Conversations with Scripture: The Gospel of Mark

by Marcus J. Borg

Overview

Most Christians are familiar with the story told in Mark's gospel, from the fishermen leaving their nets, to the miracle of the loaves and fishes, to the political rumblings and the crucifixion. But no one knows who Mark really was or why this gospel was written or why it's charged with such a sense of immediacy.

For noted Jesus scholar Marcus Borg, reading Mark is like meeting Jesus again for the first time. Individual readers and parish study groups will learn about this earliest gospel from the perspective of an important Anglican theologian.

Conversations with Scripture is the umbrella title of the Anglican Association of Biblical Scholars Study Series. Written in accessible language and sensitive to those who have little or no experience in reading the Bible, each book in the series focuses on exploring the historical and critical background, plus modern application of the texts. Other books in the series focus on the Gospel of John, Revelation, the Law, the Parables, and 2 Isaiah.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780819223395
Publisher:	Church Publishing, Incorporated
Publication date:	07/01/2009
Series:	Anglican Association of Biblical Scholars
Pages:	140
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Marcus Borg (1942-2015) was internationally known in both academic and church circles as a biblical and Jesus scholar. He was Hundere Chair of Religion and Culture in the Philosophy Department at Oregon State Universityand Canon Theologian at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, Portland, Oregon. Described by The New York Times as “a leading figure in his generation of Jesus scholars,” he was a Fellow of the Jesus Seminar, national chair of the Historical Jesus Section of the Society of Biblical Literature and president of the Anglican Association of Biblical Scholars.

Table of Contents

Introduction to the Series ix

Autobiographical Note xiii

Introduction 1

Chapter One Overture and Beginning: Mark 1-3 17

Chapter Two Parables and Miracles: Mark 4-5 35

Chapter Three Rejection, Miracles, and Conflict: Mark 6:1-8:21 53

Chapter Four From Galilee to Jerusalem: Mark 8:22-10:52 71

Chapter Five Jerusalem, Execution, and Resurrection: Mark 11-16 89

Study Questions 109

Notes 135

Further Reading 137

About the Author 139