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The early church valued the Gospel of Mark for its preservation of the apostolic voice and gospel narrative of Peter. Yet the early church fathers very rarely produced sustained commentary on Mark. This brisk-paced and robust little Gospel, so much enjoyed by modern readers, was overshadowed in the minds of the fathers by the magisterial Gospels of Matthew and John.
But now with the assistance of computer searches, an abundance of comment has been discovered to be embedded and interleaved amidst the textual archives of patristic homilies, apologies, letters, commentaries, theological treatises and hymnic verses.
In this Ancient Christian Commentary on Mark, the insights of Augustine of Hippo and Clement of Alexandria, Ephrem the Syrian and Cyril of Jerusalem join in a polyphony of interpretive voices of the Eastern and Western church from the second century to the seventh. St. Mark's Gospel displays the evocative power of its story, parables and passion as it ignites a brilliant exhibit of theological insight and pastoral wisdom.
The Ancient Christian Commentary on Mark (now in its second edition) opens up a long-forgotten passage through the arid and precipitous slopes of post-Enlightenment critical interpretation and bears us along to a fertile valley basking in the sunshine of theological and spiritual interpretation. In these pages we enter the interpretive world that long nurtured the great premodern pastors, theologians and saints of the church.
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IVP Extra
1999 Book of the Year Award from Christianity Today
Makes accessible early Christian commentary on Mark
Covers the period from Clement of Rome (second century) to John of Damascus (mid-eighth century)
Illuminates Scripture in the light of classic and consensual Christian faith
Informs postcritical Christian reading and exposition of Scripture
Includes the RSV text
Renders ancient Greek, Latin, Coptic and Syriac writings in lucid English translation
Draws on the resources and expertise of an international team of scholars from Protestant, Roman Catholic and Orthodox traditions
Provides biographical sketches and a timeline of ancient Christian sources
Contains indexes, bibliographies and keys to original language sources
Excellent resource for preaching and teaching
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