| Conversations with Scripture: The Gospel of Mark Contributor(s): Borg, Marcus J. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0819223395 ISBN-13: 9780819223395 Publisher: Morehouse Publishing OUR PRICE: $19.76 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2009 Annotation: Most Christians are familiar with the story told in Marks gospel from the fishermen leaving their nets, to the miracle of the loaves and fishes, to the political rumblings and the crucifixion. But no one knows who Mark really was or why this gospel was written or why its charged with such a sense of immediacy. For noted Jesus scholar Marcus Borg, reading Mark is like meeting Jesus again for the first time. Individual readers and parish study groups will learn about this earliest gospel from the perspective of an important Anglican theologian. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Biblical Criticism & Interpretation - New Testament - Religion | Christianity - Anglican - Religion | Christianity - Episcopalian |
| Dewey: 226.306 |
| LCCN: 2009015616 |
| Series: Anglican Association of Biblical Scholars Study |
| Physical Information: 0.39" H x 6.02" W x 8.94" (0.50 lbs) 140 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian - Theometrics - Mainline |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Most Christians are familiar with the story told in Mark's gospel, from the fishermen leaving their nets, to the miracle of the loaves and fishes, to the political rumblings and the crucifixion. But no one knows who Mark really was or why this gospel was written or why it's charged with such a sense of immediacy. For noted Jesus scholar Marcus Borg, reading Mark is like meeting Jesus again for the first time. Individual readers and parish study groups will learn about this earliest gospel from the perspective of an important Anglican theologian.Conversations with Scripture is the umbrella title of the Anglican Association of Biblical Scholars Study Series. Written in accessible language and sensitive to those who have little or no experience in reading the Bible, each book in the series focuses on exploring the historical and critical background, plus modern application of the texts. Other books in the series focus on the Gospel of John, Revelation, the Law, the Parables, and 2 Isaiah. |
Contributor Bio(s): Borg, Marcus J.: - Marcus J. Borg is canon theologian at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral in Portland, Oregon, and Hundere Distinguished Professor of Religion and Culture, emeritus, at Oregon State University. A Fellow of the Jesus Seminar, he has been national chair of the Historical Jesus section of the Society of Biblical Literature and is the author of the bestselling books "Meeting Jesus Again for the First Time", "The Heart of Christianity", "Reading the Bible Again for the First Time", "The God We Never Knew", "Jesus", and "Speaking Christian". |