Week 39 - The Gospel of Mark

In this episode, David and Sophie close out nearly 40 weeks of Mark together. They reflect on what surprised them, what stuck, and where the journey goes from here. David returns to the compassion of Yeshua as the thread that gripped him most, while Sophie traces the arc from her first encounter with Mark as a brand-new believer in college to the fresh view of Yeshua she found again through close reading, the Greek, and sustained dialog. She lingers on the Syrophoenician woman, the brilliance of a man who could shred the Pharisees and tenderly touch a leper, and the gut-punch of his silence before Pilate. They talk about what midrash actually is, why the word matters even when nobody knows what it means, and how the group grew into a rhythm of real engagement with the text. Looking ahead, they announce the Gospel of John as next and tease the question of the Beloved Disciple. They sign off with gratitude for the partnership, the group, and their ten faithful listeners.