| Jesus' Defeat of Death: Persuading Mark's Early Readers Contributor(s): Bolt, Peter G. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521068991 ISBN-13: 9780521068994 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $54.14 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2008 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Biblical Criticism & Interpretation - New Testament - Religion | Biblical Studies - Old Testament - General - Religion | Biblical Studies - New Testament - General |
| Dewey: 226.306 |
| Series: Society for New Testament Studies Monograph |
| Physical Information: 0.85" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (1.07 lbs) 384 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian - Theometrics - Academic |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Peter Bolt explores the impact of Mark's Gospel on early readers in the first-century Graeco-Roman world. Focusing upon the thirteen characters in Mark who come to Jesus for healing or exorcism, Bolt analyzes their crucial role in the communication of the Gospel. Enlisting a variety of ancient literary and non-literary sources, this book recreates the first-century world of illness, magic and Roman imperialism. This new approach to Mark combines reader-response criticism with social history. |
Contributor Bio(s): Bolt, Peter G.: - Peter G. Bolt is Head of New Testament Studies at Moore Theological College, Sydney. He has edited (with M.D. Thompson) and contributed to The Gospel to the Nations: Perspectives on Paul� Mission (2000). |