The "gospel" is a keyword of the Gospel of Mark. But what does it mean to Mark? This has been debated for more than a century in scholarly research. Morten Hørning Jensen investigates the notion of Mark's 'gospel' afresh, and concludes that Mark uses it to communicate the 'epoch-making' reversal of fortunes he sees as the victorious outcome of Jesus's life, death, and resurrection.

The Gospel of Mark pointedly opens with the statement, "the beginning of the gospel". This raises the question: What does 'the gospel' ( ) mean to Mark? Traditionally, an explanation has been found in the so-called 'religious use' of the notion of the 'messenger on the mountain' in Isa 40:9 and 52:7, paving the way for an understanding of Jesus's death as a sin sacrifice connected to Isa 53. Under the influence of recent postcolonial and/or anti-imperial reading strategies, however, Mark's gospel notion has rather been understood as tailored to counter a Roman dressing of the emperor as 'gospels' to the world. Morten Hørning Jensen re-investigates the entire concept of 'gospel' and concludes that Mark uses the concept to communicate the 'epoch-making victory' he finds to be the product of the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus.

Autorentext
Born 1972; 2005 PhD, University of Aarhus, Denmark; 2009-19 associate professor at Menighedsfakultetet, the Lutheran School of Theology, Aarhus, Denmark; since 2013 professor II at the Norwegian School of Theology and Religion, Oslo, Norway; since 2017 Research Fellow at the Department of Biblical and Ancient Studies, University of South Africa; 2019-22 associate professor at Fjellhaug International University College, Aarhus, Denmark; since 2022 professor at Fjellhaug International University College, Aarhus, Denmark.

Inhalt
Chapter 1. The of Mark between Kingdom and Cross
Chapter 2. Mark and his - Status Quaestionis
Chapter 3. Epoch-Making 'Gospel' Proclamations before Mark
Chapter 4. Mark's Prologue between Promise and Proximity
Chapter 5. The Galilean 'Gospel' of Victory and Proximity
Chapter 6. King, Cross, and Temple in Jerusalem
Chapter 7. Conclusions