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5 - The Gospel of Mark

from Part II - The New Testament Writings

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 April 2021

By
Michael F. Bird
Edited by
Patrick Gray
Patrick Gray
Affiliation:
Rhodes College, Memphis
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Summary

This chapter begins with a general discussion of the emergence of the gospel genre and the development of the Passion narrative. It then treats the critical issues that are peculiar to the interpretation of Mark, including the “Messianic Secret,” the characterization of the apostles, and the text-critical status of the “longer ending” of the gospel.

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MarkGospel genrePassion narrativeParables
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The Cambridge Companion to the New Testament , pp. 95 - 114
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2021

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Further Reading

Bird, Michael F. The Gospel of the Lord: How the Early Church Wrote the Story of Jesus. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2014.Google Scholar
Bolt, Peter G. “Mark’s Gospel.” Pages 391–413 in The Face of New Testament Studies: A Survey of Recent Research. Edited by McKnight, S. and Osborne, G. R.. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2004.Google Scholar
Boring, Eugene M. Mark: A Commentary. New Testament Library. Louisville: Westminster John Knox, 2014.Google Scholar
Collins, Adela Yarbro. Mark. Hermeneia. Minneapolis: Fortress, 2007.Google Scholar
Evans, Craig A. Mark 8:27–16:20. WBC 34B. Dallas: Word, 2001.Google Scholar
Garland, David E. A Theology of Mark’s Gospel. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2015.Google Scholar
Gundry, Robert H. Mark: A Commentary on His Apology for the Cross. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1993.Google Scholar
Harrington, Wilfred J. Reading Mark for the First Time. Mahwah: Paulist, 2013.Google Scholar
Huizenga, Leroy A. Loosing the Lion: Proclaiming the Gospel of Mark. Steubenville: Emmaus Road, 2017.Google Scholar
Kok, Michael J. The Gospel on the Margins: The Reception of Mark in the Second Century. Minneapolis: Fortress, 2017.Google Scholar
Malbon, Elisabeth Struthers. Mark’s Jesus: Characterization As Narrative Christology. Waco: Baylor University Press, 2014.Google Scholar

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