The Gospel of Mark (The New International Commentary on the New Testament)

Professor Lane's research in Marcan studies has led him to accept redaction criticism as a valid hermeneutical approach to understanding the text of Mark and the intention of the evangelist. He appreciates Mark's creative role in shaping the gospel tradition and in exercising a conscious theological purpose, and considers the Gospel as a total literary work. Above all, Professor Lane has sought a new and primary faithfulness to the biblical text.