The Gospel According To Mark

Undergraduate / Graduate

This course, through close reading of the Greek text (with attention to characteristic vocabulary, grammar, syntax and style), will investigate the composition, genre, plot structure, theology, purpose and impact of the first Christian narrative text. Particular emphases include the depiction of the disciples, the so-called "Messianic Secret," the role of irony, and the relationship between Mark and Paul. This course serves as the third quarter exegesis course in the Introduction to Koine Greek sequence, even as various levels of Greek skills are welcome.