Mark My Words

Welcome to Mark: My Words — an online space to explore the gospel of Mark.

We will follow Ched Myers’ timeline, which is presented below as an interactive overview (scroll left-right). (Additional perspectives from other commentators can be found here).

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MARKCAN OVERVIEW Ched Myers
MARK	1:1 – 45									2:1 – 28						3:1 – 35							4:1 – 41								5:1 – 43									6:1 – 56											7:1 – 37							8:1 – 38								9:1 – 50										10:1 – 52										11:1-33							12:1 – 44									13:1 – 37							14:1 – 72														15:1 – 47									16:1 – 8
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	First Half of Mark 1:1 – 8:21																																																													Second Half of Mark 8:22 – 16:8
	First prologue and call to disipleship 1:1 – 20				First direct action campaign: Jesus’ assault on the Jewish social order in Capernaum 1:21 – 3:35																		First sermon on revolutionary patience 4:1 – 36							Jesus’ construction of a new social order, I: The miracle cycle 4:36 – 8:9																														The execution of John and the ‘first’ epilogue 8:10 – 21                (6:1 – 32, 7:3 – 23)		Midpoint of the story: The ‘second’ prologue and call to discipleship 8:22 – 9:30										Jesus’ construction of a new social order, II: The teaching cycle 9:30 – 10:52														The second direct action campaign: Jesus’ showdown with the powers in Jerusalem 11:1 – 13:3																	The second sermon on Revolutionary patience 13:4 – 37						Jesus’ arrest and trial by the powers 14:1 – 15:20																		The exection of Jesus and the ‘second’ epilogue 15:21 – 16:8
	A subversive story world is created 1:1 – 8		A subversive mission inaugerated 1:9 – 20		The Messianic mission and the meaning of Jesus ‘symbolic action’ 1:21 – 39				Challenging the ideological hegemony [dominance] of priest and scribe 1:40 – 2:15				Challenging pharisaic privilege and power 2:16 – 28			Rejection and consolidation: the first ‘generative seam’ 3:1 – 19				Campaign climax: Jesus declares ideological war 3:20 – 35			The sower: a reflection on the Kingdom mission 4:1 – 23					The mystery of ends and means 4:24 – 34		The Kingdom as racial reconcilation: two perilous crossings 4:35 – 41, 6:45-53	The second inaugural exorcism 5:1 – 21				The Kingdom first to the outcast: the two double healings 5:21 – 43, 7:24 – 37					A prophet without honour, I: The second ‘generative seam’ 6:1 – 13, 30 – 32			A prophet without honour, II: The ‘leaven’ of Herod 6:14 – 29			6:30 – 32  (See 6:1 – 13)	The Kingdom as economic satisfaction : two wilderness feedings                      6:33 – 44, 8:1 – 9		The Kingdom as racial reconcilation: two perilous crossings 6:45 – 53                 (Also see 4:35 – 41)		The structures of segregation: the ‘leaven’ of the Pharisees 6:53 – 7:23					The Kingdom first to the outcast: the two double healings 7:24 – 37             (See also 5:21 – 43)		The Kingdom as economic satisfaction : two wilderness feedings 8:1 – 9           (See also 6:33 – 44)		Jesus’ symbolics deciphered: the first epilogue 8:10 – 21		A new symbolic discourseL Jesus heals the deaf and blind 8:22 – 26	The confessional crisis 8:27 – 33		The true site of confession: the courtroom and the cross 8:34 – 9:1	The cross confirmed: two symbolic sequels 9:2 – 29						The second cycle: a catechism on Nonviolence 9:30 – 50				Social power and the family: the roots of violence 10:1 – 16			Economic power and community practice 10:17 – 31			Political power and community leadership: the third cycle				Into the holy city: symbolic procession 11:1 – 10	Into the holy place: symboic direct action 11:11 – 26				Confronting the political authority of the colonial condemnation 11:27 – 12:17					Confronting the ideological authority of the scribal class 12:18 – 34				Campaign climax: Jesus declares judgement on the temple 12:35 – 13:3a			The revolt is not the kingdom 13:4 – 23				The mystery of ends and means 13:24 – 37		Intimacy and betrayal: the last days of the community 14:1 – 25					The hour has arrived’: the discipleship narrative collapses 14:26 – 52					Before Jewish powers: ‘You are Messiah’ 14:53 – 15:1				Before Roman powers: ‘You are king?’ 15:2 – 20				The way of the cross 15:21 – 32		Jesus crucified: third apocalyptic moment 15:33 – 38		Aftermath: three responses to Jesus’ death 15:39 – 47	The discipleship narrative resumes 16:1 – 7	What is the meaning of resurrection? 16:8

…who do you say that I am?

– Jesus (Mk. 829)

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