The Gospel of Mark : a commentary / Francis J. Moloney.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Moloney, Francis J. (Francis James), 1940-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bible. Mark--Commentaries.

Bible.

Bible. Mark.

Genre:

Commentaries.

Physical Description:

xviii, 398 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Peabody, Mass. : Hendrickson Publishers, 2002.

Summary:

The Gospel of Mark, addressed to an early Christian community perplexed by failure and suffering, presents Jesus as suffering Messiah and Son of God. Recognizing that failure and suffering continue to perplex Christians today, Francis Moloney marries the rich contributions of traditional historical scholarship with the contemporary approach to the gospels as narrative to bring the Gospel's story to life for contemporary readers.

Contents:

The First Gospel 2

Mark the Historian 4

Mark the Theologian 6

More Recent Developments 8

Who, Where, and When? 11

The Plot of the Gospel of Mark 16

The Literary Shape of the Gospel of Mark 20

A Theology of Jesus and His Followers 22

Section 1 Prologue: Mark 1:1-13

Chapter II The Prologue (Mark 1:1-13) 27

The Limits and the Shape of the Markan Prologue 27

The Prologue (1:1-13) 30

The authority of God (1:1-3) 30

The coming of the forerunner (1:4-6) 33

The voice of the Baptist (1:7-8) 34

The baptism of Jesus (1:9-11) 35

The subsequent actions of Jesus (1:12-13) 37

Section 2 The Mystery of Jesus: Mark 1:14-8:30

Chapter III Jesus and Israel (Mark 1:14-3:6) 45

The Shape of Mark 1:14-3:6 45

Summary (1:14-15) 48

The Kingdom Comes with Power (1:16-45) 50

Disciples are called and they respond (1:16-20) 50

Jesus vanquishes an unclean spirit (1:21-28) 53

Jesus vanquishes sickness and taboo (1:29-31) 55

Jesus' ministry is summarized (1:32-34) 56

Jesus is led away from prayer to minister throughout Galilee (1:35-39) 56

Jesus vanquishes sickness and taboo (1:40-45) 57

The Kingdom Is Opposed (2:1-3:6) 60

Jesus cures and is questioned (2:1-12) 60

Jesus calls disciples and is questioned (2:13-17) 63

Jesus is questioned over fasting (2:18-22) 66

Jesus is questioned over Sabbath law (2:23-28) 68

Jesus is watched that he might be eliminated (3:1-6) 70

Chapter IV Jesus and His New Family (Mark 3:7-6:6a) 73

The Shape of Mark 3:7-6:6a 73

Summary (3:7-12) 74

Disciples (3:13-19) 76

Jesus and His Own (3:20-35) 80

Jesus Instructs by Wise Parables (4:1-34) 84

[A] Introduction (4:1-2) 86

[B] Parable of seed sown (4:3-9) 87

[C] A challenge to those "inside" (4:10-13) 88

[D] Interpretation of the parable (4:14-20) 91

[C'] A challenge to those "inside" (4:21-25) 93

[B'] Parables of seed growing (4:26-32) 94

[A'] Conclusion (4:33-34) 96

Jesus Instructs by Mighty Deeds (4:35-5:43) 97

Jesus overcomes the stormy sea (4:35-41) 98

Jesus drives out a legion of demons (5:1-20) 101

Jairus, the curing of woman with the flow of blood, and the raising of Jairus's daughter (5:21-43) 106

Jesus Is Rejected in His Hometown (6:1-6a) 111

Chapter V Jesus and the Disciples (Mark 6:6b-8:30) 115

The Shape of Mark 6:6b-8:30 115

Summary (6:6b) 118

Disciples (6:7-30) 118

Jesus associates the Twelve with his mission (6:7-13) 120

The death of John the Baptist (6:14-29) 125

The return of those sent out (6:30) 128

The First Multiplication of the Loaves and Fish: In Israel (6:31-44) 129

The First Sea Journey: Contrasting Responses to Jesus (6:45-56) 133

The walking on the sea (6:45-52) 134

Jesus' healing ministry and the faith of the people (6:53-56) 135

The First Conflict: Jesus and the Traditions of Israel (7:1-23) 136

Introduction (7:1-5) 136

The tradition of the elders (7:6-13) 139

The new law of purity (7:14-23) 141

The First Miraculous Healing: In Gentile Lands (7:24-37) 144

The Syrophoenician woman (7:24-30) 144

The healing of the deaf and dumb man (7:31-37) 149

The Second Multiplication of the Loaves and Fish: Among the Gentiles (8:1-9) 152

The Second Sea Journey: To Dalmanutha (and Beyond) (8:10 [8:13c-21]) 156

The Second Conflict: Jesus Debates with the Pharisees and the Disciples (8:11-21) 157

