Chapter fourteen is the longest chapter in Mark and primarily covers Jesusā Passover evening with his disciples. In Mark 14:3-9 Mark recorded the incident when Jesus was anointed with expensive oil. John notes that it was his friend, Mary, who did it before Jesusā entry into Jerusalem (John 12:1-8). Mark placed it here to show […]
Chapter eleven begins the final section of Markās writing, six of out sixteen chapters being devoted to Jesusā Passion Week. In order to fulfill Zechariah 9:9, Jesus had two disciples procure an unbroken colt that he would ride into Jerusalem to present himself to Israel as her rightful King Messiah (Mark 11:1-11). The crowd following
Chapter nine begins with one of the few cases in which Mark notes a specific time. In this case, it was āsix days later,ā after Jesusā teaching on truly following him, that he allowed Peter, James, and John to see something they would never forget (Mark 9:2-13). Although Johnās brother, James, never wrote any recorded
