The Gospel According to St. Mark

by Henry Barclay Swete

Publisher:

Macmillan and Co.

, 1913

Overview

H.B. Swete's classic commentary on the Greek version of The Gospel According to St Mark. Contains extensive verse-by-verse exegetical commentary, as well as multiple dissertations on various subjects relating to the Gospel.

Contents

Top Highlights

“The house was probably Simon’s (1:29), but ἐν οἴκῳ is not=ἐν τῷ οἴκῳ: the sense is ‘at home,’ ‘indoors,’ cf. 1 Cor. 11:34, 14:35.” (Page 32)

“a contrast to the method employed in more than one other case of blindness” (Page 245)

“The sacrificial salt was the symbol of a covenant-relation with God (” (Page 213)

Product Details

• Title: The Gospel According to St. Mark
• Author: Henry Barclay Swete
• Publisher: Macmillan and Co.
• Publication Date: 1898

About Henry Barclay Swete

Henry Barclay Swete (1835–1917) was an Anglican clergyman and noted biblical scholar who published works on the Old and New Testaments, as well as on Christian doctrine. He was ordained in 1838 and became a theological lecturer and tutor at Caius College in 1869. He then served as professor of pastoral theology at King’s College, London, and later became regius professor of divinity at Cambridge in 1890. He received an honorary doctorate of divinity from the University of Glasgow in 1901.