Description
This series is a careful exegetical study of Mark in an attempt to master the basic content of his gospel through the application of sound exegetical method and to address some of the hermeneutical issues concerning its significance in the modern world. A secondary concern is to acquaint listeners with some of the critical issues relating to the scholarly study of Mark. Lectures includes:
- Mark's Introduction and the Shape of His Gospel
- The Question of Genre and a Brief History of Markan Scholarship
- Prologue
- Mighty Words and Mighty Deeds, Hostility and Conflict
- Conflict and A New Family
- New Heavens and New Earth
- Rejection and Incomprehension
- The Way of the New Exodus
- Passion Predictions, Leaven, and True Holiness
- On the Way: Torah for the New Humanity
- Arrival in Jerusalem
- The Trial and Demise of Jerusalem, Passion and Ressurection
Rikk E. Watts is Professor of New Testament at Regent College. He is author of a recently published book on the use of Isaiah in the Gospel of Mark entitled Isaiah's New Exodus in Mark.
