If "the simple distinctions between good & evil, between selfishness & altruism...[are] invalid," how can Niebuhr use a phrase like "children of light & children of darkness?"

How can the children of light arm themselves with the wisdom of the children of darkness but remain free from their malice?

Why does Jesus undergo John's baptism of repentence (1:4-9)?

Why is Jesus anxious to prevent "unclean spirits" & others from talking about him?

What is the nature of "the Kingdom of God?"

What is the value of suffering in the Gospel of Mark?

Is there anything anti-Semitic in Mark?

Why does Amory suffer "revulsion" at his first kiss (p. 15; I, i, "A Kiss For Amory")?