A B C D E G H I J M N O P R S T V W Y Z
Aaron, 64
ablutions, 272–73
abomination of desolation, 495–96, 501
AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome), 88–89
allegory, 450–57
Ancient of Days, 23, 198, 342, 563
angels: attend to Jesus, 54–55; command, 574; depicts messengers as, 613–14; fathom the mysteries, 71; give succor, 73; in glory with the, 411; of God, 51; moderns interested in, 210; Jesus served by angels, 51; at the tomb, 544
anoigo, 48
Antichrist, 508
Antiochus Epiphanes, 495
Apocalypse, 268
apocalyptists, 61
apostles, the: return of, 245–46
atonement, 418
Augustus, 19–20
authority: over evil, 142; of God, 443; of Jesus, 70, 87, 94, 106–7, 478
authorship, 26
baptism, 23; of Jesus, 47, 53–54
Barker, Ernest, 20
Bartimaeus, 420–24
belief, 318. See also faith, trust
Best, Ernest, 80
blasphemy: act of, 94; against the Spirit, 135–37, 141; the charge of, 577, 590; definitions of, 562–63
blindness, to sight, 423
Bonhoeffer, Dietrich, 195, 258, 333, 335
bracketing, technique of, 130, 137, 246, 433. See also sandwiching
Bridging Contexts section, 7–8
Bruce, A. B., 182
Brueggemann, Walter, 62
burial, of Jesus, 596–97
Caesar, 323, 427, 461–64, 466, 576
Caesarea Philippi, 323
call: of Jesus, 78–79, 104, 163; of Levi, 103
Capernaum, 68, 73–74, 82, 92, 367, 378
chiasm, 611
children: blessing the, 381–82; concern for, 385–86
Christ, 19; Jesus was the, 23; means “Anointed One,” 21–22; Peter’s concept of, 325–26
church: and ambition, 416; confronts evil, 142; and the crowds, 425; and divorce, 391–92; growth of, 28, 168, 182; invention of, 292; leadership in, 374–75; materialism and, 406; model the, 89; needs to minister, 88; prepares the way, 57; to proclaim, 99; in Rome, 30; and serve in, 268; social concern, 258, 260; and state, 464–67; task of, 166; today, 459
Cicero, 23
circumcision, 9
clean, 111, 279, 290, 292, 295. See also purity
command to keep silent, 76
confession: centurion’s, 595–96, 604–5; persecution should lead to, 31
Contemporary Significance section, 7, 9, 24
Corban, 274
Cranfield, C. E. B., 19
cross: bearing a, 334, 352; is central to discipleship, 414; and guilt, 570; revealed in the, 185; reveals God’s love, 606–7; shadow of the, 322, as a stumbling block, 335; two taunts at the, 564. See also crucifixion
crowd, the: astonishment of, 256; can be manipulated, 578–79; cheers, 426; chide him, 419; converge on, 127; crushing of, 77; dispersing, 261; gathered around, 354; Jesus has compassion for, 305; marvels, 83; into the middle of, 93; reaction of, 257, 423–25; preaches to, 78; teaching to, 253
crucifixion, 23, 558; an act of voluntary humiliation, 97; described, 328, 586–87, 598. See also cross
Cyrus, 21
Dalmanutha, 307
David, 21, 106–7, 478; Jesus greater than, 427; Nathan caught, 451
death: on the cross, 530; of Jesus, 21, 29, 45, 49, 418, 513–14, 517, 558; motif of, 189; problem of, 99; raises Jairus’s daughter from, 190; realm of, 273; triumph over, 226; worthy of, 94
Decapolis, 207
deceivers, warning about, 492, 499
defilement, 276–77
demons: afflicted with, 80; cast out, 131; commands to, 76; cringe, 126; encounter with, 202–3; fathom the mysteries, 70–71; fear of, 81, 113; idea of, 79; Jesus would not let them speak, 7; legion of, 204; ravings of, 127; today, 210, 213, 215; and uncleanness, 273
desert, 42, 52; combat in the, 58, 62; feeding in the, 253, 257, 305; rest in the, 255; testing in the, 50–51, 54, 73. See also wilderness
desolating sacrilege, 504, 547
