Prose Supplements - Shop now
Buy new:
-20% $36.85
FREE delivery Wednesday, March 19
Ships from: Amazon.com
Sold by: Amazon.com
$36.85 with 20 percent savings
List Price: $46.00
FREE Returns
FREE delivery Wednesday, March 19
Or Prime members get FREE delivery Monday, March 17. Order within 10 hrs 5 mins.
In Stock
$$36.85 () Includes selected options. Includes initial monthly payment and selected options. Details
Price
Subtotal
$$36.85
Subtotal
Initial payment breakdown
Shipping cost, delivery date, and order total (including tax) shown at checkout.
Ships from
Amazon.com
Amazon.com
Ships from
Amazon.com
Sold by
Amazon.com
Amazon.com
Sold by
Amazon.com
Returns
30-day refund/replacement
30-day refund/replacement
This item can be returned in its original condition for a full refund or replacement within 30 days of receipt.
Read full return policy
Payment
Secure transaction
Your transaction is secure
We work hard to protect your security and privacy. Our payment security system encrypts your information during transmission. We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others. Learn more
$31.33
100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! See less
FREE delivery March 19 - 20. Details
Or fastest delivery Wednesday, March 19. Details
Only 1 left in stock - order soon.
$$36.85 () Includes selected options. Includes initial monthly payment and selected options. Details
Price
Subtotal
$$36.85
Subtotal
Initial payment breakdown
Shipping cost, delivery date, and order total (including tax) shown at checkout.
Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items.
Ships from and sold by KORE Inc..
Kindle app logo image

Download the free Kindle app and start reading Kindle books instantly on your smartphone, tablet, or computer - no Kindle device required.

Read instantly on your browser with Kindle for Web.

Using your mobile phone camera - scan the code below and download the Kindle app.

QR code to download the Kindle App

Follow the author

John P. Keenan
Follow
Something went wrong. Please try your request again later.

The Gospel of Mark: A Mahayana Reading Paperback – February 3, 2005

by John P. Keenan (Author)
4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars 3 ratings
See all formats and editions
{"desktop_buybox_group_1":[{"displayPrice":"$36.85","priceAmount":36.85,"currencySymbol":"$","integerValue":"36","decimalSeparator":".","fractionalValue":"85","symbolPosition":"left","hasSpace":false,"showFractionalPartIfEmpty":true,"offerListingId":"qR2kBkh4dbNOMcLHTwfsoUtjB9nB3Xo%2FB2rZ2P8U4oXnUbAVCWiQBbB412ra5t8Xp8d9ELQHoEF8M7xKMBKLjQlxRkI24r%2F1PhEvTkoid5Q4g9lOvjXvfV%2ByBdqui2Qkpg6GoDi4XII%3D","locale":"en-US","buyingOptionType":"NEW","aapiBuyingOptionIndex":0}, {"displayPrice":"$31.33","priceAmount":31.33,"currencySymbol":"$","integerValue":"31","decimalSeparator":".","fractionalValue":"33","symbolPosition":"left","hasSpace":false,"showFractionalPartIfEmpty":true,"offerListingId":"qR2kBkh4dbNOMcLHTwfsoUtjB9nB3Xo%2FVwk6ZZ%2FtwSBVT3gcq1t8J1Qr%2Fi0eEhH1P7HhRPg2ws0nfdEWXKq0lWE1okfXhd3%2BLEWe%2BKWcTQQmezpY5SJx62UXMseUQcGAtj5olgU%2BZ61I5Nv%2Fm2rNb4vj8wKyUxWV0qGNRUgNjr7%2Fyt0u0OhniA%3D%3D","locale":"en-US","buyingOptionType":"USED","aapiBuyingOptionIndex":1}]}

