Reading Mark: A Literary and Theological Commentary

"Mark constitutes a well-crafted, astute theological narrative of "the good news/gospel of God" and God's just and gracious rule breaking out anew on earth through God's Messiah (Christ) and Son, Jesus of Nazareth (Mark 1:1, 9, 14-15). If we have "eyes to see and ears to hear" (4:9; 8:18) Mark's incisive message of Christ in its own images and idioms, if we mark this Gospel's words carefully and considerately, we discover a remarkable story worth engaging afresh"--