Character Studies and the Gospel of Mark (Library of New Testament Studies | LNTS)
Overview
Characters in the second Gospel are analysed and an in-depth look at different approaches currently employed by scholars working with literary and reader-oriented methods of analysis is provided. The first section consists of essays on method/theory, and the second consists of seven exegetical character studies using a literary or reader-oriented method. All contributors work from a literary, narrative-critical, reader-oriented, or related methodology.
The book summarizes the state of the discussion and examines obstacles to arriving at a comprehensive theory of character in the Second Gospel. Specific contributions include analyses of the representation of women, God, Jesus, Satan, gentiles, and the Roman authorities of Mark’s Gospel. This work is both an exploration of theories of character, and a study in the application of those theories.
Key Features
- Constitutes a valuable collection of essays all on the Gospel of Mark
- Gives a useful survey of the state of research
- Provides specific character studies of women, God, Jesus, Satan, gentiles, and Roman authorities
Contents
- Part One: Markan Characterization: History and Method
- 'The Study of Character(s) in the Gospel of Mark: A Survey of Research from Wrede to the Performance Critics' (1903 – 2013) by Christopher W. Skinner
- 'History, Theology, Story: Re-Contextualizing Mark's “Messianic Secret” as Characterization' by Elizabeth Struthers Malbon
- 'The Creation of Person in Ancient Narrative and the Gospel of Mark' by Matthew Ryan Hauge
- Part Two: Approaching the Characters of Mark's Gospel
- 'God as Healer of Creation in the Gospel of Mark' by Ira Brent Driggers
- 'The Characterization of Jesus as Lord in Mark's Gospel' by Joel F. Williams
- 'Characterizing the Non-Human: Satan in the Gospel of Mark' by Elizabeth E. Shively
- 'The Narrative Rhetoric of Mark's Characterization of Peter' by Paul L. Danove
- 'Women in Mark's Gospel' by Susan E. Miller
- '“Their Great Ones Act as Tyrants Over Them”: Reading Mark's Characterization of Roman Authorities from a Distinctly Roman Perspective' by Adam Winn
- 'Gentile Characters and the Motif of Proclamation in the Gospel of Mark' by Cornelis Bennema
Top Highlights
“to express universal human experience because all people may approach Jesus for healing” (Page 182)
“the woman is afraid to approach Jesus openly because she is ritually unclean” (Page 178)
“instead to emphasize the oral/aural dynamics of life in the ancient world” (Pages 31–32)
“The account is concerned with the issue of priority in the kingdom of God” (Page 179)
“εἶναι μετʼ αὐτοῦ) is essentially a request to become a disciple” (Page 219)
- Title: Character Studies and the Gospel of Mark
- Authors: Christopher W. Skinner, Matthew Ryan Hauge
- Edition: 1st edition
- Series: Library of New Testament Studies
- Volume: 483
- Publisher: Bloomsbury
- Print Publication Date: 2014
- Logos Release Date: 2017
- Pages: 240
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
- Subjects: Bible. N.T. Mark › Criticism, interpretation, etc; Bible. N.T. Mark › Hermeneutics; Characters and characteristics in the Bible
- ISBNs: 9780567501608, 9780567360816, 9780567667892, 0567501604, 0567360814, 0567667898
- Resource ID: LLS:CHRTRSTGSPLMRK
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2022-09-29T22:43:19Z
About the Editors
Matthew Ryan Hauge, is associate professor of biblical studies at Azusa Pacific University. A revised version of his dissertation, The Biblical Tour of Hell, is currently under review for inclusion in the Library of New Testament Studies Series, and he is scheduled to contribute to New Testament and Empire.
Christopher W. Skinner is associate professor of religion at the University of Mount Olive.