Jesus' Defeat of Death: Persuading Mark's Early Readers

ISBN-13: 9780521830362 / Angielski / Twarda / 2003 / 384 str.

Peter G. Bolt; John Court

Opis

Peter Bolt explores the impact of Mark's Gospel on early readers in the first-century Graeco-Roman world. Focusing upon the thirteen characters in Mark who come to Jesus for healing or exorcism, Bolt analyzes their crucial role in the communication of the Gospel. Enlisting a variety of ancient literary and non-literary sources, this book recreates the first-century world of illness, magic and Roman imperialism. This new approach to Mark combines reader-response criticism with social history.

Recenzje

Review of the hardback: '… offers many new insights. There's a lot for most of us to learn from this book, and it opens up fascinating insights into ancient thought and culture.' European Journal of Theology

Spis treści

1. Introduction; 2. The beginning of the gospel (Mark 1.1–13); 3. The Kingdom is near (Mark 1.14–4.34); 4. Jesus and the perishing (Mark 4.35–8.26); 5. Entering the coming Kingdom (Mark 8.27–10.52); 6. The clash of Kingdoms (Mark 11.1–13.37); 7. The coming of the Kingdom (Mark 14–16); 8. Conclusions; Bibliography; Index.