Synopsis

This week’s lesson centers on Mark 14, beginning with the fifth “sandwich story,” which juxtaposes two opposing actions concerning Jesus. This is followed by the Last Supper, then His agony in Gethsemane. There, He is arrested and brought before the authorities for trial. The trial scene is linked to Peter’s denial of Jesus, forming the sixth and final “sandwich story” in Mark. Once again, contrasting actions occur, yet with a poignant irony, they affirm a single truth. Throughout the narrati