disciples: accommodate popularity, 74; call of the first, 68–69, 83; captivated by his powers, 55; commitment of, 84; are drawing closer, 265; fear of the, 193; failure of, 190, 301, 316–17, 354, 360–62, 628; feel separated, 268; follow, 56; in Galilee, 615; in Gethsemane, 541–42; incomprehension of the, 309–12; as leaders, 24; misconception of the, 412; mission of the, 240–42, 249; to overcome, 31; response of, 78–79, 159–61; sending of the, 247–48; spar with one another, 366–67; task of, 137–40; want to be great, 371; will face persecution, 509; will be scattered, 529; worry, 306
discipleship: candidates for, 103; and cross-bearing, 29, 414; demands of, 327–29; growth in, 166; Jesus’ call to, 69–70, 163, 628; the journey of, 615; is about mission, 86; nature of, 412; is open to all, 422; requirement for, 290, 321; submission in, 83–84
disease, healing, 81–83
divorce, question about, 378–81, 383–92
Elijah, 46, 48, 51, 55, 256–57, 263, 346–47, 478, 594
End, timing of the, 505, 507–8
epitimao, 128
eremos, 73
eschatology, 504
Eusebius, 26
Eve, 71
evil, 61, 62; authority over, 142; continue to exist, 229; doing, 108–9; illness and, 97; as leaven, 310; possession as, 80; powers of, 249; societal nature of, 213; source of, 214; has taken over, 212; victory over, 139
exorcism, 70, 76, 80, 126, 132, 142, 190, 203, 210, 214–15, 354–59, 368
Ezekiel, in exile, 48
faith: cost for, 166; demonstrates enough, 421; of the disciples, 193, 265; effort of, 291–92; enables all, 225, 229; and exorcism, 355; fear and, 190; in God’s deliverance, 198; lives by, 63; means believing, 185; in the midst of woe, 602; nature of, 315, 359; need for, 362–64; power through, 226–27; and repentance, 66; rests on the resurrection, 621; shows itself in actions, 93, 222; Syrophoenician woman and, 287
family: of Jesus, 129–33, 158; redefinition of, 134, 139–40, 144–48; in the Scriptures, 131
fasting: meaningful when, 122; the question of, 104–5, 110, 113–14;
feeding, of five thousand, 252–56; of four thousand, 305–6
fig tree, cursing of the, 433, 439–41, 444, 502
forgiveness: and healing, 83–95; of sins, 79, 87, 96–100, 114, 443
Gaius Caligula, 496
Galilee, 42, 45, 47, 62, 68, 293, 298; disciples to wait in, 615; Jesus returns to, 58, 230–34; preaching in, 74
Gennesaret, 265
Gentiles: accepts, 448; consorting with, 104; into the hands of the, 543; including, 52, 300, 307, 604; Jews and, 306; the midst of, 207; nonsense to, 23; were impure, 288–96; in the temple, 434, 437; wickedness of the, 177; will try him, 49
Gethsemane, Jesus in, 138, 515, 532, 539–44, 548–54
Gnosticism, 8
God: is delighted in Israel, 49; and government, 463; is for healing, 100; is involved in our lives, 25; judgment of, 502; love of, 483, 606–7; origins in, 20; power of, 269; presence of, 441; purpose of, 185, 506–7; reign of, 59–63, 68, 81, 184, 199, 311; sovereignty of, 50, 168, 187, 593; wisdom of, 455
Golgotha, 587–88
gospel, the, 19; and healing, 98; preaching of, 62, 207; proclamation of, 57; reject, 250; scandal of, 166; theme in, 59; the word, 58
government, and God, 463, 466–67
greatest commandment, the: 476–77
healing: a blind man, 312; to bring about, 104; a deaf man, 299–303; desperately sought, 228; of disease, 79, 81–83; a fever, 72; and forgiveness, 93–100; a leper, 74–76; obstacle to, 95; and our ministry, 87; requires persistence, 423; on the Sabbath, 110; today, 89–91
hearing: the idea of, 151; Jesus gives, 301–2; will bear fruit, 163
