Mark, Manuscripts, and Monotheism is organized into three parts: Mark's Gospel, Manuscripts and Textual Criticism, and Monotheism and Early Jesus-Devotion. With contributors hailing from several different countries, and including both senior and junior scholars, this volume contains essays penned in honor of Larry W. Hurtado by engaging and focusing upon these three major emphases in his scholarship. The result is not only a fitting tribute to one of the most influential New Testament scholars of present times, but also a welcome survey of current scholarship.

Table of ContentsIntroductionContributorsPART ONE: MARK'S GOSPELChapter One: "Is It as Bad as All That?": The Misconception of Mark as a Gospel Film NoirHolly J. Carey, Point University, USAChapter Two: Early Christian Book Culture and the Emergence of the First Written GospelChris Keith, St Mary's University, UKChapter Three: Jesus as God's Chief Agent in Mark's ChristologyPaul Owen, Montreat College, USAPART TWO: MANUSCRIPTS AND TEXTUAL CRITICISMChapter Four: Mark, Manuscripts, and Paragraphs: Sense-Unit Divisions in Mark 14-16Sean A. Adams, University of Edinburgh, UKChapter Five: From "Text-Critical Methodology" to "Manuscripts as Artefacts": A Tribute to Larry W. HurtadoThomas J. Kraus, Independent ScholarChapter Six: Origen's List of New Testament Books in Hom. Jos. 7.1: A Fresh LookMichael J. Kruger, Reformed Theological Seminary, USAChapter Seven: î45 as Early Christian Artifact: Considering Staurogram and Punctuation in the ManuscriptDieter T. Roth, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, GermanyChapter Eight: î45 and Codex W in Mark RevisitedTommy Wasserman, Örebro School of Theology, SwedenPART THREE: MONOTHEISM AND EARLY JESUS-DEVOTIONChapter Nine: Who, What, and Why?: The Worship of the Firstborn in Hebrews 1:6David M. Allen, The Queen's Foundation for Ecumenical Theological Education, UKChapter Ten: Devotion to Jesus Christ in Earliest Christianity-An Appraisal and Discussion of the Work of Larry HurtadoRichard J. Bauckham, University of St Andrews, UK and University of Cambridge, UKChapter Eleven: Hebrews and WisdomMary Ann Beavis, University of Saskatchewan, CanadaChapter Twelve, Christology, Martyrdom, and Vindication in the Gospel of Mark and the Apocalypse: Two New Testament ViewsPaul Middleton, University of Chester, UKBibliography