seems to be aware of the Zecharian background of this section of his Gospel. The eschatological orientation of Zechariah 9–14 in the Old Testament and in later Jewish exegesis also seems to apply to Mark’s use of the chapters, and Mark’s application of them may partly be a response to the catalytic role they played in the Jewish Revolt. Mark does not efface the military lineaments of the “shepherd” described by Zechariah, but he emphasizes the paradox that this shepherd’s victory involves an element