Mark's Jesus

With characteristic insight, Malbon here opens our eyes to the multi-layered Markan narrative. An invaluable companion.

~Paula Gooder, Writer and Lecturer in Biblical Studies

This is Malbon at her most insightful and resourceful. Experts and dabblers alike will find the book enlightening and rewarding.

~Stephen D. Moore, author of Mark and Method: New Approaches in Biblical Studies

Elizabeth Struthers Malbon has taken on the daunting task of treating the character of Jesus in Mark's Gospel, and she has produced an excellent analysis. By carefully sorting out the actions, dialogue, and points of view of the different Markan characters, she discerns fresh angles of vision and wrests many new insights from Mark's story. Her work shows how fundamentally God-centered this Gospel is and what a sophisticated narrative Mark has created. I benefitted greatly from reading this book. It will certainly be of interest to others-scholars, teachers, and students alike.

~David Rhoads, Professor of New Testament, Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago

Malbon has now pulled together the research of more than twenty-five years of research into an attractive and readable volume that both brings the inexperienced reader up to speed and advances the discussion.

~Review of Biblical Literature