For too many years Mark was underappreciated by scholarship. In the last couple of decades, the situation has changed dramatically. The author of Mark is now viewed by most scholars as a theologian in his own right. Mark is also treated more as a dynamic narrative, and the author a master storyteller. Technical (Own it: scholars) R. T. France (NIGTC). Above I recommended France for a good semi-technical commentary on Matthew (NICNT). Here he has also done outstanding work on Mark, but this series