{"product_id":"the-gospel-according-to-mark-new-collegeville-bible-commentary-series","title":"The Gospel According to Mark (New Collegeville Bible Commentary series)","description":"New Collegeville Bible Commentary\nThe Gospel According to Mark\nVolume 2\n\nThe absence of stories of Jesus' birth and infancy, a minimum of Jesus' parables and a resurrection scene without sight or sound of the risen Jesus have tempted readers to shortchange Mark's Gospel. Thanks to the insightful analysis and inspiring reflections of Marie Noonan Sabin, anyone studying this premier Gospel with her guidance will recognize the genius of the original author.\nSabin asserts that Mark's Gospel is not an eyewitness account or a work of biography or history. She writes, What Mark gives us is far richer. He interprets Jesus in the light of the Hebrew Bible, showing Jesus to be not only a teacher of Wisdom but Wisdom itself, calling his followers to an unconventional wisdom, a way of living (and a way of dying) that he himself exemplifies.\"\nThe cover of this commentary from The Saint John's Bible highlights Sabin's thesis that the transfiguration of Jesus is pivotal to the Gospel: \"The scene [9:2-8]overshadows both parts of the Gospel, emphasizing God's creative, transforming, transfiguring power to restore life.\"\nSabin gives special attention to Mark's key words and phrases (e.g., \"release,\" \"rise up\" or \"be raised,\" \"straightway,\" and \"ecstasy\") and his pattern of twos and threes. Especially helpful are the summaries at the end of each chapter. Here is a commentary that will restore Mark's prime place among the other two Synoptic Gospels.\nMarie Noonan Sabin, Ph.D., has taught the Gospel of Mark at Bangor Theological Seminary; an earlier book on Mark, Reopening the Word, was published by Oxford University Press in 2002.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0814628613\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: BVV.0814628613.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Marie Noonan Sabin\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: The item shows wear from consistent use, but it remains in good condition and works perfectly. All pages and cover are intact  including the dust cover, if applicable . Spine may show signs of wear. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting. May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Blue Vase Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43337826172989,"sku":"BVV.0814628613.G","price":5.89,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/4225\/9261\/files\/0814628613-0.jpg?v=1783895049","url":"https:\/\/www.bluevasebooks.com\/products\/the-gospel-according-to-mark-new-collegeville-bible-commentary-series","provider":"Blue Vase Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}