An Outline of the Gospel of Mark

AN OUTLINE OF THE GOSPEL OF MARK

John B. Polhill, class notes and handouts (received) by Robert Lee Foster,

1992-1999, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Louisville, Kentucky.

I. The Prologue to the Gospel of Mark 1:1-13

II. The Galilean Ministry 1:14—8:30

A. Exemplary Beginnings 1:14-45

B. The Early Galilean Ministry: a Rising Conflict 2:1—3:6

C. The Later Galilean Ministry: 3:7—6:13

D. Withdraw Beyond Galilee: 6:14—8:21

E. The Turning Point 8:22-30

III. The Road to the Cross 8:31—13:37

A. The Journey to Jerusalem 8:31—10:52

1. The First Passion Prediction 8:31 -- 9:1

2. The Second Passion Prediction 9:30-50

3. The Third Passion Prediction 10:32-45

B. The Jerusalem Ministry: 11:1—13:37

1. The Entry 11:1-11

2. Judgment on the Temple 11:12-26 (Intercalation)

3. Conflict with the Authorities 11:27-33

4. The Markan Apocalypse 13:1-37

IV. The Markan Passion Narrative 14:1—16:8

A. Preparatory Events 14:1-52

1. The Plot 14:1-11 (Intercalation)

2. The Passover Supper 14:12-26

3. The Gethsemane Agony 14:27-52

B. The Trials 14:53 -- 15:15

1. Before the Sanhedrin 14:53-57 (Intercalation)

2. Before Pilate 15:1-15

C. The Crucifixion 15:16-47

D. The Burial 15:42-47

E. The Resurrection: 16:1-8

V. The Longer Ending of Mark 16:9-20

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