Product Description
Peter Smuts advocates a multi-directional hermeneutic for the Synoptic Gospels--downwards (immediate context), sideways (parallel traditions), backwards (OT background), and forwards (relevant NT passages). This simple, yet effective, model helps readers to interpret the Gospels as part of the broader sweep of redemptive history.
"One feature distinguishing Mark by the Book is the rubric applied to each story: reading it downwards (Christ-centered focus), sideways (parallel Gospel accounts), backwards (Old Testament prophecy) and forwards (future fulfillment). This approach exposes the meaning in each pericope with powerful effect and remarkable insight. I highly recommend this exploration of Mark."