Mark 14:1-11
What does this demand of the reader? What kinds of information are we meant to have in mind (or be willing to track down)? What kinds of expectations and worldviews does Mark presuppose or aim to nurture? What nuances stand out now(e.g., Is Mark avoiding a presentation of Jesus as a Davidic king?), and how will these be developed or deepened?
marked by compassion (e.g., 1:23–44) as well as judgment (e.g., the criticism of the Pharisees in 2:23–3:6). How does Mark think that a person prepares the way of
the Lord?
How have you seen—or can you imagine—a church today cultivating this sense of living in the new age?
There is an implicit Trinitarian theology here, though it would likely miss the aim of the narrative to linger on it. Even so, What other aspects of God’s character do you see? How do we appreciate this complexity?
