A Guide to Mark - Paperback

by Frank W. Hughes (Author)

This book will introduce you to the oldest gospel in the New Testament, the Gospel according to Mark. In addition to a look at the ways in which we currently study the Gospels, this book will comment on each of the passages in the Gospel of Mark. The final chapter of this book considers the Gospel of Mark as a whole, namely, its characteristic ways of presenting Jesus and the apostles; the meaning of miracles; echoes of the Old Testament prophets Elijah and Elisha; the relationships among the Gospels of Mark, Matthew, and Luke; and Mark's strong criticism of the early church.

Author Biography

Frank W. Hughes is priest-in-residence at the Episcopal Church of the Redeemer, Ruston, Louisiana. Ordained in 1981, he served churches in Illinois, Pennsylvania, and Louisiana. He earned his PhD in the Northwestern University/Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary Joint Program in 1984. A Fulbright scholar at the Georg-August-Universität in Göttingen, Germany, he has taught New Testament at Codrington College in Barbados. He is a member of the Society of Biblical Literature, Studiorum Novi Testamenti Societas, and the Anglican Association of Biblical Scholars.