Charles A. Bobertz - The Gospel of Mark: A Liturgical Reading

2016 by Charles A. Bobertz

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ISBN 978-1-4934-0571-8

Unless otherwise indicated, all translations of Scripture and other ancient works are those of the author.

Scripture quotations labeled NAB are from the New American Bible with Revised New Testament and Revised Psalms 1991, 1986, 1970 Confraternity of Christian Doctrine, Washington, DC, and are used by permission of the copyright owner. All rights reserved. No part of the New American Bible may be reproduced in any form without permission in writing from the copyright owner.

Scripture quotations labeled NRSV are from the New Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright 1989, by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

This book is dedicated to the memory of my parents,
Sarah (Hall) and William Bobertz.
Their love of learning was infectious.
May they now enjoy the eternal banquet with Christ.

Contents

Acknowledgments

After working on a book for many years there is in ones heart more gratitude than can possibly be expressed. I would like to thank my family: my wife of thirty-four years, Mary, and my now-grown children, Sarah and Thomas. Their constant love and support brightened every day in which I was working on this project. I would like to thank my faculty and staff colleagues in the department and School of Theology at St. Johns University in Minnesota. It is a privilege to teach New Testament in a place that gives witness to fifteen hundred years of Benedictine liturgy and prayer. The dean of the School of Theology, Bill Cahoy, deserves a special note of gratitude for his constant encouragement of my writing. My students throughout the years, graduate and undergraduate, have pushed me in ways that made the final version of this book better. Several of these graduate students, including Mark Nussberger, Shawn Powers, and Ben De Bono, provided valuable research assistance. In addition I would like to thank all those colleagues who have read all or parts of this book. Their comments and reactions helped me to think through so much of what is presented here. Of these Stephen J. Patterson of Willamette University, my closest friend since we grew up together on the plains of South Dakota, deserves special thanks. Finally, I am so very grateful for the financial support given to me in these years of writing by the faculty development committee at St. Johns University.

Abbreviations

Old Testament

New Testament

Ancient Texts

General and Bibliographic