DON’T CONFUSE JESUS WITH ANYONE ELSE According to the Gospel writer, Jesus takes Peter, James and John with him, heads out to a mountain, and there «in their presence was transfigured». These are the

DRIVEN INTO THE DESERT Mark presents the scene of Jesus in the desert as a summary of his life. I’ll just point out a few key points. According to the Evangelist, «The Spirit drove Jesus into the dese

GOD WELCOMES THE «UNCLEAN» Out of nowhere, a leper «comes up to Jesus». According to the Law, he can’t come into contact with anyone. He’s «unclean» and has to live isolated. He can never enter the Te

GO OUT TO PRAY In the middle of his intense activity as a wandering prophet, Jesus always made sure to stay in communication with God in silence and solitude. The Gospel writers have kept the remembra

A TEACHING THAT IS NEW The episode is surprising and dramatic. It all occurs in the «synagogue», the place where the Law is officially taught, since it needs to be interpreted by authorized teachers.

GO AFTER JESUS When the Baptist got arrested, Jesus came to Galilee and started to «proclaim the Good News of God». According to Mark, he doesn’t actually teach a doctrine that his disciples need to l