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[Fred Guyette <fguyette AT erskine.edu>]

Hi Dr. Kealy -- I made use of your 1982 book 2 or 3 years ago when I was writing a paper for a class on Mark's gospel -- I found it extremely useful and I would like to encourage you in your work on the new edition.  We should tremble before we make recommendations to you -- who knows more about Mark than Dr. Kealy? And someone more knowledgeable than I will have a more comprehensive list, but I would say that the following items are at least worth your attention:

Fred Guyette
Reference Librarian
Erskine College and Seminary



The Gospel of Mark: a socio-rhetorical commentary By: Witherington, Ben. Grand Rapids : Eerdmans, 2001.
The christology of Mark's Gospel: narrative christology and the Markan Jesus By: Malbon, Elizabeth Struthers Source: Who do you say that I am?, p 33-48. Louisville, Ky. : Westminster John Knox Press, 1999 Publication Type: Essay
In the company of Jesus: characters in Mark's Gospel By: Malbon, Elizabeth Struthers. Louisville, Ky. : Westminster John Knox Pr, 2000. Publication Type: Book

Text and context in recent studies of the Gospel of Mark. By: Robbins, Vernon K. Source: Religious Studies Review, 17 Ja 1991, p 16-22.
The Gospel of Mark in recent study. By: Hurtado, Larry W. Source: Themelios, ns 14 Ja-F 1989, p 47-52.
Mark and the historical-critical method : the challenge of recent literary approaches to the Gospel. By: Telford, William R. Source: Synoptic Gospels, p 491-502. Louvain : Leuven Univ Pr, 1993
Minor, Mitzi   The spirituality of Mark : responding to God   Louisville, Ky. : Westminster John Knox Press, c1996

Author:        Black, C. Clifton.
Title:        Does Suffering Possess Educational Value in Mark's Gospel?
Journal:        Perspectives in Religious Studies
Year:        2001,
Volume:        28(1):
Page:        85-98.
Description:        Charles Talbert's book Learning through Suffering investigated how
        suffering is viewed as educational in several NT writings, in a
        way parallel to views in the Hellenistic world and some Jewish
        writings. Sharyn Dowd in Prayer, Power, and the Problem of
        Suffering describes the tension between the suffering of Jesus and
        the power of God who does not remove the suffering. Susan
        Garrett's book, The Temptations of Jesus in Mark's Gospel,
        emphasizes the theme of testing. In Mark, the stories of suffering
        highlight the need for faith, which suffering, like that of Jesus,
        can be redeemed only by God. The appropriate response to suffering
        is faith manifested by prayer. In Mark, suffering does not seem to
        be imposed by God to provide educational value, but in suffering
        one does learn, particularly at the cross, that Jesus is God's
        Son, and what prayer and faith are. In that sense suffering is
        epistemic.


Author:        Danove, Paul.
Title:        The Narrative Function of Mark's Characterization of God.
Journal:        Novum Testamentum
Year:        2001,
Volume:        43(1):
Page:        12-30.
Description:        199 explicit and grammatically required implicit references to God
        in Mark are identified and categorized. The six general semantic
        relationships are agent, experiencer, source, goal, benefactor, or
        patient. The characterization of God closely relates Jesus to God
        establishing the credentials of Jesus that encourages the reader's
        identification with Jesus. Other characters in Mark are either
        aligned or opposed to Jesus thus exposing their relationship with
        God and providing criteria for evaluating their actions.


AND, a local favorite:

Author:        Tannehill, Robert C.
Title:        THE DISCIPLES IN MARK: THE FUNCTION OF A NARRATIVE ROLE.
Journal:        J of Religion
Year:        1977
Volume:        57(4)
Page:        386 - 405
Description:        Following the suggestion of Perrin, attempts to use a general
        literary criticism in looking at Mark. Stress on narrative
        composition and on an understanding of how stories are told and
        how they communicate are involved. The writer of Mark uses the
        disciples' role to mirror his purposes and creates a dialogue
        between himself and the reader by revealing a knowledge of the
        reader's situation and needs.










Sean P. Kealy C.S.Sp wrote:

Dear Colleagues, In 1982, I published Mark's gospel, A History of its Interpretation (Paulist Press) which was the first history of Mark's Gospel. On the advice of a number of friends I am intending to revise it and bring it up to date. I would be extremely grateful for any suggestions sources etc. Your's very sincerely, Sean P. Kealy C.S.Sp., Duquesne University, Pittsburgh PA 15282

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