Mark: An Introduction and Study Guide
Shaping the Life and Legacy of Jesus
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Mark: An Introduction and Study Guide
Shaping the Life and Legacy of Jesus
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This Guide reads the Gospel of Mark as a 1st-century CE story about Jesus, for his followers, and against tyranny or the abusive use of power.
First, the book shows students how the Gospel uses the form of a traditional laudatory biography (a 'Life') to reshape the memory of the shame-ridden trials and suffering of Jesus. Such a biography portrayed Jesus' descent (as a son of God), his deeds, and his heroic death, dispelling any notion that the teacher Jesus was a charlatan or huckster.
Second, Smith demonstrates how the Gospel devotes a great deal of space to Jesus' training of his disciples - as he calls, commissions, and corrects them in preparation for the difficult moments of their journey.
Third, Smith highlights the Gospel's special characterizations of Jesus - as a prophetic envoy, a man of authority, and a philosophical hero - contrasting Jesus' use of power with the abusive use of power by Rome's representatives (Herod Antipas and Pilate).
Table of Contents
1. Mark as a Life about Jesus
2. Mark as a Life for Jesus' Followers
3. Jesus as Prophetic Envoy
4. Jesus as a Powerful Broker
5. Jesus as a Philosophical Hero
Product details
| Published | 12 Jan 2017 |
|---|---|
| Format | Paperback |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 112 |
| ISBN | 9781350008878 |
| Imprint | T&T Clark |
| Dimensions | 234 x 156 mm |
| Series | T&T Clark’s Study Guides to the New Testament |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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