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(More customer reviews)The book is a self-help workbook including questions and review suggestions at the ends of sections for ones looking to gain a deeper understanding of the religious significance of parts of the Bible from their own readings. O'Malley deals with the Gospel of Saint Mark. He makes some cross references to the other gospels. And some of his explanations and interpretations would apply to specifics in those gospels. But for the most part, he concentrates exclusively on the Gospel of Saint Mark phrase by phrase and often word by word.
Deeper understanding of this Gospel calls for some knowledge of literary techniques (e. g., metaphor), religious history, Middle East and Roman culture of the period, and the life of Jesus--which the author covers succintly in the front matter before the detailed literary, religious, and biographical analysis of Mark. As a Jesuit, O'Malley is interested mainly in the New Testament with its four gospels recording and spreading the "good news" of the coming of Christ. Having taught high-school senior religious classes for more than four decades, O'Malley has the ability to convey the material in a useful and instructive style for the general reader.
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Sadly, some good Christians take statements from the Bible literally and feel they must be true. But literalism shackles the liberating message of Jesus. Geared to engage all readers in understanding the gospel messages as the authors intended, this book first addresses the differences in approaching what still is an ancient text, how the gospel Jesus preached became the written gospels, and how the writer Mark s attitudes and interests agree and differ with his fellow evangelists. Then it opens up all of Mark, step by step, offering confidence to those who read it.
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