The Temptation and the Passion: The Markan Soteriology (Society for New Testament Studies Monograph Series)

The aim of this book is to illuminate the manner in which Mark understood Jesus' death. In this new edition, Professor Best looks at the Gospel as a continuous story, and by examining the general sweep of the narrative he attempts to show how Mark saw Jesus' death both as an atonement for sin and as creative of the new community of the Church.Ernest Best is the author of 'The Temptation and the Passion: The Markan Soteriology (Society for New Testament Studies Monograph Series)', published 1990 under ISBN 9780521383608 and ISBN 0521383609.