Mark: A New Covenant Commentary (New Covenant Commentary Series) - Softcover

Tan, Kim Huat

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0718894235 ISBN 13: 9780718894238

Publisher: James Clarke and Co Ltd, 2016

Synopsis

An important new reading of the Gospel of Mark, articulating its themes and objectives and highlighting its importance to Christian life today. Believing that the needs of beleaguered Christian communities in turbulent times would be best met by drawing on the life of Jesus, Mark wrote a Gospel that was at once plain and subtle, fast-paced and yet profound. He clarified the essence of being a follower of Jesus, so that these communities might differentiate the essential from the trivial and be fortified in their testimony to the one true Gospel. In his important new commentary, Kim Huat Tan expounds the artistry of Mark in achieving all this in its original setting by focusing on the larger picture of themes and thrusts, paragraphs and plot, but without dodging important issues of interpretation. Following in the footsteps of his Gospel, Mark bridges the horizons between then and now, and show how it is still a powerful resource for a disciple of Jesus today.

About this title

About the Author

Kim Huat Tan is Chen Su Lan Professor of New Testament and Academic Dean at Trinity Theological College, Singapore. He is author of The Zion Traditions and the Aims of Jesus (1997).

Edition details

• Publisher: James Clarke and Co Ltd
• Publication date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0718894235
• ISBN 13: 9780718894238
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 288