Word Biblical Commentary: Vol.34B: Mark 8:27-16:20

INTRODUCTION
Are the Synoptics the Oldest Gospels?
Synoptic Problem
Text of Mark
Special Note: Have Fragments of Mark Been Foundat
When Was Mark Written?
Genre of Mark
Theology of Mark
Purpose of Mark
TEXT AND COMMENTARY
V. Summons to the Discipleship of Suffering (8:27-9:50)
A. The Confession and Rebuke of Peter (8:27-33)
B. Teaching on Suffering and Discipleship (8:34-9:1)
C. The Transfiguration (9:2-8)
D. "Why Must Elijah Come First?" (9:9-13)
E. The Healing of the Boy with an Unclean Spirit (9:14-29)
F. Jesus Again Foretells His Passion (9:30-32)
G. Who Is the Greatest? (9:33-37)
H. He Who Is Not against Us Is for Us (9:38-41)
I. Temptations to Sin (9:42-50)
VI. Journey through Perea and Judea (10:1-45)
A. Teaching about Divorce (10:1-12)
B. Entry into the Kingdom (10:13-31)
C. The Third Prediction of the Passion (10:32-34)
D. James and John's Request (10:35-45)
VII. Jesus Confronts Jerusalem (10:46-13:37)
A. Blind Bartimaeus (10:46-52)
B. The Triumphal Entry (11:1-11)
C. The Cursing of the Fig Tree (11:12-14, 20-21)
D. Jesus' Action in the Temple (11:15-19)
E. Lessons of Faith (11:22-26)
F. The Question of Jesus' Authority (11:27-33)
INTRODUCTION
Are the Synoptics the Oldest Gospels?
Synoptic Problem
Text of Mark
Special Note: Have Fragments of Mark Been Foundat
When Was Mark Written?
Genre of Mark
Theology of Mark
Purpose of Mark
TEXT AND COMMENTARY
V. Summons to the Discipleship of Suffering (8:27-9:50)
A. The Confession and Rebuke of Peter (8:27-33)
B. Teaching on Suffering and Discipleship (8:34-9:1)
C. The Transfiguration (9:2-8)
D. "Why Must Elijah Come First?" (9:9-13)
E. The Healing of the Boy with an Unclean Spirit (9:14-29)
F. Jesus Again Foretells His Passion (9:30-32)
G. Who Is the Greatest? (9:33-37)
H. He Who Is Not against Us Is for Us (9:38-41)
I. Temptations to Sin (9:42-50)
VI. Journey through Perea and Judea (10:1-45)
A. Teaching about Divorce (10:1-12)
B. Entry into the Kingdom (10:13-31)
C. The Third Prediction of the Passion (10:32-34)
D. James and John's Request (10:35-45)
VII. Jesus Confronts Jerusalem (10:46-13:37)
A. Blind Bartimaeus (10:46-52)
B. The Triumphal Entry (11:1-11)
C. The Cursing of the Fig Tree (11:12-14, 20-21)
D. Jesus' Action in the Temple (11:15-19)
E. Lessons of Faith (11:22-26)
F. The Question of Jesus' Authority (11:27-33)
G.The Parable of the Wicked Vineyard Tenants (121-18)
H. Paying Taxes to Caesar (12:13-17)
I. The Question about Resurrection (12:18-27)
J.The Great Commandment (12:28-34)
K.The Question about David's Son (12:35-37)
L. Denunciation of Scribes (12:38-40)
M. The Widow's Offering (12:41-44)
N. The Eschatological Discourse (13:1-37)
1. The Prediction of the Destruction of the Temple (13:1-2)
2. The Coming Woes (13:3-13)
3. The Great Tribulation (13:14-23)
4. The Coming of the Son of Man (13:24-27)
& The Lesson of the Fig Tree (13:28-32)
The Need to Watch (13:33-37)
VII The Passion and Resurrection of Jesus (14:1-16:20)
A. The Plot to Kill Jesus (14:1-2)
B. The Anointing at Bethany (14:3-9)
C. Judas's Agreement to Betray Jesus (14:10-11)
D. The Passover with the Disciples (14:12-21)
E. The Institution of the Lord's Supper (14:22-25)
F. Peter's Denial Foretold (14:26-31)
G. The Prayer in Gethsemane (14:32-42)
H. The Betrayal and Arrest of Jesus (14:43-52)
1. The Trial of Jesus (and Peter) (14:53-65)
Ex: Blasphemy
J. Peter's Denial of Jesus (14:66-72)
K. Jesus before Pilate (15:1-15)
Excurus: The Arrest of Jesus Son of Ananias
L. Roman Soldiers Mock Jesus (15:16-20a)
M. The Crucifixion of Jesus (15:20b-41)
N. The Burial of Jesus (15:42-47)
O. The Resurrection of Jesus and the
Discovery of the Empty Tomb (16:1-8)
P. Two Endings (16:9-20)