The Gospel of Mark (BN3018Y)

Tuesday, 6pm Week 1: General introduction, authorship, audience, structure, genre, Mark in relation to Matthew and Luke Week 2: Two proclamations: the beginning of John's ministry, and the ministry of Jesus (1:1—20) Week 3: Jesus the teacher, the healer, the exorcist; particular literary forms in Mark—summaries, call stories, exorcism, healing stories, apocalyptic (1:21—2:17) Week 4: Discipleship/the Twelve; controversies/religious authorities/pronouncement stories; emergence of the cross (2:18—3:35) Week 5: Parables in Mark (4:1-34); Mighty deeds, literary forms cont.; intercalation/sandwich, mighty deeds/miracles (4:35—5:43) Week 6: Double tragedy: Jesus is rejected; John is killed. But who is Jesus for the community? Peter's declaration/messianic secret (6:1—8:30) Week 7: Christology 1: titles of Jesus in Mark 1—8; who is Jesus for the community? Christology 2: mystery of a suffering messiah/messianic secret cont. (9:2-13) Week 8: Discipleship and the cross; prediction, misunderstandings, particular teachings on discipleship (8:31—10:52) Week 9: Jesus in Jerusalem; Eschatology and Apocalypticism and discipleship (11:1—13:37) Week 10; Passion Narrative 1: from the plot to the arrest (14:1-52) Week 11: Passion narrative 2: judgement, death and the empty tomb (14:53—16:8) Week 12: Revision, students' presentations, other catch ups.