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Mark: (A Paragraph-by-Paragraph Exegetical Evangelical Bible Commentary - BECNT) (Baker Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament) Hardcover – November 1, 2008

by Robert H. Stein (Author)
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In this addition to the BECNT series, respected New Testament scholar Robert Stein offers a substantive yet highly accessible commentary on the Gospel of Mark. The commentary focuses primarily on the Markan understanding of the Jesus traditions as reflected in this key New Testament book. For each section in Mark, the author analyzes how it fits the immediate and larger context of the Gospel; offers verse-by-verse comments on the words, phrases, sentences, and themes found in the section; and explores what Mark is seeking to teach.

As with all BECNT volumes, Mark features the author's detailed interaction with the Greek text. It combines academic sophistication with pastoral sensitivity and accessibility to serve as a useful tool for pastors, church leaders, students, and teachers.
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"Bob Stein has written a great commentary on the Gospel of Mark. It is rich with interpretive insight, yet it is very reader friendly. Scholars, pastors, students, and lay readers will appreciate how Stein tackles difficult questions head-on and presents sensible solutions. Reading this commentary gives the reader a real sense of what the evangelist Mark was trying to say and how his original readers would have understood him. It makes an excellent contribution to the BECNT series."
--Craig A. Evans, Houston Baptist University

"This comprehensive commentary is the seasoned work of a first-rate, evangelical scholar. The discussions are well informed, and the positions taken are judicious and fair. Anyone working on the Second Gospel will find significant help here, particularly with regard to the theology and purpose of the evangelist."
--Klyne Snodgrass, North Park Theological Seminary (emeritus)

"A substantial commentary on Mark's gospel. Stein . . . has a sure grasp of the scholarly literature on Mark and provides a thorough and well-balanced exposition of the gospel text."
--Donald Senior, CP, The Bible Today

"The Baker Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament series seeks to provide 'commentaries that blend scholarly depth with readability, exegetical detail with sensitivity to the whole, and attention to critical problems with theological awareness.'. . . Stein is particularly well qualified for writing a commentary on the Gospel of Mark for such a series. For years he has devoted himself to scholarly research on Mark's Gospel and also to pastoral training. . . . The result is a commentary distinguished both by its scholarship and by its practical usefulness for pastors. . . . The careful exegesis in this commentary serves as evidence that Stein has thought long and often about the meaning of Mark."
--Joel F. Williams, Review of Biblical Literature

