The Gospel of Mark : a commentary on the Greek text / by R.T. France.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

France, R. T.

Contributor:

Class of 1939 Fund.

Series:

New international Greek Testament commentary (Grand Rapids, Mich.)

The New international Greek Testament commentary

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bible. Mark--Commentaries.

Bible.

Bible. Mark.

Genre:

Commentaries.

Physical Description:

xxxvii, 719 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Grand Rapids, Mich. : W.B. Eerdmans ; Carlisle : Paternoster Press, 2002.

Summary:

This commentary series is established on the presupposition that the theological character of the New Testament documents calls for exegesis that is sensitive to theological themes as well as to the details of the historical, linguistic, and textual context. Such thorough exegetical work lies at the heart of these volumes, which contain detailed verse-by-verse commentary preceded by general comments on each section and subsection of the text. An important aim of the NIGTC authors is to interact with the wealth of significant New Testament research published in recent articles and monographs. In this connection the authors make their own scholarly contributions to the ongoing study of the biblical text.

The text on which these commentaries are based is the UBS Greek New Testament, edited by Kurt Aland and others. While engaging the major questions of text and interpretation at a scholarly level, the authors keep in mind the needs of the beginning student of Greek as well as the pastor or layperson who may have studied the language at some time but does not now use it on a regular basis. Drawing on many years of Marcan studies, world-class scholar R. T. France has produced an exegetical commentary on the Greek text of Mark that does what the best of recent Greek commentaries have done but in France's own inimitable, reader-friendly way.

This work is a commentary on Mark itself, not a commentary on commentaries of Mark. It deals immediately and directly with matters that France himself regards as important. Working from his own translation of the Greek text and culling from helpful research into the world of first-century Palestine, France provides an extensive introduction to Mark's Gospel, followed by insightful section and verse commentary. France sees the structure of Mark's Gospel as an effective "drama in three acts." Act 1 takes up Jesus' public ministry in Galilee. Act 2 covers Jesus' journey to Jerusalem with his disciples. Act 3 focuses on Jesus' public ministry in Jerusalem, including his confrontation with the Jewish leaders, his explanatory discourse on the future, and his passion, death, and resurrection. France carefully unpacks for modern readers the two central themes of this powerful narrative of Jesus' life -- the nature of Christ and the role of discipleship. Supported by careful argumentation and impressive in its sensitivity to Mark's structure, context, and use of the Old Testament, France's study of the second Gospel is without peer.

Contents:

About the Gospel of Mark 4

A. What Sort of Book? 4

B. Mark's Gospel as a 'Drama in Three Acts' 11

C. Mark the Storyteller 15

D. The Message of Mark 20

E. The Origin of the Book 35

F. Mark in Relation to Matthew and Luke 41

The Heading (1:1) 49

The Prologue: Setting the Scene

The Dramatis Personae (1:2-13) 54

Act 1 Galilee (1:14-8:21) 88

Introduction: The Essential Message of Jesus (1:14-15) 89

The Formation of the 'Jesus Circle' (1:16-20) 94

Preaching and Healing: General Impression (A Day in Capernaum) (1:21-39) 98

Controversial Aspects of Jesus' Ministry (1:40-3:6) 114

Wide Recognition of Jesus' Authority to Heal (3:7-12) 152

Varying Responses to Jesus: Supporters and Opponents (3:13-35) 156

Explanatory Discourse: The Paradox of the Kingdom of God (4:1-34) 181

Further Revelations of Jesus' Unique Authority (4:35-5:43) 219

Not Everyone Is Impressed by Jesus (6:1-6) 241

Jesus' Mission Extended through the Disciples (6:7-30) 245

A Sequence of Miracles around the Lake: Who Is Jesus? (6:31-56) 259

A Foretaste of Confrontation in Jerusalem: The Issue of Purity (7:1-23) 275

The Mission Extended to Neighbouring Peoples (7:24-8:10) 294

Summary So Far: Both Opponents and Supporters Still Have a Lot to Learn (8:11-21) 309

Act 2 On the Way to Jerusalem (Learning about the Cross) (8:22-10:52) 320

First Healing of a Blind Man (8:22-26) 321

Learning to Recognise Jesus (8:27-9:13) 326

Success and Failure in Exorcism (9:14-29) 360

More Lessons about the Way of the Cross (9:30-50) 370

The Revolutionary Values of the Kingdom of God (10:1-31) 385

Following Jesus in the Way of the Cross (10:32-45) 409

Second Healing of a Blind Man (10:45-52) 421

Act 3 Jerusalem (11:1-16:8) 426

Throwing Down the Gauntlet (11:1-25) 427

Confrontation with the Jerusalem Establishment (11:27-13:2) 451

Explanatory Discourse: The End of the Old Order (13:3-35) 497

Setting the Scene for the Passion (14:1-11) 547

Last Hours with the Disciples (14:12-42) 558

The Arrest and Trials of Jesus (14:43-15:15) 590

The Crucifixion, Death, and Burial of Jesus (15:16-47) 635

The Empty Tomb (16:1-8) 670.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages xvii-xxxvii) and indexes.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Class of 1939 Fund.

ISBN:

0802824463

OCLC:

48132075