Hearing Mark: A Listener's Guide
" Using the best of her own and others' research on the Gospel of Mark, Elizabeth Struthers Malbon has written a book for Christian laity bringing alive the oral story of Mark. Through her book, congregations today can experience some of the excitement the gospel held for its first hearers."—Joanna Dewey, Ph.D., Academic Dean and Harvey H. Guthrie Professor of Biblical Studies, Episcopal Divinity School, July 15, 2002 (Joanna Dewey, Ph.D.)Hearing Mark offers readers—and hearers!—the opportunity to venture with Elizabeth Struthers Malbon, one of Mark's most sensitive and most graceful critics, into a deeper engagement with the aural dimensions of the Second Gospel. Listening to her hear Mark, we are encouraged, instructed, and strengthened to engage the good news in our own lives. Her instructive advice on reading Mark aloud in a congregational setting dovetails with her exposition of the text, and will surely prove valuable to any group that takes up her suggestions. (A. K. M. Adam, Associate Professor of New Testament, Seabury-Western Theological Seminary)"At last, a book that encourages folks to hear the Gospel and to hear it in its entirety—as it was meant to be experienced." (David Rhoads)"This book is intended for a popular audience that wants to engage the message of Mark's text seriously. Reflections, discussion questions, and suggestions for further work on the Gospel enhance its value."—Donald Senior C.P., The Bible Today, July/August 2003. (Donald Senior C.P.)“Malbon does get what she wants: a captive audience paralleling those of the first century. Furthermore, the liturgically styled prayers that open and close each chapter serve the purpose of rooting the hearing of Mark in confessional grounds. Malbon’s flair and reverence for the gospel of Mark are inspiring, and her new book reminds us all of the multifaceted value of biblical text in general and the devotional character of Mark’s gospel in particular.” –Religious Studies Review, 1/2004 (Religious Studies Review)" Using the best of her own and others' research on the Gospel of Mark, Elizabeth Struthers Malbon has written a book for Christian laity bringing alive the oral story of Mark. Through her book, congregations today can experience some of the excitement the gospel held for its first hearers."—Joanna Dewey, Ph.D., Academic Dean and Harvey H. Guthrie Professor of Biblical Studies, Episcopal Divinity School, July 15, 2002 (Sanford Lakoff)"At last, a book that encourages folks to hear the Gospel and to hear it in its entirety—as it was meant to be experienced." (Sanford Lakoff)"This book is intended for a popular audience that wants to engage the message of Mark's text seriously. Reflections, discussion questions, and suggestions for further work on the Gospel enhance its value."—Donald Senior C.P., The Bible Today, July/August 2003. (Sanford Lakoff)