About the Author

Robert H. Stein (PhD, Princeton Theological Seminary), now retired, most recently served as senior professor of New Testament interpretation at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. He previously taught at Bethel Seminary. A world-renowned scholar of the Synoptic Gospels, he is the author of several books, including Mark in the Baker Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament, Studying the Synoptic Gospels, Luke, and Jesus the Messiah.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Baker Academic (November 1, 2008)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 848 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0801026822
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0801026829
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.76 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.25 x 1.75 x 9.5 inches
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5.0 out of 5 stars Writes much like a liberal who doesn't trust the reliability of the text
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I debated whether to give this book five stars or four. I wanted to give it four because in so many ways Robert Stein writes like a liberal. He is not but the way he writes he gives other liberal scholars way too much credit and then refutes them. But its too easy to refute them when as a conservative you come to the text with presuppositions about the reliability of the text. I respect that Stein has probably read every single Mark commentary ever written since the 19th century but he writes often like those guys are staring over his shoulder while he writes. His introductions are full of this kind of language like "we aren't sure what source Mark was using or if this even came from the hand of Mark" or things like "The extent of Mark's redactional work cannot be known and the language feels very unmarkan." You really have to be prepared to pound through a lot of this sort of stuff while reading this book. Beyond this I almost always agreed with Stein's conclusions. You really walk away feeling the unity of the Gospel of Mark deeply after reading this commentary. Stein always is trying to answer the questions from the Gospel of Mark itself and not jump to the other Gospels too quickly. Also this book feels like a good lesson in Greek. Stein often was very elaborate in explaining his Greek helps and it is very eye opening read. Because of how well Stein deals with the unity of this book and because I very often agreed with his conclusions I have to give this book five stars: although I warn you be prepared to have to pound through those introductions. Also Stein too often just starts listing way too many numbers of parallel verses so that it can clog up the pages and make the book much less reader friendly. The book often gets clogged up with references to various scholars and extrabiblical literature. Beyond this a great work by Stein.
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5.0 out of 5 stars ABSOLUTELY great service!
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The book was very well packaged and properly protected and arrived undamaged in pristine condition, 5 days ahead of schedule. I greatly appreciate the excellent job, superbly done.
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John Power
5.0 out of 5 stars Clear, balanced, high view of Scripture
Reviewed in the United States on August 13, 2013
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I wish I had begun my sermon series in Mark by sticking only with Stein's commentary. Readable, clear, and based on a high view of Scripture, Stein sets forth a great wealth of scholarship and familiarity with the text of Mark. Very grateful for this installment of the BECNT
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Martin
4.0 out of 5 stars One of the Best Modern Commentaries
Reviewed in the United States on March 13, 2014
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The Baker Exegetical series of NT Commentaries is one of the best modern scholarly commentaries for those who still believe the Bible. I wish there were a comparable OT Series. This volume on Mark is still good, but there are others in the series that I like better. In this volume, Stein (especially in his grey sections at the begging of each passage) seems to spend pages discussing irrelevant theories, stating that this is what the Bible says, this is what someone said about the passage before, says that that theory is not really right, and then concludes that the Bible actually means what it says. It is strange to read a Biblical commentary and spend so much time reading debates about whether Mark added a specific phrase or copied it from somewhere else, whether Mark really wrote what Jesus said or did, etc. Overall, though, this series of commentaries is much better than many other modern commentaries written by other "scholars" who base their writings on human reasoning only, seeming not to really believe what the Bible says. It is good, though, to get more than one perspective, so in addition to this, add a commentary or two from another time and see how they viewed the Bible through their lenses--such as the Puritans, Luther, Ryle, Calvin, the church fathers, etc.
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Paul Ferrara
5.0 out of 5 stars Stein hits the Mark!
Reviewed in the United States on September 18, 2014
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Outstanding commentary, Stein discusses each passage thoroughly, and his hermeneutical background shines through as he talks about the actual meaning of the text, what so many commentators spend less time covering. Excellent book as are all of his; get them all.
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Caleb Carter
5.0 out of 5 stars Top notch detailed view of the "nuts and bolts" gospel
Reviewed in the United States on September 27, 2013
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Word-by-word detailed view into the scriptures to dig into the life and sayings of Jesus and the disciples. In my opinion this is the best Mark commentary out there as you get the details with a good synopsis of the overall summary and context.
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Beth
5.0 out of 5 stars Good read.
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Samuel
3.0 out of 5 stars Its an ok read
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Among the BECNT, Romans, Galatians, Ephesians, 1 & 2 Thess are on the top. Mark is kind of expositional commentary and an ok read. For the price paid, it's just average. Among all, Phillippians is the lowest (one star) and 1 & 2 Thess. would would be on the top - a ten star!
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John F. Cunningham
5.0 out of 5 stars As with all of the Baker Exegetical series of commentaries ...
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 3, 2018
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As with all of the Baker Exegetical series of commentaries, Stein's work on Mark is well designed, well written and very informative and gives me a deeper insight into the teachings of Christ.
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Maxime Boucher
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
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Excellent detailed commentary!
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3.0 out of 5 stars Caution advised
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 28, 2013
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Good thorough commentary. It's good to have an affordable and 'truly' Evangelical commentary series which also hints/informs where a critical commentary might be advantageous.

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a serious letdown is that Editor and writer Stein has decided to make the decision, whether Mark ends with 16:8 or not, for the reader. I buy commentaries to be able to make my own mind up in an informed way (and get an exegesis all the same, even if the author disagrees with 16:9-20, or any other part). This 'kind of' elevates academical scholarship to idol and Editor to high priest... but then maybe an 800 page commentary on the last few verses is forthcoming :)

(Missler makes a pretty good case for the gnostics having removed the resurrection in the Alexandrian MSS (same argument, that of a seamless heptadic structure, contra Stein), which on the other hand leaves other 'odd' bits as explaining picking up snakes and 'guzzling poison' to explain.)

Good thorough commentary, but:
Fail as an exegesis (incomplete - views aside) and
Fail as Evangelical Commentary (is it any longer Evangelical when verses get edited out - for whatever reason?)
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