heart: command center of the, 483–84; defilement of the, 276; desires of the, 167; hardness of, 108, 133, 158, 264–65, 317, 386, 542
Hellenism, 279
Herod, Antipas, 46, 55, 58, 62, 109, 242–47, 254, 310, 378, 581
Herodians, 162; collaborate with Pharisees, 427; to ensnare, 461; Jesus’ retreat from, 126; to plot Jesus’ death, 108–9, 133
high priests, 73, 521, 559–63, 569; reaction of the, 442–43
Holy Spirit, the: baptize with, 46–47, 51; blasphemy against, 135–37, 141; descent of, 48; has come upon disciples, 17; immerse Jesus’ followers, 45; and Jesus, 80; opposition to, 134; references to, 42;
hypocrisy, 284–85
insiders, and outsiders, 160, 311
James and John, sons of Zebedee, 409–12, 415, 418, 422, 539, 548
Jeremias, Joachim, 153–54
Jericho, 419
Jerusalem: besieged, 30, 499; culture of, 46; destination as, 410; doom of, 240; entry into, 426–30; hostility of, 272; on the way to, 45; pilgrimage to, 419–20, 513; powers in, 128
Jesus: affirms his identity, 562; authority of, 94, 106–7; baptism of, 47, 53–54; calls disciples, 69–70, 78, 104; the charge against, 576–78; and children, 367; cry from the cross of, 592, 598–600; death of, 49, 418, 513–14, 517; the derision of, 589–91; as an example, 415; the exorcist, 79, 209; family of, 129–33, 139–40, 158, 230–33; feeds five thousand, 252–60; foreknowledge of, 524, 627; in Gethsemane, 538–44, 548–54; is God’s beloved Son, 55; as the good shepherd, 258; as the Great Physician, 81; healings of, 100; heals the leper, 74–76; heals a woman, 220; instructions to the restored man, 206–7; message of, 58–60; the Messiah, 23, 311, 321, 323, 326; ministry of, 126–28; mockery of, 564, 580–82; is the model, 99; in Nazareth, 230–34; opposition to, 102, 134–35; parables of, 135; popularity of, 127, 252–53; rejection of, 153; resurrection of, 21, 49, 366, 531, 565; and the Sabbath, 115, 117, 123–24; and sinners, 110–12; suffering of, 30, 366, 548–49; teaches with authority, 68–70, 87; in the temple, 433–39, 446–48; on tradition, 270–86; transfiguration of, 341–46, 348–50; travels to his own, 230–38; triumphs over death, 226; walks on the sea, 261–69
Jews: and Gentiles, 295; stumbling block to, 23
John the Baptizer, 19, 22, 78, 127, 378, 451, 592; arrest of, 58, 62; death of, 240, 242–47, 254; disciples of, 102, 104–5; and Herod, 55, 109; Jesus comes to, 53; ministry of, 42, 45–47, 443; prepare the way, 56
Joseph of Arimathea, 56
Josephus, 22, 235, 358, 496, 499, 514, 560, 577
Joshua, 48
joy, 121
Judas, 138, 163, 521; betrayal of, 521–22; disloyalty of, 516, 544–46, 572; was watching Jesus, 73
judgment, 329, 369, 502, 540, 591
Justin Martyr, 22, 115, 249, 331, 567
katadioko, 73
Kelsey, Morton T., 89–90
kingdom of God, 59–60, 63, 78, 250, 599; advent of, 81, 113–14, 133, 168, 177–79, 329–30; compared to a mustard seed, 180; explained in parable, 181, 183; invading history, 83; mark of the, 157; mystery of, 157–59, 164–65, 169; nature of the, 315; presence of, 94; proclaiming the, 107, 166, 243; spread of the, 208; and suffering, 510; in our world, 183
Ladd, George Eldon, 59
Last Supper, 256, 525–29, 532–35. See also Lord’s Supper
law, the: authority over, 87; claims of, 280; God’s intention in, 117; Moses represents, 344
leaven, 310–12
Levi, son of Alphaeus, 103–4
Lewis, C. S., 212
Lord’s Day, keeping the, 122–23
Lord’s Supper, 533–37. See also Last Supper
love, for God, 484–85
MacRae, George W., 20
Mark: authorship of, 26; setting of, 28
marriage, 383–92
Matthew, is summoned, 103
Meier, John P., 222, 231–32, 263
