Abraham Smith

Mark: An Introduction and Study Guide (eBook, ePUB)

Shaping the Life and Legacy of Jesus

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

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).

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury UK eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 112
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. Januar 2017
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781350008885
• Artikelnr.: 47146584

Autorenporträt

Abraham Smith is Professor of New Testament at Perkins School of Theology, Southern Methodist University, Texas, USA.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: Reshaping the Memory of a Teacher and his Movement 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