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| Series Foreword | |
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| Author's Preface | |
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| Introduction | |
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| The Kind of Gospel Mark Wrote | |
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| The Nature of This Commentary | |
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| Who Is Mark? Where and When Did He Write? | |
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| How Has Mark's Gospel Been Received? | |
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| Reading Mark as Historical and Theological Literature | |
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| The Theology of Mark's Gospel | |
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| Ministry in and Around Galilee, 1:1--8:26 | |
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| Preparing the Way, 1:1-15 | |
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| Jesus Fulfills OT Expectations (TBC) | |
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| The Way of Glory and the Way of the Cross (TLC) | |
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| The Kingdom of God | |
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| Jesus' Ministry Begins, 1:16-45 | |
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| Driving Out Demons | |
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| Jesus at Prayer | |
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| Leprosy and Cleansing | |
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| The Call of the Disciples | |
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| Multifaceted Ministry | |
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| Conflict in Galilee, 2:1--3:6 | |
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| Sin and Sickness | |
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| The Christian and the Sabbath | |
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| From a Religious System to a Family of Disciples, 3:7-35 | |
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| Jesus' True Family | |
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| Binding the Strong Man | |
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| Church: Institution or Family? | |
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| Parables: For Those with Ears to Hear, 4:1-34 | |
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| Hearing | |
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| Human Choice and Divine Predestination | |
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| "So That They May ... Not Be Forgiven" | |
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| The Mustard Seed Parable and the Gentile Mission | |
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| A Kingdom That Cannot Fail | |
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| Victories over Storms and Satan, Sickness and Death, 4:35--5:43 | |
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| The Sea and the Demonic | |
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| Resurrections | |
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| Miracles | |
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| Miracles and the Christian Church | |
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| The Rejected Prophets, 6:1-29 | |
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| Shaking Off Dust | |
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| OT Parallels to the Martyrdom of John | |
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| Mission Strategies | |
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| The Misunderstood Miracle-Worker, 6:30-56 | |
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| Meals | |
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| Compassion and the Sovereignty of God | |
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| Preaching the Stories of Jesus | |
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| Expecting Miracles Today | |
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| Breaking Down Barriers, 7:1-30 | |
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| First the Jews, Then the Gentiles | |
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| Law and Grace, Rituals and Purity | |
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| Religious Traditions and Ceremonies | |
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| Hearing Ears and Seeing Eyes, 7:31--8:26 | |
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| Seeing Eyes and Hearing Ears | |
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| The Fulfillment of Israel's Hopes | |
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| Expressing Christ's Compassion in Word and Deed | |
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| Journey to Jerusalem, the Cross, and Beyond, 8:27--16:8 | |
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| A Promise of Glory by Way of the Cross, 8:27--9:1 | |
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| Cross-Carrying | |
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| Cost and Reward: Two Sides of Discipleship | |
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| Discipleship | |
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| Divine Thoughts--Human Thoughts, 9:2--10:16 | |
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| The Disciples' Journey and OT Backgrounds | |
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| The Child and the Circle | |
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| Demonization, the Bible, and Psychotherapy | |
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| Divorce and Remarriage | |
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| The Cost and the Reward of Discipleship, 10:17-52 | |
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| Good Examples and Bad Examples | |
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| Hierarchy in the Church | |
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| Riches and Selling All | |
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| House of Prayer or Den of Thieves? 11:1-25 | |
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| Judgment on Institutionalized Religion | |
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| A House of Prayer for All Nations | |
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| When Religion Becomes Mere Ritual | |
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| Marketing Faith | |
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| Prayer and Guaranteed Responses | |
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| Conflict in Jerusalem, 11:27--12:44 | |
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| Faithful Vineyard; Unfaithful Tenants | |
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| Religious Ceremonies and the Commands of Love | |
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| What Belongs to Caesar? | |
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| The Beginning of the End, 13:1-37 | |
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| The Prophetic Perspective | |
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| The Meaning of the End | |
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| The Four Watches of the Passion Night | |
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| Mark 13 and Popular Eschatology | |
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| After the Temple's Destruction: What Comes Next? | |
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| The Value of Eschatological/Apocalyptic Texts | |
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| Preparations for the Passion, 14:1-26 | |
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| Passover and Lord's Supper | |
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| Jesus' Substitutionary Death | |
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| Lord's Supper, Sacrifice, and the Presence of Christ | |
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| The Trials of Jesus and the Disciples, 14:27--15:15 | |
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| You Will See the Son of Man | |
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| King Jesus | |
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| King of Peace | |
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| Who Killed Jesus? | |
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| Cross-Carrying and Jesus' Crucifixion | |
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| The Coronation of the King (the Crucifixion), 15:16-47 | |
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| OT Allusions in Mark's Crucifixion Narrative | |
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| Jesus and Pacifism | |
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| Jesus and His Sacrificial Death | |
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| Resurrection ... A New Beginning, 16:1-8 | |
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| Resurrection in the NT | |
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| Meeting Jesus in Galilee | |
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| Outline of Mark | |
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| Essays | |
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| Chiasm and Intercalation | |
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| The Discipleship Journey | |
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| Eschatological Time Frames in Mark 13 | |
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| Israel and Israel's Leaders (Mark and Anti-Semitism) | |
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| Kingdom of God in Mark | |
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| The Meaning of Cross-Carrying (Another View) | |
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| Messianic Secret | |
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| Miracles in Mark | |
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| Questioning Jesus | |
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| Son of Man | |
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| Textual Criticism of Mark | |
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| Three Lessons from a Boat | |
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| Maps for Mark | |
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| Palestine in New Testament Times | |
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| The New Testament World | |
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| Bibliography | |
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| Selected Resources | |
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| Index of Ancient Sources | |
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| The Author | |