The hypothesis that the Gospel of Mark was heavily influenced by Pauline theology and or
epistles was widespread in the nineteenth century but fell out of favour for much of the
twentieth century. In the last twenty years or so however this view has begun to attract
renewed support especially in English language scholarship. This major and important
collection of essays by an international team of scholars seeks to move the discussion forward
in a number of significant ways - tracing the history of the hypothesis from the nineteenth
century to the modern day searching for historical connections between these two early
Christians analysing and comparing the theology and christology of the Pauline epistles and
the Gospel of Mark and assessing their reception in later Christian texts. This major volume
will be welcomed by those who are interested in the possible influence of the apostle to the
Gentiles on the earliest Gospel.
