outline of Mark

1.  Prologue:  The Inauguration of Jesus' Ministry (1:1-13)

1. John's Witness to Jesus (1:1-8)
2. Jesus' Baptism and the Father's Witness (1:9-11)
3. Jesus' Temptation (1:12, 13)

2.  The Public Ministry of Jesus in Galilee (1:14-6:44)

1. The Early Ministry (1:14-3:12)

   1.  Arrival in Galilee (1:14, 15)
   2.  Call of the First Disciples (1:16-20)
   3.  Exorcisms and Healings in Capernaum (1:21-34)
   4.  Ministry in the Whole of Galilee (1:35-45)
   5.  A Healing in Capernaum (2:1-12)
   6.  Calling of Levi (2:13-17)
   7.  Controversies with Authorities (2:18-3:12)
    

2. The Later Ministry (3:13-6:44)

   1.  Calling of the Twelve (3:13-19)
   2.  Controversies in Capernaum (3:20-35)
   3.  Parables of the Kingdom (4:1-34)
   4.  Incursion in the Decapolis (4:35-5:20)
   5.  Return to Galilee (5:21-6:6)
   6.  Mission of the Twelve in Galilee (6:7-30)
   7.  Feeding of the Five Thousand in Galilee (6:31-44)

3.  The Ministry to Gentile Regions (6:45-9:32)

1. Visit to Gennesaret (6:45-7:23)
2. Ministry to Tyre, Sidon, and the Decapolis (7:24-8:9)
3. Ministry to the Region of Caesarea Philippi (8:10-9:32)

4.  Return to Capernaum; Conclusion of the Galilean Ministry (9:33-50)

5.  Final Journey to Judea and Jerusalem (ch. 10)

1. Teaching on the way to Jerusalem (10:1-45)
2. A Healing in Jericho (10:46-52)

6.  The Passion (chs. 11-15)

1. Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem (11:1-11)
2. Cleansing of the Temple (11:12-26)
3. Controversies in the Temple Courts (11:27-12:44)
4. Prophecies on the Mount of Olives (ch. 13)
5. Anointing at Bethany (14:1-11)
6. Passover Meal in Jerusalem (14:12-31)
7. Arrest and Trial of Jesus (14:32-15:20)
8. Death and Burial of Jesus (15:21-47)

7.  Resurrection Appearances in Jerusalem (ch. 16)