This volume is written for anyone who, for whatever reason, is
drawn to the New Testament. It is also for those who are not so
drawn, for it is written out of the conviction that good readers
need to be formed. Anyone can read the Bible; no particular level
of education is required, but readers need to learn what to look
for in stories that may seem distant and strange. The long
tradition of reading the Scriptures in the church is not the enemy
in such an enterprise, but audiences change, and the Bible must be
heard and wrestled with in each new situation.
This volume focuses on the Gospel according to Mark, probably
the first of the four Gospels to be written. It has received the
least attention of the four in the history of the church. The
explosion of Markan scholarship in the last decades tells a
fascinating story that is not the focus of this study but informs
it. The result of intense engagement with Mark within and outside
the academic community has not achieved a meeting of the minds.
Mark's Gospel does not easily yield its secrets. It is the case,
however, that conversing about Mark has been enormously interesting
and productive for the church as well as the academy.
This volume is written to open readers to its remarkable story.
Where engagement will finally lead remains as unpredictable and as
promising as the Gospel itself.
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