Compassion and the Characterization of the Markan Jesus

Erscheinungsjahr 2024
ISBN: 978-90-04-69909-0
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 223, 190 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 237 mm, Gewicht: 430 g

Reihe: Biblical Interpretation Series

Why does the Gospel of Mark make specific and repeated reference to the compassion of Jesus in the miracle stories? This volume discusses the function that compassion has in the Markan characterization of Jesus, particularly in how the terminology employed depicts Jesus as entering the suffering of others. In doing so, it underscores how this portrayal is exceptional among the stories of miracle workers in ancient Greco-Roman and Jewish literature. In Mark, this compassion toward the suffering other is a central feature of the kingdom of God, an attribute the Markan audience is challenged to emulate.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Bryant, Jonathan

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Christentum/Christliche Theologie Allgemein

Über Autor(innen)

Jonathan W. Bryant, Ph.D (2023), Loyola University Chicago, is Senior Editor of Bibles and Bible reference works at Tyndale House Publishers and is an ordained minister of The Wesleyan Church.