Class Notes on Sacred History
Volume III: The Four Gospels
J. W. McGarvey (1893)
Table of Contents


MARK
PART FIRST: THE MINISTRY OF JESUS IN GALILEE.
Mark 1:1-9:50

    I. THE BAPTISM AND TEMPTATION OF JESUS. Mark 1:1-13.
       1. Brief Account of John's Ministry. Mark 1:1-8.
       2. Jesus Is Baptized. Mark 1:9-11.
       3. Jesus Is Tempted. Mark 1:12, 13.

   II. JESUS PREACHED ABOUT CAPERNAUM AND IN ALL GALILEE. Mark 1:14-45.
       1. His First Preaching in Galilee. Mark 1:14, 15.
       2. He Calls Four Fishermen. Mark 1:16-20.
       3. A Demon Expelled in the Synagogue. Mark 1:21-28.
       4. Cures at Peter's House. Mark 1:29-34.
       5. Departure Throughout Galilee. Mark 1:35-39.
       6. A Leper Cleansed. Mark 1:40-45.

  III. DISCUSSIONS WITH PHARISEES. Mark 2:1-3:35.
       1. About the Power to Forgive Sins. Mark 2:1-12.
       2. About Eating with Publicans and Sinners. Mark 2:13-17.
       3. About Fasting. Mark 2:18-22.
       4. About Sabbath-breaking. Mark 2:23-3:6.
       5. Great Multitudes and Many Cares. Mark 3:7-12.
       6. The Twelve Are Chosen. Mark 3:13-19.
       7. About Casting Out Demons. Mark 3:20-30.
       8. About His Kindred. Mark 3:31-35.

   IV. A SERIES OF PARABLES. Mark 4:1-34.
       1. The Parable of the Sower. Mark 4:1-9.
       2. Why He Spoke in Parables, and the Parable Explained.
          Mark 4:10-20.
       3. Parable of the Lamp. Mark 4:21-25.
       4. Parable of the Seed. Mark 4:26-29.
       5. Parable of the Mustard Seed. Mark 4:30-32.
       6. Other Parables. Mark 4:33, 34.

    V. A SERIES OF MIRACLES. Mark 4:35-5:43.
       1. Stilling a Tempest. Mark 4:35-41.
       2. A Legion of Demons Cast Out. Mark 5:1-20.
       3. A Ruler's request. Mark 5:21-24.
       4. On the Way a Bloody Issue Is Healed. Mark 5:25-34.
       5. The Ruler's Daughter Raised from the Dead. Mark 5:35-43.

   VI. OPINIONS ABOUT JESUS, AND OTHER MIRACLES. Mark 6:1-56.
       1. Opinions of the Nazarenes. Mark 6:1-6.
       2. First Mission of the Apostles. Mark 6:7-13.
       3. The Opinions of Herod and Others. Mark 6:14-29.
       4. The Apostles Return and Five Thousand Men Are Fed.
          Mark 6:30-44.
       5. Jesus Walks on the Sea. Mark 6:45-52.
       6. Cures in Gennesaret. Mark 6:53-56.

  VII. DISCUSSIONS ABOUT TRADITION. Mark 7:1-23.
       1. Occasion of the Discussion. Mark 7:1-4.
       2. The Question and Answer. Mark 7:5-13.
       3. An Explanation to the Multitude. Mark 7:14-16.
       4. An Explanation to the Disciples. Mark 7:17-23.

 VIII. A TOUR TO PHOENICIA AND DECAPOLIS. Mark 7:24-8:13.
       1. Cure of a Gentile Woman's Daughter. Mark 7:24-8:13.
       2. A Deaf Stammerer Cured in Decapolis. Mark 7:31-37.
       3. Four Thousand Fed in Decapolis. Mark 8:1-9.
       4. A Sign Demanded in Dalmanutha. Mark 8:10-13.

   IX. A TOUR TO CAESAREA PHILIPPI. Mark 8:14-9:50.
       1. A Warning against the Pharisees and Herod. Mark 8:14-21.
       2. A Blind Man Healed at Bethsaida. Mark 8:22-26.
       3. A Conversation near Caesarea Philippi. Mark 8:27-33.
       4. The Necessity for Self-Denial. Mark 8:34-9:1.
       5. The Transfiguration. Mark 9:2-13.
       6. An Obstinate Demon Cast Out. Mark 9:14-29.
       7. Private Journey Through Galilee, and Second Prediction of His
          Death. Mark 9:30-32.
       8. Dispute as to Who Should Be Greatest. Mark 9:33-37.
       9. John's Jealousy Rebuked. Mark 9:38-50.


