Author
Brendan Byrne
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Publisher
Liturgical Press
Published
July 2008
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Author
Brendan Byrne
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Paperback / softback
Publisher
Liturgical Press
Published
July 2008
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A Costly Freedom
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With this study of the Gospel of Mark, Brendan Byrne completes his trilogy of works on the Synoptic Gospels. Mark, the "Cinderella gospel," as Byrne says, languished for millennia in the shadow of Matthew ("the first gospel") and Luke. Beginning in the nineteenth century, scholars uncovered what is now generally accepted as the more likely scenario: that Mark was the pioneer, creating a new literary genre ("gospel") in which to communicate the "Good News of Jesus Christ." This Good News according to Mark is essentially a message of freedom—a freedom, however, that does "not come about without cost: a cost to Jesus, a cost to the Father, and a cost to those called to associate themselves with his life and mission." Mark holds out to us both the price and the promise of freedom.
A Costly Freedom joins The Hospitality of God (on Luke) and Lifting the Burden (on Matthew) to make up a set of indispensable companions to the gospels for preachers, teachers, and those who simply want to read the gospels for understanding and a deepening of their spirituality and faith.
Brendan Byrne, SJ, is professor of New Testament at Jesuit Theological College, Parkville, Victoria, Australia. A member of the Pontifical Biblical Commission (1990–96) and Fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities (2000–), he is the author of nine books and editor in chief of the theological journal Pacifica.
Author
Brendan Byrne
Book Format
Paperback / softback
Publisher
Liturgical Press
Published
July 2008
Weight
409g
Page Count
304
Dimensions
153 x 229 x 17 mm
ISBN
9780814618561
ISBN-10
0814618561
Eden Code
1227200
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Author/Creator: Brendan Byrne
ISBN: 9780814618561
Publisher: Liturgical Press
Release Date: July 2008
Weight: 409g
Dimensions: 153 x 229 x 17 mm
Eden Code: 1227200