Mark

by Beavis, Mary Ann

• ISBN13: 9780801034374
• ISBN10: 080103437X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-11-01
• Publisher: Baker Academic

Summary

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 interrogating the text through multiple perspectives.

Author Biography

Mary Ann Beavis (PhD, University of Cambridge] is professor of religion and culture at St. Thomas More College, University of Saskatchewan.

Table of Contents

List of Figures	p. viii
Foreword	p. ix
Preface	p. xi
Abbreviations	p. xiii
Introduction	p. 3
Mark 1:1-13 Prologue: John and Jesus	p. 30
Mark 1:14-15 Transition: Summary of the Good News	p. 42
Mark 1:16-3:35 Act 1: Jesus in Galilee	p. 45
Mark 4:1-34 Interlude: Teaching in Parables	p. 74
Mark 4:35-6:56 Act 2: Beyond Galilee	p. 88
Mark 7:1-23 Interlude: Teaching on Ritual and Moral Purity	p. 112
Mark 7:24-9:29 Act 3: Mission in Gentile Regions	p. 121
Mark 9:30-10:52 Interlude: Teaching on the Way to Jerusalem	p. 143
Mark 11:1-12:44 Act 4: Opposition in Jerusalem	p. 165
Mark 13:1-37 Interlude: Teaching on the End Times	p. 188
Mark 14:1-15:47 Act 5: Passion Narrative	p. 206
Mark 16:1-8 Epilogue: Women at the Empty Tomb	p. 239
Bibliography	p. 251
Index of Subjects	p. 274
Index of Modern Authors	p. 281
Index of Scripture and Ancient Sources	p. 285
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