The composition of Mark's Gospel
Subtitle: selected studies from Novum Testamentum
By: compiled by David E. Orton.
Contributors: Orton, David E.
Series: Brill's readers in biblical studies,; v. 3
Publisher: Brill
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Leiden; Boston
Language: eng; ger
Number of pages: 272
Subjects: Bible. N.T. Mark -- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Other titles: Novum Testamentum (Leiden, Netherlands)
Description: "Though some scholars continue to vote to the contrary, it is generally held that Mark was the inventor of the Gospel genre, and his work thus the earliest of the New Testament Gospels and a model for the other evangelists. The articles in this collection, drawn from four decades of publication of the best international scholarship in Novum Testamentum, document the discussion on the literary methods, style and theological purpose of this innovative early Christian writer. From the earliest attempts at redaction criticism, in which Mark's work is viewed primarily in his treatment of his sources, the collection traces the discussion as far as recent attempts to read Mark as a creative composer: story-teller, theologian and playwright."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: One essay in German; the remainder in English.
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Collection of texts previously published in Novum Testamentum.
Table of contents: title: Die Komposition von Mk vii 27-ix 1 und Par. / Ernst Haenchen; title: The composition of Mark ix 1 / Norman Perrin; title: The proper methodology for ascertaining a Markan redaction history / Robert H. Stein; title: Mark and the relatives of Jesus / John Dominic Crossan; title: The relatives of Jesus in Mark / J. Lambrecht; title: Summons and outline in Mark : the three-step progression / Vernon K. Robbins; title: The role of "summary statements" in the composition of the Gospel of Mark : a dialog with Karl Schmidt and Norman Perrin / Charles W. Hedrick; title: Disciples, crowds, whoever : Markan characters and readers / Elizabeth Struthers Malbon; title: The literary structure of Mark 11:1-12:40 / Stephen H. Smith; title: Markan sandwiches : the significance of interpolations in Markan narratives / James R. Edwards; title: Those outside (Mark 4:10-12) / Michael D. Goulder; title: A divine tragedy : some observations on the dramatic structure of Mark's Gospel / Stephen H. Smith.