Donald Senior, CP, (1940-2022), was a professor of New Testament at Catholic Theological Union in Chicago. He served for twenty-three years as president of CTU and was its chancellor. He was a frequent lecturer and speaker throughout the United States and abroad and served on a variety of boards and commissions, including the Pontifical Biblical Commission. He published extensively on biblical topics, with numerous books and articles for both scholarly and popular audiences.

• ContentsPreface  7Part I Preparation for the PassionIntroduction  15I  The Passion of the Baptist  16II  Plots Against Jesus' Life  20A. The Plot in Galilee (3:6)  21B. The Plot in Jerusalem (11:18)  24III  The Way of the Son of Man (8:22-10:52)   28A. The Journey  30B. The Disciples  31C. The Cross as Revelation and Crisis  35IV  The Passion of the Community  37Conclusion  39Part II The Passion (Mark 14:1-15:47)I  Fidelity and Betrayal: The Passion Begins (14:1-10)  42A. Time for the Plot (14:3-9)  43B. The Burial Anointing (14:3-9)  44C. Judas' Betrayal (14:10-11)  48II  The Final Passover (14:12-31)  49  A. Preparation for the Passover (14:12-17)  50B. Prediction of Betrayal (14:18-21)  52C. The Meal  53D. Predictions of Discipleship Broken and Renewed (14:26-31)  62III  Gethsemane: Prayer and Arrest (14:32-52)  67A. Prayer in Gethsemane (14:32-42)  69B. The Arrest (14:43-52)  80IV  The Trial Before the Sanhedrin: Confession and Denial (Mark 14:53-72)  85A. Jesus and Peter (14:53-54)  86B.  The Confession before Sanhedrin (14:55-65) 88C. Peter's Denial (14:66-72)  102V  The Trial Before Pilate: Jesus the King (15:1-20a)  105A. The Interrogation: "Are You the King of the Jews?" (15:1-5)  107B. Jesus or Barabbas (15:6-14)  110C. Mockery of the King (15:16-20)  112VI  Crucifixion and Death (Mark 15:20b-41)  114A. Golgotha (15:20b-24)  115B. Final Mockery (15:25-32)  117C. Death (15:33-41)  121VII  The Tomb (15:42-47)  132The End: The Passion as Prelude to Resurrection  135Part III The Passion of Jesus: Mark's MessageThe Passion and Mark's Portrait of Jesus  1391. The death of Jesus is the climax of a life for others  1392. In his passage from death to life, Jesus is proclaimed as the suffering yet triumphant Sone of Man  1423. Jesus' death is a "theophany," revealing God's power at work in weakness  144The Passion and Mark's Portrayal of the Church  1481. The way of the disciple must be the way of the cross  1482. The church, through the experience of the cross is to be a non-triumphant, reconciled church  1503. The crisis of the passion reminds the church that it must be open to outsiders  1534. The church is to be a living "Temple," open to all people and suffused with the spirit of the crucified Christ  1555. The passion reveals that the redemptive mission of the church is world-wide and costly  156Indexes  157

Donald Senior, CP, (1940-2022), was a professor of New Testament at Catholic Theological Union in Chicago. He served for twenty-three years as president of CTU and was its chancellor. He was a frequent lecturer and speaker throughout the United States and abroad and served on a variety of boards and commissions, including the Pontifical Biblical Commission. He published extensively on biblical topics, with numerous books and articles for both scholarly and popular audiences.

