{"product_id":"books-mark-by-robert-h-gundry","title":"Mark","description":"\u003ci\u003eThis is a print on demand book and is therefore non- returnable.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The fullest commentary ever to come out on the Gospel of Mark, this monumental work by Robert H. Gundry, reflecting years of painstaking scholarship, presents a well-argued alternative reading of the Greek text of Mark. Gundry turns from form and redaction criticism, both of which he considers largely inapplicable to Mark, to a very close reading of Mark's text as it stands -- a reading that pays special attention to such literary devices as word order, chiasm, inclusion, asyndeton, and the historical present tense. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Driving the commentary is Gundry's provocative thesis that the Gospel of Mark constitutes a straightforward apology for the apparently shameful manner of Jesus' death; as such Mark is essentially an evangelistic tract rather than an obliquely written handbook of Christian discipleship and church life. Besides positing this bold, seldom-defended thesis, Gundry's commentary contains these features: \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThoroughness of treatment, including extensive interaction with other interpretations and detailed discussions of authorship, date, etc.;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA defense of the Papian tradition, including Mark as getting his materials from Peter; \u003cbr\u003e A rejection of the view that Mark 13 reflects the Jewish war of 66-70 C. E.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA lengthy excursus on the Secret Gospel of Mark;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA rejection of currently popular ironic, polemic, and other symbolic interpretations;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew literary critical arguments supporting the view that Mark did not originally end at 16:8; and\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA massive bibliography.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"World of Books ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53671659208977,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9780802829115.jpg?v=1781516865","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/books-mark-by-robert-h-gundry","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}