Mark

In this addition to the well-received Paideia series, Mary Ann Beavis examines cultural context and theological meaning in Mark. Paideia commentaries explore how New Testament texts form Christian readers by#x2B22; attending to the ancient narrative and rhetorical strategies the text employs#x2B22; showing how the text shapes theological convictions and moral habits#x2B22; commenting on the final, canonical form of each New Testament book#x2B22; focusing on the cultural, literary, and theological settings of the text#x2B22; making judicious use of maps, photos, and sidebars in a reader-friendly formatStudents, pastors, and other readers will appreciate the insights that Beavis derives from interrogating the text through multiple perspectives.

Mary Ann Beavis (PhD, University of Cambridge] is professor of religion and culture at St. Thomas More College, University of Saskatchewan.