• ContentsPreface  7Part I Preparation for the PassionIntroduction  15I  The Passion of the Baptist  16II  Plots Against Jesus' Life  20A. The Plot in Galilee (3:6)  21B. The Plot in Jerusalem (11:18)  24III  The Way of the Son of Man (8:22-10:52)   28A. The Journey  30B. The Disciples  31C. The Cross as Revelation and Crisis  35IV  The Passion of the Community  37Conclusion  39Part II The Passion (Mark 14:1-15:47)I  Fidelity and Betrayal: The Passion Begins (14:1-10)  42A. Time for the Plot (14:3-9)  43B. The Burial Anointing (14:3-9)  44C. Judas' Betrayal (14:10-11)  48II  The Final Passover (14:12-31)  49  A. Preparation for the Passover (14:12-17)  50B. Prediction of Betrayal (14:18-21)  52C. The Meal  53D. Predictions of Discipleship Broken and Renewed (14:26-31)  62III  Gethsemane: Prayer and Arrest (14:32-52)  67A. Prayer in Gethsemane (14:32-42)  69B. The Arrest (14:43-52)  80IV  The Trial Before the Sanhedrin: Confession and Denial (Mark 14:53-72)  85A. Jesus and Peter (14:53-54)  86B.  The Confession before Sanhedrin (14:55-65) 88C. Peter's Denial (14:66-72)  102V  The Trial Before Pilate: Jesus the King (15:1-20a)  105A. The Interrogation: "Are You the King of the Jews?" (15:1-5)  107B. Jesus or Barabbas (15:6-14)  110C. Mockery of the King (15:16-20)  112VI  Crucifixion and Death (Mark 15:20b-41)  114A. Golgotha (15:20b-24)  115B. Final Mockery (15:25-32)  117C. Death (15:33-41)  121VII  The Tomb (15:42-47)  132The End: The Passion as Prelude to Resurrection  135Part III The Passion of Jesus: Mark's MessageThe Passion and Mark's Portrait of Jesus  1391. The death of Jesus is the climax of a life for others  1392. In his passage from death to life, Jesus is proclaimed as the suffering yet triumphant Sone of Man  1423. Jesus' death is a "theophany," revealing God's power at work in weakness  144The Passion and Mark's Portrayal of the Church  1481. The way of the disciple must be the way of the cross  1482. The church, through the experience of the cross is to be a non-triumphant, reconciled church  1503. The crisis of the passion reminds the church that it must be open to outsiders  1534. The church is to be a living "Temple," open to all people and suffused with the spirit of the crucified Christ  1555. The passion reveals that the redemptive mission of the church is world-wide and costly  156Indexes  157

Donald Senior, CP, (1940-2022), was a professor of New Testament at Catholic Theological Union in Chicago. He served for twenty-three years as president of CTU and was its chancellor. He was a frequent lecturer and speaker throughout the United States and abroad and served on a variety of boards and commissions, including the Pontifical Biblical Commission. He published extensively on biblical topics, with numerous books and articles for both scholarly and popular audiences.

• ContentsPreface  7Part I Preparation for the PassionIntroduction  15I  The Passion of the Baptist  16II  Plots Against Jesus' Life  20A. The Plot in Galilee (3:6)  21B. The Plot in Jerusalem (11:18)  24III  The Way of the Son of Man (8:22-10:52)   28A. The Journey  30B. The Disciples  31C. The Cross as Revelation and Crisis  35IV  The Passion of the Community  37Conclusion  39Part II The Passion (Mark 14:1-15:47)I  Fidelity and Betrayal: The Passion Begins (14:1-10)  42A. Time for the Plot (14:3-9)  43B. The Burial Anointing (14:3-9)  44C. Judas' Betrayal (14:10-11)  48II  The Final Passover (14:12-31)  49  A. Preparation for the Passover (14:12-17)  50B. Prediction of Betrayal (14:18-21)  52C. The Meal  53D. Predictions of Discipleship Broken and Renewed (14:26-31)  62III  Gethsemane: Prayer and Arrest (14:32-52)  67A. Prayer in Gethsemane (14:32-42)  69B. The Arrest (14:43-52)  80IV  The Trial Before the Sanhedrin: Confession and Denial (Mark 14:53-72)  85A. Jesus and Peter (14:53-54)  86B.  The Confession before Sanhedrin (14:55-65) 88C. Peter's Denial (14:66-72)  102V  The Trial Before Pilate: Jesus the King (15:1-20a)  105A. The Interrogation: "Are You the King of the Jews?" (15:1-5)  107B. Jesus or Barabbas (15:6-14)  110C. Mockery of the King (15:16-20)  112VI  Crucifixion and Death (Mark 15:20b-41)  114A. Golgotha (15:20b-24)  115B. Final Mockery (15:25-32)  117C. Death (15:33-41)  121VII  The Tomb (15:42-47)  132The End: The Passion as Prelude to Resurrection  135Part III The Passion of Jesus: Mark's MessageThe Passion and Mark's Portrait of Jesus  1391. The death of Jesus is the climax of a life for others  1392. In his passage from death to life, Jesus is proclaimed as the suffering yet triumphant Sone of Man  1423. Jesus' death is a "theophany," revealing God's power at work in weakness  144The Passion and Mark's Portrayal of the Church  1481. The way of the disciple must be the way of the cross  1482. The church, through the experience of the cross is to be a non-triumphant, reconciled church  1503. The crisis of the passion reminds the church that it must be open to outsiders  1534. The church is to be a living "Temple," open to all people and suffused with the spirit of the crucified Christ  1555. The passion reveals that the redemptive mission of the church is world-wide and costly  156Indexes  157