A Commentary on the Greek Text
by
R. T. France
WILLIAM B. EERDMANS PUBLISHING COMPANY
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THE PATERNOSTER PRESS
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
France, R. T.
The Gospel of Mark: a commentary on the Greek text / R. T. France.
p. cm.—(The New international Greek Testament commentary)
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
ISBN 0-8028-2446-3
1. Bible. N.T. Mark—Commentaries. I. Title.
II. New international Greek Testament commentary (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
BS2585.53.F73 2002
226.3′07—dc21
2001053854
Paternoster ISBN 0–85364–576–0
MY FATHER
5.1.1908–13.5.2000
B. Mark’s Gospel as a ‘Drama in Three Acts’
F. Mark in Relation to Matthew and Luke
The Prologue: Setting the Scene—The Dramatis Personae (1:2–13)
Introduction: The Essential Message of Jesus (1:14–15)
The Formation of the ‘Jesus Circle’ (1:16–20)
Preaching and Healing: General Impression (A Day in Capernaum) (1:21–39)
Controversial Aspects of Jesus’ Ministry (1:40–3:6)
Wide Recognition of Jesus’ Authority to Heal (3:7–12)
Varying Responses to Jesus: Supporters and Opponents (3:13–35)
Explanatory Discourse: The Paradox of the Kingdom of God (4:1–34)
Further Revelations of Jesus’ Unique Authority (4:35–5:43)
Not Everyone Is Impressed by Jesus (6:1–6)
Jesus’ Mission Extended through the Disciples (6:7–30)
A Sequence of Miracles around the Lake: Who Is Jesus? (6:31–56)
A Foretaste of Confrontation in Jerusalem: The Issue of Purity (7:1–23)
The Mission Extended to Neighbouring Peoples (7:24–8:10)
Summary So Far: Both Opponents and Supporters Still Have a Lot to Learn (8:11–21)
Act Two: On the Way to Jerusalem (Learning about the Cross) (8:22–10:52)
First Healing of a Blind Man (8:22–26)
Learning to Recognise Jesus (8:27–9:13)
Success and Failure in Exorcism (9:14–29)
More Lessons about the Way of the Cross (9:30–50)
The Revolutionary Values of the Kingdom of God (10:1–31)
Following Jesus in the Way of the Cross (10:32–45)
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About The Gospel of MarkThis 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. |
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