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In The Gospel of Mark, Donahue and Harrington use an approach that can be expressed by two terms currently used in literary criticism: intratextuality and intertextuality. This intratextual and intertextual reading of Mark’s Gospel helps us to appreciate the literary character, its setting in life, and its distinctive approaches to the Old Testament, Jesus, and early Christian theology. ...

have mercy on me: Bartimaeus’ cry for compassionate help is evidence of his faith in Jesus’ power to heal and in Jesus’ role as the agent of God’s mercy (see Luke 6:36). Bartimaeus the “beggar” asks not for money but for healing. 48. many were rebuking him: For earlier uses of “rebuke” (epitiman) see 1:25; 3:12; 4:39; 8:30, 32, 33; 9:25; and 10:13. The fact that Bartimaeus is not dissuaded but shouts out all the more confirms the depth of his faith in Jesus. 49. Jesus stopped and said: Call him.”
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