__Robert H. Gundry__ (PhD, Manchester University) is scholar-in-residence and professor emeritus of New Testament and Greek at Westmont College in Santa Barbara, California. He is the author of the bestselling classroom text A Survey of the New Testament, now in its fourth edition. Among his other works are Mark: A Commentary on His Apology for the Cross; Matthew: A Commentary on His Handbook for a Mixed Church Under Persecution; Soma in Biblical Theology; and Jesus the Word, According to John the Sectarian.

__Delve Deeper into God's Word__   
In this verse-by-verse commentary, Robert Gundry offers a fresh, literal translation and a reliable exposition of Scripture for today's readers.  
  
The Gospel of Mark counters the shame of Jesus' crucifixion by showcasing Jesus' power to perform miracles, cast out demons, teach authoritatively, best his opponents in debate, attract crowds, and predict the future.   
  
Pastors, Sunday school teachers, small group leaders, and laypeople will welcome Gundry's nontechnical explanations and clarifications. And Bible students at all levels will appreciate his sparkling interpretations.  
  
This selection is from Gundry's Commentary on the New Testament.

This affordable commentary on Mark by a renowned Bible expert is drawn from the author's larger Commentary on the New Testament.

Gundry, Robert H.

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Introduction

Mark

JOHN'S PREDICTING A MORE POWERFUL BAPTIZER THAN HE Mark 1:1–8

GOD'S EMPOWERMENT, ACKNOWLEDGMENT, AND APPROVAL OF JESUS Mark 1:9–11

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS OF JESUS' STATUS AS GOD'S SON BY SATAN, WILD BEASTS, AND ANGELS Mark 1:12–13

