The Gospel According to Mark: The English Text with Introduction, Exposition, and Notes (New International Commentary on the New Testament)Mark's Gospel is, in this commentary, considered to be the first of the Gospels, with its own perspective as a witness to Jesus as Messiah and Son of God. Prof. Lane accepts the positive contributions of redaction criticism (Marxsen), which appreciates Mark's creative role in shaping the gospel tradition and in exercising a conscious theological purpose, and which considers the Gospel as a total literary work. He aims also to reflect the wealth of