Mark: A Commentary on His Apology for the Cross, Chapters 9 - 16

by Robert H. Gundry

This monumental work presents a careful, well-argued alternative reading of the Greek text of Mark-a reading that pays special attention to such literary devices as word order, chiasm, inclusio, asyndeton, and the historical present tense. Driving the commentary is Gundry's provocative, seldom-defended thesis that Mark's Gospel constitutes a straightforward apology for the shameful manner of Jesus' death; as such Mark is essentially an evangelistic...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0802829112
• ISBN13: 9780802829115
• Release Date: February 1993
• Publisher: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
• Length: 620 Pages
• Weight: 2.03 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 6.2" x 9.0"