Hugh Humphrey

Secret of the Kingdom of God

The Literary and Theological Achievement of the Evangelist Mark

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Produktbeschreibung

This book emphasizes the literary creativity of the Evangelist Mark by detailing his use and imitation of literary materials well-known to him and to his first-century audience. All this was in service of what constitutes the "secret of the Kingdom of God," that is, authentic Christian discipleship.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Fortress Academic
• Seitenzahl: 196
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. November 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 443g
• ISBN-13: 9781978702646
• ISBN-10: 1978702647
• Artikelnr.: 53930020

Autorenporträt

Hugh M. Humphrey taught New Testament for fifty years at Fairfield University.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Introduction: A New Paradigm for Reading Mark's Gospel?
Chapter 1 The Stages of Composition Evident in Mark's Text
Chapter 2 The Chreia in Mark
Chapter 3 Mark's Use of the Wisdom of Solomon
Chapter 4 Mark's Use of the Elijah/Elisha Material
Chapter 5 Mark's Use of Homeric Epics?
Chapter 6 Reviewing Other Materials Used by Mark
Chapter 7 Assembling a Summary of Mark's Creative Work
Chapter 8 The Secret of the Kingdom of God
Epilogue: Appreciating Mark
Appendix
Index
About the Author