Buried Treasure: Unearthing the Riches of the Gospel of Mark
Ebook
Overview
Buried Treasure addresses the easily missed or misperceived themes of Mark’s Gospel, unearthing some surprising discoveries--buried treasures waiting to be found. The book examines nine Markan themes that emerge from the characters, events, and structure of Mark’s story. In each chapter, readers follow a single theme, discovering narrative treasures along the way. Hunter R. Hill tells present-day stories of transformation and change, drawn from myriad sources, including his own life, and connects them to Mark’s narrative of transformation, resurrection, and change. He links today’s human realities and hopes to those discovered in Mark’s artful account of the life of Jesus and those who imperfectly followed him. Hill also draws on the insight of his own master teachers and mentors, whose observations reveal and crystallize the good news unearthed over the years. Even for those who have spent a lifetime reading the Bible, much remains to be discovered in Mark’s story, with Hunter R. Hill as a gracious, thoughtful guide. By reading Buried Treasure, readers unearth the riches of Mark’s Gospel.
“Hill has discovered new spiritual riches from the familiar
Gospel of Mark. He makes Mark’s text accessible and provides very
valuable insights for today. ‘Markan surprises’ throughout show how
the Gospel’s story is astonishingly relevant and meaningful for us.
Mark believed the story of Jesus matters in an ultimate way.
Experiencing the risen Christ as present and active energizes all
life. Hill helps us joyfully discover the transformative power of
Mark’s story of Jesus!”
—Donald K. McKim, author of Everyday Prayer with John
Calvin
“What do you get when you combine pastoral wisdom attuned to the
breadth and depth of human experience, a lifelong fascination with
Mark’s Gospel, keen literary sensibility, and lucid prose? The
result is Buried Treasure. This wonderful book invites
first-time readers of Mark into that intriguing story and offers
fresh insight to seasoned readers as well.”
—John T. Carroll, Harriet Robertson Fitts Memorial Professor of New
Testament, Union Presbyterian Seminary
“Buried Treasure is the outcome of biblical inquiry informed
by a disciplined theological imagination and creative methodology.
Hill exposes fundamental themes imperceptibly woven into Mark’s
Gospel. These lead to insights regarding Jesus himself, the
challenges of discipleship, the nature of the kingdom, the critical
role of the female followers, the meaning of resurrection, and the
ongoing situation of Mark’s readers: fear joined with hope. The
book is a treasure.”
—Rebecca Harden Weaver, Professor of Church History emerita, Union
Presbyterian Seminary
- Title: Buried Treasure: Unearthing the Riches of the Gospel of Mark
- Author: Hunter R. Hill
- Publisher: Resource Publications
- Print Publication Date: 2021
- Logos Release Date: 2021
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Ebook
- ISBNs: 9781666712155, 9781666712131, 9781666712148, 1666712159, 1666712132, 1666712140
- Resource ID: LLS:9781666712155
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2022-09-29T19:52:11Z
Hunter R. Hill holds a bachelor’s degree from Davidson College
and an MDiv and DMin from Union Theological Seminary (now Union
Presbyterian Seminary) in Virginia. He was ordained as a minister
in the Presbyterian Church (USA) in 1971, and he served churches in
North Carolina and Florida. Hill then dedicated himself to the
specialized ministry of pastoral care and counseling, serving in
three different agencies in Virginia until his retirement. Hunter
Hill and his wife Lyn have been married for more than fifty years.
They have two children and two grandchildren.