Mark was rather sparse on the moral teachings. It was almost exclusively Jesus healing people and telling them not to tell anyone (and of course they blab anyway). What moral teachings it has are simply repeats, same with Jesus' actions (though it would be more accurate to say that Matt is repeating Mark). We have a retelling of the fig tree - this time explicitly out of season - a retelling of the Legion cast-out - this time explicitly giving the pigs an owner - a restatement of the anti-divorce decree, a repeat of the racist comparison to dogs, this time with a Roman and not a Samaritan, and a reaffirmation that Jesus is using parables to deceive.
It was rather disappointing. I expected this of John, not Mark. Then again, the Jesus of John won't shut the hell up, so I suppose that one will work...
Next up will be Luke. I will not include Acts, despite it being the sequel. I want to do Jesus first, then deal with Paul and the Disciples.
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