What stories bookend the Passion predictions What could the Gospel writer be suggesting by bookending these predictions?

The stories that bookend the Passion predictions in the Gospel of Mark are the healings of blind Bartimaeus and blind Bartimaeus performed by Jesus. By placing these miracles before and after the predictions of Jesus' suffering and death, the Gospel writer may be suggesting that true insight and understanding comes from recognizing Jesus as the suffering servant who brings healing and salvation to humanity.