and an eternal destiny in the future. It portrays Christian discipleship in terms of reordering one’s internal world of affections and emotions. For such audiences, Mark’s Gospel will land like a thud. There just isn’t any of that here. Jesus calls for complete lives, not just hearts. And he is forming communities of people that will receive the kingdom by undergoing a thorough transformation of community practices, habits, prejudices, ideological commitments, and social dynamics. Social rankings