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Book Description

Title:
The Earliest Gospel. A Historical Study of the Gospel According to Mark
Author:
Publication Year:
Location:
London
Publisher:
Macmillan & Co. Ltd.
Pages:
306
Subjects:
Mark, Commentary, New Testament
Copyright Holder:
Public domain

Allan Menzies [1845-1916], The Earliest Gospel. A Historical Study of the Gospel According to Mark

Table of Contents

  • Preface
  • Table of Sections and of the Parallel Passages in the Gospel according to Matthew and Luke

I. Introduction

  • The Synoptic Problem. The Gospel not originally written
  • Motives of the formation of the Gospel tradition. The Gospel to be understood from the Apostolic Age
  • Why the Gospels appear so late
  • Absense from the earliest Christian writings of the details of the gospel ministry
  • Early Christian theology did not require the Gospels
  • The tradition was important practically
  • Aetiological motive in the Gospel tradition
  • Apologetic motive
  • Devotional motive
  • Yet the Gospels are also historical
  • State of the tradition before Mark wrote. Its fragmentary nature
  • Early collections of Gospel materials
  • Nature of Mark's Gospel as gathered from itself
  • Absence of discourses
  • Sources of this Gospel
  • Mark's order
  • Progress of Mark's narrative
  • He treats his materials with freedom
  • Descriptive touches. Was the Gospel written to be read at meetings?
  • The Gospel is addressed to Western readers
  • Aramaisms and Latin words
  • Traces of Paulinism
  • Date of the Gospel
  • Personal history of Mark
  • Mark and Paul
  • Mark and Peter
  • Church traditions of Mark
  • Account of Papias
  • Conclusion

II. Text, Versions and Commentary

III. Index of Subjects

IV. Index of Passages Referred to