Class Notes on Sacred History
Volume III: The Four Gospels
J. W. McGarvey (1893)
Table of Contents



MARK.


PART FIRST.

THE MINISTRY OF JESUS IN GALILEE.

i. 1-ix. 50.

§ I. THE BAPTISM AND TEMPTATION OF JESUS. i. 1-13.

1. Brief Account of John's Ministry. i. 1-8.

2. Jesus is Baptized. 9-11.
3. Jesus is Tempted. 12, 13.
§ II. JESUS PREACHED ABOUT CAPERNAUM AND IN ALL
GALILEE. i. 14-45.

1. His First Preaching in Galilee. i. 14, 15.

2. He Calls Four Fishermen. 16-20.

3. A Demon Expelled in the Synagogue. 21-28.
4. Cures at Peter's House. 29-34.
5. Departure Throughout Galilee. 35-39.
6. A Leper Cleansed. 40-45.
§ III. DISCUSSIONS WITH PHARISEES. ii. 1-iii. 35.

1. About the Power to Forgive Sins. ii. 1-12.

2. About Eating with Publicans and Sinners. 13-17.

3. About Fasting. 18-22.

4. About Sabbath-breaking. ii. 23-iii. 6.
5. Great Multitudes and Many Cares. iii. 7-12.
6. The Twelve are Chosen. 13-19.
7. About Casting Out Demons. 20-30.
8. About His Kindred. 31-35.

§ IV. A SERIES OF PARABLES. iv. 1-34.

1. The Parable of the Sower. iv. 1-9.

2. Why He Spoke in Parables, and the Parable Explained. 10-20.
3. Parable of the Lamp. 21-25.
4. Parable of the Seed. 26-29.
5. Parable of the Mustard Seed. 30-32.
6. Other Parables. 33, 34.

§ V. A SERIES OF MIRACLES. iv. 35-v. 43.

1. Stilling a Tempest. iv. 35-41.

2. A Legion of Demons Cast Out. v. 1-20.

3. A Ruler's Request. 21-24.
4. On the Way a Bloody Issue is Healed. 25-34.
5. The Ruler's Daughter Raised from the Dead. 35-43.

§ VI. OPINIONS ABOUT JESUS, AND OTHER MIRACLES. vi. 1-56.

1. Opinions of the Nazarenes. vi. 1-6.

2. First Mission of the Apostles. 7-13.
3. The Opinions of Herod and Others. 14-29.
4. The Apostles Return and Five Thousand Men are Fed. 30-44.
5. Jesus Walks on the Sea. 45-52.
6. Cures in Gennesaret. 53-56.

§ VII. DISCUSSIONS ABOUT TRADITION. vii. 1-23.

1. Occasion of the Discussion. vii. 1-4.

2. The Question and Answer. 5-13.
3. An Explanation to the Multitude. 14-16.
4. An Explanation to the Disciples. 17-23.
§ VIII. A TOUR TO PHOENICIA AND DECAPOLIS. vii. 24-viii. 13.

1. Cure of a Gentile Woman's Daughter. vii. 24-30.

2. A Deaf Stammerer Cured in Decapolis. 31-37.
3. Four Thousand Fed in Decapolis. viii. 1-9.
4. A Sign Demanded in Dalmanutha. 10-13.

§ IX. A TOUR TO CÆSAREA PHILIPPI. viii. 14-ix. 50.

1. A Warning against the Pharisees and Herod. viii. 14-21.

2. A Blind Man Healed at Bethsaida. 22-26.
3. A Conversation near Cæsarea Philippi. 27-33.
4. The Necessity for Self-Denial. viii. 34-ix. 1.
5. The Transfiguration. ix. 2-13.
6. An Obstinate Demon Cast Out. 14-29.

7. Private Journey through Galilee, and Second Prediction of
His Death. 30-32.

8. Dispute as to Who Should be Greatest. 33-37.
9. John's Jealousy Rebuked. 38-50.


PART SECOND.

MINISTRY OF JESUS IN PERÆA AND JUDÆA.

x. 1-xvi. 20.

§ I. CONVERSATIONS IN PERÆA. x. 1-45.

1. A Question about Divorce. x. 1-45.

2. Remarks about Little Children. 13-16.
3. How to Obtain Eternal Life. 17-22.
4. About the Danger of Riches. 23-27.
5. The Reward of Self-Denial. 28-31.
6. Third Prediction of Death. 32-34.

7. An Ambitious Request of James and John. 35-45.

§ II. JOURNEY FROM PERÆA TO JERUSALEM. x. 46-xi. 11.

1. Blind Bartimæus Healed. x. 46-52.

2. The Public Entry into Jerusalem. xi. 1-10.
3. A View of the Temple and Return to Bethany. 11.
§ III. INCIDENTS AND DISCUSSIONS IN JERUSALEM. xi. 12-xii. 44.

