Binding the Strong Man: A Political Reading of Mark’s Story of Jesus (20th Anniversary Edition)

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This full-length commentary on Mark’s Gospel uses a socio-literary method to explore Jesus’ nonviolent engagement with the Powers of first century Roman Palestine, and the implications of this narrative for contemporary practices of radical discipleship, Considered a classic in the field, the anniversary edition has a new Introduction by Ched and new Forewords by N.T. scholar Obery Hendricks and theologian Sam Wells. Paper, 560pp, bibliography & index. Orbis Books, 1988/2008

Since its publication in 1988, Binding the Strong Man has been widely recognized as a landmark in contemporary biblical criticism. Applying a multidisciplinary approach called “socio-literary method,” Myers integrates literary criticism, socio-historical exegesis, and political hermeneutics in his investigation of Mark as a “manifesto of radical discipleship.”