The Gospel According to MarkThis new Pillar volume offers exceptional commentary on Mark that clearly shows the second Gospel though it was a product of the earliest Christian community to be both relevant and sorely needed in today's church. Written by a biblical scholar who has devoted thirty years to the study of the second Gospel, this commentary aims primarily to interpret the Gosepl of Mark according to its theological intentions and purposes, especially as they relate to the life and ministry of Jesus and the call to faith and discipleship. Unique features of James Edwards's approach include clear descriptions of key terms used by Mark and revealing discussion of the Gospel's literary features, including Mark's use of the "sandwich" technique and of imagistic motifs and irony. Edwards also proposes a new paradigm for interpreting the difficult "Little Apocalypse" of chapter 13, and he argues for a new understanding of Mark's controversial ending. |
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According to Mark Acts Antipas appears argues authority baptism Bethsaida Caesarea Philippi Capernaum century Christ Christian Christology command confession cross crowd crucifixion death declares demons Deut disciples discipleship divine early church Elijah Evangelium evidence Exod exousia faith father follow Jesus Gentiles God's God's Son Gospel According Gospel of Mark Gospel of Peter Gospel of Thomas Greek word healing Herod Herodians high priest Holy human Israel Jerusalem Jewish Jews John John's Josephus Judaism Judas kingdom Lord Luke manuscripts Markan Markus Matt Matthew meaning Messiah Metzger ministry miracle Mishnah mission Moses narrative parable passion Passover person Peter Pharisees Pilate prophets question Qumran rabbis readers reading reference resurrection reveals Roman Sabbath Sadducees sandwich Sanhedrin saying scribes Sea of Galilee servant significance simply story Str-B suffering suggests synagogue TCGNT teaching temple Testament tion tomb Torah tradition trans transfiguration Twelve unclean understanding verb verse woman women