Table of Contents

Foreword
Introduction
Mark 1:1-13 Prologue: John and Jesus
Mark 1:14-15 Transition: Summary of the Good News
Mark 1:16-3:35 Act 1: Jesus in Galilee
Mark 4:1-34 Interlude: Teaching in Parables
Mark 4:35-6:56 Act 2: Beyond Galilee
Mark 7:1-23 Interlude: Teaching on Ritual and Moral Purity
Mark 7:24-9:29 Act 3: Mission in Gentile Regions
Mark 9:30-10:52 Interlude: Teaching on the Way to Jerusalem
Mark 11:1-12:44 Act 4: Opposition in Jerusalem
Mark 13:1-37 Interlude: Teaching on the End Times
Mark 14:1-15:47 Act 5: Passion Narrative
Mark 16:1-8 Epilogue: The Empty Tomb
Indexes

About the Author

Mary Ann Beavis (PhD, University of Cambridge) is professor emeritus of religion and culture at St. Thomas More College, University of Saskatchewan, in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. She is the author of Jesus and Utopia: Looking for the Kingdom of God in the Roman World as well as numerous articles.