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Due to the careful attention to meaning at all levels of the discourse, they should also be useful for Bible scholars, teachers, preachers, and anyone interested in a thorough understanding of the biblical text. The analysis is firmly based on discourse linguistics and assumes that each New Testament book is an integrated whole. The analytical process involves detailed study of the grammar, lexicon and discourse structure of the Greek, with the aim of clearly presenting the meaning of the text and the linguistic evidence on which the meaning is established.</div></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-reap-tableofcontents field-type-text-long field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Table of Contents: </div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Foreword<br /></p><ul><li>General Introduction to Semantic and Structural Analyses</li><li>Introduction to the Semantic and Structural Analysis of Mark </li><li>Authorship</li><li>Circumstances of Composition</li><li>Date of Composition</li><li>The Intended Audience</li><li>Mark’s Purpose</li><li>Some of Mark’s Special Interests</li><li>The Structure of Mark</li><li>Thematic outline of Mark</li><li>Constituent structure of Mark</li></ul><li>The Gospel Of Mark 1:1—16:8</li><li>Book Constituent 1:1 (Book Title of 1:1—16:8)</li><li>Book 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