William Wrede (1859-1906) was a Lutheran theologian. He became associate professor at Breslau in 1893, and was a full professor from 1896 until his death. Characterised by his radical methodology, he proposed that New Testament theology ought to be approached according to historical method, and Scripture analysed appropriately. Das Messiasgeheimnis in den Evangelien was his defining work, but was not available in English until this translation was first published in 1971.

• Translator’s PrefaceAuthor’s PrefaceIntroductionPart One: Mark1. Some Preliminaries on the General Picture of the Messianic History of Jesus2. The Self-Concealment of the Messiah3. Concealment Despite Revelation4. Mark in RetrospectPart Two: The Later Gospels5. Matthew and Luke6. JohnPart Three: Historical Elucidation7. The Concealment of the Messiahship up to the Resurrection8. The Disciples’ Lack of Understanding9. More on Mark and Luke10. On the Further History of the IdeasAppendicesi. On the Confession of Peterii. The Prohibitions of Jesusiii. The Idea of Education in Markiv. On the Prophecies of Suffering and Resurrectionv. On the Text of Mark 10.32vi. On Mark 10.47vii. Predecessors

William Wrede (1859-1906) was a Lutheran theologian. He became associate professor at Breslau in 1893, and was a full professor from 1896 until his death. Characterised by his radical methodology, he proposed that New Testament theology ought to be approached according to historical method, and Scripture analysed appropriately. Das Messiasgeheimnis in den Evangelien was his defining work, but was not available in English until this translation was first published in 1971.

• Translator’s PrefaceAuthor’s PrefaceIntroductionPart One: Mark1. Some Preliminaries on the General Picture of the Messianic History of Jesus2. The Self-Concealment of the Messiah3. Concealment Despite Revelation4. Mark in RetrospectPart Two: The Later Gospels5. Matthew and Luke6. JohnPart Three: Historical Elucidation7. The Concealment of the Messiahship up to the Resurrection8. The Disciples’ Lack of Understanding9. More on Mark and Luke10. On the Further History of the IdeasAppendicesi. On the Confession of Peterii. The Prohibitions of Jesusiii. The Idea of Education in Markiv. On the Prophecies of Suffering and Resurrectionv. On the Text of Mark 10.32vi. On Mark 10.47vii. Predecessors

William Wrede (1859-1906) was a Lutheran theologian. He became associate professor at Breslau in 1893, and was a full professor from 1896 until his death. Characterised by his radical methodology, he proposed that New Testament theology ought to be approached according to historical method, and Scripture analysed appropriately. Das Messiasgeheimnis in den Evangelien was his defining work, but was not available in English until this translation was first published in 1971.

• Translator’s PrefaceAuthor’s PrefaceIntroductionPart One: Mark1. Some Preliminaries on the General Picture of the Messianic History of Jesus2. The Self-Concealment of the Messiah3. Concealment Despite Revelation4. Mark in RetrospectPart Two: The Later Gospels5. Matthew and Luke6. JohnPart Three: Historical Elucidation7. The Concealment of the Messiahship up to the Resurrection8. The Disciples’ Lack of Understanding9. More on Mark and Luke10. On the Further History of the IdeasAppendicesi. On the Confession of Peterii. The Prohibitions of Jesusiii. The Idea of Education in Markiv. On the Prophecies of Suffering and Resurrectionv. On the Text of Mark 10.32vi. On Mark 10.47vii. Predecessors