The Gospel of Mark: A Socio-Rhetorical

Ben Witherington III is professor of New Testament interpretation at Asbury Theological Seminary, Wilmore, Kentucky.

Abbreviations of Periodicals and Other Reference Works

xi

Bibliography

xiii

Introduction

1

(1)

The Genre of Mark

1

(8)

The Rhetoric of Mark

9

(7)

Mark's Sources

16

(2)

Mark's Style and Facility with Greek

18

(2)

The Authorship and Audience of the Earliest Gospel

20

(11)

Mark in Its Social Context

31

(5)

The Structure of Mark's Gospel

36

(4)

Mark's Christology, the Messianic Secret, and Mark's Ending

40

(9)

The Contours of Mark's Christology

49

(5)

Mark on Discipleship

54

(2)

Mark as Story

56

(3)

Point of View

59

(6)

THE COMMENTARY

The Superscript

65

(2)

News of New Beginnings (1:1-15)

67

(16)

Bridging the Horizons

79

(4)

The Call of the Fishermen (1:16-20)

83

(4)

The Sabbatical Plan (1:21-28)

87

(10)

Bridging the Horizons

94

(3)

Healings at Home and on the Road (1:29-45)

97

(12)

A Miracle for a Mother-in-Law (1:29-31)

99

(2)

Night Work (1:32-34)

101

(1)

Embarking on a Mission (1:35-39)

101

(1)

The Maladies of Skin and Sin (1:40-45)

102

(7)

Bridging the Horizons

105

(4)

The Controversial Christ (2:1-3:6)

109

(32)

The Healing of Forgiveness (2:1-12)

113

(5)

Levi's Genes (2:13-17)

118

(5)

Fasters and Feasters (2:18-22)

123

(5)

Sabbatical Patterns (2:23-28)

128

(4)

The Withered Hand and the Withered Heart (3:1-6)

132

(9)

Bridging the Horizons

137

(4)

Preview and Review (3:7-12)

141

(4)

The Creation of a Ministering Community, the Forsaking of Family and Neighbors (3:13-6:6a)

145

(56)

Appointment on the Mountain (3:13-19)

150

(3)

Meanwhile, Back on the Home Front. . .(3:20-35)

153

(7)

Sow Far, Sow Good (4:1-20)

160

(9)

Hidden Lights and Seedy Characters (4:21-34)

169

(4)

``Break on Through to the Other Side'' (4:35-41)

173

(5)

A Legion of Demons, a Herd of Swine (5:1-20)

178

(6)

Women in Need, Jesus on Call (5:21-43)

184

(7)

A Painful Homecoming (6:1-6)

191

(10)

Bridging the Horizons

196

(5)

The Tests of Discipleship; the Trials of God's Anointed One (6:6b--8:38)

201

(54)

Mission Possible (6:6b-13)

207

(5)

A Gruesome Banquet (6:14-29)

212

(5)

A Grand Feast (6:30-44)

217

(3)

Walking on Water (6:45-52)

220

(2)

Gennesaret Gets a House Call from the Great Physician (6:53-56)

222

(1)

Making a Clean Break with the Past (7:1-23)

223

(8)

Beyond All Bounds (7:24-30)

231

(2)

Deaf and Dumb in the Decapolis (7:31-37)

233

(2)

Fed-up Gentiles (8:1-10)

235

(1)

The Tests and Leaven of the Pharisees (8:11-21)

236

(2)

Blessing at Bethsaida (8:22-26)

238

(1)

Credo at Caesarea (8:27-30)

239

(2)

The Passion Prediction (8:31-38)

241

(14)

Bridging the Horizons

245

(10)

Transfigured Glory and Transformed Disciples (9:1-10:52)

255

(46)

Transfixed and Transfigured (9:1-13)

259

(6)

``If at First You Don't Succeed, Pray, Pray Again'' (9:14-29)

265

(3)

On the Road Again (9:30-37)

268

(3)

The Unknown Exorcist (9:38-41)

271

(1)

On Salt and Other Savory Matters (9:42-49)

272

(2)

Family Matters (10:1-31)

274

(11)

Sacrifice, Self-Aggrandizement, and Sight (10:32-52)

285

(16)

Bridging the Horizons

293

(8)

Long Day's Journey into Night, Part I (11:1-13:37)

301

(58)

A Grand Entrance? (11:1-11)

306

(5)

A Bazaar Situation and a Fruitless Tree (11:12-25)

311

(7)

Honor Challenges with the Titans, Part I (11:27--12:17)

318

(8)

Honor Challenges with the Titans, Part II (12:18-44)

326

(10)

Jesus and the Temple of Doom (13:1-37)

336

(23)

Bridging the Horizons

350

(9)

Long Day's Journey into Night, Part II (14:1-15:47)

359

(52)

The Plot (14:1-2)

364

(1)

The Anointing for Burial (14:3-9)

365

(4)

Sold for Silver (14:10-11)

369

(1)

Preparations for a Feast (14:12-16)

370

(1)

A Solemn Ceremony (14:17-26)

371

(5)

Repeated Denials and Desertion (14:27-31)

376

(2)

The Garden of Earthly Disasters (14:32-42)

378

(3)

The Kiss of Death (14:43-52)

381

(2)

Trying Circumstances (14:53-65)

383

(3)

The Unkindest Cut of All (14:66-72)

386

(1)

Justice---Roman Style (15:1-15)

387

(5)

Adding Injury to Insult (15:16-24)

392

(3)

Death at Stake (15:25-41)

395

(6)

All Was Laid to Rest, or Was It? (15:42-47)

401

(10)

Bridging the Horizons

403

(8)

The End of the Beginning of the Gospel (16:1-8)

411

(10)

Bridging the Horizons

418

(3)

Appendix: Mark's Perspective on the Disciples

421

(22)

Index of Modern Authors

443

(6)

Index of References

449

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