THE NEW AMERICAN COMMENTARY
Volume 23
Mark
James A. Brooks
Nashville, Tennessee
General Editor
DAVID S. DOCKERY
Consulting Editors | |
L. RUSS BUSH DUANE A. GARRETT KENNETH A. MATHEWS RICHARD R. MELICK, JR. | PAIGE PATTERSON ROBERT B. SLOAN CURTIS A. VAUGHAN LARRY L. WALKER |
Vice-President for General Publishing
JOHNNIE C. GODWIN
Vice-President for Marketing and Distribution
JIMMY D. EDWARDS
Director
THOMAS L. CLARK
Manuscript Editors
LINDA L. SCOTT
CHRISTOPHER L. CHURCH
© Copyright 1992 • Broadman & Holman Publishers
All rights reserved
4201–23
ISBN: 0-8054-0123-7
Dewey Decimal Classification: 226.3
Subject Heading: BIBLE. N.T. MARK
Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 91–22704
Unless otherwise indicated, Scripture quotations are from the Holy Bible, New International Version (NIV), copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society. Used by permission of Zondervan Bible Publishers. Scripture quotations marked KJV are from the King James Version of the Bible. Scripture quotations marked NASB are from the New American Standard Bible. © The Lockman Foundation, 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977. Used by permission. Scripture quotations marked GNB are from the Good News Bible, the Bible in Today’s English Version. Old Testament: Copyright © American Bible Society 1976; New Testament: Copyright © American Bible Society 1966, 1971, 1976. Used by permission. Scripture quotations marked NEB are from the New English Bible. Copyright © The Delegates of the Oxford University Press and the Syndics of the Cambridge University Press, 1961, 1970. Used by permission. Scripture quotations marked NRSV are from The New Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyrighted 1989. Scripture quotations marked REB are from The Revised English Bible. Copyright © Oxford University Press and Cambridge University Press, 1989. Reprinted by permission. Scripture quotations marked Moffatt are from The Bible, A New Translation. Copyright © 1954 by James Moffatt. Reprinted by permission of HarperCollins Publishers, Inc.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Brooks, James A.
Mark / James A. Brooks
p. cm.—(The New American commentary; v. 23)
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
ISBN 0-8054-0123-7
1. Bible. N.T. Mark—Commentaries. I. Title. II. Series.
BS2585.3.B764 1991
226.3´077—dc20
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Editors’ Preface
God’s Word does not change. God’s world, however, changes in every generation. These changes, in addition to new findings by scholars and a new variety of challenges to the gospel message, call for the church in each generation to interpret and apply God’s Word for God’s people. Thus, THE NEW AMERICAN COMMENTARY is introduced to bridge the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. This new series has been designed primarily to enable pastors, teachers, and students to read the Bible with clarity and proclaim it with power.
In one sense THE NEW AMERICAN COMMENTARY is not new, for it represents the continuation of a heritage ...
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About MarkSince a commentary is a fundamental tool for the expositor or teacher who seeks to interpret and apply Scripture in the church or classroom, the NAC focuses on communicating the theological structure and content of each biblical book. The writers seek to illuminate both the historical meaning and contemporary significance of Holy Scripture. In its attempt to make a unique contribution to the Christian community, the NAC focuses on two concerns. First, the commentary emphasizes how each section of a book fits together so that the reader becomes aware of the theological unity of each book and of Scripture as a whole. The writers, however, remain aware of the Bible’s inherently rich variety. Second, the NAC is produced with the conviction that the Bible primarily belongs to the church. We believe that scholarship and the academy provide an indispensable foundation for biblical understanding and the service of Christ, but the editors and authors of this series have attempted to communicate the findings of their research in a manner that will build up the whole body of Christ. Thus, the commentary concentrates on theological exegesis, while providing practical, applicable exposition. |
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