jesus' Entry Into Jerusalem -- The Fig Tree And The Temple -- The Authority Of Jesus -- The Parable Of The Vineyard -- Taxes To Caesar -- The Debate About Resurrection -- The Great Commandments -- The Messiah And The Son Of God -- The Scribes And The Widow -- Jesus' Eschatological Discourse -- Contrasting Beginnings Of Jesus' Last Days -- Jesus' Final Meal With His Disciples -- Prediction Of Peter's Denial -- Jesus In Gethsemane -- The Arrest Of Jesus -- Jesus Before The Sanhedrin And The Denial Of Peter -- Jesus Before Pilate -- The Crucifixion Of Jesus -- The Death Of Jesus -- The Burial Of Jesus -- The Empty Tomb -- Later Endings. John R. Donahue And Daniel J. Harrington ; Daniel J. Harrington, Editor. Includes Bibliographical References And Indexes.

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