THE STRONGER ONE'S ARRIVING ON THE SCENE Mark 1:14–15

THE FIRST EXHIBITION OF JESUS' POWER OF ATTRACTION Mark 1:16–20

JESUS' EXERCISE OF AUTHORITY IN TEACHING AND EXORCISM Mark 1:21–28

JESUS' EXERCISE OF POWER OVER SICKNESS, DISEASE, AND DEMONS Mark 1:29–34

JESUS' EXHIBITING MAGNETIC POWER AGAIN Mark 1:35–45

JESUS' EXERCISE OF AUTHORITY TO FORGIVE SINS Mark 2:1–12

THE MAGNETIC POWER OF JESUS OVER TAX COLLECTORS AND SINNERS AND HIS EXERCISE OF AUTHORITY TO EAT WITH THEM Mark 2:13–17

JESUS' EXERCISE OF AUTHORITY IN REGARD TO FASTING Mark 2:18–22

JESUS' EXERCISE OF AUTHORITY OVER THE SABBATH Mark 2:23–28

JESUS' EXERCISING AUTHORITY TO HEAL ON THE SABBATH Mark 3:1–6

JESUS' EXERCISE OF MAGNETIC POWER YET AGAIN Mark 3:7–12

THE APPOINTMENT OF TWELVE APOSTLES AS EVIDENCE OF JESUS' OVERWHELMING MAGNETISM Mark 3:13–19

THE DERIVATION OF JESUS' POWER FROM THE HOLY SPIRIT Mark 3:20–35

JESUS' SPEAKING IN PARABLES TO ESTABLISH GOD'S REIGN AMONG THE DISCIPLES AND TO SHUT OUT NONDISCIPLES Mark 4:1–34

JESUS' EXERCISE OF AUTHORITY OVER THE WIND AND SEA Mark 4:35–41

JESUS' WINNING A DOUBLE VICTORY OVER LEGION Mark 5:1–20

JESUS' EXERCISE OF POWER OVER DEATH Mark 5:21–43

JESUS' INVALIDATION OF UNBELIEF BY MEANS OF ASTONISHING MIRACLES Mark 6:1–6a

JESUS' EXTENDING HIS AUTHORITY THROUGH THE APOSTLES Mark 6:6b–29

JESUS' EXERCISE OF POWER IN THE FEEDING OF FIVE THOUSAND MEN WITH ONLY FIVE LOAVES OF BREAD AND TWO FISH Mark 6:30–44

JESUS' AMAZING FEAT OF WALKING ON THE SEA Mark 6:45–52

AN OVERFLOWING OF JESUS' POWER TO HEAL Mark 6:53–56

JESUS' DEMONSTRATION OF DOMINANCE OVER PHARISEES AND SCHOLARS AND OF AUTHORITY OVER THE OLD TESTAMENT LAW Mark 7:1–23

JESUS' EXORCISING A DEMON AT A DISTANCE AND WITHOUT A COMMAND Mark 7:24–30

JESUS' STUPENDOUS HEALING OF A DEAF-MUTE Mark 7:31–37

JESUS' EXERCISE OF POWER IN THE FEEDING OF FOUR THOUSAND PEOPLE WITH SEVEN LOAVES AND A FEW SMALL FISH Mark 8:1–9

JESUS' EXERCISE OF AUTHORITY IN DENYING A REQUEST FOR A SIGN FROM HEAVEN Mark 8:10–12

JESUS' PROVING HIS MIRACULOUS POWER TO BE MORE THAN ADEQUATE Mark 8:13–21

JESUS' EXERCISE OF HEALING POWER IN A PARTICULARLY DIFFICULT CASE OF BLINDNESS Mark 8:22–26

JESUS' DISPLAY OF POWER TO PREDICT HIS OWN FATE AND THAT OF OTHERS Mark 8:27–9:1

A SUPPLYING OF VISUAL AND AUDITORY EVIDENCE THAT JESUS IS GOD'S SON Mark 9:2–13

JESUS' DISPLAY OF SUPERPOWER IN A SPECIALLY DIFFICULT EXORCISM Mark 9:14–29

JESUS' DISPLAY OF ABILITY TO PREDICT HIS OWN DEATH AND RESURRECTION Mark 9:30–32

JESUS' TEACHING WITH EXPLOSIVE FORCE Mark 9:33–50

JESUS' EXERCISE OF POWER IN A PUTDOWN OF PHARISEES ON THE QUESTION OF DIVORCE Mark 10:1–12

JESUS' MAKING LITTLE CHILDREN AN EXAMPLE OF MEMBERSHIP IN GOD'S KINGDOM Mark 10:13–16

JESUS' SHATTERING THE ACCEPTED ECONOMICS OF SALVATION Mark 10:17–31

JESUS' DISPLAY OF ABILITY TO FORECAST HIS OWN DESTINY Mark 10:32–34

JESUS' DISPLAY OF ABILITY TO PREDICT THE DESTINY OF HIS DISCIPLES Mark 10:35–45

JESUS' SHOWING MERCY AS DAVID'S SON IN THE RESTORATION OF SIGHT TO BARTIMAEUS Mark 10:46–52

JESUS PROVED TO BE AN UNERRING PREDICTOR AND ACCLAIMED TO BE THE COMING ONE Mark 11:1–10

JESUS' ISSUANCE OF A STRONG CURSE Mark 11:11–14

THE AWE-INSPIRING TEACHING OF JESUS AT HIS CLEANSING OF THE TEMPLE Mark 11:15–18

THE STARTLING FULFILLMENT OF JESUS' CURSE AND HIS STARTLING ANSWERS Mark 11:19–25

JESUS' OUTWITTING ALL THREE CLASSES OF THE SANHEDRIN Mark 11:27–12:12

JESUS' MARVELOUS ESCAPE FROM THE HORNS OF A DILEMMA Mark 12:13–17

JESUS' EXPOSÉ OF THE SADDUCEES' IGNORANCE Mark 12:18–27

A SCHOLAR'S COMING TO RECOGNIZE THE TRUTH OF JESUS' TEACHING Mark 12:28–34

JESUS' EXPOSÉ OF THE SCHOLARS' IGNORANCE, PRETENTIOUSNESS, AND RAPACITY Mark 12:35–40

JESUS' UPSETTING OF POPULAR OPINION ON THE SIZE OF GIFTS Mark 12:41–44

JESUS' DISPLAY OF ABILITY TO PREDICT THE FATES OF THE TEMPLE, THE WORLD, AND THE SELECTED ONES, AND TO PREDICT HIS COMING AS THE SON OF MAN Mark 13:1–37

JESUS' MAKING OF FURTHER PREDICTIONS AND THE STARTING OF FULFILLMENTS Mark 14:1–11

JESUS' MAKING OF PREDICTIONS CONCERNING A PREPARATION FOR THE PASSOVER, AND THEIR FULFILLMENTS Mark 14:12–16

JESUS' EXHIBITING FOREKNOWLEDGE OF HIS BETRAYAL, VIOLENT DEATH, AND ULTIMATE VICTORY Mark 14:17–25

A CONTEST OF PREDICTIVE ABILITY: JESUS VERSUS PETER AND THE OTHER DISCIPLES Mark 14:26–31

THE FLOWERING OF FULFILLMENT FOR JESUS' PREDICTIONS Mark 14:32–52

THE FULFILLING OF JESUS' PREDICTIONS OF HIS REJECTION BY THE SANHEDRIN AND OF PETER'S DISOWNINGS OF HIM Mark 14:53–72

THE FULFILLING OF JESUS' PREDICTION THAT HE WOULD BE GIVEN OVER TO THE GENTILES AND FLOGGED Mark 15:1–15

THE FULFILLING OF JESUS' PREDICTION THAT THE GENTILES WOULD MOCK HIM Mark 15:16–20c

JESUS' EXPIRING IN A WAY THAT DEMONSTRATES HIS DIVINE SONSHIP Mark 15:20d–27, 29–41

THE DIGNIFYING OF JESUS' BODY IN BURIAL Mark 15:42–47

THE RESURRECTION OF JESUS AS A FULFILLMENT OF HIS PREDICTIONS Mark 16:1–7

THE OVERAWING OF THOSE WHO HEARD THE NEWS THAT JESUS HAD BEEN RAISED Mark 16:8

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Delve Deeper into God's Word  
  
In this verse-by-verse commentary, Robert Gundry offers a fresh, literal translation and a reliable exposition of Scripture for today's readers.  
  
The Gospel of Mark counters the shame of Jesus' crucifixion by showcasing Jesus' power to perform miracles, cast out demons, teach authoritatively, best his opponents in debate, attract crowds, and predict the future.  
  
Pastors, Sunday school teachers, small group leaders, and laypeople will welcome Gundry's nontechnical explanations and clarifications. And Bible students at all levels will appreciate his sparkling interpretations.  
  
This selection is from Gundry'sCommentary on the New Testament.

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