           PART SECOND: MINISTRY OF JESUS IN PERAEA AND JUDAEA.
                            Mark 10:1-16:20.

    I. CONVERSATIONS IN PERAEA. Mark 10:1-45.
       1. A Question about Divorce. Mark 10:1-45.
       2. Remarks about Little Children. Mark 10:13-16.
       3. How to Obtain Eternal Life. Mark 10:17-22.
       4. About the Danger of Riches. Mark 10:23-27.
       5. The Reward of Self-Denial. Mark 10:28-31.
       6. Third Prediction of Death. Mark 10:32-34.
       7. An Ambitious Request of James and John. Mark 10:35-45.

   II. JOURNEY FROM PERAEA TO JERUSALEM. Mark 10:46-11:11.
       1. Blind Bartimaeus Healed. Mark 10:46-52.
       2. The Public Entry into Jerusalem. Mark 11:1-10.
       3. A View of the Temple and Return to Bethany. Mark 11:11.

  III. INCIDENTS AND DISCUSSIONS IN JERUSALEM. Mark 11:12-12:44.
       1. A Barren Fig Tree Cursed. Mark 11:12-14.
       2. Profaners of the Temple Expelled. Mark 11:15-19.
       3. The Fig Tree Found Withered. Mark 11:20-25.
       4. The Authority of Jesus Demanded. Mark 11:27-33.
       5. Parable of the Vine-dressers. Mark 12:1-12.
       6. A Question about Tribute to Caesar. Mark 12:13-17.
       7. A Question about the Resurrection. Mark 12:18-27.
       8. About the Greatest Commandment. Mark 12:28-34.
       9. A Question about the Christ. Mark 12:35-37.
      10. Ostentation and Avarice of the Scribes Denounced.
      11. The Widow's Contribution. Mark 12:41-44.

   IV. THE DESTRUCTION OF THE TEMPLE AND THE SECOND COMING FORETOLD.
       Mark 13:1-37.
       1. Occasion of the Prediction. Mark 13:1-4.
       2. The Beginning of Trouble. Mark 13:5-8.
       3. Persecutions to Occur. Mark 13:9-13.
       4. The Last Sign and the Order for Flight. Mark 13:14-23.
       5. The Second Coming of the Son of Man. Mark 13:24-27.
       6. Parable of the Fig Tree. Mark 13:28-31.
       7. The Day of the Coming Unknown. Mark 13:32-37.

    V. PLOTS AND PREPARATIONS FOR THE DEATH OF JESUS. Mark 14:1-17.
       1. A Plot of the Priests and Scribes. Mark 14:1, 2.
       2. Jesus Is Anointed for Burial. Mark 14:3-9.
       3. Judas Agrees to Betray Jesus. Mark 14:10, 11.
       4. The Paschal Supper Is Prepared. Mark 14:12-17.

   VI. INCIDENTS AT THE SUPPER AND IN GETHSEMANE. Mark 14:18-52.
       1. The Betrayal Predicted. Mark 14:18-21.
       2. The Lord's Supper Instituted. Mark 14:22-26.
       3. The Denial Foretold. Mark 14:27-31.
       4. The Agony in Gethsemane. Mark 14:32-42.
       5. The Arrest. Mark 14:43-52.

  VII. THE TRIAL OF JESUS. Mark 14:53-15:15.
       1. He Is Condemned by the Sanhedrim. Mark 14:53-65.
       2. Peter Denies His Lord. Mark 14:66-72.
       3. Jesus Is Accused before Pilate. Mark 15:1-5.
       4. Barabbas Is Preferred to Jesus. Mark 15:6-15.

 VIII. THE CRUCIFIXION AND BURIAL. Mark 15:16-47.
       1. Jesus Is Mocked by the Soldiers. Mark 15:16-20.
       2. He Is Led Forth and Crucified. Mark 15:21-28.
       3. He Is Reviled by the People. Mark 15:29-32.
       4. The Darkness and the End. Mark 15:33-38.
       5. The Centurion and the Women. Mark 15:39-41.
       6. The Burial. Mark 15:42-47.

   IX. THE RESURRECTION, THE COMMISSION AND THE ASCENSION. Mark 16:1-20.
       1. The Women Visit the Sepulchre. Mark 16:1-8.
       2. Jesus Appears to Mary Magdalene. Mark 16:9-11.
       3. He Appears to Two in the Country. Mark 16:12, 13.
       4. He Appears to the Eleven and Gives Them Their Commission.
          Mark 16:14-18.
       5. The Ascension. Mark 16:19, 20.


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