Purchase options and add-ons

John Keenan's 'The Gospel of Mark' is a radically new reading of this most intriguing of the Synoptic gospels - a remarkable feat in the face of the explosion of Markan scholarship over the last twenty years. Keenan accomplishes this by approaching Mark as no other scholar has done: through the lens of Mahayana-Buddhist philosophy. This view stresses the emptying of all preconceived notions of how to begin reading as well as reclamation of such notions in terms of dependent co-arising and Jesus' assault on the validity of conventional religiosity. 'The Gospel of Mark' displays an alternative hermeneutical procedure, one generated by the Mahayana understanding of the function of text and doctrine, and informed by Mahayana philosophy. Part One of 'The Gospel of Mark' provides an overview of different interpretive techniques in Markan scholarship. It describes and argues for the validity of a Buddhist approach to this charter document of the Christian Gospel. Here the author demonstrates a profound grasp not only of scriptural scholarship but of Mahayana philosophy. Keenan discusses themes such as Mark's elliptical style and the journeying that provides the impetus for the narrative, and explores them through the lens of emptiness and dependent co-arising which are the focal points of a Mahayana reading. In Part Two Keenan gives the reader truly fresh insights into the paradoxical world of Mark's Jesus. Through a Buddhist lens, the text offers startling and new perspectives on Jesus himself, the experience of the Kingdom, miracle stories and parables, the passion and death, the resurrection and return.
Previous slide of product details
  1. Print length
    432 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Wipf and Stock
  4. Publication date
    February 3, 2005
  5. Dimensions
    6 x 0.98 x 9 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    1597520829
  7. ISBN-13
    978-1597520829
  8. See all details
Next slide of product details
The%20Amazon%20Book%20Review
The Amazon Book Review
Book recommendations, author interviews, editors' picks, and more. Read it now.

Editorial Reviews

Review

""Keenan has broken new ground in this study of Mark by asking what we might see when we look at the Gospel through a Buddhist lens. The results reveal to us much about Buddhism and foster new angles of vision on Mark. Keenan is at his best when he unpacks the variety of ways Mark subverts conventional thinking. His work also incorporates a wealth of recent research about Mark."" David Rhoads, Lutheran School of Theology ""Mahayana deconstruction goes beyond post-structuralism in its radicality, and arrives at a serenity that is absent in Western deconstruction. Keenan brilliantly displays how this occurs and what it means for hermeneutics...[and] goes beyond a programmatic call for a Mahayana hermeneutic to a full-fledged commentary on Mark."" John B. Cobb Jr.

About the Author

John P. Keenan is Professor Emeritus of Religious Studies at Middlebury College and an Episcopal priest. He is also the author of 'The Meaning of Christ: A Mahayana Theology'.

Product details

  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Wipf and Stock (February 3, 2005)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 432 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1597520829
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1597520829
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.28 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.98 x 9 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars 3 ratings

About the author

Follow authors to get new release updates, plus improved recommendations.
John P. Keenan

John P. Keenan

Brief content visible, double tap to read full content.
Full content visible, double tap to read brief content.

Discover more of the author’s books, see similar authors, read book recommendations and more.

Customer reviews

4.8 out of 5 stars
3 global ratings

Review this product

Share your thoughts with other customers
Write a customer review

Top reviews from the United States

  • Mark Bell
    5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best books I have read.
    Reviewed in the United States on October 15, 1999
    This book is an amazing accomplishment. Daring and yet solid in its scholarship, it is a readable account that will change both my scholarly approach to future topics and my personal christology. A wonderful achievement.
    15 people found this helpful
    Helpful
     Report
  • John Nordin
    4.0 out of 5 stars New categories
    Reviewed in the United States on April 2, 2006
    Keenen uses Buddhist categories (such as "dependent co-arising") to examine Jesus' message in Mark. It is a useful way of analyzing the ways that those who encounter Jesus try to close the rift in the universe that Jesus opens. People want categories to put Jesus in, be it revolutionary, or kind man, or even guru. But one thing that seems to be true about Jesus is that he cracks open whatever category you approach him with. He will not be put in an analytical box, and that can make people very angry.

    Yet, Keenen will not fall into the trap of equating this with radical postmodernism. He wants us to empty ourselves of interpretive assumptions, but this is not to just adopt a nihilistic stance of opposition to everything. His analysis of the Geraseme demoniac (which he retitles "Emptiness Ineptly Grasped") illustrates this well.
    5 people found this helpful
    Helpful
     Report