Mark chapter 5-comp

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SChapter 5, Mark’s Gospel From Scratch
Good Samaritan UMC - Tuesday Morning Bible Study

Transfiguration
: A miracle of Jesus recorded in all gospels. It’s unique in that the miracle
happens to Jesus himself.
: A narrative in which Jesus is transfigured (or metamorphosed) and
becomes radiant upon a mountain
: Jesus and 3 disciples go to a mountain (the Mount of Transfiguration)
where Jesus begins to shine with bright rays of light. The prophets Moses
and Elijah appear next to him and he speaks with them. Jesus is then
called “Son” by a voice in the sky, assumed to be the voice of God.
: In Christian teachings, the Transfiguration is a pivotal moment, and the
setting on the mountain is presented as the point where human nature
meets God: the meeting place for the temporal and the eternal, with Jesus
himself as the connecting point, acting as the bridge between heaven and
earth.

Mark Session 5 - The End of Jesus’ Public
Ministry Mark 11:1-14:72
In Todays session:
S We move from Jesus’ entrance into Jerusalem through
many episodes in the final week of Jesus’ life.
S We’ll conclude with Peter’s denying Jesus 3 times.
S We also want to try to identify with some of the people
involved in these important events.

S Jesus is well received as he enters the city. (traditional story)
(Mark 11:1-26)
S Jesus; companions were probably expecting him to be
crowned king on that day.
S However, Jesus goes to the temple, looks around, and then
goes back with his disciples to Bethany, where he is staying
just a short distance east of Jerusalem.
S On The Way into Jerusalem the next day…

Ministry Mark 11:12-14
On the following day, when they came from
Bethany, he was hungry. 13 Seeing in the distance
a fig tree in leaf, he went to see whether perhaps
he would find anything on it. When he came to
it, he found nothing but leaves, for it was not the
season for figs. 14 He said to it, “May no one ever
eat fruit from you again.” And his disciples
heard it. (Mk 11:12-14)

The Curse of The Fig Tree (Mark 11:12-14)
S This is the first and only cursing miracle attributed to Jesus
in Mark.
S What’s curious about the incident is the observation that “it
was not the season for figs.”
S Why would Jesus curse a fig tree out of season?
S Why would Mark include such an odd incident?

The Curse of The Fig Tree
Marks focus on the fig tree is a literary device
bracketing the narrative of Jesus driving the money
changers out of the temple in order to show that the
temple is no longer fulfilling its purpose, just as the fig
tree without fruit is no longer fulfilling its purpose.
(Mark 11:12-14)

S The purpose of the temple was to be a place of prayer.
S My house shall be called a house of prayer for all the
nations. (11:17a) (from Isaiah 56:7)
S Here Jesus charges that the temple is not living up to
its intended purpose. It is neither “a house of
prayer” nor is it “for all nations.” (nations = gentiles)

S You have made it (the temple) a den of robbers.”(11:17b)
quoting (Jeremiah 7:11)
S The Jeremiah reference refers not to where robbing takes
place but rather to a safe haven where robbers go after they
have committed their crimes.
S The temple has become a safe haven for Israel. The temple
gives Jews a sense of security, for as long as the temple is
standing god’s presence is among them, and they can always
retreat to the temple to receive God’s forgiveness.

S When Jesus cleanses the temple he makes some powerful
enemies.
S Those who control the Jerusalem temple are also in the
majority on the Sanhedrin, or council. These Jewish leaders,
called “the chief priests and the scribes.” are Sadducees.
S were a small sect within 1st Century Palestinian
Judaism. They were very influential. To keep their leadership
roles in society they had to work closely with the Romans. To
keep Rome at bay, it was to the advantage of the Sadducees to
keep things orderly and under control.

S “When the chief priests and the scribes saw what Jesus had
done in the temple, they kept looking for ways to kill him; for
they were afraid of him because the whole crowd was
spellbound by his teaching.” (11:18)
S In Mark as in Matthew and Luke – The TEMPLE
CLEANSING incident is the beginning of the end for Jesus.

S The placement of this story is significant, for the cursing of
the fig tree frames the story of Jesus’ cleansing of the temple
and serves as an interpretive framework for the temple
incident. Just as Jesus curses the fig tree for not bearing fruit,
so too does Jesus curse the temple for not living up to its
intended purpose.
S Moreover, as Jesus’ curse of the fig tree does not result in the
immediate destruction of the tree, so too Jesus’ curse of the
temple does not bring immediate consequences. The temple
was destroyed when Jerusalem fell to the Romans in AD 70
some forty years after Jesus’ death.

