Sid Martin

Secret of the Savior

The Myth of the Messiah in Mark

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Produktbeschreibung

This book solves the greatest mystery of all time: where did the story of Jesus really come from? Secret of the Savior unearths the hidden history buried beneath the surface in the Gospel of Mark.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: University Press of America
• Seitenzahl: 298
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. August 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 637g
• ISBN-13: 9780761861454
• ISBN-10: 0761861459
• Artikelnr.: 38135942

Autorenporträt

Sid Martin is a religious researcher with a master of theological studies degree in Biblical studies from Phillips Theological Seminary in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He is also a practicing attorney who specializes in legal research and writing.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction: Myth of the Messiah: An Epic of Salvation
PART ONE: THE RISE
Chapter One: My Son, the Beloved
Chapter Two: Glories of a Shepherd King
Chapter Three: The Teacher of Righteousness Arises
Chapter Four: Mystery of the Kingdom Revealed
Chapter Five: Exile to the Land of Damascus
Chapter Six: An Appeal to the People
Chapter Seven: The Saints Assemble
Chapter Eight: Sectarian Strife
Chapter Nine: Last Stand of the Essenes
PART TWO: THE FALL
Chapter Ten: Beginning Again
Chapter Eleven: A Split in the Ranks
Chapter Twelve: The Year of the Four Emperors
Chapter Thirteen: Besieging the City
Chapter Fourteen: A Lull in the Fighting
Chapter Fifteen: Fall of the Temple
Chapter Sixteen: Massacre of Martyrs
Chapter Seventeen: The City Surrenders
Chapter Eighteen: Judea Capta
Conclusion: The Gospel According to Myth
Appendix: Ears to Hear: Myth and History in Mark
Bibliography
Subject Index