Chapter fifteen begins āearly in the morningā on Friday (Mark 15:1-5). The Jewish leaders had done all they could do. Rome allowed them to carry out any kind of punishment they wanted against their own people, except for the death penalty. Only the Roman governor could do that. Because of the Passover that day and […]
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 thirteen contains Markās version of the Olivet Discourse, Jesusā response to the disciplesā question about the end times. The discussion was precipitated by the disciplesā admiration of the Temple grounds (Mark 13:1-4). Jesus responded that the whole thing would be torn down, so they asked when it would happen and how they would know
