Mark responds to an exponent of the myth of redemptive violence. (Texts referenced: Mark 1.1; Judges 11-12 – Jephthah; Mark 1.4-5; 1.2-3).

Mark addresses the gathered community for the first time. (Texts referenced: Mark 6.41; 1 Corinthians 11.24-26; Mark 1.1)

Not everyone is impressed with Mark's writing. (Texts referenced: Acts 8.1-3; Acts 2.42; Isaiah 13; Mark 13.21-23)

Some background to the moment in history in which the characters find themselves. (Texts referenced: Acts 8.1-3; Acts 2.42; Isaiah 13; Mark 13.21-23)

The conclusion of the story of how Mark became 'the Naked Man.' (Texts referenced: Mark 14.3; Amos 2.16, 6-8; Mark 8.34-35)

Jesus is arrested in the Garden of Gethsemane. (Texts referenced: Mark 14.32-53; 3.16-19; 8.31)

In which friends make promises they can't keep.

(Texts referenced: Mark 14.26-31; 8.31; 9.31)

The beginning of the story of three brothers with competing convictions of what it means to be faithful to the G_d of Israel. (Text referenced: Mark 14.12-16)

A long-buried painful memory begins to surface.

The beginning of the story - Mark returns to his childhood home.

(Text referenced: Mark 13.1-2)