A short history of the understanding and interpretation of this Gospel will be followed by a description of various approaches that have been proposed to it. The major component of the unit comprises the presentation of text, together with detailed exegesis of selected pericopes. The theology of the evangelist will be explored and discussed in close relation to the text.

Undergraduate Prerequisites

Graduate and Postgraduate Prerequisites (BS302)

BS102 or BS351

Requirements

3 hours per week

Undergraduate Assessment

Graduate and Postgraduate Assessment (BS302)

Equivalent to 6,000 words.
See Coursework Assessment for Graduate and Postgraduate Students.

Bibliography

• Anderson, Janet C., and Stephen D. Moore, eds. Mark and Method: New Approaches in Biblical Studies. Minneapolis: Fortress, 1992.
• Byrne, Brendan. A Costly Freedom: A Theological Reading of Mark’s Gospel. Strathfield, NSW: St Paul’s, 2008.
• Donahue, John R. and Daniel J. Harrington. The Gospel of Mark. Sacra Pagina, vol.2. Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 2002.
• Harrington, Daniel J. What Are They Saying About Mark? New York: Paulist, 2004.
• Kealy, Sean P. Mark’s Gospel: History of its Interpretation. New York: Paulist, 1982.
• Malbon, Elisabeth S. Hearing Mark: A Listener’s Guide. Harrisburg, PA: Trinity, 2002.
• Moloney, Francis J. Mark: Storyteller, Interpreter, Evangelist. Peabody, MA: Hendrickson, 2004.
• Neirynck, F., Jozef Verheyden, Frans Van Segbroeck, Geert Van Oyen, and Rita Corstjens, eds. The Gospel of Mark: A Cumulative Bibliography, 1950–1990. Leuven: Leuven University Press, 1992.
• Rhoads, David M., and Donald Michie. Mark as Story: An Introduction to the Narrative of a Gospel. 2nd ed. Minneapolis: Fortress, 1999.
• Robinson, Geoffrey. A Change of Mind and Heart: Good News according to Mark. Revesby, NSW: Parish Ministry Publications, 1994.
• Telford, William R., ed. The Interpretation of Mark. 2nd ed. Edinburgh: T. & T. Clark, 1995.