The Gospel According to Saint Mark (Black’s New Testament Commentary | BNTC)

by Morna Hooker

Publisher:

Continuum

, 1991

Overview

The Gospel According to Saint Mark injects fresh life into the series! Basing her observations on her own new translation of the Greek text, Hooker explores, pericope by pericope, what the author of Mark's Gospel wanted his original readers to understand, what he says about the historical Jesus and the early community of the faithful, and what he conveys theologically throughout the entire Gospel.

Praise for the Print Edition

For the better part of her distinguished career, Morna Hooker has been a keen student of Mark's Gospel. In this commentary, she forges from twenty years of research her understanding of Mark's presentation of Jesus. With the sure touch of a mature scholar, she guides the reader through the text of Mark in a non-technical way that is both insightful and eminently readable. At a time in which pastors and students face a veritable flood of new commentaries, this one commends itself as a valuable yet manageable resource. Those who use it will find it stimulating and enriching.

—Jack Dean Kingsbury, Aubrey Lee Brooks Professor of Biblical Theology, Union Theological Seminary

In view of some recent commentaries and interpretations of the Marcan Gospel, this is a welcome relief. All readers, theologians, pastors, campus and hospital ministers, and especially educated lay folk, will profit from the study of Mark's Gospel with this commentary. It is a balanced attempt to interpret Mark 'at every level,' but primarily from that of 'the evangelist himself'—how he understood 'the nature of the good news about Jesus Christ.' Hooker has wisely sought to summarize the theology of the Marcan Gospel, and she does it well.

—Joseph A. Fitzmyer, SJ, Catholic University of America

Product Details

• Title: Black’s New Testament Commentary: The Gospel According to Saint Mark
• Author: Morna D. Hooker
• Publisher: Hendrickson
• Publication Date: 1991
• Pages: 432

About Morna D. Hooker

Morna D. Hooker is Lady Margaret’s Professor Emerita in the University of Cambridge, and a Fellow of Robinson College. Her recent books include: From Adam to Christ: Essays on St Paul, A Commentary on The Gospel According to St Mark, Not Ashamed of the Gospel, The Signs of a Prophet, and Paul: A Short Introduction. She is editor of Black’s New Testament Commentaries, and has been joint editor of the Journal of Theological Studies since 1985.

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