Mark (Conversations with Scripture S. / Anglican Association of Biblical Scholars Study S.) - Softcover
Synopsis
Most Christians are familiar with the story told in Mark's gospel-- from the fishermen leaving their nets, to the miracle of the loaves and fishes, to the political rumblings and the crucifixion. But no one knows who "Mark" really was or why this gospel was written or why it's charged with such a sense of immediacy. For noted Jesus scholar Marcus Borg, reading Mark is like "meeting Jesus again for the first time." Individual readers and parish study groups will learn about this earliest gospel from the perspective of an important Anglican theologian. Conversations with Scripture is the umbrella title of the Anglican Association of Biblical Scholars Study Series. Written in accessible language and sensitive to those who have little or no experience in reading the Bible, each book in the series focuses on exploring the historical and critical background, plus modern application of the texts. Other books in the series focus on the Gospel of John, Revelation, the Law, the Parables, and 2 Isaiah.
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Synopsis
An accessible new look at the oldest Gospel from a pre-eminent Anglican scholar. Borg explores the historical background of the oldest Gospel and offers the reader an accessible means of understanding and evaluating this book, using the approach that made his "Reading Jesus Again for the First Time" so popular. As one of the best-known contemporary scholars of the historical Jesus, he applies everything now known about the era of Jesus' life to our understanding of Mark's Gospel, making it all the more relevant and inspirational to audiences today. This is one of the first books in a series, co-sponsored by the Anglican Association of Biblical Scholars. It is written in accessible language, sensitive to the needs of people who have little or no experience in reading the Bible. Each book focuses on exploring the historical and critical background, as well as how the biblical texts written centuries ago can still speak to readers today.
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