Mark as Story: An Introduction to the Narrative of a Gospel, Third Edition (Paperback)

from Devil_llama

A good introduction to the Gospel of Mark as a narrative story. The authors apply the practice of literary analysis, and look at the storytelling narratives in the book of Mark. While the authors assume Mark is historically accurate, this book can be read without cringing by people who do not see...

from sc4

A useful book and introduction to the Gospel of Mark from a narrative-critical perspective. This approach treats the text as a story as a means of approaching the original intents and audience of the document. I found this to be particularly useful in their discussions of discipleship and implied...

from ALincolnNut

When people read the Bible, whether at home or in church, only read short passages at a time. The three authors of this book, all seminary and college professors, seek to remind readers that each book of the Bible originally was an organic whole, meant to be read as a single story. This is an imp...

from erock71

Some of the criticisms I have gotten from my peers about this book is that they didn't like the liberties the authors took in "translating" the gospel of Mark. The authors are not translating the Gospel of Mark. They are illustrating how Mark works as a story that one may hear around a campfire. ...

from erock71

Some of the criticisms I have gotten from my peers about this book is that they didn't like the liberties the authors took in "translating" the gospel of Mark. The authors are not translating the Gospel of Mark. They are illustrating how Mark works as a story that one may hear around a campfire. ...