This 1999 book presents the reader with a comprehensive view of the theology underlying the first narrative account of the life of Jesus. In Chapter 1 Dr Telford introduces the background of the text and its general message, attempting briefly to place the Gospel (and therefore its theology) in its historical setting. In the second chapter, he describes and analyses the Gospel's theology, again from an historical perspective and with particular regard to its original context. In the third chapter, Telford goes on to examine the Gospel in relation to other relevant writings of the New Testament. Briefly reviewing this larger corpus and highlighting parallels and contrasts, where appropriate, he seeks to locate the Gospel's theology in its wider canonical context. The fourth and final chapter ranges even further afield, commenting on the Gospel's history of interpretation and on its significance in the contemporary context.

This thorough manual for advanced students and their supervisors and anyone researching or writing on the Gospel of Mark is the opening volume in an important new series of Guides to Advanced Biblical Research. Together with an essay on the current state of research and a discussion of the future of Markan study, it provides a chrestomathy of samples of Markan research together with a review of recent dissertations and a full, annotated bibliography.

The overall aim of this investigation of Mark 11.12-14, 20ff. is to ascertain the attitude to the Temple taken by the author of the earliest Gospel and his community. More specifically, it is a meticulous study of the most curious of all the Synoptic miracle-stories, in which the place of the story within the Markan redaction and subsequently in the Synoptic Gospels is explored. The study also entails a detailed exploration of the story's origin, background and Sitz in Leben prior to Mark, involving thorough consideration of the Old Testament and Jewish background of its motifs.

Originally published as part of the acclaimed Sheffield Guides series, this helpful study-guide is designed to meet the needs of students and general readers in a concise, accessible and affordable format. The complete set of books will offer a comprehensive introduction to the Bible and related writings. Each study-guide comprises -An Introduction to the content and message of the particular book -A survey of the significant critical issues -An assesment of recent scholarship -Signposts towards major critical works in the area -Annotated bibliographies T & T Clark Study Guides are written by some of the world's greatest biblical scholars, each of whom draws on their extensive teaching experience to make their subject come alive for all who are approaching biblical studies for the first time.

The highly popular Sheffield New Testament Guides are being reissued in a new format, grouped together and prefaced by leading North American scholars. This new format is designed to ensure that these authoritative introductions remain up-to-date and accessible to seminary and university students of the New Testament while offering a broader theological and literary context for their study. In this volume, Scot McKnight writes an introducton to the Synoptic Gospels as a whole, illuminating their distinctive historical and theological features and their importance within the New Testament canon.

Drawing on a wide range of scholarship, from ancient documentation and historical sources to the works of today's leading authorities, this book builds up a comprehensive picture of the world in which the New Testament developed.

The tranquility of a sleepy Winnipeg morning is shattered by a grisly discovery. Salaciously posed on the steps of a Wellington Crescent mansion, a young woman grins menacingly, a sadistic welcome to those who might discover her. The pool of blood that surrounds her, however, leaves no doubt as to her fate. And she isn't the first. The crime bears striking similarities to a previous case, five years earlier, which still haunts those charged with its resolution. There can be no question that a serial killer is on the loose, and the prairie town, oft cited as the murder capital of the country, is on the alert. It falls to Detective Zelig Belinski, a long-time member of the WPD, to head up the investigation and, as it is he who is plagued by his failure to solve the original crime, it comes as part blessing, part curse. Belinski and his team are baffled by one clue in particular, a word scrawled in lipstick at each of the crime scenes, one that will prove pivotal in the final apprehension of the killer. This case, which may well define his career, takes Belinski to a number of local haunts and brings him into contact with many of the characters that make his city the extraordinary place that it is. And although, for Belinski, it is always a question of justice, in this instance, it is also a question of the true meaning of the word.