Markan distinctives:

• “just as he was. And other boats were with him.”
• Reference of place peculiar to the Markan Context. 4.1 Jesus had already entered a boat to teach so now they just set off.
• Apparently other disciples follow, but they don’t enter into the rest of the story.
• In the stern on a cushion
• Hooker – “The cushion on which he slept seems to refer to the helmsman’s seat which, being in the stern, would be comparatively dry.”
• Sleeping shows his humanity
• “Do you not care if we perish?”
• Characteristically Mark, raw and emotional. Assuming Markan priority, the statement is cleaned up by the other evangelists.
• The fear of hardened fishermen may be a testament to the severity of the storm, Though they had weathered many in the past, this one was about to claim their lives.
• “Peace! Be Still”
• Commands used in exorcism 1.25
• “Why are you afraid?”
• Again a reference to the raw emotions of the disciples.
• Contrasting Jesus’ implicit trust in their seamanship and above all God.
• “Filled with Awe”
  
• terrified. Similar to Luke’s “And they were afraid”
• Fear is more tangible than the panic; it is fear of the authority of Jesus. Who is this man? Enter Job.