From Anointing to Arrest. Some Observations on the Composition of Mark... 33 καὶ ἔρχεται τὸ τρίτον καὶ λέγει αὐτοῖς˙ 12 « καθεύδετε τὸ λοιπὸν καὶ ἀναπαύεσθε˙ ἀπέχει˙ 13 + 3 = 16 | 28 ἦλθεν ἡ ὥρα, ἰδοὺ παραδίδοται ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου 5 + 14 = 19 εἰς τὰς χεῖρας τῶν ἁμαρτωλῶν. ... 9 | 28 | 56 s. Time and again, one discerns the use of multiples of fourteen and twenty-eight syllables, both on a small and on the large scale, and not only in N(arrative), but in D(iscourse) as well. 15.1.2 Earlier (§ 8.1.2) we found that two middle sections, parts II and III (covering Mark 14:17-25 and 14:26-42), have Jesus speak 459 = 3 x 153 s. out of a sum-total of 765 = 5 x 153 s. Mark 14:25/26, where the company, after singing a hymn, leaves for Mount Olives, is an obvious division, and the proportions in the text on these two pages may be studied from the following three surveys. Charts 13a-b. Mark 14:17-21, 22-25: The Number of Syllables in N(arrative) and D(iscourse). Chart 13a. N(arrative) D(iscourse) Sum-total Jesus others Mark 14:17-18 35 24 (# 3) - 59 19 15 - 4 19 | 78 20-21 6 81 (# 4) - 87 | 87 Mark 14:17-21 56 105 4 165 s. (15 x 11 ) Chart 13b. Mark 14:22 27 11 (# 5) - 38 23-25 31 74 (# 6) - 105 Mark 14:22-25 58 85 - 143 s. (13 x 11) Chart 13c. Mark 14:17-25, 26-42: The Number of Syllables in N and D. N(arrative) D(iscourse) Sum-total Jesus others [ section II ] Mark 14:17-25 114 190 4 308 ( 11 x 28 ) [ section III ] 26-42 258 269 33 560 ( 20 x 28 ) Mark 14:17-42 372 459 37 868 ( 31 x 28 ) or: 372 + 496 = 868 syllables (12 x 31) (16 x 31) (28 x 31)