Mark: the Gospel as story
by Best, Ernest
fromStudies of the New Testament and its world
Mark: the Gospel as story
by Best, Ernest
fromStudies of the New Testament and its world
1. The Relationship of Mark to Paul; ; 2. Baptism into Death; ; 3.The Body and the Blood; ; 4. Death "in accordance with the scriptures"; ; 5. Conclusion.
The question of the relationship between the Gospel of Mark and letters of Paul has been ever-present in New Testament scholarship but has never been fully explored. This monograph seeks to probe further into this question through an examination of the literary relationship betw…
This study develops a method for analyzing the semantic and narrative rhetoric of repetition and the narrative rhetoric and function of characterization and applies this method in studies of the characterization of God, Jesus, and JesusGÇÖ disciples in the Gospel of Mark. The st…
"This groundbreaking book explores the literary and theological portrayal of Gentiles in the Gospel of Mark. Iverson shows how Mark's sequence of Gentile episodes is progressively arranged to depict a re-prioritization in the proclamation of the gospel message."--Jacket.
This groundbreaking study argues that, in the Gospel of Mark, Gentiles are recipients of Jesus' compassion and are typically depicted as desperate individuals who exhibit faith and understanding. Mark's arrangement of the sequence of Gentile episodes is progressive and envisions…