Jesus and the Pharisees (8:11-13) 158

Jesus and the disciples (8:14-21) 159

The Second Miraculous Healing: A Blind Man (8:22-26) 162

Climax: The Confession at Caesarea Philippi (8:27-30) 165

Section 3 Jesus, the Son of Man and Son of God: Mark 8:31-15:47

Chapter VI Jesus and the Disciples Journey to Jerusalem (Mark 8:31-10:52) 171

The Way of the Son of Man: The Cross (8:27-9:29) 173

The passion prediction (8:31) 173

The disciples' failure (8:32-33) 174

Jesus instructs the failing disciples: the cross (8:34-9:1) 175

The instruction of the transfiguration (9:2-13) 177

The lesson of the boy whom the disciples could not heal (9:14-29) 182

The Way of the Son of Man: Service and Receptivity (9:30-10:31) 186

The passion prediction (9:30-31) 186

The disciples' failure (9:32-34) 187

Jesus instructs the failing disciples: service and receptivity (9:35-37) 188

Further failure and instruction on service and receptivity (9:38-41) 189

Instructions for a community of serving and receptive disciples (9:42-50) 190

The practice of discipleship (10:1-31) 192

The Way of the Son of Man: Cross and Service (10:31-45) 203

The Cure of a Blind Man (10:46-52) 208

Excursus 1 The Son of Man Discussion 212

Excursus 2 Son of Man and Suffering Servant in Mark 10:45 213

Chapter VII Endings in Jerusalem (Mark 11:1-13:37) 215

The End of the Temple and Its Cult (11:1-25) 216

Jesus' entry into Jerusalem and the temple (11:1-11) 217

The end of temple worship (11:12-25) 221

The End of Religious Leadership in Israel (11:27-12:44) 229

Jesus silences the chief priests, the scribes, and the elders (11:27-12:12) 229

Jesus silences the Pharisees and the Herodians (12:13-17) 235

Jesus silences the Sadducees (12:18-27) 237

Jesus draws a scribe toward the kingdom and silences his opponents (12:28-34) 240

The scribes, and the question of the Messiah as David's son (12:35-37) 242

The false religion of the scribes (12:38-44) 245

The End of Jerusalem (13:1-23) 248

The literary and theological function of 13:1-37 248

The structure of Mark 13:1-23 251

Introduction (13:1-4) 252

[A] False prophets (13:5-6) 254

[B] Wars and rumors of wars (13:7-8) 254

[C] Mission (13:9-13) 256

[B'] Wars and rumors of wars (13:14-20) 258

[A'] False prophets (13:21-23) 263

The End of the World As We Know It (13:24-37) 264

The structure of Mark 13:24-37 265

The sign of the coming of the Son of Man (13:24-27) 266

Reading the signs of the inevitable and imminent end time (13:28-31) 267

The unknown day and hour, and the need to watch (13:32-37) 270

Chapter VIII The Passion of Jesus (Mark 14:1-15:47) 275

The Shape of Mark 14:1-15:47 276

Jesus, the Disciples, and the Jewish Leaders (14:1-72) 279

[A] The plot of the Jewish leaders (14:1-2) 279

[B] The anointing of Jesus (14:3-9) 280

[A] Judas, one of the Twelve, joins the plot against Jesus (14:10-11) 282

[B] Jesus prepares for the Passover meal (14:12-16) 282

[A] Jesus predicts the betrayal of Judas, one of the Twelve (14:17-21) 284

[B] Jesus shares the meal with the Twelve (14:22-25) 285

[A] Jesus predicts the future denials of Peter and the flight of all the disciples (14:26-31) 287

[B] The prayer of Jesus in Gethsemane (14:32-42) 290

[A] Judas and representatives of the Jewish leaders arrest Jesus, and all the disciples flee (14:43-52) 297

[B] The self-revelation of Jesus at the Jewish hearing (14:53-65) 300

[A] Peter denies Jesus three times (14:66-72) 307

The Roman Trial, Crucifixion, Death, and Burial of Jesus (15:1-47) 309

[B] The self-revelation of Jesus as the Roman hearing begins (15:1-5) 310

[A] The question of Barabbas (15:6-11) 312

[B] Pilate proclaims Jesus innocent and ironically styles him king (15:12-15) 314

[A] The Roman soldiers ironically proclaim the truth as they mock Jesus (15:16-20a) 316

[B] The crucifixion of Jesus (15:20b-25) 317

[A] Passersby and the Jewish leaders ironically proclaim the truth as they mock Jesus (15:26-32) 321

[B] The death of Jesus, proclaimed Son of God (15:33-39) 325

[A] The women at the cross (15:40-41) 331

[B] The burial of Jesus (15:42-47) 332

Section 4 Epilogue: Mark 16:1-8

Chapter IX The Epilogue (Mark 16:1-8) 339

The Setting: An Empty Tomb (16:1-4) 342

The Easter Proclamation (16:5-7) 344

The Failure of the Women (16:8) 348

Chapter X The Appendix (Mark 16:9-20) 355

The Development of Mark 16:9-20 356

The Purpose of Mark 16:9-20 357

The Message of Mark 16:9-20 359.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [363]-384) and index.

ISBN:

1565636821

OCLC:

49558968