The Gospel of Mark: A Commentary on the Greek Text
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This commentary series is established on the presupposition that the theological character of the New Testament documents calls for exegesis that is sensitive to theological themes as well as to the details of the historical, linguistic, and textual context. Such thorough exegetical work lies at the heart of these volumes, which contain detailed verse-by-verse commentary preceded by general comments on each section and subsection of the text. An important aim of the NIGTC authors is to interact with the wealth of significant New Testament research published in recent articles and monographs. In this connection the authors make their own scholarly contributions to the ongoing study of the biblical text. The text on which these commentaries are based is the UBS Greek New Testament, edited by Kurt Aland and others. While engaging the major questions of text and interpretation at a scholarly level, the authors keep in mind the needs of the beginning student of Greek as well as the pastor or layperson who may have studied the language at some time but does not now use it on a regular basis. Drawing on many years of Marcan studies, world-class scholar R. T. France has produced an exegetical commentary on the Greek text of Mark that does what the best of recent Greek commentaries have done but in France's own inimitable, reader-friendly way. This work is a commentary on Mark itself, not a commentary on commentaries of Mark. It deals immediately and directly with matters that France himself regards as important. Working from his own translation of the Greek text and culling from helpful research into the world of first-century Palestine, France provides an extensive introduction to Mark's Gospel, followed by insightful section and verse commentary. France sees the structure of Mark's Gospel as an effective "drama in three acts." Act 1 takes up Jesus' public ministry in Galilee. Act 2 covers Jesus' journey to Jerusalem with his disciples. Act 3 focuses on Jesus' public ministry in Jerusalem, including his confrontation with the Jewish leaders, his explanatory discourse on the future, and his passion, death, and resurrection. France carefully unpacks for modern readers the two central themes of this powerful narrative of Jesus' life -- the nature of Christ and the role of discipleship. Supported by careful argumentation and impressive in its sensitivity to Mark's structure, context, and use of the Old Testament, France's study of the second Gospel is without peer.
ForewordAbbreviationsBibliographyAbout This Commentary1About the Gospel of Mark4AWhat Sort of Book?4BMark's Gospel as a 'Drama in Three Acts'11CMark the Storyteller15DThe Message of Mark20EThe Origin of the Book35FMark in Relation to Matthew and Luke41The Heading (1:1)49The Prologue: Setting the Scene - The Dramatis Personae (1:2-13)54Act One: Galilee (1:14-8:21)88Introduction: The Essential Message of Jesus (1:14-15)89The Formation of the 'Jesus Circle' (1:16-20)94Preaching and Healing: General Impression (A Day in Capernaum) (1:21-39)98Controversial Aspects of Jesus' Ministry (1:40-3:6)114Wide Recognition of Jesus' Authority to Heal (3:7-12)152Varying Responses to Jesus: Supporters and Opponents (3:13-35)156Explanatory Discourse: The Paradox of the Kingdom of God (4:1-34)181Further Revelations of Jesus' Unique Authority (4:35-5:43)219Not Everyone Is Impressed by Jesus (6:1-6)241Jesus' Mission Extended through the Disciples (6:7-30)245A Sequence of Miracles around the Lake: Who Is Jesus? (6:31-56)259A Foretaste of Confrontation in Jerusalem: The Issue of Purity (7:1-23)275The Mission Extended to Neighbouring Peoples (7:24-8:10)294Summary So Far: Both Opponents and Supporters Still Have a Lot to Learn (8:11-21)309Act Two: On the Way to Jerusalem (Learning about the Cross) (8:22-10:52)320First Healing of a Blind Man (8:22-26)321Learning to Recognise Jesus (8:27-9:13)326Success and Failure in Exorcism (9:14-29)360More Lessons about the Way of the Cross (9:30-50)370The Revolutionary Values of the Kingdom of God (10:1-31)385Following Jesus in the Way of the Cross (10:32-45)409Second Healing of a Blind Man (10:45-52)421Act Three: Jerusalem (11:1-16:8)426Throwing Down the Gauntlet (11:1-25)427Confrontation with the Jerusalem Establishment (11:27-13:2)451Explanatory Discourse: The End of the Old Order (13:3-35)497Setting the Scene for the Passion (14:1-11)547Last Hours with the Disciples (14:12-42)558The Arrest and Trials of Jesus (14:43-15:15)590The Crucifixion, Death, and Burial of Jesus (15:16-47)635The Empty Tomb (16:1-8)670Indexes689Modern Authors689Greek Words and Phrases696References to Biblical and Other Ancient Sources699
