Full Description
Like any other commentary series, The Pillar New Testament Commentary has specific aims. Designed both for serious students and for general readers of the Bible, the PNTC volumes seek above all to make clear the meaning of the text of Scripture as we have it. The scholars writing these volumes interact with the most important, informed contemporary debate yet avoid undue technical detail. Their ideal is a blend of rigorous exegesis and exposition, scholarship and pastoral sensitivity, with an eye alert both to biblical theology and to the contemporary relevance of the Bible. Underlying the approach of this series is the fact that God stands over against us rather than we in judgment of him. When God speaks to us in his Word, those who profess to know him must respond with reverence, a certain fear, a holy joy, and a questing obedience. These attitudes are reflected in the profoundly Christian stance of the PNTC authors toward the text. With these values in place, the Pillar commentaries will continue to be warmly welcomed by pastors, teachers and students everywhere.
Contents
Introduction; 1. History of the interpretation of Mark; 2. Authorship and place of composition; 3. Date; 4. Historical context; 5. Distinctive literary characteristics; 6. Jesus in the Gospel of Mark; 7. Distinctive themes; 8. Narrative structure; Commentary; 1. The Gospel appears in person; 2. Beginnings of the Galilean Ministry; 3. Trouble with the authorities; 4. Insiders and outsiders; 5. Who then is this?" 6. Witness to Jews; 7. Witness to Gentiles; 8. Removing the veil; 9. Mere discipleship; 10. "On the way" through Judea; 11. The barren temple; 12. Jesus and the Sanhedrin; 13. Watchfulness in tribulation and triumph; 14. The abandonment of Jesus; 15. The cross and the empty tomb; 16. The longer ending of Mark
