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Mark

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ISBN-10: 080103437X

ISBN-13: 9780801034374

Edition: 2011

Authors: Mary Ann Beavis, Mikeal Parsons, Charles Talbert

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In this addition to the well-received Paideia series, Mary Ann Beavis examines cultural context and theological meaning in Mark. Paideia commentaries explore how New Testament texts form Christian readers by#x2B22; attending to the ancient narrative and rhetorical strategies the text employs#x2B22; showing how the text shapes theological convictions and moral habits#x2B22; commenting on the final, canonical form of each New Testament book#x2B22; focusing on the cultural, literary, and theological settings of the text#x2B22; making judicious use of maps, photos, and sidebars in a reader-friendly formatStudents, pastors, and other readers will appreciate the insights that Beavis derives from…    
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Book details

List price: $35.00
Copyright year: 2011
Publisher: Baker Academic
Publication date: 11/1/2011
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 320
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.946
Language: English

Mary Ann Beavis is Assistant Professor, Department of Religious Studies, St. Thomas More College, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada.

List of Figures
Foreword
Preface
Abbreviations
Introduction
Mark 1:1-13 Prologue: John and Jesus
Mark 1:14-15 Transition: Summary of the Good News
Mark 1:16-3:35 Act 1: Jesus in Galilee
Mark 4:1-34 Interlude: Teaching in Parables
Mark 4:35-6:56 Act 2: Beyond Galilee
Mark 7:1-23 Interlude: Teaching on Ritual and Moral Purity
Mark 7:24-9:29 Act 3: Mission in Gentile Regions
Mark 9:30-10:52 Interlude: Teaching on the Way to Jerusalem
Mark 11:1-12:44 Act 4: Opposition in Jerusalem
Mark 13:1-37 Interlude: Teaching on the End Times
Mark 14:1-15:47 Act 5: Passion Narrative
Mark 16:1-8 Epilogue: Women at the Empty Tomb
Bibliography
Index of Subjects
Index of Modern Authors
Index of Scripture and Ancient Sources