Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Editor's Preface; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1. An Intratextual and Intertextual Commentary; 2. Mark among the Gospels; 3. Mark before the Gospels; 4. Mark as "Author" and Theologian; 5. Mark as "Literature"; 6. The Genre of Mark; 7. The Literary Artistry of Mark; 8. Narrative Criticism and the Gospel of Mark; 9. Mark's Picture of Jesus; 10. Discipleship in Mark; 11. Mark and the Old Testament and Judaism; 12. The Eschatology of Mark; 13. Mark in Relation to Paul and to Peter; 14. The Date and Audience of Mark; 15. The Outline of Mark's Gospel.

16. General BibliographyTranslation, Notes, Interpretation; 1. The Prologue: The Beginning of the Good News (1:1-13); 2. Transitional Markan Summary: Proclamation of the Kingdom (1:14-15); 3. The Call of the First Disciples (1:16-20); 4. A Paradigmatic Day Begins the Ministry of Jesus (1:21-34); 5. Highpoints of Jesus' Work in Galilee (1:35-45); 6. The Healing of the Paralyzed Man (2:1-12); 7. The Call of Levi and Meals with Toll Collectors and Sinners (2:13-17); 8. Fasting, Torn Garments, and New Wineskins (2:18-22); 9. Plucking Grain on the Sabbath (2:23-28).

10. Healing on a Sabbath (3:1-6)11. Transitional Markan Summary: Healing beside the Sea (3:7-12); 12. Choosing the Twelve (3:13-19); 13. The Beelzebul Controversy and the True Family of Jesus (3:20-35); 14. The Parable of the Sower, Sayings on the Mystery of the Kingdom of God, and the Allegory of the Seeds (4:1-20); 15. Four Sayings on Revelation and Two Kingdom Parables (4:21-34); 16. Jesus' Power over the Wind and Waves (4:35-41); 17. The Exorcism of the Gerasene Demoniac (5:1-20); 18. The Daughter of Jairus and the Woman with the Hemorrhage (5:21-43).

19. The Rejection at Nazareth (6:1-6a)20. The Mission Charge to the Twelve (6:6b-13); 21. The Identity of Jesus and the Execution of John the Baptist (6:14-29); 22. The Feeding of the 5000 by the Sea of Galilee (6:30-44); 23. Jesus Walks on the Water and Astounds the Disciples (6:45-52); 24. A Markan Summary of the Healing Power of Jesus (6:53-56); 25. The Dispute over Clean and Unclean (7:1-23); 26. The Syrophoenician Woman (7:24-30); 27. Jesus Restores Hearing and Speech to a Suffering Man (7:31-37); 28. The Second Feeding Narrative: The 4000 (8:1-10).

29. Pharisees and Scribes Seek a Sign (8:11-13)30. A Further Misunderstanding by the Disciples and the Conclusion of the Bread Section (8:14-21); 31. The Gradual Healing of a Blind Man (8:22-26); 32. Peter's Confession, the First Passion Prediction, Peter's Misunderstanding, and the Demands of Discipleship (8:27-38); 33. The Transfiguration (9:1-13); 34. Healing a Possessed Boy (9:14-29); 35. A Second Passion Prediction and More Instructions for Disciples (9:30-50); 36. Marriage and Divorce (10:1-12); 37. Jesus Blesses Children (10:13-16); 38. Riches and Poverty (10:17-31).