1. A Barren Fig Tree Cursed. xi. 12-14.

2. Profaners of the Temple Expelled. 15-19.
3. The Fig Tree Found Withered. 20-25.
4. The Authority of Jesus Demanded. 27-33.
5. Parable of the Vine-dressers. xii. 1-12.
6. A Question about Tribute to Cæsar. 13-17.
7. A Question about the Resurrection. 18-27.

8. About the Greatest Commandment. 28-34.

9. A Question about the Christ. 35-37.
10. Ostentation and Avarice of the Scribes Denounced.
38-40.
11. The Widow's Contribution. 41-44.
§ IV. THE DESTRUCTION OF THE TEMPLE AND THE
SECOND COMING FORETOLD. xiii. 1-37.

1. Occasion of the Prediction. xiii. 1-4.

2. The Beginning of Trouble. 5-8.

3. Persecutions to Occur. 9-13.

4. The Last Sign and the Order for Flight. 14-23.
5. The Second Coming of the Son of Man. 24-27.
6. Parable of the Fig Tree. 28-31.
7. The Day of the Coming Unknown. 32-37.
§ V. PLOTS AND PREPARATIONS FOR THE DEATH OF JESUS.
xiv. 1-17.

1. A Plot of the Priests and Scribes. xiv. 1, 2.

2. Jesus is Anointed for Burial. 3-9.

3. Judas Agrees to Betray Jesus. 10, 11.

4. The Paschal Supper is Prepared. 12-17.

§ VI. INCIDENTS AT THE SUPPER AND IN GETHSEMANE.
xiv. 18-52.

1. The Betrayal Predicted. xiv. 18-21.

2. The Lord's Supper Instituted. 22-26.
3. The Denial Foretold. 27-31.
4. The Agony in Gethsemane. 32-42.
5. The Arrest. 43-52.
§ VII. THE TRIAL OF JESUS. xiv. 53-xv. 15.

1. He is Condemned by the Sanhedrim. xiv. 53-65.

2. Peter Denies His Lord. 66-72.

3. Jesus is Accused before Pilate. xv. 1-5.

4. Barabbas is Preferred to Jesus. 6-15.

§ VIII. THE CRUCIFIXION AND BURIAL. xv. 16-47.

1. Jesus is Mocked by the Soldiers. xv. 16-20.

2. He is Led Forth and Crucified. 21-28.
3. He is Reviled by the People. 29-32.
4. The Darkness and the End. 33-38.
5. The Centurion and the Women. 39-41.
6. The Burial. 42-47.
§ IX. THE RESURRECTION, THE COMMISSION AND THE
ASCENSION. xvi. 1-20.

1. The Women Visit the Sepulchre. xvi. 1-8.

2. Jesus Appears to Mary Magdalene. 9-11.
3. He Appears to Two in the Country. 12, 13.
4. He Appears to the Eleven and Gives Them Their
Commission. 14-18.
5. The Ascension. 19, 20.


REVIEW OF MARK.
PART FIRST.


PART SECOND.


THE NUMBER OF DAYS REPRESENTED IN MARK.


Days
John's speech. i. 7, 8,  1
Baptism of Jesus. 9-11,  1
Temptation of Jesus. 12, 13,  40
Call of the fishermen. 16-20,  1
Healing in Capernaum. 21-34,  1
Healing the first leper. 40-42,  1
Healing the paralytic. ii. 1-12,  1
Calling Levi, and discussion. 14-18,  1
Plucking grain and healing withered hand. ii. 23; iii. 1,  1
Great crowds, and selection of the twelve. iii. 7, 13, 20, 31,  1
From speech in parables to raising ruler's daughter. iv. 1, 2, 35; v. 21, 23,  1
At Nazareth. vi. 1,  1
Sending the twelve. 7,  1
Herod's opinion, and death of John. 14, 16-29,  2
Feeding five thousand and return. 30-51,  2
Discussion on tradition. vii. 1, 2,  1
Healing Syrophoenician's daughter. 24-30,  1
Work in Decapolis. vii. 31; viii. 2, 3,  3
Sign from heaven and journey to Bethsaida. viii. 11, 13, 22,  1
Conversation at Cæsarea Philippi. 27,  2
Transfiguration and obstinate demon. ix. 2, 9, 14,  1
Second prediction of death. 30, 31,  1
Dispute about greatness and John's jealousy. 33, 38,  1
About divorce, infants and riches. x. 1, 13, 17,  1
Third prediction of death. 22-34,  1
Request of James and John. 35,  1
Blind Bartimæus. 46,  1
From public entry to crucifixion. xi. 11-xiv. 17,  5
Resurrection scenes. xvi. 2, 9, 12, 14, 19,  2
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      Total  78
Less the days of temptation  40
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      Total of other incidents  38
[CNSH3 49-71]

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