1. The son of David and the Christ of Mark: beyond an interpretive impasse; 2. The makings of a messiah: sons of David, messiahs like David, and the Markan Jesus; 3. Christening Jesus of Nazareth; 4. How a Galilean prophet becomes a Messiah like David; 5. The son of David and the Jerusalem temple; 6. Crucifixion and resurrection as a Markan hermeneutic; 7. Conclusion.