Mark, 2nd edition (Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture, New Testament II | ACCS)
Overview
The early church valued the Gospel of Mark for its preservation of the apostolic voice and gospel narrative of Peter. Yet the early church fathers very rarely produced sustained commentary on Mark. This brisk-paced and robust little Gospel, so much enjoyed by modern readers, was overshadowed in the minds of the fathers by the magisterial Gospels of Matthew and John.
But now with the assistance of computer searches, an abundance of comment has been discovered to be embedded and interleaved amidst the textual archives of patristic homilies, apologies, letters, commentaries, theological treatises and hymnic verses.
In this Ancient Christian Commentary on Mark, the insights of Augustine of Hippo and Clement of Alexandria, Ephrem the Syrian and Cyril of Jerusalem join in a polyphony of interpretive voices of the Eastern and Western church from the second century to the seventh. St. Mark’s Gospel displays the evocative power of its story, parables and passion as it ignites a brilliant exhibit of theological insight and pastoral wisdom.
The Ancient Christian Commentary on Mark (now in its second edition) opens up a long-forgotten passage through the arid and precipitous slopes of post-Enlightenment critical interpretation and bears us along to a fertile valley basking in the sunshine of theological and spiritual interpretation. In these pages we enter the interpretive world that long nurtured the great premodern pastors, theologians and saints of the church.
This is one component of the whole resource: Mark, 2nd edition (Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture, New Testament II | ACCS).
- Illuminates Scripture in the light of classic and consensual Christian faith
- Provides biographical sketches and a timeline of ancient Christian sources
- Makes accessible early Christian commentary on Mark
Top Highlights
“Rooting by Downward Movement. Augustine: Observe a tree, how it first tends downwards, that it may then shoot forth upwards. It fastens its root low in the ground, that it may send forth its top towards heaven. Is it not from humility that it endeavors to rise? But without humility it will not attain to higher things.1 You are wanting to grow up into the air without a root. Such is not growth, but a collapse. The Gospel of John, Sermon 38.” (Page 120)
“One need not be paralyzed bodily, however, to be paralyzed inwardly (Augustine” (Page 26)
“ Few are they who by faith touch him; multitudes are they who throng about him.8 Sermon 62.4.9” (Page 71)
“Mary is more blessed in receiving the faith of Christ than in conceiving the flesh of Christ” (Page 46)
“What could he possibly gain by doing so?7 Only the salvation of sinners. To blame Jesus for mingling with sinners would be like blaming a physician for stooping down over suffering and putting up with vile smells in order to heal the sick.” (Page 29)
- Title: New Testament II: Mark (Revised)
- Authors: Thomas C. Oden, Christopher A. Hall
- Series: Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture (Rev.)
- Publisher: IVP
- Print Publication Date: 1998
- Logos Release Date: 2010
- Era: era:nicene
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
- Subject: Bible. N.T. Mark › Commentaries
- ISBNs: 9780830897438, 9780830814183, 9780830810994, 9780830813568, 9780830814695, 9780830814862, 9780830814886, 9780830814893, 9780830814909, 9780830814947, 9780830814954, 9780830814961, 9780830814978, 9780830824922, 9780830824939, 0830897437, 0830814183, 0830810994, 083081356X, 0830814698, 0830814868, 0830814884, 0830814892, 0830814906, 0830814949, 0830814957, 0830814965, 0830814973, 0830824928, 0830824936
- Resource ID: LLS:ACCSREVNT02REV
- Resource Type: Bible Commentary
- Metadata Last Updated: 2024-03-25T19:04:54Z