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Mark (Ancient Christan Commentary on Scripture, New Testament 2)

Information on Mark from the publisher:

The early church valued the Gospel of Mark for its preservation of the apostolic voice and gospel narrative of Peter. Yet the early church fathers very rarely produced sustained commentary on Mark. This brisk-paced and robust little Gospel, so much enjoyed by modern readers, was overshadowed in the minds of the fathers by the magisterial Gospels of Matthew and John. But now with the assistance of computer searches, an abundance of comment has been discovered to be embedded and interleaved maid.st the textual archives of patristic homilies, apologies, letters, commentaries, theological treatises and hymnic verses. In this Ancient Christian Commentary on Mark, the insights of Augustine of Hippo and Clement of Alexandria, Ephrem the Syrian and Cyril of Jerusalem join in a polyphony of interpretive voices of the Eastern and Western church from the second to the seventh century. St. Mark's Gospel displays the evocative power of its story, parables and passion es it ignites a brilliant exhibit of theological insight and pastoral wisdom. The Ancient Christian Commentary on Mark opens up a long-forgotten passage through the arid and precipitous slopes of post-Enlightenment critical interpretation and bears us along to a fertile valley basking in the sunshine of theological and spiritual interpretation. In these pages we enter the interpretive world that long nurtured the great premodern pastors, theologians end saints of the church.

Description of Thomas C. Oden, author of Mark:

The exciting new Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture Series does what few students and scholars could do for themselves. It brings together the best of patristic commentary dating from the second century to the mid-eighth century, much of which has never before been published in English. In Mark, Augustine of Hippo, Clement of Alexandria, and others offer brilliant theological insight into Mark's concise Gospel. And in Romans, little known Latin commentator "Ambrosiaster," joins Origen, John Chrysostom, and several other exegetes in exploring Paul's great exposition of the righteousness of God. Thomas Oden is series editor. 250 and 400 pages respectively, hardcovers, InterVarsity.