S Jesus’ teaching also shows that the temple has out lived its
usefulness. No longer does one need to go to the temple to
pray and fulfill the ritual law. Now faith is what is most
important, and prayer can be carried out at any time or in any
place. (11:22-24)
S Sacrifices are no longer needed for forgiveness. Now, praying
to “your Father in heaven” and forgiving others is all that is
necessary. (11:25)

The Parable of the Wicked Tenants
Mark 12:1-12
Jesus then began to speak to them in parables: “A man planted a
vineyard. He put a wall around it, dug a pit for the winepress and
built a watchtower. Then he rented the vineyard to some farmers
and moved to another place. At harvest time he sent a servant to
the tenants to collect from them some of the fruit of the vineyard.
But they seized him, beat him and sent him away empty-handed.
Then he sent another servant to them; they struck this man on the
head and treated him shamefully. He sent still another, and that
one they killed. He sent many others; some of them they beat,
others they killed.

Mark 12:1-12
“He had one left to send, a son, whom he loved. He sent him last of
all, saying, ‘They will respect my son.’
“But the tenants said to one another, ‘This is the heir. Come, let’s
kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.’ So they took him and
killed him, and threw him out of the vineyard.
“What then will the owner of the vineyard do? He will come and
kill those tenants and give the vineyard to others. Haven’t you read
this passage of Scripture:
“The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone; the
Lord has done this, and it is marvelous in our eyes?”

Mark 12:1-12
Once the chief priests, the teachers of the law and the
elders heard this teaching of Jesus they began to look
for a way to arrest him because they knew he had
spoken the parable against them. But they were afraid
of the crowd; so they left him and went away.

Mark 12:1-12
S The parable of the Wicked Tenants is bracketed by
episodes of Jesus being questioned, first by the chief
priests, the scribes, and the elders, and afterward by
the Pharisees and Herodians.
S They challenge the source of Jesus’ authority and the
way he interprets the law.

Questioning Jesus
Mark 11:27-33
And they said to him, "By what authority are you doing
these things, or who gave you this authority to do them?”
Jesus said to them, "I will ask you a question; answer me,
and I will tell you by what authority I do these things. Was
the baptism of John from heaven or from men? Answer
me.” And they argued with one another, "If we say, 'From
heaven,' he will say, 'Why then did you not believe him?’
But if we say, 'From men'?” they were afraid of the people,
for all held that John was a real prophet. So they answered
Jesus, "We do not know." And Jesus said to them, "Neither
will I tell you by what authority I do these things.”

Questioning Jesus
Mark 12:13-17
Then they sent to him some Pharisees and some Herodians to trap him
in what he said. 14 And they came and said to him, “Teacher, we know
that you are sincere, and show deference to no one; for you do not
regard people with partiality, but teach the way of God in accordance
with truth. Is it lawful to pay taxes to the emperor, or not? 15 Should
we pay them, or should we not?” But knowing their hypocrisy, he said
to them, “Why are you putting me to the test? Bring me a denarius and
let me see it.” 16 And they brought one. Then he said to them, “Whose
head is this, and whose title?” They answered, “The emperor’s.”
17 Jesus said to them, “Give to the emperor the things that are the
emperor’s, and to God the things that are God’s.” And they were
utterly amazed at him.

Mark 12:1-12
In This parable
Jesus is describing
what is going to happen to him
in his suffering and death.

Mark 12:1-12
These characters represent
what is happening in the life of God’s people:
SVineyard Owner = GOD
SVineyard Tenants = ISRAEL
SSlaves = Prophets
SBeloved Son = JESUS

Mark 12:1-12
In this thinly veiled parable
Israel is the Vineyard
and God is the Vineyard Owner.
The Tenants who have been entrusted to watch over the
vineyard are Israel’s Religious Leaders.
Those leaders have mistreated God’s servants (the
slaves), who are the prophets,
and will even abuse God’s beloved son who is Jesus.

Mark 12:1-12
SPriests are Sadducees
SScribes are Pharisees
SHerodians

Meaning of the Questioning
S What would you describe as the motivations of those who are
questioning Jesus?
S What do you think of the way Jesus responded to the
questioners?
S Which of Jesus’ responses do you think was most troublesome
to the questioners?
S To what extent do you think Jesus’ responses will lead to his
suffering and death?

Sadducees
Sadducees were a small sect within 1st Century Palestinian
Judaism. They were very influential. To keep their leadership
roles in society they had to work closely with the Romans. To
keep Rome at bay, it was to the advantage of the Sadducees to
keep things orderly and under control.
The Sadducees denied the resurrection of the dead, the existance
of spirits, and the obligation of oral tradition, emphasizing
acceptance of the written Law alone.

