I have decided to do my paper over the function of miracles in the book of Mark. More precisely, I have narrowed those miracles down to two demon exorcisms; two of which can both be found in the gospels of Matthew and Luke.

In this paper, I hope to accomplish an in-depth study of these two passages. By using all three accounts, I hope to identify the difference in the accounts and possibly determine how the accounts functions differently between each other. Also, by looking at the passages, in chronological terms, I will be able to identify just exactly the purposes of the exorcisms.