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Found this on catholic-resources:
(you have to search for the link, I'm not allowed to post link yet, only my second post, need 5 :-)


Three times Jesus calls his core disciples to follow him (1:16-20; 2:14-17; 3:13-19)
Three times Jesus predicts his suffering, death, and resurrection (8:31; 9:31; 10:32-34)
Three times Jesus warns, “If your hand/foot/eye causes you to stumble…” (9:43, 45, 47)
Three times Jesus returns and speaks to the sleeping disciples in Gethsemane (14:32-42)
Three times Peter denies knowing Jesus or being his disciple (14:66-72)
Three groups of people deride Jesus as he is hanging on the cross (15:29-30, 31-32a, 32b)
Other groups of three: Peter, James, John (9:2; 14:33); priests, scribes, elders (11:27; 14:43); women (15:40; 16:1)


But there is more, I was thinking...


Jesus took with him three disciples (Peter, James, and John) up a high mountain. And the disciples saw three "things" (Elijah, Moses and Jesus) appeared before them and Peter said "Let us make THREE shelters..."(9:2-5)

Three stories with boats (4:35, 6:45, 8:14)

Three times the evil spirits tells who Jesus is (1:24, 3:11, 5:7)

Three days the crowd was with Jesus before he understood they need food (8:2)

Three stories with the family of Jesus.(3:21, 3:31, 6:3).

Three days to build a new temple (14:58, 15:29).

Three times Jesus visits the Temple.

Three times the priests are fearing the crowd (11:32, 12:12, 14:1-2).

Three questions Pilate ask the crowd.

Three people was crucified.

Three time differences under the crusifiction, with THREE ours apart.

Three ours of Darkness.

Three women find the empty tomb.

Three times Maria Magdalen is named - all after Jesus death.

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The question I have for you all... how many more is there ONLY in Mark?

(In the gospel of Johannes Jesus ask Peter three times if he loves him...)


Thanks!

Toto

Your link is http://catholic-resources.org/Bible/Mark-Literary.htm

Folklorists have a rule of three. It is an indication that you are dealing with literary composition or story telling.

LordJag

Is that why there is always 3 people in a joke? A jew, a christian, and a scientologist walk into a bar.....

In most jokes you need at least two people to set a pattern so the third person can do something weird.