Pharisees
In contrast to the Sadducees, the Pharisees, an ancient Jewish
sect, were mostly middle-class businessmen, and therefore were
in contact with the common man. The Pharisees were held in
much higher esteem by the common man than the Sadducees.
Though they were a minority in the Sanhedrin and held a
minority number of positions as priests, they seemed to control
the decision making of the Sanhedrin far more than the
Sadducees did, again because they had the support of the people.
The Pharisees also distinguished themselves by their strict
observance of traditional and written law. They did, however,
allow for more freedom of the interpretation of the law.

Herodians
The Herodians held political power, and most scholars believe
that they were a political party that supported King Herod
Antipas, the Roman Empire's ruler over much of the land of the
Jews from 4 B.C. to A.D. 39. The Herodians favored submitting
to the Herods, and therefore to Rome, for political expediency.
This support of Herod compromised Jewish independence in the
minds of the Pharisees, making it difficult for the Herodians and
Pharisees to unite and agree on anything.
But one thing did unite them—opposing Jesus.

Little Apocalypse
Mark 13:1-37
S Difficult passage – it deals with what Jesus teaches will happen
before the end.
S Jesus makes an explicit reference to the temple’s future destruction
(13:2)
S Jesus describes to Peter, James, John, & Andrews false prophets that
will arise and the other disasters that will occur but cautions: “this is
but the beginning of the birth pangs” (13:3-8)
S He tells them to “Be alert: I have already told you everything... After
that suffering,” the eschatological or end-time Son of Man will come
with unmistakable signs and wonders (13:9-26)

Little Apocalypse
Mark 13:1-37
S He will “send out the angels, and gather his elect from the four
winds, from the ends of the earth to the ends of heaven.” (13:27)
S Like the fig tree, we can know the season when “he is near”(13:29)
but “about that (specific) day or (exact) hour no one knows, neither
the angels in heave, nor the Son, but only the Father (13:32)
S The message of this chapter?
“Beware, keep alert” (13:33)
“Keep awake” (13:35, 37)
“For the end time is coming (13:30)
BUT, no one knows when

Mark 14:1-72
The Climax of 2 Markan Themes
The Disciples – The Authorities
Climax with the Disciples
S Prior to Peter’s Confession (you are the Messiah) the disciples lack
understanding about WHO JESUS IS.
S After Peter’s Confession the disciples “lack of understanding” turns
to “Misunderstanding about who Jesus is and What he Must
Suffer.” (note examples: Peter’s rebuke: 8:32b, debate concerning
who is greatest 9:33-34, request to sit on Jesus right and left by
James & John.)
S In Mark 14 – the disciples’ misunderstanding takes a tragic turn.
The disciples misunderstanding of Jesus’ identity and his destiny
foreshadows their “failure to follow Jesus to the end.”

Mark 14:1-72
Climax with the Authorities
S In the beginning the authorities are plotting against Jesus. (14:1-2)
S They are looking for a way to arrest and kill him. (14:1b)
S They find their way in Judas and “are greatly pleased.” (14:10b-11a)
Reading of
Judas’ Meeting with the Authorities

Mark 14:1-72
S The Failure begins during the Last Supper when Jesus predicts a
disciple will betray him. (14:18, 20)
S On Mount of Olives Jesus predicts that his disciples will all desert
him (14:27)
S Jesus predicts that Peter will deny him (14:30)

Mark 14:1-72
S These 3 prophecies are all fulfilled by the end of Chapter 14.
1. In the garden of Gethsemane Judas betrays Jesus (14:43-45)
2. Jesus’ Disciples desert him (14:50)
3. Later that evening, Peter denies him 3 times. (14:66-72)
S After Jesus’ arrest he is taken to the high priest to appear before “the
whole council.” (14:55)

Mark 14:1-72
S Peter’s denial brackets the Trial of Jesus.
S Peter’s denial outside in the courtyard is to be understood as
happening at the same time as the trial of Jesus inside.
S Peter’s “trial” in fact, stand in contrast to jesus’ trial.
S As Jesus is being examined by the high priest inside (14:53) Peter is
being examined by “one of the servant-girls of the high priest”
(14:66, 69) outside.

