and so repudiate it and are in turn condemned by it (cf. 4:12). In Mark’s scheme of things, therefore, the parable of the wicked husbandmen does not become a vehicle for publicly unveiling the secret of Jesus’ identity. In the trial of Jesus before the Jewish Sanhedrin (14:55–65), Räisänen finds yet another instance in Mark where the secret of Jesus’ identity comes to light. This occurs as Jesus responds with the words, “I am!” to the question of the high priest, “Are you the Messiah, the Son of
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