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Timothy J. Geddert views Mark as a profound theologian and accomplished writer, not a mere compiler of traditions. Mark's text provokes careful reflection on its subtle and challenging message of hope and its call to follow Jesus "on the way." Mark's Gospel, with some riddles and puzzles, speaks of God as revealed in Jesus of Nazareth. This Jesus is "the Christ, the Son of God." Mark is about...

Translations that choose one of the two options (e.g., the good news about Jesus, or the good news that Jesus proclaimed) impoverish the text. Mark is preserving Jesus’ traditions for a later generation (subjective genitive); Mark is also interpreting and proclaiming Jesus (objective genitive). He is challenging readers to respond to the good news that can be theirs not only because Jesus came, but also because he is still calling people to respond to the gospel of the kingdom. Appended to the name
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