Mark

This commentary, edited by Thomas C. Oden and Christopher A. Hall, gathers the insights of the leaders of the Eastern and Western church from the second to the mid-eighth century, highlighting the value placed by the early church on the Gospel of Mark for its preservation of the apostolic voice and gospel narrative of Peter.

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Part of a 27-volume collection, this book gathers verse-by-verse commentary on the Gospel of Mark by writers of the second through eighth centuries. Includes an introduction on how early Christian writers viewed Mark and on how modern readers should understand the ancient commentators. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

Thomas C. Oden (Ph.D., Yale University) recently retired as Henry Anson Buttz Professor of Theology at The Theological School of Drew University in Madison, New Jersey. He is general editor of the Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture and author of numerous theological works, including a three-volume systematic theology.

Christopher A. Hall is chancellor of Eastern University and dean of the Templeton Honors College. He is also associate editor of the Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture.