AB 27: Mark 1 - 8

A New Translation with Introduction and Commentary.Although
it appears second in the New Testament, Mark is generally recognized as the
first Gospel to be written. Captivating nonstop narrative characterizes this
earliest account of the life and teachings of Jesus. In the first installment
of his two-volume commentary on Mark, New Testament scholar Joel Marcus
recaptures the power of MarkÉs enigmatic narrative and capitalizes on its
lively pace to lead readers through familiar and not-so-familiar episodes from
the ministry of Jesus.As Marcus points out, the Gospel of Mark can be
understood only against the backdrop of the apocalyptic atmosphere of the
Jewish rebellions of 66-73 c.e., during which the Roman army destroyed the
Temple of Jerusalem (70 c.e.). While the Jewish revolutionaries believed that
the war was Êthe beginning of the endË and that a messianic redeemer would soon
appear to lead his people to victory over their human enemies (the Romans) and
cosmic foes (the demons), for Mark the redeemer had already come in the person
of Jesus. Paradoxically, however, Jesus had won the decisive holy-war victory
when he was rejected by his own people and executed on a Roman cross.The
student of two of this generationÉs most respected Bible scholars and Anchor
Bible authors, Raymond E. Brown and J. Louis Martyn, Marcus helps readers
understand the history, social customs, economic realities, religious
movements, and spiritual and personal circumstances that made Jesus who he was.
The result is a Bible commentary of the quality and originality readers have
come to expect of the renowned Anchor Bible series. Challenging to scholars and
enlightening to laypeople, Mark 1-8 is an invaluable tool for anyone reading
the Gospel story.'[...] technically of the first rank, but is far
too skeptical regarding what can be known about the historical Jesus. Mark
emerges as a late Paulinist.' - D.A. CarsonSeries: Anchor Yale
Bible, volume 27.Recommended € 49,90