What if the Earliest Extant Gospel Promotes a Form of JudaismI noted the publication of the book here.Add new comment
The reading that the Gospel of Mark’s vision of ideal practice, belief, and expectation is a form of Judaism, rather than something else, is able to better explain the full narrative of the Gospel and is fully comprehensible within the context of the first-century ancient mediterranean world.
See also The Gospel of Mark’s Judaism and the Death of Christ as Ransom for Many (Mohr Siebeck, 2025).
By John Van Maaren
University of Vienna
April 2025
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