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    Introductory Materials

    Introductory and General

    Henry Wansbrough, Introduction to Mark

    A student booklet introducing Mark’s Gospel for undergraduate students (Note: MS Word document).

    Barry D. Smith, “The Gospel of Mark”

    An element among the on-line course materials for The New Testament and Its Context at Atlantic Baptist University.

    Daniel B. Wallace, “Mark: Introduction, Argument, Outline”

    Helpful introductory article (at The Biblical Studies Foundation).

    Robert M. Grant, “The Gospel of Mark”

    Chapter 8 in A Historical Introduction to the New Testament (New York: Harper & Row, 1963), reproduced on Religion-Online.

    Richard Heard, “The Gospel of Mark”

    Chapter 7 in An Introduction to the New Testament (New York: Harper & Brothers, 1950), reproduced on Religion-Online.

    J. MacRory, “The Gospel of Saint Mark”

    Article in the Catholic Encyclopaedia (1910) [Note: old-fashioned]

    Web Sites

    The Text This Week: Mark

    By Jenee Woodard: comprehensive and well-organized index to web resources on Mark, including both general resources and a Scripture Index.

    Brief Commentary on the Gospel of Mark

    By Carl Conrad: new translation and textual commentary on Mark’s Gospel — recommended.

    The Gospel of Mark: A Study Based on the Old Testament

    By Jeanie Crain: useful introductory on-line study on Mark, arranged chapter by chapter.