Book Description

Title:

The Earliest Gospel. A Historical Study of the Gospel According to Mark

Author:

Allan Menzies [1845-1916]

Publication Year:

1901

Location:

London

Publisher:

Macmillan & Co. Ltd.

Pages:

306

Subjects:

Mark, Commentary, New Testament

Copyright Holder:

Public domain

Table of Contents

• Preface
• Table of Sections and of the Parallel Passages in the Gospel according to Matthew and Luke

I. Introduction

• The Synoptic Problem. The Gospel not originally written
• Motives of the formation of the Gospel tradition. The Gospel to be understood from the Apostolic Age
• Why the Gospels appear so late
• Absense from the earliest Christian writings of the details of the gospel ministry
• Early Christian theology did not require the Gospels
• The tradition was important practically
• Aetiological motive in the Gospel tradition
• Apologetic motive
• Devotional motive
• Yet the Gospels are also historical
• State of the tradition before Mark wrote. Its fragmentary nature
• Early collections of Gospel materials
• Nature of Mark's Gospel as gathered from itself
• Absence of discourses
• Sources of this Gospel
• Mark's order
• Progress of Mark's narrative
• He treats his materials with freedom
• Descriptive touches. Was the Gospel written to be read at meetings?
• The Gospel is addressed to Western readers
• Aramaisms and Latin words
• Traces of Paulinism
• Date of the Gospel
• Personal history of Mark
• Mark and Paul
• Mark and Peter
• Church traditions of Mark
• Account of Papias
• Conclusion
  

II. Text, Versions and Commentary

III. Index of Subjects

IV. Index of Passages Referred to