A Simple Guide to Mark

Paul J. McCarren, SJ

doi:10.5771/9781442218864

Summary

The Gospel writers state they aim to tell the story of Jesus in a clear manner, but throughout Paul McCarren’s years in ministry, he has seen that these simple and important messages are too often missed. In his Simple Guides to the Gospels series, McCarren provides a new translation of each Gospel book, leading readers chapter by chapter through the text. Each section includes scripture and a brief, engaging commentary about how readers can relate to the material. The Simple Guides introduce readers to life in early Christianity, describe points of controversy, and show how each section fits with those that went before. The Simple Guide to Matthew highlights many of Jesus’ compelling sayings, stories such as the Sermon on the Mount, and key themes of Jesus’ ministry, such as trust.

The books in the Simple Guides to the Gospels series are available individually or together as a complete set.

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Bibliographic data

Copyright year: 2012
ISBN-Print: 978-1-4422-1884-0
ISBN-Online: 978-1-4422-1886-4
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
Language: English
Pages: 121
Product type: Book Titles

1. Contents No access
2. 1. Why a Simple Guide to the Gospels Might Help You No access
  2. How Is Mark’s Gospel Different from the Others? No access
  3. A Translation Challenge No access
  4. Acknowledgments No access
1. John the Baptist, Witness to Repentance [Mk.1:1–8] No access
2. Jesus Is Drawn to Baptism, Repentance, and Teaching [Mk.1:9–20] No access
3. Jesus Teaches and Heals [Mk.1:21–28] No access
4. Jesus Teaches Again through Healing [Mk.1:29–45] No access
1. Returning to Capernaum, Jesus Forgives and Heals [Mk.2:1–12] No access
2. A Call to a Sinner; an Argument about Religious Practice [Mk.2:13–22] No access
3. Another Argument about Religious Practice [Mk.2:23–28] No access
1. Another Disagreement about Healing [Mk.3:1–6] No access
2. Many Seek Healing; Jesus Asks Disciples to Heal [Mk.3:7–19] No access
3. Confusion about Healing; Explanation of Healing and Forgiveness [Mk.3:20–30] No access
4. Jesus’ Worried Family Appears [Mk.3:31–35] No access
1. A Gift of Plenty [Mk.4:1–9] No access
2. The Gift of Plenty Explained [Mk.4:10–20] No access
3. More Lessons about Learning [Mk.4:21–25] No access
4. Lessons about the Kingdom—in Parables [Mk.4:26–34] No access
5. A Lesson in Trust [Mk.4:35–41] No access
1. An Encounter with a Sick Man across the Lake [Mk.5:1–10] No access
2. The Healing across the Lake Continues [Mk.5:11–20] No access
3. Return to Galilee; More Pleas for Healing [Mk.5:21–34] No access
4. Jairus’ Daughter [Mk.5:35–43] No access
1. Jesus Gets a Poor Reception at Home [Mk.6:1–6] No access
2. Jesus Shares His Mission with the Twelve; Herod Is Puzzled [Mk.6:7–16] No access
3. A Look Back at Why Herod Killed John the Baptist [Mk.6:17–29] No access
4. Jesus’ Disciples Return; So Do the Crowds [Mk.6:30–34] No access
5. The Crowd Is Hungry; Jesus Asks for a Blessing [Mk.6:35–44] No access
6. Another Lesson in Trust [Mk.6:45–52] No access
7. More Healing [Mk.6:53–56] No access
1. Some Officials Claim to Know God’s Will [Mk.7:1–13] No access
2. Jesus Describes What It Is to Ignore God’s Will [Mk.7:14–23] No access
3. Travel to Gentile Territory, and a Healing [Mk.7:24–30] No access
4. More Traveling in Gentile Territory, and Another Healing [Mk.7:31–37] No access
1. Another Hungry Crowd [Mk.8:1–10] No access
2. Jesus Confronts Disbelief [Mk.8:11–21] No access
3. Jesus Encounters Belief [Mk.8:22–30] No access
4. Those Chosen by God Suffer and Die [Mk.8:31–38] No access
1. A Vision of the Glory of God’s Kingdom—Not Understood [Mk.9:1–13] No access
2. Jesus Teaches about Repentance, Healing, and Trust [Mk.9:14–29] No access
3. Trust in God Leads to Service to Others [Mk.9:30–37] No access
4. Notice Others’ Needs, Not Yours [Mk.9:38–50] No access
1. Jesus Is Still Willing to Teach the Pharisees [Mk.10:1–9] No access
2. Two Lessons for the Disciples [Mk.10:10–16] No access
3. A Rich Man Asks about Sharing God’s Life [Mk.10:17–22] No access
4. The Disciples Ask about Riches [Mk.10:23–31] No access
5. Suffering and Glory [Mk.10:32–45] No access
6. Again, Faith Brings Healing [Mk.10:46–52] No access
1. Jesus Is Acclaimed in Jerusalem [Mk.11:1–11] No access
2. Jesus Experiences Two Disappointments [Mk.11:12–19] No access
3. Jesus Explains How Faith, Repentance, and Forgiveness Work [Mk.11:20–26] No access
4. Jesus Challenges Officials to Recognize Their Ignorance [Mk.11:27–33] No access
1. A Lesson about Accepting God’s Desires [Mk.12:1–12] No access
2. A Trick Question from Some Reluctant Students [Mk.12:13–17] No access
3. Another Trick Question [Mk.12:18–27] No access
4. Another Question, but Not a Trick [Mk.12:28–34] No access
5. Jesus Asks about the Messiah, Warns against Pride, and Praises Generosity [Mk.12:35–44] No access
1. Human Endeavors Tend to Collapse [Mk.13:1–8] No access
2. The Disciples Will Face Much Opposition [Mk.13:9–13] No access
3. While Waiting for Fulfillment of God’s Plan, Beware Other Schemes [Mk.13:14–23] No access
4. Jesus Continues His Lesson on Watching [Mk.13:24–37] No access
1. Jesus Rejected—Jesus Embraced [Mk.14:1–9] No access
2. A Betrayal Is Prepared; Passover Is Prepared [Mk.14:10–17] No access
3. Jesus and the Disciples Share the Passover Meal [Mk.14:18–31] No access
4. Jesus Prays at Gethsemane [Mk.14:32–42] No access
5. The Authorities Arrest Jesus; His Disciples Flee [Mk.14:43–52] No access
6. Jesus in Court [Mk.14:53–65] No access
7. Peter Discovers His Faithlessness [Mk.14:66–72] No access
1. The Roman Governor Is Asked to Pass Sentence [Mk.15:1–15] No access
2. Execution [Mk.15:16–32] No access
3. Death and Burial [Mk.15:33–47] No access
1. Women Disciples Find the Tomb Empty, Then Fail to Fulfill a Mission [Mk.16:1–8] No access
2. Jesus Appears to His Disciples [Mk.16:9–20] No access
Index No access Pages 119 - 120
About the Author No access Pages 121 - 121