Messiah, 47–48; is greater than David, 427; full equality with God, 562; Jesus as the, 323–26; secret identity as, 158, 321; is the Son of David, 478; as a submissive person, 54; will suffer, 410–12
mind, with all our, 484
ministry, of Jesus, 126–28
miracles: disciples react to, 311; faith preceded, 237–38; of feeding, 256–57, 305–6; of healing, 98, 143, 312–13; kept quiet, 76–77; of nature, 194–96; not routine, 81–83; takes on symbolic, 421; today, 89–91; of walking on the sea, 261–69
Morris, Leon, 24
Moses, 53, 64, 254, 257, 263, 342, 345, 380, 608
Mount of Olives, 529–30
Mystery: of the dying Christ, 603; of God’s choice, 50; of the kingdom, 157–59, 169
nationalism, 583
nature, authority over, 87
Nazareth, 323; Jesus comes from, 47; returns to, 230–38,
Nero, 28–29
Neusner, Jacob, 280
Nouwen, Henri, 607
Original Meaning section, 7
paganism, 210
Papias, Bishop of Hierapolis, 26–27
parable: of the doorkeeper, 503; of the good Samaritan, 485; of the lamp, 175; of the measure, 175; of the seeds, 174–80; of the sower, 151–57, 161–64; of the wicked tenants, 450–60
parables, 132, 135; emphasize the hiddenness, 184; explanation for 157–61; meanings of, 167; veiled form of, 501
parallelism, 152
parerchomai, 263
Passion, 597
persecution: and faith, 172; first sign of, 30; led to more proclamation, 511; reminders of, 210; warning about, 493, 505–6
Peter: confession of, 323–27; denial of, 565–68, 576; in Gethsemane, 539; Mark’s relationship to, 27; raises his voice, 17; sad plight of, 572–74; as Simon, 103; at the Transfiguration, 341–46
Pharisees, 55, 73, 94, 102–3; blindness of, 158; collaborate with Herodians, 427; disciples of the, 102, 104; to ensnare Jesus, 461; and Herod, 310; Jesus appalls the, 104; and legalism, 115–16; reaction of the, 129–33; religiosity of the, 119; on the Sabbath, 106–110; seek a sign, 307–9, 313–14; and sinners, 110–12; tradition of the, 271–86
pigs, Jewish aversion to, 209–10
Pontius Pilate, 29, 246, 521, 560, 570, 572, 576–82, 597
poor, caring for the, 521
power: blended with suffering, 568–70; of the church, 464; disciples delight in, 414–15; hunger for, 416; purely in human terms, 591; unleashes a new, 62
prayer, 446–47: emphasis on, 441; exorcism and, 354; in Gethsemane, 539–44; necessity of, 356–57; power of, 448–49; Jesus prepares himself through, 74; secluded, 73;
preaching: of the gospel, 512; under fire, 511
prejudice, 295–96
prevenient grace, 207–8
priests, of Israel, 74
prophets, 44, 55, 61; Elijah represents the, 344; in the Scripture, 233; verifying true, 95
Pseudepigrapha: Psalms of Solomon, 21–22, 48, 324
ransom, 413
Rawlinson, A. E. J., 267
repentance: baptism of, 47; on basis of, 94; evidence of, 112; lives by, 63; as openness to God, 53; preaching, 64; requires, 104; shallow view of, 65–66
resurrection: belief in the, 468–73; description of, 621–25; of Jesus, 21, 49, 366, 531, 565; the report of, 612–15
rich: contrasts with the, 482; warning for the, 397, 401–2, 404. See also wealth
Romans, 30, 328, 439, 461–62, 497, 501, 559, 571, 576–77, 586, 597
Rowley, H. H., 61
Sabbath: authority over the, 87; for the benefit, 105; controversies, 106–10; ends in the evening, 73; keeping the, 114–17, 122–23; Lord of the, 96; unlawful on the, 102–3
sacrifice, 94; of animals, 439–40; God’s rejection of, 483; supreme act of, 418
Sadducees: as opponents of Jesus, 468–73; pose a question, 427,
salt, sayings about, 370
sandwiching, 130, 224, 245–46, 516. See also bracketing
