Gospel According to Mark, from Gnomon of the New Testament
Author: first_name:  Johann Albrecht
last_name: Bengel
Language: English
Year: 1858

The Gnomon of the New Testament, by John Albert Bengel is the scholar's delight. He selected the title as modest and appropriate, intending it in the sense of a pointer or indicator, like the sundial; his aim being to point out or indicate the full force and meaning of the words and sentences of the New Testament. He endeavours to let the text itself cast its shadow on his page, believing with Luther that "the science of theology is nothing else but grammar exercised on the words of the Holy Spi