Jesus' Defeat of Death

Persuading Mark's Early Readers
Erscheinungsjahr 2008
ISBN: 978-0-521-06899-4
Verlag: Cambridge University Press

Buch, Englisch, Band 125, 380 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 540 g

Reihe: Society for New Testament Studies Monograph Series

Peter Bolt explores the impact of Mark's Gospel on its early readers in the first-century Graeco-Roman world. His book focuses upon the thirteen characters in Mark who come to Jesus for healing or exorcism and, using analytical tools of narrative and reader-response criticism, explores their crucial role in the communication of the Gospel. Bolt suggests that early readers of Mark would be persuaded that Jesus' dealings with the suppliants show him casting back the shadow of death and that this in itself is preparatory for Jesus' final defeat of death in resurrection. Enlisting a variety of ancient literary and non-literary sources in an attempt to illuminate this first-century world, this book gives special attention to illness, magic and the Roman imperial system. This is a different approach to Mark, which attempts to break the impasse between narrative and historical studies and will appeal to scholars and students alike.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Bolt, Peter G.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Bibelwissenschaften Bibelwissenschaften: Sachbuch, Erbauung, Didaktik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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.

Über Autor(innen)

Bolt, Peter G.
Peter G. Bolt is Head of New Testament Studies at Moore Theological College, Sydney. He has edited (with M.D. Thompson) and contributed to The Gospel to the Nations: Perspectives on Paul's Mission (2000).