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This two-volume text-critical commentary seeks to reconstruct from the preserved ancient manuscripts the most primitive wording of the Greek text of Mark. Volume 1 focuses on Mark 1–9. For each verse, the commentary identifies units of text where the manuscripts of Mark disagree in wording and lists the variations in wording with their supporting manuscripts. Each variant is then evaluated in order to determine not only which is probably the most primitive wording but also how and why the other variants developed. Burkett’s extensive study discusses 2,496 variation units in Mark, many of which have never before been discussed in print. Citations of not only Greek but also Latin, Coptic, and Syriac manuscripts make this commentary an essential resource for scholars of the Synoptic Gospels.

Delbert Burkett is the Jaak Seynaeve Professor of Religious Studies at Louisiana State University. He has written or edited numerous books and articles on topics relating to the New Testament, including An Introduction to the New Testament and the Origins of Christianity (Cambridge University Press).

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