Mark (New Beacon Bible Commentary Series)

Publisher Description

The New Beacon Bible Commentary provides 21st-century scholars, pastors, theological students, and laity an academically competent, readable commentary in the Wesleyan theological tradition.Each Volume features: Contemporary scholarship from notable experts in the Wesleyan theological traditionConvenient introductory material for each book of the Bible, which includes information on authorship, date, history, audience, sociological/cultural issues, purpose, literary features, theological themes, hermeneutical issues, and moreClear verse-by-verse explanations, which offer a contemporary, Wesleyan-based understanding derived from the original languageComprehensive annotation divided into the three sections, which cover background elements behind the text; verse-by-verse details and meanings found in the text; significance, relevance, intertexuality, and application from the text; and moreHelpful sidebars, which provide deeper insight into theological issues, word meanings, archeological connections, historical relevance, cultural customs, and moreExpanded Bibliography for further study of historical elements, additional interpretations, and theological themes