Mark 14:1-72
S When Jesus is being confronted by his enemies, he stands firm and
acknowledges his true identity (14:62) even though it means his
death.
S In contrast, Peter collapses under pressure and denies Jesus 3 times
in order to spare his own life. (14:68, 70, 71)

Mark 14:1-72
S These authorities questioning Jesus are the same authorities (chief
priests, elders, scribes) Jesus has already succeeded in alienating.
(11:18, 27; 12:12)
S The trial of Jesus (14:55-65) brings to a climax the opposition
between Jesus and the the religious authorities.
S Could he really have expected a fair trial?

Mark 14:1-72
S Many testify falsely against Jesus, but none of the testimony can be
corrobarated. (14:56-59)
S High priest blurts out “Are you the Messiah, the son of the Blessed
One?” (14:60-61) Note the word GOD is not used as it’s deemed
unpronounceable. Jews avoid using the personal name of god
altogether. It’s considered blasphemy.

Mark 14:1-72
S After Peter realizes what he’s done and breaks down and weeps,
(14:72b) the disciples are nowhere to be seen.
S They are not present at the crucifixion or the burial of Jesus
S They are not at the tomb on the first day of the week, so they are not
the first ones to know about Jesus’ resurrection.

7 Significant Events in Mark 14
S Anointing at Bethany (14:3-9)
S Passover meal and Last Supper (14:12-25)
S Peter’s Denial Predicted (14:26-31)
S Jesus Prays in Gethsemane (14:32-42)
S Betrayal and Arrest of Jesus (14:10-11, 43-52)
S Jesus Before the Council (14:53-65)
S Peter Denies Jesus (14:66-72)

Anointing at Bethany (14:3-9)
3 While he was in Bethany, reclining at the table in the home of Simon the
Leper, a woman came with an alabaster jar of very expensive perfume, made of
pure nard. She broke the jar and poured the perfume on his head.
4 Some of those present were saying indignantly to one another, “Why this
waste of perfume? 5 It could have been sold for more than a year’s wages[a] and
the money given to the poor.” And they rebuked her harshly.
6 “Leave her alone,” said Jesus. “Why are you bothering her? She has done a
beautiful thing to me. 7 The poor you will always have with you,[b] and you can
help them any time you want. But you will not always have me. 8 She did what
she could. She poured perfume on my body beforehand to prepare for my
burial. 9 Truly I tell you, wherever the gospel is preached throughout the
world,what she has done will also be told, in memory of her.”

Passover meal and Last Supper (14:12-25)
12 On the first day of the Festival of Unleavened Bread, when it was customary
to sacrifice the Passover lamb,Jesus’ disciples asked him, “Where do you want
us to go and make preparations for you to eat the Passover?”
13 So he sent two of his disciples, telling them, “Go into the city, and a man
carrying a jar of water will meet you. Follow him. 14 Say to the owner of the
house he enters, ‘The Teacher asks: Where is my guest room, where I may eat
the Passover with my disciples?’ 15 He will show you a large room
upstairs, furnished and ready. Make preparations for us there.”
16 The disciples left, went into the city and found things just as Jesus had told
them. So they prepared the Passover.
17 When evening came, Jesus arrived with the Twelve.18 While they were
reclining at the table eating, he said,“Truly I tell you, one of you will betray
me—one who is eating with me.”

Passover meal and Last Supper (14:12-25)
18 While they were reclining at the table eating, he said,“Truly I tell you, one of you will betray
me—one who is eating with me.”
19 They were saddened, and one by one they said to him, “Surely you don’t mean me?”
20 “It is one of the Twelve,” he replied, “one who dips bread into the bowl with me. 21 The Son of
Man will go just as it is written about him. But woe to that man who betrays the Son of Man! It
would be better for him if he had not been born.”
22 While they were eating, Jesus took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it and gave it
to his disciples, saying, “Take it; this is my body.”
23 Then he took a cup, and when he had given thanks, he gave it to them, and they all drank from
it.
24 “This is my blood of the[c] covenant, which is poured out for many,” he said to them. 25 “Truly I
tell you, I will not drink again from the fruit of the vine until that day when I drink it new in the
kingdom of God.”
26 When they had sung a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives.

Peter’s Denial Predicted (14:26-31)
27 “You will all fall away,” Jesus told them, “for it is written:
“‘I will strike the shepherd,
and the sheep will be scattered.’[d]
28 But after I have risen, I will go ahead of you into Galilee.”
29 Peter declared, “Even if all fall away, I will not.”
30 “Truly I tell you,” Jesus answered, “today—yes, tonight—before the
rooster crows twice[e] you yourself will disown me three times.”
31 But Peter insisted emphatically, “Even if I have to die with you, I will
never disown you.” And all the others said the same.

