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Mark: Storyteller, Interpreter, Evangelist is unavailable, but you can change that!

The earliest and briefest of the four Gospels has traditionally been ascribed to a disciple named Mark. In some ages, it been overshadowed by its lengthier New Testament neighbors, but its pages hold rich rewards for those who ask the right questions. Who was “Mark,” and what were his purposes—historical, theological, or otherwise? How does he shape his story of Jesus, and what interpretation of...

might serve as a framework for the rediscovery of the life of Jesus. But perhaps Mark, in his compilation of a narrative guided by a theological agenda, did make an honest attempt to pass on to later generations what the events of the life, teaching, death, and resurrection of Jesus meant.26 After World War II (1939–1945) Wrede’s often forgotten insistence that Mark was primarily a theologian became increasingly important. Two major moments signaled the deepening scholarly appreciation
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