The Gospel of Mark: An Expositional Commentary
Overview
“The Gospel of Mark is not a biography of Jesus,” writes D. Edmond Hiebert, “but rather a delineation of the ‘good news’ of salvation made available through the suffering Servant of Jehovah. The picture presented is in harmony with the declared purpose of Jesus that ‘the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.’”
Following a “clause-by-clause” approach, this commentary closely scrutinizes the text of the Gospel but without losing sight of the overall thrust and purpose of the book. The commentary also gives attention to the meaning of the original Greek but does so in a manner that is understandable to the student who is unfamiliar with the language. The goal is to help the reader understand and appreciate the “good news” that Mark proclaims.
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Key Features
- Presents the Gospel of Mark in a nontechnical manner for students who may not be proficient in the use of Greek
- Features an extensive bibliography and indexes
Contents
- Part 1: The Coming of the Servant
- The Coming of the Servant 1:1–13
- Part 2: The Ministry of the Servant
- Ministry in Galilee (Part 1; 1:14–45)
- Ministry in Galilee (Part 2; 2:1–3:6)
- Ministry in Galilee (Part 3; 3:7–4:34)
- Withdrawals from Galilee (Part 1; 4:35–6:29)
- Withdrawals from Galilee (Part 2; 6:30–7:23)
- Withdrawals from Galilee (Part 3; 7:24–8:13)
- Withdrawals from Galilee (Part 4; 8:14–9:50)
- Journey to Jerusalem 10:1–52
- Ministry in Jerusalem (Part 1; 11:1–25)
- Ministry in Jerusalem (Part 2; 11:27–12:44)
- Ministry in Jerusalem (Part 3; 13:1–37)
- Part 3: The Self-Sacrifice of the Servant
- The Self-Sacrifice of the Servant (Part 1; 14:1–52)
- The Self-Sacrifice of the Servant (Part 2; 14:53–15:47)
- Part 4: The Resurrection of the Servant
- The Resurrection of the Servant 16:1–20
Top Highlights
“The statement of Jesus is a picture of that which is utterly impossible with men, yet can be accomplished through faith in the power of God.” (Page 326)
“The teaching of both parables is that the new life of redemption in Christ cannot be confined to the old legalistic forms of Judaism.” (Page 79)
“Jesus set no limits to the possibilities of prayer, but such successful praying must have a true foundation. The one praying can only have such confidence if he is sure that what he is asking is in harmony with the will of God and furthers His purpose. Such confidence is wrought in the heart by the Holy Spirit through the Word.” (Page 326)
“It seems best to preserve the natural meaning of generation as denoting the people alive at a given time and accept the view that the reference is to that future, turbulent, wicked generation that will see the actual beginning of those eschatological events (vv. 14–23). The assurance is that the end-time crisis will not be of indefinite duration.” (Page 385)
“In my judgment, the most probable view is that the primary reference was to the transfiguration serving as a visible type of the eschatological coming of the kingdom.” (Page 242)
Praise for the Print Edition
Most thorough and helpful.
—Stewart Custer, professor emeritus, Bob Jones University
Product Details
- Title: The Gospel of Mark: An Expositional Commentary
- Author: D. Edmond Hiebert
- Publisher: Bob Jones University Press
- Publication Date: 1994
- Pages: 528