Jesus, the Messiah and Son of God, and to unlock God’s purposes behind his death and resurrection.15 Hay notes, “Jesus is first of all the one who died and rose again, and, since the narrative is quickly concluded after a brief announcement of the resurrection (16:6), the bulk of the material is devoted to a history which culminates in the cross, which is to say, a history of the Son’s humiliation.”16 To understand this humiliation and how victory looks like a defeat,17 Mark requires the audience