Download or read book The First Commentary on Mark written by Michael Cahill and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1998 with total page 169 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Irrespective of authorship, the text is important in the history of biblical interpretation - it is the first commentary on Mark, and has had wide influence in the Latin west. It is written in the allegorical style, and attempts to provide an application of the gospel text to the practice of Christian discipleship.