This outline provides the reader a guide to the content of the five-part commentary on the Gospel of Mark used in the Sacred Heart Adult Bible Study. Each part of the commentary can be viewed as an Adobe pdf file.
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The sections below provide a correlation between the commentary files (listed above) and each file's specific content (seen below). The outline is based on Fr. John R. Donahue's book Mark a commentary in the Sacra Pagina series of Catholic commentaries edited by Fr. Daniel Harrington.
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Mark 1
Section One: Jesus as the Anointed Son of God proclaims in Galilee the imminence of God’s reign in powerful word and deeds
I. The Prologue: The Beginning of the Good News (1:1-13)
A. Preparation of the Ministry of Jesus by God (1:2-3) and John (1:4-8)
B. Messianic preparation of Jesus: Baptism and Temptations (1:9-13)
II. Authority and Power of Jesus in Word and Deed
A. Transitional Markan Summary: Proclamation of the Kingdom (1:14-15)
B. The Beginning of Jesus’ Powerful Works
The Call of the First Disciples (1:16-20)
A Paradigmatic “Day” Begins the Ministry of Jesus (1:21-34)
C. Highpoints of Jesus’ Work in Galilee (1:35-45)
Retreat to the desert and preaching; healing of leper, return to desert
D. Vindication of Authority of Jesus in Word by Controversies with opponents
The Healing of the Paralyzed Man (2:1-12)
The Call of Levi and Meals with Tax Collectors and Sinners (2:13-17)
Fasting Torn Garments and New Wineskins (2:18-22)
Plucking Grain of the Sabbath (2:23-28)
Healing on a Sabbath (3:1-6)
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Mark 2
III. Activity of Jesus Around the Sea of Galilee
A. Transitional Markan Summary: Healing Beside the Sea (3:7-12)
B. Choosing the Twelve (3:13-19)
C. The Beelzebul Controversy and the True Family of Jesus (3:20-35)
D. Parables and Saying (4:1-34)
The Parable of the Sower Sayings on the Mystery of the Kingdom of God
and the Allegory of the Seeds (4:1-20)
Four Sayings on Revelation and Two Kingdom Parables (4:21-34)
E. Culmination of Jesus’ Mighty Works
Jesus’ Power Over the Wind and Waves (4:35-41)
The Exorcism of the Gerasene Demoniac (5:1-20)
The Daughter of Jairus and the Woman with the Hemorrhage (5:21-43)
The Rejection at Nazareth (6:1-6a)
F. The Mission Charge to the Twelve (6:6b-13)
G. Interlude: the Identity of Jesus and the Execution of the Baptist (6:14-29)
H. First Feeding Cycle
The Feeding of the 5000 by the Sea of Galilee (6:30-44)
Jesus Walks on the Water and Astounds the Disciples (6:45-52)
A Markan Summary of the Healing Power of Jesus (6:53-56)
I. The Dispute over Clean and Unclean (7:1-23)
J. Jesus turns to Gentiles
The Syrophoenician Woman (7:24-30)
Jesus Restores Hearing and Speech to a Suffering Man (7:31-37)
K. The Second Feeding Cycle
The Second Feeding Narrative: The 4000/Crossing the Sea (8:1-10)
Pharisees and Scribes Seek a Sign (8:11-13)
A Further Misunderstanding by the Disciples and the Conclusion of the Bread
Section (8:14-21)
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Mark 3
Section Two: Journey to Jerusalem Where Jesus, As God’s Son, Is the Son of Man Who Must Suffer, Die, And Rise Again. His Life is a Ransom For Many.
Transitional story of giving sight: The Gradual Healing of a Blind Man (8:22-26)
IV. Christology and Discipleship on the Way
A. First Passion Prediction Unit (8:27-9:1)
Questions to the disciples and Peter’s Confession (8:27-30)
The First Passion Prediction Peter’s Misunderstanding and the
Demands of Discipleship (8:31-9:1)
B. The Transfiguration (9:1-13)
Healing a Possessed Boy (9:14-29)
C. Second Passion Prediction Unit / More Instructions for Disciples (9:30-50)
D. Interlude – teaching the crowds “Across the Jordan”
Marriage and Divorce (10:1-12)
Jesus Blesses Children (10:13-16)
Riches and Poverty (10:17-31)
E. A Third Passion Prediction and More Instructions for Disciples (10:32-45)
Transitional story of giving sight: The Healing of Blind Bartimaeus (10:46-52) |
Mark 4
Section Three: Jesus in Jerusalem: Conflict of Kingdoms, Farewell Address of Jesus; Passion, Death and Resurrection
V. Ministry of Jesus in Jerusalem – Conflict of Kingdoms (11:1-12:44)
A. Jesus’ Entry into Jerusalem (11:1-11)
B. The Fig Tree and the Temple (11:12-25)
C. Vindication of Jesus in Controversy
The Authority of Jesus (11:27-33)
The Parable of the Vineyard (12:1-12)
Taxes to Caesar (12:13-17)
The Debate about Resurrection (12:18-27)
The Great Commandment(s) (12:28-34)
The Messiah and the Son of David (12:35-37)
The Scribes and the Widow (12:38-44)
VI. Jesus’ Eschatological Discourse
A. Introduction to the Discourse (13:1-4)
B. Trials of the End Time, but the End Time has not arrived (13:5-23)
C. The Parousia (13:24-27)
D. Nearness of the Parousia – the Need for Watchfulness (13:28-37)
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Mark 5
V. The Suffering, Death and Resurrection of the Son of Man
A. Contrasting Beginnings of Jesus’ Last Days (14:1-11)
B. Jesus’ Final Meal with His Disciples (14:12-25)
C. Prediction of Peter’s Denial (14:26-31)
D. Jesus in Gethsemane (14:32-42)
E. The Arrest of Jesus (14:43-52)
F. Jesus Before the Sanhedrin and the Denial by Peter (14:53-72)
G. Jesus Before Pilate (15:1-20)
H. The Crucifixion of Jesus (15:21-32)
I. The Death of Jesus (15:33-41)
J. The Burial of Jesus (15:42-47)
K. The Empty Tomb (16:1-8)
L. Later Endings (16:9-20) |
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