Nathanael Vette proposes that the Gospel of Mark, like other narrative works in the Second Temple period, uses the Jewish scriptures as a model to compose episodes and tell a new story. Vette compares Markβs use of scripture with roughly contemporary works like Pseudo-Philo, the Genesis Apocryphon,
Conversations with Scripture: The Gospel of Mark
β Scribed by Marcus J. Borg
- Publisher
- Harrisburg
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 153
- Category
- Library
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
β¦ Synopsis
For noted Jesus scholar Marcus Borg, reading Mark is like meeting Jesus again for the first time. Individual readers and parish study groups will learn about this earliest gospel from the perspective of an important Anglican theologian.
π SIMILAR VOLUMES
Discover the Gospel of Mark and encounter the Mercy of God! A clear-cut and effective way to meditate daily on Saint Mark's Gospel. Read the entire Gospel within one year! An entry for each day of the calendar year: - a short quotation from Saint Mark's Gospel - an original, down-to-earth re
The claim that the events of Jesus' life, death, and resurrection took place "according to the Scriptures" stands at the heart of the New Testament's message. All four canonical Gospels declare that the Torah and the Prophets and the Psalms mysteriously prefigure Jesus. The author of the Fourth Gosp