The Gospel According To St. Mark (Black's New Testament Commentaries) - Softcover

Morna D. Hooker

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0826460399 ISBN 13: 9780826460394

Publisher: Continuum, 2001

Synopsis

St Marks Gospel is among the earliest records about Jesus of Nazareth. This commentary focuses primarily on the problem of understanding what Mark himself intended to convey to his readers when he set out to write the good news of Jesus Christ. There is an examination of information in the gospel about the historical Jesus, about the early Christian community and about Marks theological concerns. There is, also, consideration of the sources for the Gospel, of the tradition behind it and of interventions by editors. Professor Hookers new commentary takes account of the many lasted twentieth-century Markan studies and comes with her own translation of the Gospel. References to Greek sources are included but do not require a knowledge of Greek.

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Review:

"For the better part of her distinguished career, Morna Hooker has been a keen student of Mark's Gospel. In this commentary, she forges from twenty years of research her understanding of Mark's presentation of Jesus. With the sure touch of a mature scholar, she guides the reader through the text of Mark in a non-technical way that is both insightful and eminently readable. At a time in which pastors and students face a veritable flood of new commentaries, this one commends itself as a valuable yet manageable resource. Those who use it will find it stimulating and enriching."" Jack Dean Kingsbury, Aubrey Lee Brooks Professor of Biblical Theology, Union Theological Seminary"In view of some recent commentaries and interpretations of the Marcan Gospel, this is a welcome relief. All readers, theologians, pastors, campus and hospital ministers, and especially educated lay folk, will profit from the study of Mark's Gospel with this commentary. It is a balanced attempt to interpret Mark 'at every level, ' but primarily from that of 'the evangelist himself'" how he understood 'the nature of the good news about Jesus Christ.' Hooker has wisely sought to summarize the theology of the Marcan Gospel, and she does it well."" Joseph A. Fitzmyer, SJ, Catholic University of America

About the Author:

Emerita Lady Margaret's Professor of Divinity, University of Cambridge

About this edition

• Publisher: Continuum
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0826460399
• ISBN 13: 9780826460394
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 432