This volume on Mark's Gospel is one of the series of commentaries on the New English Bible designed for use in schools and training colleges, and for the layman. Each volume will comment on one book, or two or three short books, of the Bible, beginning with the New Testament, already published. In each the text will be given in full. Sections of text and commentary alternate, so that the reader…
The Gospel of Mark is significant in many ways. Not only was it the first Gospel to be written and an important literary source for Matthew and Luke, but it is also best characterized as a witness document, a proclamation of salvation through Jesus Christ, which received its creative impulse from the early apostolic preaching. This widely praised commentary by William Lane shows Mark to be a th…
This 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 theologi…
This intratextual and intertextual reading of Mark's Gospel helps readers to appreciate the literary character, its setting in life, and its distinctive approaches to the Old Testament, Jesus, and early Christian theology. (Biblical Studies)
A verse-by-verse analysis and commentary of the Gospel of Mark by recognized biblical translation experts. Special attention on critical words and phrases, explaining accepted interpretations, noting how various translations have handeled these passages, and often explaining the nuances of the Greek text.
A verse-by-verse analysis and commentary of the Gospel of Mark by recognized biblical translation experts. Special attention on critical words and phrases, explaining accepted interpretations, noting how various translations have handeled these passages, and often explaining the nuances of the Greek text.