| Series Foreword | p. 11 |
| Author's Preface | p. 13 |
| Introduction | p. 15 |
| The Kind of Gospel Mark Wrote | p. 15 |
| The Nature of This Commentary | p. 17 |
| Who Is Mark? Where and When Did He Write? | p. 20 |
| How Has Mark's Gospel Been Received? | p. 21 |
| Reading Mark as Historical and Theological Literature | p. 22 |
| The Theology of Mark's Gospel | p. 23 |
| Ministry in and Around Galilee, 1:1--8:26 | p. 26 |
| Preparing the Way, 1:1-15 | p. 27 |
| Jesus Fulfills OT Expectations (TBC) | p. 37 |
| The Way of Glory and the Way of the Cross (TLC) | p. 40 |
| The Kingdom of God | p. 41 |
| Jesus' Ministry Begins, 1:16-45 | p. 44 |
| Driving Out Demons | p. 53 |
| Jesus at Prayer | p. 55 |
| Leprosy and Cleansing | p. 55 |
| The Call of the Disciples | p. 56 |
| Multifaceted Ministry | p. 58 |
| Conflict in Galilee, 2:1--3:6 | p. 59 |
| Sin and Sickness | p. 73 |
| The Christian and the Sabbath | p. 74 |
| From a Religious System to a Family of Disciples, 3:7-35 | p. 77 |
| Jesus' True Family | p. 86 |
| Binding the Strong Man | p. 87 |
| Church: Institution or Family? | p. 88 |
| Parables: For Those with Ears to Hear, 4:1-34 | p. 90 |
| Hearing | p. 105 |
| Human Choice and Divine Predestination | p. 105 |
| "So That They May ... Not Be Forgiven" | p. 106 |
| The Mustard Seed Parable and the Gentile Mission | p. 107 |
| A Kingdom That Cannot Fail | p. 108 |
| Victories over Storms and Satan, Sickness and Death, 4:35--5:43 | p. 110 |
| The Sea and the Demonic | p. 125 |
| Resurrections | p. 126 |
| Miracles | p. 127 |
| Miracles and the Christian Church | p. 129 |
| The Rejected Prophets, 6:1-29 | p. 133 |
| Shaking Off Dust | p. 141 |
| OT Parallels to the Martyrdom of John | p. 142 |
| Mission Strategies | p. 143 |
| The Misunderstood Miracle-Worker, 6:30-56 | p. 145 |
| Meals | p. 155 |
| Compassion and the Sovereignty of God | p. 156 |
| Preaching the Stories of Jesus | p. 157 |
| Expecting Miracles Today | p. 158 |
| Breaking Down Barriers, 7:1-30 | p. 160 |
| First the Jews, Then the Gentiles | p. 172 |
| Law and Grace, Rituals and Purity | p. 173 |
| Religious Traditions and Ceremonies | p. 174 |
| Hearing Ears and Seeing Eyes, 7:31--8:26 | p. 177 |
| Seeing Eyes and Hearing Ears | p. 191 |
| The Fulfillment of Israel's Hopes | p. 192 |
| Expressing Christ's Compassion in Word and Deed | p. 193 |
| Journey to Jerusalem, the Cross, and Beyond, 8:27--16:8 | p. 195 |
| A Promise of Glory by Way of the Cross, 8:27--9:1 | p. 197 |
| Cross-Carrying | p. 209 |
| Cost and Reward: Two Sides of Discipleship | p. 211 |
| Discipleship | p. 212 |
| Divine Thoughts--Human Thoughts, 9:2--10:16 | p. 214 |
| The Disciples' Journey and OT Backgrounds | p. 234 |
| The Child and the Circle | p. 236 |
| Demonization, the Bible, and Psychotherapy | p. 237 |
| Divorce and Remarriage | p. 240 |
| The Cost and the Reward of Discipleship, 10:17-52 | p. 242 |
| Good Examples and Bad Examples | p. 254 |
| Hierarchy in the Church | p. 256 |
| Riches and Selling All | p. 257 |
| House of Prayer or Den of Thieves? 11:1-25 | p. 259 |
| Judgment on Institutionalized Religion | p. 272 |
| A House of Prayer for All Nations | p. 273 |
| When Religion Becomes Mere Ritual | p. 274 |
| Marketing Faith | p. 275 |
| Prayer and Guaranteed Responses | p. 276 |
| Conflict in Jerusalem, 11:27--12:44 | p. 278 |
| Faithful Vineyard; Unfaithful Tenants | p. 294 |
| Religious Ceremonies and the Commands of Love | p. 295 |
| What Belongs to Caesar? | p. 297 |
| The Beginning of the End, 13:1-37 | p. 300 |
| The Prophetic Perspective | p. 320 |
| The Meaning of the End | p. 322 |
| The Four Watches of the Passion Night | p. 323 |
| Mark 13 and Popular Eschatology | p. 324 |
| After the Temple's Destruction: What Comes Next? | p. 325 |
| The Value of Eschatological/Apocalyptic Texts | p. 326 |
| Preparations for the Passion, 14:1-26 | p. 328 |
| Passover and Lord's Supper | p. 339 |
| Jesus' Substitutionary Death | p. 341 |
| Lord's Supper, Sacrifice, and the Presence of Christ | p. 342 |
| The Trials of Jesus and the Disciples, 14:27--15:15 | p. 345 |
| You Will See the Son of Man | p. 365 |
| King Jesus | p. 366 |
| King of Peace | p. 367 |
| Who Killed Jesus? | p. 368 |
| Cross-Carrying and Jesus' Crucifixion | p. 370 |
| The Coronation of the King (the Crucifixion), 15:16-47 | p. 371 |
| OT Allusions in Mark's Crucifixion Narrative | p. 384 |
| Jesus and Pacifism | p. 386 |
| Jesus and His Sacrificial Death | p. 387 |
| Resurrection ... A New Beginning, 16:1-8 | p. 390 |
| Resurrection in the NT | p. 403 |
| Meeting Jesus in Galilee | p. 405 |
| Outline of Mark | p. 407 |
| Essays | p. 416 |
| Chiasm and Intercalation | p. 416 |
| The Discipleship Journey | p. 418 |
| Eschatological Time Frames in Mark 13 | p. 419 |
| Israel and Israel's Leaders (Mark and Anti-Semitism) | p. 422 |
| Kingdom of God in Mark | p. 423 |
| The Meaning of Cross-Carrying (Another View) | p. 424 |
| Messianic Secret | p. 425 |
| Miracles in Mark | p. 426 |
| Questioning Jesus | p. 427 |
| Son of Man | p. 428 |
| Textual Criticism of Mark | p. 429 |
| Three Lessons from a Boat | p. 431 |
| Maps for Mark | |
| Palestine in New Testament Times | p. 432 |
| The New Testament World | p. 433 |
| Bibliography | p. 434 |
| Selected Resources | p. 445 |
| Index of Ancient Sources | p. 447 |
| The Author | p. 453 |
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