Mark for Everyone

by Wright, N. T.

• ISBN13: 9780664227838
• ISBN10: 066422783X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-03-01
• Publisher: Westminster John Knox Pr

Summary

Tom Wright's eye-opening comments on the Gospel of Mark and what it might mean for us are combined, passage-by-passage, with his fresh translation of the Bible text. Making use of his true scholar's understanding, yet writing in an approachable and anecdotal style, Wright captures the urgency and excitement of Mark's Gospel in a way few writers have. .Tom Wright has undertaken a tremendous task: to provide guides to all the books of the New Testament, and to include in them his own translation of the entire text. Each short passage is followed by a highly readable discussion with background information, useful explanations and suggestions, and thoughts as to how the text can be relevant to our lives today. A glossary is included at the back of the book. The series is suitable for group study, personal study, or daily devotions.

Table of Contents

Introduction	ix
Abbreviations	xi
Map	xii
Mark 1.1-8 The Preaching of John the Baptist	1	(3)
Mark 1.9-13 Jesus' Baptism	4	(3)
Mark 1.14-20 The Calling of the Disciples	7	(3)
Mark 1.21-34 Exorcism and Heglings	10	(3)
Mark 1.35-45 The Healing of a Leper	13	(3)
Mark 2.1-12 The Healing of the Paralytic	16	(3)
Mark 2.13-17 The Calling of Levi	19	(3)
Mark 2.18-22 Questions about Fasting	22	(3)
Mark 2.23-28 Teachings on the Sabbath	25	(3)
Mark 3.1-6 Healing of the Man with the Withered Hand	28	(4)
Mark 3.7-19 The Twelve Are Appointed	32	(3)
Mark 3.20-30 Jesus and Beelzebul	35	(3)
Mark 3.31-35 Jesus' Family	38	(3)
Mark 4.1-20 The Parable of the Sower	41	(4)
Mark 4.21-25 A Lamp on Its Stand	45	(2)
Mark 4.26-34 More Seed Parables	47	(3)
Mark 4.35-41 Jesus Calms the Storm	50	(3)
Mark 5.1-20 The Healing of the Demoniac	53	(4)
Mark 5.21-34 Jairus's Daughter and the Woman with Chronic Bleeding	57	(4)
Mark 5.35-43 The Raising of Jairus's Daughter	61	(4)
Mark 6.1-6 A Prophet in His Own Town	65	(3)
Mark 6.7-13 The Twelve Sent Out	68	(3)
Mark 6.14-16 The Speculations of Herod	71	(2)
Mark 6.17-29 Herod and John the Baptist	73	(4)
Mark 6.30-44 The Feeding of the Five Thousand	77	(4)
Mark 6.45-56 Jesus Walks on Water	81	(4)
Mark 7.1-13 God's Law and Human Tradition	85	(4)
Mark 7.14-23 Clean and Unclean	89	(5)
Mark 7.24-30 The Syrophoenician Woman	94	(3)
Mark 7.31-37 A Deaf and Mute Man Is Healed	97	(2)
Mark 8.1-10 The Feeding of the Four Thousand	99	(3)
Mark 8.11-21 The Yeast of the Pharisees and Herod	102	(4)
Mark 8.22-30 Peter's Declaration of Jesus' Messiahship	106	(3)
Mark 8.31-9.1 Jesus Predicts His Death	109	(4)
Mark 9.2-13 The Transfiguration	113	(4)
Mark 9.14-29 The Demon-Possessed Boy	117	(4)
Mark 9.30-37 True Greatness	121	(4)
Mark 9.38-50 Warnings about Sin	125	(4)
Mark 10.1-16 Teachings on Divorce	129	(4)
Mark 10.17-31 The Rich Young Ruler	133	(4)
Mark 10.32-45 The Request of James and John	137	(5)
Mark 10.46-52 Jesus Heals a Blind Beggar	142	(3)
Mark 11.1-11 The Triumphal Entry	145	(4)
Mark 11.12-25 Jesus Cleanses the Temple	149	(5)
Mark 11.27-33 The Authority of Jesus Is Questioned	154	(3)
Mark 12.1-12 The Parable of the Tenants	157	(4)
Mark 12.13-17 On Paying Taxes to Caesar	161	(4)
Mark 12.18-27 Marriage and the Resurrection	165	(4)
Mark 12.28-34 The Most Important Commandment	169	(3)
Mark 12.35-44 David's Son and the Widow's Mite	172	(4)
Mark 13.1-13 Signs of the End	176	(4)
Mark 13.14-27 Further Signs of the End	180	(5)
Mark 13.28-37 Watching for the Son of Man	185	(3)
Mark 14.1-11 Jesus Is Anointed at Bethany	188	(4)
Mark 14.12-25 The Last Supper	192	(4)
Mark 14.26-52 Jesus Is Arrested	196	(5)
Mark 14.53-72 In the High Priest's House	201	(5)
Mark 15.1-15 Jesus Before Pilate	206	(3)
Mark 15.16-32 The Crucifixion	209	(5)
Mark 15.33-39 The Death of Jesus	214	(4)
Mark 15.40-47 The Burial of Jesus	218	(3)
Mark 16.1-8 The Resurrection	221	(3)
Mark 16.9-20 Two Extra Endings	224	(3)
Glossary	227