From Q to Secret Mark - by Hugh M Humphrey Paperback

About the Book

Humphrey challenges traditional readings of Mark and Q by arguing that Q had a narrative layer that Mark incorporated in his gospel.

Book Synopsis

In this provocative book, Hugh Humphrey challenges the traditional view that Mark was simply an editor drawing together different sources to put together his gospel.

Review Quotes

""Humphrey has minutely examined the text of Mark's Gospel and is familiar with the early Church Fathers' comments about Mark in a way most NT scholars are not. His novel thesis that Mark composed his Gospel in stages is one that every commentator on Mark in the future will have to take into account...Humphrey has provided a fascinating study of the origins of Mark's Gospel." - Leslie Robert Keylock, Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society, September 2008" --Leslie Robert Keylock,

""Insightful studies of Mark in recent years have revealed the gospel author's storytelling prowess, leading some scholars to abandon the older search for gospel's sources and editing changes. But Humphrey dares to propose one author who wrote two separate stories of Jesus, then acted finally as his own editor to produce a coherent whole. No less daring is Humphrey's commendable willingness to take seriously the controversial account of a 'Secret Mark' known to Clement of Alexandria."--John Dart, news editor of the Christian Century, is author of Decoding Mark" --John Dart, Blurb from reviewer

"Mentioned." --Paul Foster, School of Divinity, University of Edinburgh, Expository Times

""Humphrey says Mark first compiled Peter's preaching of the Q material, expanding it into a narrative (chapters one to thirteen) portraying Jesus as the Son of God inspired by Wisdom, the eschatological Teacher. This he did while Peter was preaching in Rome. Later he narrated Peter's preaching of the cross, creating the Passion Narrative. It was "Pauline" in its Christology of a self-emptying Son of Man/Adam. This was on the eve of Claudius's expulsion of Jews from Rome. Taking both texts to Alexandria, Mark decided to unite the two texts, seeding each half with new materials recalling or foreshadowing the other, adding the theme of discipleship in a world not likely to end as soon as he had first expected... Markan specialists should be sure to read it." -Robert M. Price, Johnnie Colemon Theological Seminary" --Religious Studies Review

"mentioned." --Theologische Literaturzeitung

About the Author

Hugh M. Humphrey is Professor of Religious Studies at Fairfield University and is the author of "He Is Risen!": A New Reading of Mark's Gospel.