Mark 8-16 (The Anchor Yale Bible Commentaries) Review

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(More customer reviews)The first volume of the new Anchor Bible Commentary on Mark continued the format of the series as a whole, with passages of the Bible commented on first in verse-by-verse detail and then examined in wider view of their original context. With Mark 8-16, Joel Marcus completes his study, which those seeking in-depth examination of Mark will find up-to-date in its literature review and compelling in its interpretive commitment. The hardcover edition will best allow for the years of use sure to be made of this highly readable volume.
Students of Mark's Gospel may now consider Marcus' completed work along with the unsurpassed detail of Yarbro Collins' volume (Hermeneia). Preachers will also benefit from the word-study and interpretative insights of Donahue/Harrington (Sacra Pagina). Serious readers in general will do well with Boring's masterful single-volume commentary (New Testament Library), Perkin's briefer comments and reflections (New Interpreter's Bible), Hooker's still-valuable volume (Black's NT Commentary) and Byrne's well-focused theological reading ("A Costly Freedom").

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In the final nine chapters of the Gospel of Mark, Jesus increasingly struggles with his disciples' incomprehension of his unique concept of suffering messiahship and with the opposition of the religious leaders of his day. The Gospel recounts the events that led to Jesus' arrest, trial, and crucifixion by the Roman authorities, concluding with an enigmatic ending in which Jesus' resurrection is announced but not displayed.
In this volume New Testament scholar Joel Marcus offers a new translation of Mark 8–16 as well as extensive commentary and notes. He situates the narrative within the context of first-century Palestine and the larger Greco-Roman world; within the political context of the Jewish revolt against the Romans (66–73 C.E.); and within the religious context of the early church's sometimes rancorous engagement with Judaism, pagan religion, and its own internal problems. For religious scholars, pastors, and interested lay people alike, the book provides an accessible and enlightening window on the second of the canonical Gospels.

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