TY - BOOK AU - Black,C Clifton TI - Mark`s Gospel: History, Theology, Interpretation: SN - 9780802879189 U1 - B85.2 23/eng/20220729 PY - 2023/// CY - Grand Rapids, Michigan PB - William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company KW - Bible KW - Mark KW - Criticism, interpretation, etc KW - RELIGION / Biblical Criticism & Interpretation / New Testament KW - bisacsh KW - RELIGION / Biblical Studies / New Testament / Paul's Letters N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 431-476) and indexes; PART ONE: HISTORICAL STUDIES 1.Was Mark a Roman Gospel? 2.The Second Evangelist: Authorship and Apostolicity 3. The Quest of Mark the Redactor: Why Has It Been Pursued, and What Has It Taught Us? 4.Thirty Years On: Mark's Disciples and Markan Redaction 5.A Servant of Surprise: Juel Interpreted 6. Markan Studies: Whence and Whither? PART TWO: THEOLOGICAL STUDIES 7. A Conspectus of Markan Theology 8. Mark as Historian of God's Kingdom 9. The Face Is Familiar-I Just Can't Place It 10. Does Suffering Possess Educational Value in Mark's Gospel? 11. Mark: John's Photographic Negative 12. Christ Crucified in Paul and in Mark 13. Endzeit als Urzeit: Mark and Creation Theology 14. An Oration at Olivet 15. The Kije Effect: Revenants in the Markan Passion Narrative PART THREE: HOMILETICAL STUDIES 16. Priming the Pump: Exegetical Studies for Preachers 17. Ministry in Mystery: One Evangelist's Vision N2 - "A collection of historical, theological, and homiletical essays on the Gospel of Mark"--; "A culmination of contemporary scholarship on the Gospel of Mark. A preeminent scholar of the Gospel of Mark, C. Clifton Black has been studying and publishing on the gospel for over thirty years. This new collection brings together his most pivotal work and fresh investigations to constitute an all-in-one compendium of contemporary Markan scholarship and exegesis. The essays included cover scriptural commentary, historical studies, literary analysis, theological argument, and pastoral considerations. Among other topics Black explores: the gospel's provenance, authorship, and attribution the significance of redaction criticism in Markan studies recent approaches to the gospel's interpretation literary and rhetorical analyses of the gospel's narrative the kingdom of God and its revelation in Jesus Mark's theology of creation, suffering, and discipleship the Gospel of Mark's relationship to the Gospel of John and Paul's letters the passion in Mark as the gospel's recapitulation Scholars, advanced students, and clergy alike will consider this book an indispensable resource for understanding the foundational gospel"-- ER -