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Record Nr.

UNINA9910817152403321

Autore

Hooker Morna D

Titolo

A commentary on the Gospel according to St. Mark / / Morna D. Hooker

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Continuum, 2001, c1991

ISBN

1-283-20571-8

9786613205711

1-4411-3846-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (433 p.)

Collana

Black's New Testament commentaries

Disciplina

226.3

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

First published 1981 by A & C Black. Reprinted 1993, 1995, 1997 by A & C Black. Reprinted 2001 by Continuum.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

CONTENTS; Preface; Abbreviations; Introduction; Analysis of the Gospel According to Mark; Map; Translation and commentary; Additional Notes:; Selected bibliography; Index of authors; Subject index; Index of Ancient Sources

Sommario/riassunto

St Mark's Gospel is among the earliest records about Jesus of Nazareth. This commentary focuses primarily on the problem of understanding what Mark himself intended to convey to his readers when he set out to write 'the good news of Jesus Christ'. There is an examination of information in the gospel about the historical Jesus, about the early Christian community and about Mark's theological concerns. There is, also, consideration of the sources for the Gospel, of the tradition behind it and of interventions by editors. Professor Hooker's new commentary takes account of the many lasted twentiet