This passage may be used...
This passage may be used as an interpretative lens for reading, teaching, and preaching
the entire Gospel of Mark. It is Jesus' mission in a nutshell in Mark's Gospel. W. R.
Telford suggests that Mark places the misunderstanding of the Son of Man as a political
victor on the lips of James and John as well as other disciples. Did Mark bring together
the "suffering servant" (Isaiah 53) teachings with the "Son of Man" (Daniel 7)
expectations? Telford suggests that Christology in Mark is fully defined by Jesus'