{"product_id":"costly-freedom-a-theological-reading-of-marks-gospel-9780814618561","title":"Costly Freedom: A Theological Reading of Mark's Gospel","description":"With this study of the Gospel of Mark, Brendan Byrne completes his trilogy of works on the Synoptic Gospels. Mark, the \"Cinderella gospel,\" as Byrne says, languished for millennia in the shadow of Matthew (\"the first gospel\") and Luke. Beginning in the nineteenth century, scholars uncovered what is now generally accepted as the more likely scenario: that Mark was the pioneer, creating a new literary genre (\"gospel\") in which to communicate the \"Good News of Jesus Christ.\" This Good News according to Mark is essentially a message of freedom-a freedom, however, that does \"not come about without cost: a cost to Jesus, a cost to the Father, and a cost to those called to associate themselves with his life and mission.\" Mark holds out to us both the price and the promise of freedom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eByrne, Brendan:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Brendan Byrne, SJ, is a professor of New Testament at Jesuit Theological College, within the United Faculty of Theology, Parkville, Melbourne, Australia. He is the author of\u003ci\u003e Romans\u003c\/i\u003e (1996) in the Sacra Pagina series, \u003ci\u003eLifting the Burden: Reading Matthew's Gospel in the Church Today\u003c\/i\u003e (2004), \u003ci\u003eA Costly Freedom: A Theological Reading of Mark's Gospe\u003c\/i\u003el (2008), \u003ci\u003eLife Abounding: A Reading of John's Gospel \u003c\/i\u003e(2014), and \u003ci\u003eThe Hospitality of God: A Reading of Luke's Gospel (2015)\u003c\/i\u003e, published by Liturgical Press.","brand":"Liturgical Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50413315490066,"sku":"9780814618561","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_2c1abd66-0dc8-437c-99af-8ce6771092ee.jpg?v=1729352605","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/costly-freedom-a-theological-reading-of-marks-gospel-9780814618561","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}