The Beginning of the Gospel Review

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(More customer reviews)Excellent! A well researched and easily read book that includes the latest research and a new approach. The gospel is seen as a Book on Jesus and the first century church. Many confusing aspects in the gospel are interpreted in a way that is believable. For the scholar, the preacher and anyone interested in reading the latest on Mark.

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Mark wrote "the beginning of the Gospel" for Christians who thought it was the end.For that he told them a story of another time when Jesus' disciples thought it was the end but turned out to be the beginning.That is why the passion-resurrection of Jesus dominates the Gospel according to Mark.Using rhetorical and literary analysis, Father LaVerdiere introduces Mark's story as the beginning of the Gospel as we enter a new millennium.

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The Gospel of Matthew (Sacra Pagina (Quality Paper)) Review

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(More customer reviews)As someone just getting acquainted with the Scriptures, I found this book extraordinarily helpful. First and foremost, Harrington excels at putting Matthew in its historical context. By tracing changes within the Jewish community from Old Testament times through circa 70AD, he clearly shows how this Gospel was intended to solidify Christian identity and Scriptural validity after the destruction of the temple, when competing theologies were battling for the hearts and minds of the Jewish people. His extensive translation notes are also helpful, as they explain nuances of meaning that would go unnoticed by a lay reader using a thinly-annotated text.
Two other themes of this commentary stand out. First, Harrington takes great pains to demonstrate that Matthew is not an indictment of the Jewish race and has been totally misinterpreted by some as a call to anti-Semitism--an important message in any age. Second, he continually compares Matthew to Mark, pointing out virtually all similarities and differences. While this is interesting (and indirectly useful in understanding Mark), I'm not sure how important these distinctions are in terms of grasping the historical and theological significance of Matthew. On the other hand, presenting Matthew and Mark in this way does highlight the uniqueness of each Gospel--no doubt a worthy end in itself.

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