Title: Mark /
Authors: Hare, Douglas R. A.
Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press,
Year: 1996
Subjects: Bible. Commentaries.
Abstract: "Mark, though often eclipsed by the other synoptic gospels, is considered by many scholars to be the earliest written gospel and thus closest to the historical Jesus. In his book, Douglas Hare examines Mark for modern Christians in search of the Jesus as portrayed in these earliest known writings. What emerges is a Jesus whose moral and religious teachings are of secondary importance to that of his life, death, and resurrection. Jesus as depicted in Mark serves as the window through which we may see God. God's love for humankind, Hare contends, is made visible through Mark's Jesus."--Jacket.
Contents: 1. The Beginning of the Good News: Mark 1:1-20 -- 2. Jesus' Healing Ministry Begins: Mark 1:21-39 -- 3. Jesus' Ministry Provokes Controversy: Mark 1:40-3:12 -- 4. Jesus Prepares Twelve Apprentices for Mission: Mark 3:13-6:13 -- 5. Jesus' Immense Popularity Prompts Antagonism: Mark 6:14-8:26 -- 6. The First Passion Announcement and the Transfiguration: Mark 8:27-9:29 -- 7. The Second Passion Announcement: Mark 9:30-10:31 -- 8. The Third Passion Announcement: Mark 10:32-52 -- 9. The Messiah's Royal Arrival in Jerusalem: Mark 11:1-25 -- 10. Jesus Refutes His Opponents: Mark 11:27-12:44 -- 11. Jesus Teaches About the Future: Mark 13:1-37 -- 12. Jesus' Last Days: Mark 14:1-15:47 -- 13. The Empty Tomb: Mark 16:1-8.