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9780802845030

The Gospel of Mark: A Socio-Rhetorical Commentary

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    9780802845030

  • ISBN10:

    0802845037

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2001-01-01
  • Publisher: Eerdmans Pub Co
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Author Biography

Ben Witherington III is professor of New Testament interpretation at Asbury Theological Seminary, Wilmore, Kentucky.

Table of Contents

Abbreviations of Periodicals and Other Reference Works xi
Bibliography xiii
Introduction 1(1)
The Genre of Mark
1(8)
The Rhetoric of Mark
9(7)
Mark's Sources
16(2)
Mark's Style and Facility with Greek
18(2)
The Authorship and Audience of the Earliest Gospel
20(11)
Mark in Its Social Context
31(5)
The Structure of Mark's Gospel
36(4)
Mark's Christology, the Messianic Secret, and Mark's Ending
40(9)
The Contours of Mark's Christology
49(5)
Mark on Discipleship
54(2)
Mark as Story
56(3)
Point of View
59(6)
THE COMMENTARY
The Superscript
65(2)
News of New Beginnings (1:1-15)
67(16)
Bridging the Horizons
79(4)
The Call of the Fishermen (1:16-20)
83(4)
The Sabbatical Plan (1:21-28)
87(10)
Bridging the Horizons
94(3)
Healings at Home and on the Road (1:29-45)
97(12)
A Miracle for a Mother-in-Law (1:29-31)
99(2)
Night Work (1:32-34)
101(1)
Embarking on a Mission (1:35-39)
101(1)
The Maladies of Skin and Sin (1:40-45)
102(7)
Bridging the Horizons
105(4)
The Controversial Christ (2:1-3:6)
109(32)
The Healing of Forgiveness (2:1-12)
113(5)
Levi's Genes (2:13-17)
118(5)
Fasters and Feasters (2:18-22)
123(5)
Sabbatical Patterns (2:23-28)
128(4)
The Withered Hand and the Withered Heart (3:1-6)
132(9)
Bridging the Horizons
137(4)
Preview and Review (3:7-12)
141(4)
The Creation of a Ministering Community, the Forsaking of Family and Neighbors (3:13-6:6a)
145(56)
Appointment on the Mountain (3:13-19)
150(3)
Meanwhile, Back on the Home Front. . .(3:20-35)
153(7)
Sow Far, Sow Good (4:1-20)
160(9)
Hidden Lights and Seedy Characters (4:21-34)
169(4)
``Break on Through to the Other Side'' (4:35-41)
173(5)
A Legion of Demons, a Herd of Swine (5:1-20)
178(6)
Women in Need, Jesus on Call (5:21-43)
184(7)
A Painful Homecoming (6:1-6)
191(10)
Bridging the Horizons
196(5)
The Tests of Discipleship; the Trials of God's Anointed One (6:6b--8:38)
201(54)
Mission Possible (6:6b-13)
207(5)
A Gruesome Banquet (6:14-29)
212(5)
A Grand Feast (6:30-44)
217(3)
Walking on Water (6:45-52)
220(2)
Gennesaret Gets a House Call from the Great Physician (6:53-56)
222(1)
Making a Clean Break with the Past (7:1-23)
223(8)
Beyond All Bounds (7:24-30)
231(2)
Deaf and Dumb in the Decapolis (7:31-37)
233(2)
Fed-up Gentiles (8:1-10)
235(1)
The Tests and Leaven of the Pharisees (8:11-21)
236(2)
Blessing at Bethsaida (8:22-26)
238(1)
Credo at Caesarea (8:27-30)
239(2)
The Passion Prediction (8:31-38)
241(14)
Bridging the Horizons
245(10)
Transfigured Glory and Transformed Disciples (9:1-10:52)
255(46)
Transfixed and Transfigured (9:1-13)
259(6)
``If at First You Don't Succeed, Pray, Pray Again'' (9:14-29)
265(3)
On the Road Again (9:30-37)
268(3)
The Unknown Exorcist (9:38-41)
271(1)
On Salt and Other Savory Matters (9:42-49)
272(2)
Family Matters (10:1-31)
274(11)
Sacrifice, Self-Aggrandizement, and Sight (10:32-52)
285(16)
Bridging the Horizons
293(8)
Long Day's Journey into Night, Part I (11:1-13:37)
301(58)
A Grand Entrance? (11:1-11)
306(5)
A Bazaar Situation and a Fruitless Tree (11:12-25)
311(7)
Honor Challenges with the Titans, Part I (11:27--12:17)
318(8)
Honor Challenges with the Titans, Part II (12:18-44)
326(10)
Jesus and the Temple of Doom (13:1-37)
336(23)
Bridging the Horizons
350(9)
Long Day's Journey into Night, Part II (14:1-15:47)
359(52)
The Plot (14:1-2)
364(1)
The Anointing for Burial (14:3-9)
365(4)
Sold for Silver (14:10-11)
369(1)
Preparations for a Feast (14:12-16)
370(1)
A Solemn Ceremony (14:17-26)
371(5)
Repeated Denials and Desertion (14:27-31)
376(2)
The Garden of Earthly Disasters (14:32-42)
378(3)
The Kiss of Death (14:43-52)
381(2)
Trying Circumstances (14:53-65)
383(3)
The Unkindest Cut of All (14:66-72)
386(1)
Justice---Roman Style (15:1-15)
387(5)
Adding Injury to Insult (15:16-24)
392(3)
Death at Stake (15:25-41)
395(6)
All Was Laid to Rest, or Was It? (15:42-47)
401(10)
Bridging the Horizons
403(8)
The End of the Beginning of the Gospel (16:1-8)
411(10)
Bridging the Horizons
418(3)
Appendix: Mark's Perspective on the Disciples 421(22)
Index of Modern Authors 443(6)
Index of References 449

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