Satan: for or against, 63; align with, 133; battle with, 57, 62, 139; binding of, 113; into the clutches of, 50–51; defeat of, 42; Jesus calls Peter as, 326–27; in league with, 55, 521; playing the role of, 212; still a danger, 162; takes many guises, 331; testing by, 73; tyranny of, 70; victory over, 54, 81
schizo, 48
Schweitzer, Albert, 13–14, 257
Schweizer, Eduard, 56–57, 66, 318, 435, 447, 572
Scripture: approach to, 378; family life in, 131; fulfillment of, 546; ignorance of, 52; interpreting, 13; Jesus appeals to, 471; Jesus’ citation from, 531, 601; Jesus interprets, 383; nature of, 8; promised in, 42; and tradition, 279; treats sickness, 97
Sea of Galilee, 42, 56, 69, 189
secrecy motif, 299
self-denial, 333
setting, of Mark, 28
Sider, John W., 155
Sidon, 298
sign: from heaven, 313–15; of kingdom of God, 81; of the kiss, 545; Pharisees ask for a, 73; seeking a, 307–9
sin: captivity to, 418; forgiveness of, 44, 62, 79, 87, 96–100; shallow view of, 65; and sickness, 96–100; unforgivable, 136
sinners: acceptance of, 104, 110, 112; reaching out to, 118–21
Snodgrass, Klyne, 451–52
Son of David, 419–20, 422, 478–79
Son of God, 19, 23, 54–55, 71, 127, 134, 158, 562; goes unrecognized, 181; surely this was the, 596
Son of Man, the, 23; has authority, 69; centurion identifies him as, 558; coming of, 500–502; exalted, 198; is Lord of the Sabbath, 102, 107; meaning of, 568–69; refers to himself as, 95–96; return of, 31; sitting at God’s right hand, 562; suffering of, 246, 347–49, 509, 528–29, 531, 599; will be betrayed, 565; will come as judge, 328
soul, with all our, 484
Stein, Robert, 51
storm, at Sea, 191–94, 199–200
suffering: on a cross, 25; enduring, 509; explanation for, 510; how to face, 601; Jesus predicted his own, 29; marks the beginning of the end times, 493–94; necessary for Jesus, 321, 345–46; paved with, 57; power blended with, 568; and sin, 97–100; word about his, 411–12
Sweet, Leonard I., 100
Tacitus, 28
teachers of the law, 94–95, 107, 126–27, 130–31, 133–34, 139; authority of, 70; blindness of, 158, 162; denunciation of, 479; to ensnare Jesus, 461; Jesus condemns them, 427; join the fray, 590; as opponents, 94; seeking to destroy, 481, 560
teaching: with authority, 70; by parables, 152, 157–61
tekton, 231
temple: centered around the, 427; destruction of, 31, 489, 491–99; doom of the, 240; Jesus in the, 433–39, 446–48; majesty of, 490; Mark does not revere the, 44; as the place of prayer, 448
temptation, 57
Theudas, 48
Tiberius, 29
Torah, 44
tradition, of the elders, 271–86
Transfiguration, 23, 341–46, 348–50, 620–22
tribulation, 29
triumphal entry, 429
trust: belief and, 318; in Jesus, 222, 228; lack of, 187; is voluntary, 66, See also faith
Twelve, the: are called apostles, 245–46; not called to sainthood, 137; creating, 128–29; failures of, 138, 163; lists of, 103; mission of, 129, 240–42
unclean spirits, 79–80, 87, 98, 127, 134–35, 190, 202–3, 357. See also demons
uncleanness, 111, 219, 224–25, 272, 279, 290, 292; primary source of, 75. See also common
veil, tearing of the, 595, 603–4
Wagner, C. Peter, 210
watch, final warnings to, 501, 554–55
wealth, 396–408. See also Mammon, materialism, rich
widow’s offering, 480–81
wilderness, 52–53, 254. See also desert
Williams, Daniel Day, 211
Willimon, William E., 117
Wink, Walter, 99
Witten, Marsha G., 170
women: who followed Jesus, 610–12; fear of the, 618–20
worship, 124
Wrede, William, 76
yeast, 310
Young, John, 98
Zealots, 496–97
Zechariah, 61
zeteo, 73