Mark's gospel : history, theology, interpretation

Black, C. Clifton (Carl Clifton) 1955- (author.).

Summary: "A culmination of contemporary scholarship on the Gospel of Mark. A preeminent scholar of the Gospel of Mark, C. Clifton Black has been studying and publishing on the gospel for over thirty years. This new collection brings together his most pivotal work and fresh investigations to constitute an all-in-one compendium of contemporary Markan scholarship and exegesis. The essays included cover scriptural commentary, historical studies, literary analysis, theological argument, and pastoral considerations. Among other topics Black explores: the gospel's provenance, authorship, and attribution the significance of redaction criticism in Markan studies recent approaches to the gospel's interpretation literary and rhetorical analyses of the gospel's narrative the kingdom of God and its revelation in Jesus Mark's theology of creation, suffering, and discipleship the Gospel of Mark's relationship to the Gospel of John and Paul's letters the passion in Mark as the gospel's recapitulation Scholars, advanced students, and clergy alike will consider this book an indispensable resource for understanding the foundational gospel"--

Record details

OCLC: on1336953651
ISBN: 0802879187
ISBN: 9780802879189
Physical Description: pages cm
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Published: Grand Rapids, Michigan :Willliam B. Eerdmans Publishing Company,[2023]
Publisher: Grand Rapids, Michigan : Willliam B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, [2023]

Content descriptions

Bibliography:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: Table of ContentsPreface -- Introduction: A Brief Commentary on the Gospel according to Mark -- Part I: Historical Studies -- 1. Was Mark a Roman Gospel? -- 2. The Second Evangelist: Authorship and Apostolicity -- 3. The Quest of Mark the Redactor: Why Has It Been Pursued, and What Has It Taught Us? -- 4. Thirty Years On: Mark's Disciples and Markan Redaction -- 5. A Servant of Surprise: Juel Interpreted -- 6. Markan Studies: Whence and Whither? -- Part II: Theological Studies -- 7. A Conspectus of Markan Theology -- 8. Mark as Historian of God's Kingdom -- 9. The Face Is Familiar-I Just Can't Place It -- 10. Does Suffering Possess Educational Value in Mark's Gospel? -- 11. Mark: John's Photographic Negative -- 12. Christ Crucified in Paul and in Mark -- 13. Endzeit als Urzeit: Mark and Creation Theology -- 14. An Oration at Olivet -- 15. The Kijé Effect: Revenants in the Markan Passion Narrative -- Part III: Homiletical Studies -- 16. Priming the Pump: Exegetical Ruminations for Preachers -- 17. Ministry in Mystery: One Evangelist's Vision -- Bibliography -- Indexes.