Jesus Prays in Gethsemane (14:32-42)
32 They went to a place called Gethsemane, and Jesus said to his disciples, “Sit here while I
pray.” 33 He took Peter, James and John along with him, and he began to be deeply distressed
and troubled. 34 “My soul is overwhelmed with sorrow to the point of death,” he said to
them. “Stay here and keep watch.”
35 Going a little farther, he fell to the ground and prayed that if possible the hour might pass
from him. 36 “Abba,[f]Father,” he said, “everything is possible for you. Take this cup from
me. Yet not what I will, but what you will.”
37 Then he returned to his disciples and found them sleeping. “Simon,” he said to Peter, “are
you asleep? Couldn’t you keep watch for one hour? 38 Watch and pray so that you will not fall
into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.”
39 Once more he went away and prayed the same thing.40 When he came back, he again found
them sleeping, because their eyes were heavy. They did not know what to say to him.
41 Returning the third time, he said to them, “Are you still sleeping and resting? Enough! The
hour has come. Look, the Son of Man is delivered into the hands of sinners.42 Rise! Let us
go! Here comes my betrayer!”

Betrayal and Arrest of Jesus (14:10-11, 43-52)
10 Then Judas Iscariot, one of the Twelve, went to the chief priests to
betray Jesus to them. 11 They were delighted to hear this and promised to
give him money. So he watched for an opportunity to hand him over.
32 They went to a place called Gethsemane, and Jesus said to his
disciples, “Sit here while I pray.” 33 He took Peter, James and John along
with him, and he began to be deeply distressed and troubled. 34 “My soul
is overwhelmed with sorrow to the point of death,” he said to them. “Stay
here and keep watch.”
35 Going a little farther, he fell to the ground and prayed that if possible the
hour might pass from him. 36 “Abba,[f]Father,” he said, “everything is
possible for you. Take this cup from me. Yet not what I will, but what you
will.”

Betrayal and Arrest of Jesus (14:10-11, 43-52)
37 Then he returned to his disciples and found them
sleeping. “Simon,” he said to Peter, “are you asleep? Couldn’t you keep
watch for one hour? 38 Watch and pray so that you will not fall into
temptation. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.”
39 Once more he went away and prayed the same thing.40 When he came
back, he again found them sleeping, because their eyes were heavy.
They did not know what to say to him.
41 Returning the third time, he said to them, “Are you still sleeping and
resting? Enough! The hour has come. Look, the Son of Man is delivered
into the hands of sinners.42 Rise! Let us go! Here comes my betrayer!”

Jesus Before the Council (14:53-65)
53 They took Jesus to the high priest, and all the chief priests, the elders and the
teachers of the law came together. 54 Peter followed him at a distance, right
into the courtyard of the high priest. There he sat with the guards and warmed
himself at the fire.
55 The chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were looking for evidence against
Jesus so that they could put him to death, but they did not find any. 56 Many
testified falsely against him, but their statements did not agree.
57 Then some stood up and gave this false testimony against him: 58 “We heard
him say, ‘I will destroy this temple made with human hands and in three days
will build another, not made with hands.’” 59 Yet even then their testimony did
not agree.
60 Then the high priest stood up before them and asked Jesus, “Are you not
going to answer? What is this testimony that these men are bringing against
you?”61 But Jesus remained silent and gave no answer.

Jesus Before the Council (14:53-65)
61Again the high priest asked him, “Are you the Messiah, the Son of the
Blessed One?”
62 “I am,” said Jesus. “And you will see the Son of Man sitting at the
right hand of the Mighty One and coming on the clouds of heaven.”
63 The high priest tore his clothes. “Why do we need any more
witnesses?” he asked. 64 “You have heard the blasphemy. What do you
think?”
They all condemned him as worthy of death. 65 Then some began to spit
at him; they blindfolded him, struck him with their fists, and said,
“Prophesy!” And the guards took him and beat him.

Peter Denies Jesus (Mark 14:66-72)
While Peter was below in the courtyard, one of the servant girls of the high priest
came by. When she saw Peter warming himself, she looked closely at him.
“You also were with that Nazarene, Jesus,” she said. But he denied it. “I don’t
know or understand what you’re talking about,” he said, and went out into the
entryway.
When the servant girl saw him there, she said again to those standing around,
“This fellow is one of them.” Again he denied it.
After a little while, those standing near said to Peter, “Surely you are one of them,
for you are a Galilean.”
He began to call down curses, and he swore to them, “I don’t know this man you’re
talking about.” Immediately the rooster crowed the second time.[h]Then Peter
remembered the word Jesus had spoken to him: “Before the rooster crows
twice[i] you will disown me three times.” And he broke down and wept.

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